Functionality testing
Functionality Testing involves validating that an application conforms to its specifications
and correctly performs all its required functions. It entails a series of tests
which perform a feature-by-feature validation of behavior, using a wide range of
normal and erroneous input data.
Systems Integration testing
Systems Integration Testing is conducted on a complete, integrated system to validate
the system's compliance with its specified requirements. During system testing,
one focuses solely on the outputs generated in response to inputs provided and execution
conditions, rather than verifying the internal structure of the program/ system.
User Acceptance testing
User Acceptance Testing checks the system against the "Requirements" and validates
that system has delivered what was initially requested. The client/ end users typically
performance User Acceptance Testing.
Usability testing
Usability Testing is "testing the software from a user's point of view." Essentially
it means testing software to prove/ ensure that it is 'user-friendly', as distinct
from testing the functionality of the software.
Globalization testing
The goal of globalization testing is to check if the application is ready for global
release. It involves checking the functionality of the product with any of the culture/
locale settings using every type of international input possible.
Compatibility testing
Compatibility testing verifies that an application looks and functions the same
across all supported hardware and software configurations. The variables could include
Web browsers, Operating systems, processor types, network connections, etc.
Disaster Recovery testing
Disaster recovery testing is designed to see whether a system can be recovered successfully
in an alternate environment and can be used to restart the business processes without
loss of information. A sound disaster recovery plan is essential to protect the
well being of an organization.
Performance benchmarking
This is conducted to evaluate the system's ability to meet the required performance
levels. It is non-functional in nature and usually requires the usage of special
tools and hardware to simulate production-like environments.
Availability Testing
This tries to determine whether the application meets its operational availability
requirements. It also tries to determine the stability of the application and the
expected downtime of the deployed application.
Reliability Testing
Reliability testing helps define the failure rate of the product and tries to measure
how long a system can be expected to operate before it fails due to hardware overload,
memory leakage, etc.
Security assessment
Security Testing is conducted to test the vulnerability of a system/ facility to
unintended and/ or unauthorized users and processes and to test the restrictions
applicable to different functions of the system/ facility. Security testing highlights
the inadequacies/ deficiencies due to non-adherence of security processes.
Automated Regression testing
Regression test is a consistent, repeatable validation of each new release of a
product conducted to ensure that reported product defects have been corrected for
each new release and that no new quality problems were introduced in the maintenance
process. Automation is often used to reduce the time and resources to perform this
type of testing.
Product Certification
"Software certification" is the term used to certify the quality of a software application/
product against the functional and non-functional specifications before its release
to production/ end-user. The Certification variances could be Version certification
- new Release/ version compliance, Platform compatibility or Defect fix certification
- upgrade/ patch certification.
Strategic Test Management Consultancy
A strategic approach to testing will forecast the action plans which includes the
different types of testing that would be followed in the testing life cycle, identifying
risk issues etc. earlier so that progress can be evaluated more precisely. The development
of a test strategy is a means of communication with the customer on the organization
of testing and the strategic choices that go with it. Strategic Test Management
Consultancy will help identify how test management can be done at the most effective
level.
Test Process Consultancy
Test process consultancy is figuring out the best practice/ methodology to be followed
for a project with respect to the requirements of the system specified by the client.
Test Process consultancy also helps identify the best value additions that can be
given to the client.
Test Program Management
Project management is a process that spans the entire project life cycle. This process
involves mainly review of contractual commitments and project planning during the
initiation stage, project monitoring and relationship management during the execution
stage. During the project closure stage, a post-project analysis is done and best
practices followed in the project are identified and recorded.
Test Automation Consultancy
Test automation consultancy is a part of test process consultancy. It deals with
identifying specific modules of the system which fall under the testing process
that can be automated and also the best tools and methods to be used for the automation
of the testing process.
Performance Test Consultancy
Performance test consultancy deals with providing solutions to improve the speed
of business for real time systems which can directly affect the business of an organization.
It deals with identifying the required performance levels of the system which might
comprise large number of users accessing simultaneously an application and also
large number of independent host systems which may part of the framework and test
the system with respect to the performance.
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