Software Testing Tools

Software Testing ToolsThere are many software testing tools available in testing industry. They can help us in various aspects such as cost reduction project management and performance testing. Here is list of type of software testing tools that I have experienced. 1. Automated functional GUI testing tools This software testing tool takes the major role in Regression Testing; especially for Agile. However, this software testing tool is not suitable for every project. The break even point calculation should be conducted to evaluate if it is worth...

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Outsourcing For Software Testing

Outsourcing For Software TestingOutsourcing is the process of contracting a business function to another organization. There are many possible reasons for outsoucing e.g. cost and knowledge. The outsoucing has been used in Software Testing as well. My organization has contracted to an outsouce for some software testing projects. Here is things that I have learned from this activity. Pros. 1. We can leave the routine task to outsource. So, we can have more time for improving our skill and analysis. 2. We can improve project management and co-ordination...

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Risk Based Testing

Risk Based TestingRisk Based Testing is a method for prioritizing the tests based on the risk of their failure because tester cannot test everything within available resource. To use Risk Based Testing, we normally use following factor to prioritize tests: - Usage frequency. - Cost of failure. - Impact module from change. We should work closely with business and developer to get this information. We should do other testing techniques (e.g., black box testing technique, automation, regression testing) to optimize the cost of testing as the supplementary...

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