5 Mistakes to Avoid In Software Testing

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• One of the most important parts of the software
  development life cycle is testing.
• You cannot release or deploy a software product
  without thoroughly checking it for quality.
• Nowadays, organizations are migrating to an agile
  testing methodology that saves operational costs
  and releasing time of the product and has become
  one of the most important components of SDLC.
  From test environment management to allocating
  testing resources to final delivery of the
  product, you need to ensure that everything runs
  smooth and seamless to offer the best quality
  product to end-users.
• In this post, we will discuss some of the
  mistakes that organizations make during the
  testing process. By understanding these mistakes,
  you would be able to stop making these mistakes
  and learn how to overcome them.

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• Not hiring an expert
• One of the most common testing mistakes that
  organizations make is leaving testing to
  developers.
• It is like proofreading your blogs.It is not
  recommended You need to hire an expert who has
  relevant experience in software testing and who
  has a proven track record.
• Another thing that a QA expert brings to the
  table is documentation which is very crucial for
  the testing cycle.
• An ideal tester will prepare all test cases and
  test scenarios and check the functionalities in
  an organized manner.
• Always ensure that you have a team of QA experts
  who can handle the crucial testing part of the
  SDLC.

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• Rushing or overlooking testing
• Developing a software product takes time and so
  is testing. Many organizations completely
  overlook the testing part and end up ruining the
  organization reputation by releasing the faulty
  or poor quality product in the market. First of
  all, you need to have the best and structured
  testing approach and a complete understanding of
  what will be tested.
• IT environment management is also another aspect
  that you need to look into to incorporate
  automated testing.
• Beginning testing at an earlier stage of the
  development process can give you ample time to
  address errors and other functionality issues.
• There will be many challenges you will face
  during the development process and it will
  shorten your testing period if you start testing
  at the later stage of the process.
• Also, completely overlooking different testing
  phases such as regression testing should be
  avoided as well. Once a new feature is developed,
  perform regression testing to ensure that there
  are no functional bugs in the feature. Test
  environment management tools can help you to
  perform different testing phases.

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• Communication breakdown
• During the whole development and testing phase,
  it is important to have seamless communication
  between development and testing teams.
• Lack of communication might lead to
  organizational chaos where no one collaborates
  effectively to develop a high-quality software
  product.
• Collaboration is very crucial in the organization
  to ensure that you offer the best product to
  end-users.
• Develop quick communication channels and
  determine a hierarchy to ensure quick and
  superior communication.

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• Root Cause Analysis (RCA) helps you to understand
  the root cause of the bug and it is highly
  recommended.
• Once you know the main reason for any functional
  error, you will ensure that it does not happen in
  the future, saving your time and introducing
  efficiency in the system.
• Conclusion
• The testing of your product is vital to ensure a
  good release of a quality software product.
• Adopting agile testing methodology and effective
  test environment management can lead to
  error-free software release in the given time.
• It will also save you from unwanted costs and
  other issues, automated testing will also
  eliminate any human intervention and ensure no
  errors.

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