Several techniques are available for Risk Based Testing (RBT). Many of these are very informal. For example, in some informal methods, tester investigates risks to quality while doing exploratory tests. This may drive the whole testing process but also focus more on probability of a defect occurring rather than its impact. [Read more…] about What are the different Risk Based Testing (RBT) Techniques?
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What is Risk Based Testing? Identifying, Assessing, Mitigating & Managing Risks
Risk can be defined as possibility of an adverse or unwanted result or occurrence. If stakeholders, users or customer opinion about the project’s quality or successful completion of the project can potentially be reduced due to a problem or issue, risk is said to exist. [Read more…] about What is Risk Based Testing? Identifying, Assessing, Mitigating & Managing Risks
How to manage Experience Based Testing? What are Test Sessions?
Experience based tests are adept at identifying defects that the other testing techniques might have missed, thus acting as checks on comprehensiveness of the test techniques that were employed. [Read more…] about How to manage Experience Based Testing? What are Test Sessions?
How to manage Non-Functional Testing?
Test managers need to conduct non-functional testing as well. If they fail to do so, it may result in detection of serious quality issues in the system after its release, which could prove catastrophic for the product as well. Common examples of non-functional testing includes performance testing, security testing etc. [Read more…] about How to manage Non-Functional Testing?
How to align software testing activities with product / development lifecycle activities?
Testing must be an essential part of any project, irrespective of whether it uses any models for software development or not. Test Manager should completely understand the system development lifecycle being used in the organization so that testing activities may be correctly aligned to the lifecycle. [Read more…] about How to align software testing activities with product / development lifecycle activities?