Best tips for Quality Assurance professionals (software) 2016

In software development, one of the most vital phases is the testing and quality assurance phase. Because, no software product could reach the client without it is given a nod by a QA tester. Such a challenging job definitely needs some good tips and tools in addition to QA training courses.

#Tip4 - Choose the best suiting tool

Undoubtedly, testing tool is the most fundamental necessity of software testing. Whether you need an automation testing tool or a manual testing tool, making sure of choosing the best suiting tool is more important than how popular the tool is. The year 2016 will greatly help the software testers with many smart, cost-effective and open-source tools like Monkop, TestLink, Selenium Builder and Fiddler.

There are many other tools available in the market and it is always a wise and proactive of a quality assurer to regularly hunt for such tools.

#Tip3 - Good communication does all the favors.

In order to ensure the quality of the software product, the quality assurance professional should communicate effectively with the team and be informed about the new specifications and developments. The communication with the clients or customers in terms of feedback and requirements is also an important factor to ensure the quality professionals. After all, the quality assurance is nothing but making sure of the product meets the expectations and convenience of the clients and customers.

#Tip2 - Automate your tests

It is advised to be the effective strategy to automate upto 80% of the testing process. This will help reduce the difficulty and time wasted on executing certain regular tests with numerous repetitions. The recommended tests that could be automated include Unit Tests, GUI (Graphical User Interface) testss, acceptance tests, integration tests etc.

Meanwhile, the Quality Assurance professional can concentrate heavily on testing the usability and accessibility with manual tests (Becauseautomated tests are not so effective for testing accessibility or usability).

#Tip1 Identifying the quality criteria and requirements at every iteration

It is definitely a myth to believe the quality assurance is the final phase of the software project. In fact, the QA process is not a phase at all, instead it is an integral process which needs to be iterated at every implementation of developed components. Thus, to ensure the maximum quality of the software, the consistent inspection after every iteration and update of software module is crucial.

Quality assurance is a challenging profession and one of the evergreen careers. If you aspire to become one, your opportunities are here…