Testing

Software development is a complex process with changes occurring throughout the project life cycle. The software development team at QBurst has adopted agile methodologies to easily and efficiently accommodate clients’ changing requirements and meet their expectations. Our QA (Quality Assurance) & Testing team also follows an agile methodology, by default, keeping in sync with the development team.

Agile Methodology

Agile methodology improves the quality of the product by implementing testing in every iteration. It enables the testing team to adapt to changes quickly and smoothly. This is made possible using short iterations resulting in incremental development of the product. Each iteration is followed by a product release, which is thoroughly tested to ensure smooth functioning of the product. The frequent iterations help testers to test all changes requested by the client during the development process.

Our Approach

The testing team initially studies the requirements document, prototypes and all other documents about the project. The team decides the objective, scope, purpose and deliverables of the testing process. The feasibility risks are also addressed. The risk mitigation plan and third party dependencies are recorded.

A test scenario diagram is created illustrating workflow or the tasks, at a high level. The diagram will reflect the clients’ vision, and is prepared based on extensive communication with them. The diagrams are then sent for review and approval, and any modifications/suggestions are incorporated. The final approved document is used to help execute QA testing. A test plan is also prepared on understanding the project requirements. The test scenario diagram and test plan serve as a guide to create testing activities. Requirements will be managed in the test management system as user stories, use case and test cases.

Iteration Phase

A single iteration consists of three phases:

  • Test Design - The test plan and test scenario diagram used as inputs taken to design the testing processes. Test cases are created by following the structure in the scenario diagram. The test cases are documented in test management tools like Quality Center, Test link or any other tools as per the project requirements. We always ensure that the test cases match the requirements, which helps us in generating the test coverage or traceability reports after the test execution phase.
  • Test Execution - Test cases are executed and the status is marked as ‘Passed/Failed/Blocked’. The status is updated in TestLink and the detected defects are reported in the defect tracking system (Trac). Exploratory testing is also be conducted and the defects logged. Bug fixes are regressed and the status updated against the test cases in TestLink.
  • Test Report - The defect tracking system will have details of all the detected bugs. This helps in generating statistics for all stages of testing. The statistics will consist of the total number of test cases executed and the number of test cases passed/failed/not run. Reports are generated based on count and percentage. A traceability matrix is created to ensure proper test coverage.
Iteration phases

Post Iteration Phase

When iteration is complete, a bug report is prepared with details of any bugs found during the iteration. This report is made available to the project team, and the development manager or the product owner who can prepare the schedule to resolve open bugs or defer the defects for a later release. The development team re-submits the code for test after correction. The corrected code goes through the testing process until it is bug-free. When the code passes the testing process, the product is released.

Test Deliverables across all Iterations

  • Mind maps / Test scenario diagram
  • Test specification (High level test cases)
  • Defect reports
  • Test coverage report / Requirements Traceability Matrix

Client Testimonials

As a small startup company, we were looking for a development partner we could trust with our big ideas and limited resources. From the first days of our project, the QBurst team has demonstrated the highest levels of interest, commitment, creativity and flexibility. QBurst has been the perfect partner for us at this early stage of product development.
Jim Idelson
President, DesigNET International
The web development team I worked with at QBurst was tremendous. The process started with sharing goals and objectives with my design team. They took my vision and created the envy of my industry. Together we created a fully optimized home for our company in a highly advanced open source platform that will please Google' spiders and certainly the websites visitor. Thank you Suresh Nair, Renjith and the entire QBurst team!
Tom Gilmour
Principal, ICN Metro
QBurst is a valued development resource for DeSilva Gates Construction. They' ve developed several web applications that have improved our internal business processes which have resulted in improved performance in our construction operations. QBurst has also been attentive to our needs by having programmers overlap with our business hours and by supplying resources on special needs development projects timely.
Gavin O'Connor
IT Manager, DeSilva Gates Construction
I first contacted QBurst on a recommendation from a colleague. That first job was just to restore a personal blog. QBurst handled it quickly and easily, with great communication and at a very reasonable price. I used them again on another small job with similar results. Now, over a year later, I am using QBurst for all of my web design and web programming. I usually have between two and four projects with the QBurst team at any given time. I get fast, on budget completion, and excellent communication throughout the project lifecycle. Their production is of superior quality and I trust them completely - even with my most important client projects. I wholeheartedly recommend the QBurst team for any web design or production requirements - there is no other company I would even consider using.
G. Harry Brooks
President, Search First Marketing, LLC.
Our experience with the QBurst team has been one of incredible synergy and genuine trust from Day One. Every aspect of customer service from account management and technical expertise to practical web solutions and database development approaches has been above and beyond anything we ever thought possible. The QBurst team members assigned to our account are not only our right arms, they are our left arms, our backs and shoulders and pretty much everything in between. Our success is their success. We are indebted to them now and always.
Mayra Ruiz
Social Media Strategist, Founder Ruiz Mcpherson Communications
QBurst gave us a plug and play solution for QA and automated testing. The team works extremely effectively and is flexible to our exact needs. The Qburst team is friendly and professional, and extremely detail oriented. They know what to look for. They have also been very flexible on hours and times. So while we have some resources working during our time, we have others working overnight. That means our developers can code in the day, submit it for QA, and wake up with the QA review in their inboxes.
Haroon Mokhtarzada
Co-Founder and CEO Webs.com
We recently finished our first iPad Project with QBurst. The QBurst team’s technical expertise, customer focused and flexible approach was truly commendable. Throughout the course of the project, QBurst delivery focus has centered around the benefits of the solution to the customer's business and their iterative development methodology in order to mitigate risks, has been one of the best that we have witnessed on projects. The key to our successful interactions has been QBurst's onsite Project Manager's ability to understand our needs through regular meetings and effectively translating these requirements to the Tech team...
Damanvir Singh
IS/IT Manager - Gulf AstraZeneca Gulf FZ LLC
QBurst provided competitive intelligence and market research for various business functions at Network Solutions. Their analysts have extensive domain knowledge in the web-services space, provide rapid turn-arounds, and generate actionable outputs that are uniquely tailored to our business needs.
Jason Hunter
Manager, Marketing Strategy,
Network Solutions