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Our blog posts are available in audio! Listen on the go and when you want to learn something new but don’t feel like reading. Your browser does not support the audio tag. You might have come across DevOps so often that it may seem to penetrate each and every organization slightly related to IT. But the reality is different, as always. The point is that this model is far more complicated to apply compared to Agile and other popular forms of SDLC. Simply because the role of each department undergoes significant changes… What is DevOps? Although many definitions are available, we think of DevOps as the space for keeping the software deployable regardless of the new features implemented. Most importantly, DevOps means that everyone -- from Jr Analyst to developer, QA engineer, project manager, owner -- takes equal responsibility and makes a contribution to the product success. The fundamental benefit of the model is a clear segmentation of roles that follows the principles of Continuou...

Ok, we didn`t really want it but seems like it is high time to dwell upon not that joyful stuff. Our team has never been into bureaucracy, yet documents remain crucial for our cooperation with clients globally. In particular, we realized the testing artifacts are often underestimated, although poorly created, their effect on project flow is disastrous. That`s the reason why we devote today`s post to the testing documentation overview and the role of each for your product success. Test Plan Probably, one of the most comprehensive reports you`ll get when outsourcing QA services. Here you`ll find the outline describing software scope and activities, the way QA engineers test a particular product together with the risks related. You may consider the plan of high quality if it includes: What to test? The first part outlines the task communicated with the client. It contains a project description with all the details covered: system specifics, application, hardware. Which software par...

Have you come up with the option to outsource software testing services? Maybe you were excited to share this at the meeting, but someone shot it down right away warning about personal data risks, loss of project control, lack of trust. If that`s what you`ve been through, you`re welcome to read the article and let us debunk common myths of QA outsource. Myth #1: A third-party vendor will not understand our business goals. Fact: QA is about time-saving and reaching long-term business goals while working on any project. Analysis of project requirements always goes in line with the core goals of the company. The point is that business specifics is a background to conduct an effective testing strategy. However, QA team rarely takes part in planning. That`s why we always recommend to communicate business goals on a company-wide level and set precise tasks among the teams. By doing so, the executives, testers, and programmers have a shared understanding of the desired product features. QA ...

The article is created by GoodFirms content writer. GoodFirms recognized QA Madness for its excellent testing services and has enlisted the organization among the top testing companies in Lithuania. The company is soon expected to be part of top leaders in Automated Testing and QA Audit Testing as well. About QA Madness QA Madness has been providing excellent testing services globally to the businesses and helping them to expand for more than 10 years. A team of quality assurance experts provides a wide range of QA testing services and solutions at the firm. The team of experts at QA Madness develop a fruitful relationship with every single client by getting to know their idea of business goals and objectives. The company not only provides clients with simple testing and documentation, but it also relies on creating a personal, customer-focused experience in every step of the development process to ensure that the client is completely satisfied by their services. QA Madness majorly f...

While heavy books and guidelines come in handy for the enthusiastic beginners in realms of software testing, this is not quite a strategy for experienced QA engineers. The rise of Youtube and blogging seems a solution for those who enhance and master testing skills. The list of our blog platforms featuring the latest news, trends, and expert guidelines on software quality assurance is a perfect choice to read this hot summer Friday :) Sticky Minds Frequently updated, the blog unites software QA engineers worldwide. The authors share their experience, dwell upon the unusual cases they`ve been challenged with, and provide with the valuable tips on everyday tasks. Q&A section is definitely worth visiting to get all the queries answered by forum fellows or experienced testers. Google Blog The official software testing blog of Google team where the most recent updates and news are published. Usually, the blog provides with the monthly updates and shares the practical step-by-step guideline...

A work-in-progress. This is a word-match to describe the relationships between developers and QA specialists operating on the same software product. Apart from the long-lasting stereotypes, some of the strategic pitfalls and lack of focus on the things that matter hinder both: working environment and project growth. How Agile helps? It`s pretty common for some software development companies to work on features independently from testing, to pass code over to the QA team, hearing back from them only when a defect is found. When product developers and QA teams work by Waterfall model, they practice this frequent disconnect, since the software testing is performed at the end of each coding phase. Here QA engineers provide detailed analysis on the way the software should have functioned. Since Waterfall is a downstream process, programmers and QA engineers work independently and, therefore, rarely practice communication and project engagement. Agile methodology requires organization...

Since the outsource of software testing services is a multi-faceted process, it is natural for the questions to occur at any stage of cooperation with a software testing company. This is the reason why we`ve collected the most popular aspects you`re interested in when requesting our services. You ask - we answer :) What types of cooperation models do you offer? The type cooperation always depends on client needs. Usually we apply two models: Time & Material and Full time resource basis. Time & material basis. Also known as “work by an estimate”. You may choose it in case you develop several projects to have them tested at times. Or if you`re pressed for time and need additional resources, this model is also for you. The total payment depends on the number of hours QA engineers spend, types of testing applied. You share product requirements with the provider, and their task is to prepare a detailed strategy: description of testing methods, the exact number of hours counted d...

Recently, automated software testing has been widely identified as game-changer for software projects. With artificial intelligence quickly gaining traction, total automation sounds like an inevitable reality. Yet those jumping to conclusions gave birth to more common misconceptions related to the way automated testing is applied today. We`ve already debunked some of the myths about test automation. You`re most welcome to read the new. Myth 1: Automation isn`t about cost-efficiency. Fact. At the starting point, automated testing does require considerable investment. Since the price covers both QA expertise and the set of required tools, the costs might be unexpectedly higher. Yet companies ripe long-term benefits of well-thought-out automation. The point is that this approach is quite effective for the routine iterative tasks (e.g. functional checks). While manual QA takes much time to cover each test, automation helps to effectively manage human resources for the sake o...

Our blog posts are available in audio! Listen on the go and when you want to learn something new but don’t feel like reading. Your browser does not support the audio tag. Today are the times when an idea is turned into a real business so easily and so quickly. Start-up and middle-sized businesses are rising up and challenge the status-quo of the incumbent companies across all the industries. You may have heard about the disruptive tech too often. So let`s see what to expect from the latest cutting-edge technologies in the forthcoming years and what are the key areas where disruptive ideas might evolve. What is disruptive innovation? Clayton M. Christensen, a Harvard Business School professor, was first to introduce the term “disruptive innovation” in the book The Innovator`s Dilemma (1995). Since then, the debates concerning companies-disruptors continue till nowadays. The point is that we still don`t know how exactly such businesses occur, we can only analyze the o...