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Define your testing goals
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Use exit criteria
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Perform different types of testing
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Apply risk-based testing
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Seek feedback from users
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Review your test results
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Here’s what else to consider
Testing is an essential part of application development, but it can also be challenging and time-consuming. How do you know when you have tested enough and your app is ready to launch or deploy? There is no definitive answer, but there are some best practices and criteria that can help you make an informed decision. In this article, we will explore some of the best ways to determine when testing is complete.
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1 Define your testing goals
Before you start testing, you should have a clear idea of what you want to achieve and how you will measure it. Your testing goals should align with your business objectives, user expectations, quality standards, and regulatory requirements. You should also define the scope, methods, tools, and resources for your testing process. Having a well-defined testing plan will help you track your progress, identify gaps, and prioritize your tasks.
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- Rani Singh Quality Engineer-II @ HashedIn by Deloitte | Expertise in Quality Assurance
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Once we have finish the test execution across different testing levels - Component testing- Integration testing- System testing- User acceptance testing Test completion is as Test summary reportChange requests / backlog itemsAction items for improvementsAnd in the end finalized TestwareTestware such as Test report , Test records, test cases, test plan etc.So these all should be validate for test completion.
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Considering the Number of Test CyclesThe test cycles can be a useful tool in determining when testing is finished. If you've gone through several iterations of testing and the number of problems is steadily reducing, it could indicate that testing is nearly concluded. With each cycle, you want to increase the software's quality and stability, which is an important indicator that testing is nearing completion.
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First identify what is the nature of application, who is the end use. Prepare the test plan to define your goal of testing. -What is the requested change.-When it needs to be deployed.-How many test scenarios and test cases need to be covered. -How many team members need to be involved based on number of scenarios and time line.- What not to test in this change.
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2 Use exit criteria
Exit criteria are the specific conditions that must be met before you can stop testing and declare your app as done. They can be based on quantitative or qualitative metrics, such as test coverage, defect rate, usability, performance, security, or user feedback. You should set realistic and achievable exit criteria that reflect the critical features and functions of your app. You should also communicate them to your stakeholders and team members, and review them regularly to ensure they are still relevant and valid.
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If the conditions are not driven by boolean logic or deterministic functions, then the results may not be repeatable. Keep that in mind when preparing your exit criteria, for example when measuring ranges of time or quantities of data.
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This is the hardest part from QA perspective, when to stop testing? In actual there is no hard core rule for exit criteria of the testing activity. But we can say that if below points are followed that should be sufficient to decide the exit criteria:1) All requested change in feature is tested and passed.2) All Critical or Major issues are fixed and closed.3) No major issue found during the Regression.4) Defect count either not increasing in subsequent run cycles or no defect found.5) Testing budget is exhausted.
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3 Perform different types of testing
Testing is not a one-time activity, but a continuous and iterative process that involves different types of testing at different stages of development. You should perform unit testing, integration testing, system testing, and acceptance testing to verify the functionality, reliability, compatibility, and usability of your app. You should also perform non-functional testing, such as performance testing, security testing, load testing, and stress testing, to evaluate the quality, efficiency, and robustness of your app. By performing different types of testing, you can ensure that your app meets the technical and business requirements, and that it can handle various scenarios and conditions.
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First you should have clear understaing that you have to perform functional or non functional or both testing.1) Functional: Functional testing you can divide into - GUI testing - Database testing - API testing2) Non functional: Below testing will be included as a part of non functional. - Load testing - Security testing - Performance testing.
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Test code is composed of assertions. Assertions come in different flavors: native assertions in a programming language, libraries which include user defined functions that assert specific conditions, frameworks which allow users to create custom assertions, and testing applications which wrap frameworks in a graphical user interface (GUI).
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4 Apply risk-based testing
Risk-based testing is a testing approach that prioritizes the test cases and activities based on the level of risk associated with each feature or function of your app. The risk level can be determined by factors such as complexity, importance, frequency of use, or potential impact of failure. By applying risk-based testing, you can focus your testing efforts on the most critical and vulnerable areas of your app, and reduce the chances of missing or overlooking major issues. You can also allocate your testing resources more efficiently and effectively.
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Security, identity, and financial risks are always the most important, so they should always be at the top of the list when it comes to prioritization and reprioritization whether or not it occurs on an hourly, daily, or weekly basis.
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5 Seek feedback from users
One of the best ways to determine when testing is complete is to seek feedback from your actual or potential users. You can use various methods to collect user feedback, such as surveys, interviews, reviews, ratings, or beta testing. User feedback can help you validate your assumptions, identify user needs and preferences, discover usability problems, and measure user satisfaction. You can use user feedback to improve your app design, functionality, and quality, and to ensure that your app delivers value and meets user expectations.
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Report your testing results to all the stakeholders. You report should be very precise and informative so that stakeholders can be sure about the health of the requested changes. Send invite and show them the result and note down there feedback for necessary changes.
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The simplest way to seek feedback is through an invitation sent to new members, anonymous users, or previous survey respondents. This can be solicited via the website, the mobile app, the desktop app, email, text message, or in-video links
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6 Review your test results
The final step to determine when testing is complete is to review your test results and evaluate your testing performance. You should analyze your test data, such as test cases, test execution, test coverage, defect reports, and defect resolution, to assess the quality and completeness of your testing process. You should also compare your test results with your testing goals and exit criteria, to verify if you have achieved them or not. You should document your test results and share them with your stakeholders and team members, and discuss the lessons learned and the best practices for future testing projects.
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Be sure to review the comprehensiveness of the test suite, since a 100% success rate for a single test does not mean much. The test cases should reflect all the business logic, and be comprehensive enough to cover positive, negative, and impossible use cases.
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7 Here’s what else to consider
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Using inline assertions along with risk-based testing can quickly determine whether or not testing is complete. This type of test runs in production code, and its failure means something which should never happen has. For example, if you always expect a positive integer, write an assertion for that in the production code which checks the integer value. If that test fails in production, you know your input validation code is insufficient.
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