Identifying and Prioritizing Business Applications

The first task in preparing for testing is to gather information about the applications you have installed on your computers (both client and server). The information you gather, such as whether the application is in active use and by how many users, will help you decide how critical it is to your business.

As you identify applications, begin to prioritize them. You need to consider each application, no matter how insignificant it seems. Any application that does not function properly can have a big impact if people depend on it to get their jobs done.

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