QA services for any stage of development and product type
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Our certified engineers are here for you wherever you are in your journey. We provide software testing from advisory for the initial set-up to post-launch fixes and improvements.
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Whether you need to hire a QA engineer to extend your team or require building a testing team, we'll offer the services provided by software testers experienced in different industries.
How to Create a Comprehensive Test Strategy
A well-formulated test strategy is crucial for software quality and risk reduction. The core elements of an effective strategy include:
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Objectives Identify priority focus areas, high-risk scenarios, and quality goals guiding all efforts of software testers.
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Scope & Coverage Define the functionality, platforms, and use cases in scope, outlining what will and will not be tested.
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Test Types Determine knowledge-building, validating, and other types needed, like functionality, performance, security, and accessibility testing.
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Environments Catalog equipment, software configurations, and test data essential to support execution at all testing levels, whether QA or UAT.
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Process Integration Outline how testing workflows, defect management, and reporting coordinate with other project activities from build integration to release.
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Team Collaboration Confirm channels facilitating real-time communication on status, risks, and issues across software testers, developers, and business teams.
Hire Developers
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Node JS Developers Our Node.js developers can build efficient and scalable web apps using their JavaScript and async programming expertise. Their real-time collaboration and event-driven development skills are ideal for remote web and mobile app development.
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Flutter Developers Flutter developers create high-performance native iOS and Android apps with an efficient codebase using Google's UI toolkit. They deliver beautiful app UIs that feel natural across multiple platforms.
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.NET Developers .NET developers build robust enterprise apps leveraging their skills in C#, .NET Core, ASP.NET, and Microsoft frameworks. They can also bring security, speed, and reliability to cloud-based business software.
Why Software Testing is Important
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Find bugs Software testers can identify defects and flaws before release. Without thorough software testing, bugs could go undetected and impact customers in the field. Testing exposes issues early so development teams can fix them.
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Ensure quality Testing improves the overall quality of the software by fixing the found issues. Software testers not only find bugs but verify key quality attributes like reliability, performance, security, and usability. Comprehensive testing leads to the higher quality of software.
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Save money Finding issues early in testing saves time and money compared to finding them in production. Fixing bugs during development is cheaper than fixing bugs once released. Fewer issues in production mean fewer patch releases and happier customers.
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Ensure functionality Software testers verify that all the features and functionality of the software work as expected under different scenarios. They check the UI, APIs, integrations, and workflows and ensure everything functions properly end-to-end.
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Build confidence Successful testing across various test types and environments gives confidence that the software is ready for release or updates. This reduces the risks of unexpected issues that may affect your end users and reputation.
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Meet requirements Software testers check the software against specified business, functional, and technical requirements and validate if it meets them. This ensures alignment with what customers and stakeholders want.
Partnership Model
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The Time and Material (T&M) pricing model is effective for small and medium-sized businesses, especially those with complex, long-term projects. It also works well for ongoing testing, bug fixing, maintenance, and support efforts.
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With T&M, scope and budgets are defined iteratively. This provides flexibility to adjust effort and plans as your development and testing needs change over time.
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By scoping and estimating iteratively, T&M pricing can adapt to changing needs. For SMBs, this incremental style matches the way many technology projects unfold. T&M provides an adjustable framework to evolve systems over time.
Key benefits of the T&M approach:
- Accommodates changing requirements that emerge during project
- Allows for changes in timeline or resources required
- Gives client control to set priorities as market conditions shift
- Suits prolonged engagement across multiple software development phases
Key QA Activities
Software testers play a vital role across the software development life cycle with the following key responsibilities:
Requirements Gathering
Software testers review specs to ensure testability and begin test planning. Understanding what the software aims to achieve is crucial.
Test Planning
Based on the requirements, software testers define the overall test strategy, types of testing needed and create initial test cases to verify key functionality.
Test Execution
Testers execute test cases, analyze results, log defects, and automate repetitive tests. Verifying software behavior is the heart of the QA role.
Bug Tracking
Software testers document defects, prioritize them for developers, and then re-tested them after fixes to check for proper resolution. No issue should go unnoticed.
Regression Testing
Testers execute existing test cases with each software change to catch any new issue introduced immediately. QA assures older functionality remains intact after updates.
Release
Once all tests are done and priority bugs fixed, software testers sign off on releasing a high-quality, thoroughly validated software version to customers.
How do you create a test script?
Creating robust test automation scripts is a crucial skill for software testers. The main steps include:
- Identify test scenarios Select high-risk areas, frequent workflows, or complex functions for automation. Focus on the aspects where automation can maximize coverage.
- Map the test flow Outline the sequenced steps, inputs, and expected outcomes for the scenario to automate. Document test data needed to execute the steps.
- Code the Script Use a coding language like Selenium or an automation tool to systematically encode the test scenario and validation logic.
- Test & Refine Run the script iteratively to check the logic, troubleshoot issues, and refine until it executes flawlessly.
- Integrate & Maintain Include automated scripts within the regression test suite. Check regularly to address any impacts from application changes.
Well-designed test automation scripts enhance efficiency and reduce the risks of regressions in key processes. The right approach ensures the successful launch of a reliable platform.
Traits to Seek in Top QA Test Engineers
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Partners in Quality Look for test engineers who proactively partner with program managers, developers, and users. Key traits to look for include:
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Careful, detailed bug reporting to replicate issues
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Clarifying requirements and calling out implementation gaps
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Keeping teams informed about risks detected during testing
Quality is a team effort. QA drives understanding of how code maps to specifications and use cases.
Top QA testers blend collaborative teamwork with relentless curiosity. Assess these qualities in interviews via real-world debugging scenarios.
Tireless Explorers
Choose software testers who dig deeper into product internals and usage contexts, such as:
- Questioning specs to uncover missing elements
- Expanding domain knowledge through hands-on product research
- Experimenting via exploratory testing to push software limits
- Relentlessly trying to break code to reveal flaws
Innovative testing comes from a genuine curiosity about application construction, customer needs, and industry direction.
