App Testing at the Speed of Change
From TechNewsWorld
Application-testing and quality-assurance managers are under the gun. They must not only put out top-notch applications, but also deliver them fast. Effective communication between team members and across the IT department is a key component of achieving this, and some of the software to facilitate that communication is in the cloud.
Adaptability is the name of the game in our fast-paced society. In order to remain on top, every company needs to adapt to the market in which it participates.
Software and application developers (actually, the entire IT department, if you want to get technical) are particularly affected by this fast pace of change. With mobile phones, netbooks and smartbooks, as well as social networking, there are new platforms and competitors emerging every day. As a result, developers are being pressured to quickly release new, interesting and effective programs.
This means that the testing managers and QA (quality assurance) managers charged with maintaining quality and standards need to know what their teams are working on, what bugs exist and in what stages, and what (if any) feedback is coming in from clients. Furthermore, the testers themselves need to be aware of the entire project, not just the portion they are working on.
Imagine if the hospital program that held patients’ medical details crashed because of a bug? That isn’t just a PR disaster; it’s a real-life disaster.
This is where a tightly monitored testing process comes into play. Performing test cases on each function of the application or software system ensures that the program performs as designed, and that each function produces the desired results prior to public release.
Testing managers, responsible for ensuring that software is released to the public without any bugs, need to be able to efficiently organize, control and oversee the testing process so each test case is completed both quickly and precisely. Having an organized and transparent testing process is also more efficient — and, as we all know, the company first to market with the best and cheapest product wins!