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Advantages of Software Testing Department

A dedicated testing department frequently enters the product development process laterally. Our constant and comprehensive conversations with potential customers about the testing process reveal that the testing teams require assistance in establishing and striving to achieve a procedure that optimizes the QA practice to move them toward a Target QA state. In a few instances, it was also observed that developers and BAs handled testing tasks in the absence of a specialized tester. This led to the leakage of defects into production and a testing outcome that was less successful than anticipated. As a result, finding a qualified consultant to handle the problems became necessary.  

Test consulting is a process where a qualified consultant is engaged to act as a catalyst, facilitating conversations with key players in the product development process and putting forward solutions to the problems.  

We’ll examine the top five advantages of test consulting projects in this article. 

1. Create the Appropriate Test Strategy 

Establishing and implementing the best test strategy for a product can be difficult for organizations. Determining the appropriate test strategy, which includes:  

  • Choosing the appropriate set of test cases to ensure enough coverage requires identifying the test approaches to be used. 
  • Specify that testing must be done at each stage of the product’s development, including when a build is deployed, a feature is integrated, bug fixes have been made, a number of features have been added, and after the product is deployed in production. After being aware of the current mechanisms for development and release, this will be described. 
  • The number of environments that must be deployed in order to conduct different levels of testing while delivering the product 

 2. Normative and Measurable 

Finding the appropriate formats for testing activities is essential, beginning with the creation of test cases. Not every test scenario requires in-depth level steps. However, there is also a requirement to provide set formats in the following areas:  

  • Bug reporting and contacting the appropriate parties 
  • Organizing and categorizing the test cases 
  • Reporting of testers’ status 
  • Dashboards for providing pertinent metrics 
  • Setting acceptance criteria

Metrics are crucial for assessing how well a test approach is working. The following measures could be helpful:  

  • Test Execution Coverage 
  • Variation in the test schedule 
  • Bugs by Severity 
  • Production-related bug insertion 
  • Specifying acceptance criteria 

 3. Automation Possibility 

ROI on automation is obtained after implementation, not after creation. The ROI will be lower the much more frequently scripts need to be modified. This highlights the requirement for evaluation and automation. The automation pyramid, where the candidates are automated at the Unit level, API level, and UI level, is another criterion to assess this.  

UI automation candidates are typically derived from the following:  

  • At the unit or API level, tests and checks could not be automated. 
  • Checks and tests pertaining to the product’s stable areas 
  • Tests and checks pertaining to the sections that will soon see minimal alterations.

4. Minimize Testing Costs 

 

There are also the following options to reduce costs:  

  • Resource management and the ability for outsourcing when appropriate. 
  • Automate where you can to free up the testers’ time so they can concentrate on testing rather than verifying. 
  • Developing Centers of Excellence to be in charge of revising test procedures as required. 
  • Looking for productive open-source substitutes. 

 5. Select and Configure the Required Tools 

Tools are essential for recording test methods, keeping track of evidence, organizing test execution, and helping testers speed up testing. It is common practice to employ the currently available paid tools for reasons that are unclear while omitting to consider technological advancements. In other instances, the businesses fail to read the small print on the entire offering disguised as a subscription. 

You can find the appropriate tools in the following categories with the help of consulting:  

  • Management of Test Cases 
  • Tracking bugs 
  • Automated Testing 
  • Performance Testing 
  • Security Testing  
  • Continuous Testing 

 6. Conclusion 

Today’s software industry is extremely competitive. Customers will test a rival’s product if they have a bad experience with your product or if it has even the smallest defect. You won’t appreciate that, so if test consulting is not your strongest point, why not hire a professional who can do it with ease?  

Here at TestDel, we collaborate with clients across countries to streamline their testing process as part of our test consulting services. 

Contact us if you still have queries or would want to learn more about how we can help you. 

 

 

 

 

Sanjeev Joshi