The article explains how a QA team can provide support to partners in a project. It covers topics such as clarifying expectations, discussing responsibilities, identifying potential risks, sharing project experiences, providing tips for smooth projects, test management guidance, test automation, and communication with customers.

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Let’s examine the various aspects of the quality assurance (QA) process in a project. Here's a breakdown of the key points:

• During planning or at the beginning of Feature Sprints

• clarify expectations from testing

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: This means that the QA team should clarify testing expectations either during the initial planning phase of the project or at the start of specific feature development sprints.

• Clarify expectations from testing: This involves discussing and defining the expected outcomes and goals of the testing process, ensuring that everyone involved understands what needs to be achieved through testing.

• Discussion about responsibilities during Feature Sprints and during UAT

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  : This involves having conversations about the responsibilities of different team members during feature development sprints and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to ensure clarity and alignment.

• Check that Partner is ready for testing on the project: This refers to confirming that the project

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  partner (likely a client or stakeholder) is prepared for the testing phase and understands their role in the process.

• Clarify potential risks so Partner knows about what can happen when testing is not done

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  : This involves identifying and communicating potential risks associated with not conducting thorough testing, ensuring that the partner understands the consequences of inadequate testing.

• Expectation from test management tool usage

• beginning of the project

  • clarify expectations from QA Analyst

  • tools and methodology

  • UAT phase and project ending

  • testing by customer

  • potential risks

• sharing our project experiences

  • typical issues during projects

  • importance of testing

  • tips for smooth projects

• tips for QA (/wiki/spaces/CUST/pages/4276486153 )

  • allocation

  • cooperation with other roles and with the customer

  • expectations during project phases

• test management (/wiki/spaces/CUST/pages/4269965388)

  • tool selection

  • test cases

  • bug reporting

  • sharing test management with customer during UAT

• test automation (/wiki/spaces/CUST/pages/4275929238 )

  • demo of Cypress

  • tips for usage

• communication with customer

• testing during Feature Sprints

• UAT testing (/wiki/spaces/CUST/pages/4322099311 )

• Upgrade testing (/wiki/spaces/CUST/pages/4430004299 )

• bug reporting (/wiki/spaces/CUST/pages/2034565330 )

E2E test cases (template is on SP: https://pricefx.sharepoint.com/sites/PFX/Customer%20Solution/Forms/AllItems.aspx?newTargetListUrl=%2Fsites%2FPFX%2FCustomer%20Solution&viewpath=%2Fsites%2FPFX%2FCustomer%20Solution%2FForms%2FAllItems%2Easpx&id=%2Fsites%2FPFX%2FCustomer%20Solution%2F30%20Customer%20Solutions%2FCompetencies%2FQA%2FTemplates&viewid=60a4c9d9%2D575b%2D4ee2%2D8a7e%2D09776e8f55b8 - “UAT end to end test cases” file)

: This refers to the anticipated use and functionality of test management tools, which are software applications used to manage and execute tests, track defects, and provide test metrics and reports.

These points highlight the importance of clear communication, risk awareness, and effective use of tools in the QA process to ensure successful project outcomes.

Beginning of the project

At the start of a project there are an arrange of tasks in the QA process, including best practices, tools, methodologies, and communication strategies to ensure successful project outcomes.

• Clarify expectations from QA Analyst: This involves defining and communicating the specific expectations from the QA analyst, outlining their responsibilities and deliverables.

• Tools and methodology: Refers to the software tools and testing methods used by the QA team to conduct testing activities and ensure the quality of the project.

• UAT phase and project ending: UAT stands for User Acceptance Testing, which is the final phase of testing before a software product is released to the end users. This phase is followed by the project ending activities, such as finalizing documentation and transitioning to maintenance.

• Testing by customer: This refers to the involvement of the customer in testing activities, where they participate in validating the software from their perspective.

• Potential risks: Identifying and communicating possible risks that may arise during the testing process, such as schedule delays, budget overruns, or quality issues.

• Sharing our project experiences: Discussing and sharing insights gained from previous project experiences to inform current project decisions and actions.

• Typical issues during projects: Refers to common challenges or problems that are encountered during project execution, particularly related to testing and quality assurance.

• Importance of testing: Emphasizes the significance of thorough testing in ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of the software product.

• Tips for smooth projects: Provides advice and recommendations for achieving successful project outcomes, particularly in relation to testing and QA activities.

• Tips for QA (Beginning of the project): Offers guidance for QA activities at the start of a project, including resource allocation, cooperation with other roles, and setting expectations for different project phases.

• Test management (Test Management Guidance): Refers to the process of managing and organizing test activities, including tool selection, test case creation, bug reporting, and sharing test management with customers during UAT.

• Test automation (Test Automation): Involves automating test cases using software tools to improve testing efficiency and coverage. The mention of "demo of Cypress" likely refers to a demonstration of Cypress, a popular test automation framework.

• Communication with customer: Discusses effective communication strategies with customers, particularly related to testing activities and project updates.

• Testing during Feature Sprints: Refers to conducting testing activities during specific feature development sprints within an agile development framework.

• UAT testing (UAT Tips): Provides tips and best practices for conducting User Acceptance Testing (UAT), which involves validating the software with end users or stakeholders.

• Upgrade testing (Upgrade testing): Involves testing activities related to software upgrades or updates to ensure that existing functionality is not compromised.

• Bug reporting (Bug Reporting Practices): Describes best practices for reporting and documenting software defects or issues identified during testing.

• E2E test cases: find samples in Downloads: E2E stands for end-to-end, referring to test cases that cover the entire application flow from start to finish. The mention of "find samples in Downloads" suggests that there are sample E2E test cases available for download.

Additional References

• Tips for QA (Beginning of the project )

• Test Management (Test Management Guidance )

• Test Automation (Test Automation )

• Customer Communication

  • UAT testing (UAT Tips )

  • Upgrade testing (Upgrade testing )

  • Bug reporting (Bug Reporting Practices )

  • E2E test cases: find samples in Downloads.