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SQA and Test Tool Usage Today

SQA and Test Tool Usage Today. Topics of Discussion. Traditional and New Roles of QA Examples of QA Best Practices Benefits of a QA program Criteria for Success. QA Practices - Traditional Roles and New Emphases. Assess Standards and Procedures

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SQA and Test Tool Usage Today

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  1. SQA and Test Tool Usage Today

  2. Topics of Discussion • Traditional and New Roles of QA • Examples of QA Best Practices • Benefits of a QA program • Criteria for Success

  3. QA Practices - Traditional Roles and NewEmphases • Assess Standards and Procedures • Importance of Performance Standards • Assess Application/Software Quality • Increase focus on Web-site performance/quality • Provide Technical Advice (i.e. Test techniques, Defect Management) • Process, Requirements and Test Tools • Analyze and Track Errors (defect management and quality metrics)

  4. Testing Standards The methods and procedures programmers, testers, Users and architecture support will follow in the planning, design, execution and reporting of testing • Control Standards The methods by which computer systems and programs will be controlled (i.e. change and version control) • Performance Standards The level or criteria achieved in doing work (i.e. response times, Usage models, server capacity, etc) • Requirements Standards The completeness, clarity and testability of Functional and Performance Requirements

  5. Review the system for: • Verification that it meets specifications • Adequacy of internal controls • Satisfying needs of users • Determine that the system makes efficient and economic use of organization’s hardware, software and other resources • Determine that ALL types of Testing is adequate as new coverage and Testing criteria changes for Speed-to-Market environment

  6. Examples of QA Best Practices • Incorporate Requirements into Test Processes • Improve Test Management, Scheduling and Reporting - Iterative Development calls for creative test scheduling • Establish Meaningful Metrics to measure progress/improvements • Advise Business Analysts, Development and Test teams on evaluation, selection and implementation of Tools • Insert QA and Post Implementation Reviews into lifecycle

  7. Benefits of QA • Improve the methods of scheduling, measuring, testing and reporting software quality • Balance the Speed to Market and Software Quality • Align these Best Practices and Capabilities with Current and Potential Customers

  8. Criteria for Success Successful implementation of changes rely on • upper management support • consistent and effective communication • training in SQM practices • hiring QA, QC and Automated Test resources • proper allocation per Development project • procurement and implementation of tools

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