Manual Testing

Why Manual Testing?

Manual testing checks the software from a human perspective and gives the entire vision of the problem when wisely combined with the automated testing, considering that some tests can be performed manually only.

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Real feedback

Manual testing provides a vision from user’s perspective, so it is valuable from improving user experience point of view.

Short–term cost reduction

Manual testing doesn’t require expensive tools and highly skilled professionals to perform.

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Un-automatable scenarios

Some tests can only be performed manually and require cognitive abilities of human mind.

Short-term time saving

Automation takes time. In some situations when only a limited amount of tests required, manual testing is an easier and quicker option.

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Specific cases

Many mobile applications are best tested in an ad hoc manner, especially for random load conditions of bottlenecks.

How we test?

Our Manual Process.

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Analyze

We analyze project documentation, tasks and requirements.

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Develop

We develop test plan and test strategy.

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Design

We design test cases and execute them.

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Report

We report about detected bugs and fix them.

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Conduct

We conduct the failing tests cases to verify they pass.

Once we develop a software product, we have to analyse and inspect its features and also evaluate the component for potential errors and bugs so that when it gets delivered in the market, it is free of any bugs and errors. It is the point where we need extensive testing of the software. Software testing can be of two types: Manual and Automated.

Manual software testing is a type of software testing in which test cases are executed manually by a tester without using any automated tools. The purpose of Manual Testing is to identify the bugs, issues, and defects in the software application.

For manual testing to be successful, a tester needs to understand the requirements clearly. This means to understand how the software is required to work. Documents containing all relevant information about the application under test are known as requirements, or user stories.

They help testers understand the software’s purpose, all sections to test, what the tester needs to do, and what classifies as a defect.

COMPOSE TEST CASES

For manual testing to be successful, a tester needs to understand the requirements clearly. This means to understand how the software is required to work. Documents containing all relevant information about the application under test are known as requirements, or user stories.

EXECUTE TEST CASES

After writing the test cases and preparing the testing environment, it’s time to begin testing. Once each test has been completed, it should be marked as having passed, failed, or skipped. When doing manual testing, keep notes on what has happened to cause a test to fail because it is useful to have access to these metrics for future planning.

LOG BUG REPORTS

As well as testing, the tester is also responsible for logging details of all found bugs or defects. The bug report needs to have a uniquely identifiable title to help with locating it later. Include steps for replicating the bug (often the test case steps), expected and actual results, plus any relevant attachments to help the development team understand the issue such as screenshots, screen recordings, or export files.

REPORT ON THE TEST RESULTS

After running tests, being able to quickly see how things went can be pretty useful. How many tests were run? How many tests failed? How many tests were skipped? Knowing these metrics makes it easier to plan for the next steps, such as how many reruns are needed.

The key benefits of manual testing

Manual testing can not be completely replaced by test automation and it had number of manual testing advantages.

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Custom Feedback

The whole software tester report can be seen as feedback from a potential user.

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UI Feedback

Nowadays, the user interface plays a huge role, so you can only fully test it manually.

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Cheap

In the short term, manual testing is cheaper than automated testing tools. Manual testing doesn’t require expensive tools and highly skilled professionals to perform.

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Real-time testing

Minor changes can be investigated immediately without writing the code and executing it.

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Research testing

Its purpose is to test the various capabilities of the application.

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Short life cycle

It is preferable for short life cycle products.

One of the best times to utilize manual testing is during the initial development stage. It helps testers to detect bottlenecks or visual errors during the initial development stage. This results in less time and resources being spent on fixing bugs.

Manual testing is a preferred choice when flexibility is needed. Although manual testing is not always as accurate as automation, manual processes allow testers to have more flexibility in their operations. Because automated testing is inherently useful for repeated cases, this often means that the same code and scripts will be leveraged every time.

When usability is being tested. The success or failure of an application is largely dependent on its usability. However, this extends far beyond just running automated tests to ensure that no defects exist. Computers do not have original thought – they run actions that are programmed and cannot provide the type of feedback that a human user would give when using an app. For example, automated tests can easily find errors in code, but it could not tell how users would interact with a certain feature or how well people will be able to navigate the program. Manual testing finds and solves more usability issues than automated testing because it allows the tester to be flexible during the test, so they can try different options on the fly.

Although manual testing involves lots work, it is vital for ensuring a satisfying user experience and a high level of quality.

A human tester is always going to find things an automated test cannot. The keys to successful manual testing include understanding the requirements of the software, writing good test cases, and logging thorough bug reports.

Our top-class QA team develops test strategy to meet customers’ goals and execute test cases accordingly. We work with White box methodology, Black box methodology, unit and integration testing, system testing, acceptance testing.

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