How can we reduce regression bugs?
It’s a well known fact that fixing a small bug or adding an enhancement can introduce regression bugs in the application. Most of us would have encountered this situation many a times. This means that there will be multiple QA cycles for a small fix which results in the cost going up. This cost cannot [...]
Important for QA - Analytical Ability or Technical background?
I believe analytical ability is THE most important for a tester. As one enters into an organization, the analytical ability helps him/her to get the business domain knowledge.
BUT IS TECHNICAL BACKGROUND NECESSARY FOR A QA?
QA Team is secondary to Development Team
Here are some observations and trends in the industry about Software Quality Assurance that have always troubled us as a company.
QA Teams are secondary to Development Teams - It is reflected in the amount of time allocated to their function, lower compensation of the team members and lower rates in case of consultants. In reality [...]