Before attempting to estimate the total scope of testing work required, you should create a comprehensive list of the tasks to be performed. Nothing should be missing from this list. Software testing companies use this document to organize their work and put the tasks into a sequence. It is clear […] Read More
Application of equivalence technology Testing of mathematical functions is not the only capability of the standard programs. Quality assurance companies can test a variety of behavioral aspects of the program by comparing it with the finished and tested products. Here are a few examples. If a spell check program is […] Read More
The company management often requires to be provided with visual information on the executed work to assess the performance of a particular employee, especially if they want to fire him or bear pressure on him. And, of course, the database is primarily considered to be a source of such information. […] Read More
Due to statistical monitoring conducted by the top management, the project manager has to make sure that the database does not contain the similar problem reports written by different testers. If the four testers find the same problem and simultaneously create reports on it, statistical summary will show four errors […] Read More
Experience of recognized qa experts shows that when the assessment of software testers’ productivity is based on simple data regarding the number of reports created by them it is impossible to understand the results of their efforts. Therefore, one should attentively and thoroughly study the reports themselves. For example, some […] Read More
Test plan as a tool Traditionally, all educational literature dedicated to the global information technology teaches its readers and students to develop three-dimensional and comprehensive test documentation. Some experts beg to differ with this tradition, because their experience and that of best software testing companies shows that the documents should […] Read More
Top testing companies are certain to solve any testing & quality assurance task regardless of its complexity and help to deliver IT products with the best possible quality. After gaining deep and accurate understanding of the development model chosen by the project manager, you should assess its impact on the […] Read More
In the evolutionary approach to the software development the features are added to the product in sequence, one after the other. Any program may have a minimum number of functions, and can be packed full of everything that just occurred to the programmer to implement in it. Evolutionary model combines […] Read More
Software quality costs include the expenditures on prevention, identification and correction of errors. From a business perspective, the money is invested in the testing procedures because release of a defective digital product into the market ultimately appears to be more costly in comparison with distribution of the verified product. If […] Read More
If the program has unfinished features, they must be completed as soon as possible. However, there is not much work of the kind at coding phase, and the most ambitious effort of programmers is usually spent addressing the common issues that is error correction, data file creation, writing of installation […] Read More
When the development is coming to an end and the final version of the software is almost ready, it is time to take a number of the final actions. First of all, it is necessary to make required changes to the program so that there is no any open report. […] Read More
In the course of work, software testing service providers learn much about the specific printer models. Some of the devices are fully compatible, while others are not compatible at all though according to the manufacturer the requirements specification says that they are. The staff of technical support group also accumulate […] Read More
Regression testing helps to determine whether or not the error has been successfully corrected. After receiving the problem report, a programmer carefully analyzes the source code, identifies the cause of the error, corrects this error and tests the result. However, such luck does not always follow the expert – in […] Read More
Resource dependence In a multitasking system, several processes may share its resources – CPU, peripherals, memory, etc. While one process is printing the data, the other has to wait for the printer to become available. If one process uses 90% of the memory, the other will have to do the […] Read More
If the report is marked as Deferred, it means that the executive management has confirmed the presence of the error, but decided not to fix it in this version of the software. Some development teams use another similar wording – Cannot be fixed, which means that the error correction is […] Read More
Let us find out how the process of testing documentation can increase the reliability of the software for which it is developed. Actually, many testers are negligent towards testing of the product’s documentation, believing that this procedure interferes with their “real” work that matters, namely consists in testing the program. […] Read More
