test management Questions

Have you used qtpselenium.com to learn automation tools? please advise
By John Alberta - July 13, 20171 Answer

Have you used qtpselenium.com to learn automation tools? please advise

Quality processes in Continuous Integration/Deployment
By Jeff Checkner - July 10, 20172 Answers

In traditional waterfall and agile processes we implement a test strategy to set expectations (and receive feedback) on approach for a release (multiple sprints of work) and test summary to capture results of the execution (functionl, security, and performance testing).  

In a a CI/CD model when we have a 2 week sprint and plan to deploy every 2 weeks it seems a bit cumbersome to do a strategy and summary every 2 weeks.  Ideally the summary could be pulled from an automation tool and produced to a dashboard so that should not be too bad.

Is there a different approach to the strategy?  

Are there other quality tollgates (maybe a bad choice of words) that we should consider?

From a quality process audit perspective is there anything else to consider?

Any feedack appreciated.

-Jeff

Defect density stats ?
By Luis Gil - May 3, 20173 Answers

Have you been measuring how many defects you find at unit testing and system testing per KLOC and how much may cost to fix them?

 

I can find some information like:

with code reviews + unit testing one can find up to 70% of the defects.

https://www.iiitd.edu.in/~jalote/papers/2WCSQPaper.pdf

Other studies say that the cost of finding and fixing a defect at unit testing is $428 and at system testing is $1045.

http://www.ppi-int.com/systems-engineering/free%20resources/Software%20Q...

 

Do you know more benchmarks per industry type ?

What is your experience ?

 

Thanks in advance

 

I am visiting my offshore team for the first time, ant tips on how to make the most of the trip?
By Caitriona Ormonde - April 28, 20171 Answer

I am visiting my offshore team for the first time, ant tips on how to make the most of the trip?

 

We have an offshore team ratio 65-35. I have recently been appointed Head of the testing department and I am visiting the offshore team. Do you have any tips on what types of activities/tasks I can do with my team to get the most from this visit.

 

Thanks!

when is it acceptable to reference the results of another test script to validate the current test?
By Lisa Breedlove - April 19, 20171 Answer

can you validate a test case at the device level by pointing to the results of a test case at the functional or unit level? (Can a Uit test be used for validation of a Device level test?  Can a Unit test be used to validate an Integration level test?)

Can you validate a test case by pointing to another test case at the same level? (i.e., can one DFS test be used to validate another DFS test?, can one Unit test be used to validate another Unit test?)

MS Excel Test Cases
By Mohit Singh - March 20, 20172 Answers

What could be 10 possible test cases to test MS Excel application (NOT writing test cases or creating a template ON MS Excel)?

Having projects in several programming languages, which agnostic testing tools do you know (e.g. cloc to count lines of code)?
By Luis Gil - March 19, 20172 Answers

A compay having projects in several programming languages and frameworks, which agnostic testing tools do you know that can be used in all or several of them?

One example is cloc that counts lines of code.

Which others do you know for static analysis, traceability and other common testing tasks ?

functional testing for embedded software
By Resham Ach - March 10, 20172 Answers

Hello All

 i am a fresher form  application background . iIwant to know what is the basic process to perform functional testing on embedded software using automated tool.

thanks

 

 

Your requirements to an automated visual regression testing tool?
By Michael Tomara - February 14, 20172 Answers

It seems that a popular approach to QA automation is a quick start to cover a most critical area with automated tests ASAP and then proceed automating other areas of testing. This second phase requires more dedicated tool(s). So, what features are most important for such a tool so that it could be useful for your web application?

  • Visual baseline: to compare with results of new test runs
  • Smart CSS selectors: to find and interact with CSS elements on a web page
  • Ignore from comparison: selecting areas on a page which should not be checked for differences
  • Clone, parameterize and invoke tests: reuse existing tests for quick creation of new ones, with the same or new parameters (such as start URL, text entries, login credentials etc)
  • CI-friendly: test execution via Jenkins jobs or with the help of any other popular CI tool
  • Codeless/code-based
  • Your own options?
What Are the Proper Phases of New Product Development Life Cycle (NPDLC)?
By Costas Chantzis - February 13, 20171 Answer

All of us have our own view of what MUST be the proper New Product Development phases. I believe those are:

1. Ideation: Come-up with an idea you think it could be a market winner.

2. Patenting: Evaluate the merit of getting Intellectual Property (IP) protection for your new product idea.

3. Design: Develop non or partially functioning models of your new product idea and start soliciting user feedback.

4. Feasibility Proof: Perform various technical/business studies to determine IF your new product idea is feasible.

5. Development: Develop a product/process to yield a number of fully functioning new product prototypes as if each of them were to be used by the final user/customer.

6. Controlled Field Use Trial: Let potential users use the new product as IF it were purchased by them and generate feedback based on a previously approved protocol.

7. Design-Verification/Validation: Fine-tune new product design/development and complete design verification/validation studies to confirm the new product meets User Requirement Specifications (URSs) per its respective Labeling Claims.

8. Regulatory Filing (if required): Prepare any required documentation and submit it to appropriate Regulatory Authorities for securing their approval to market it.

9. Full Field Use Trial: Repeat above phase 6 but using a comprehensive pool of potential users/customers.

10. Scaling-up: Scale-up your process so your new product could be manufactured in high quality/low cost conditions.

11. Technology-Transfer: Develop documents' list for new product's production in high volume.

12. Process Validation: Validate your process so it produces final product consistently meeting specifications.

13. Manufacturing: Start manufacture and ship product to market.

14. Launch: Launch product and monitor its acceptance by the user.

15. Line Maintenance/ Improvement: Compile, analyze user feedback and continuously improve product.

What is your opinion? Please explain, if you could.

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