There is a famous saying – Prevention is better than a cure.

We believe this to our core, especially when it comes to Quality Assurance (QA) and testing. QA Test Engineers play such an important role in the success of any project. A simple mistake can cost millions. A QA Test Engineer will complement the project team and make the developers much more efficient.

Adding a testing phase in the development life cycle can reduce the risk of failures occurring during operation. The quality management team is responsible for testing components and systems and creating associated documentation for future use.

Testing can accomplish the following objectives:

• Prevent defects by evaluating requirements, user stories, design, and code.
• Verify whether all specified requirements have been fulfilled.
• Check whether the test object is complete and validate if it works as expected.
• Build confidence in the level of quality of the test object.
• Find defects and failures by reducing the level of risk of inadequate software quality.
• Comply with contractual, legal, or regulatory requirements or standards.

Using the best practices of QA ensures that your product complies with the requirements and works as it should. When used at the right points in the software development lifecycle, it can give you a huge sense of relief by saving you time and money, making your product competitive, and helping maintain a good reputation.

Here are some examples of how testing contributes to success:

• Include testers in requirements reviews or user story refinement to help detect defects.
• Work closely with system designers and testers while the system is being designed to improve each party’s understanding of the design and how to test it.
• Work closely with developers and testers while the code is being developed to reduce the likelihood of defects in the code and tests.
• Have testers verify and validate the software prior to release to detect failures that might otherwise have been missed and support the process of removing the defects that caused the failures (i.e., debugging).

We have a full team of experienced quality management experts and our engineers at Cognits that can dramatically improve the quality of your software development.

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About Cognits

Cognits is a design and development company that specializes in user centric digital products which improve your value chain. Our mission is to empower your company by using design and development best practices to improve your existing processes in an agile, efficient, and affordable way. We strive by making your company succeed in the digital world.

References: ISTQB