Why Your QA Partner Needs Clear Requirements

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Why Your QA Partner Needs Clear

Requirements

Your QA team needs CLEAR GUIDANCE

as they get to know your product.

Providing a list of TESTING REQUIREMENTS is the best way to give direction.

Keep reading to CREATE YOUR OWN LIST

and learn why they’re necessary:

TESTERS BEWARE!

• Public asked to complete Australian Census

AUSTRALIA, 2016:

• Public asked to complete Australian Census

• Users directed to online app for data entry

AUSTRALIA, 2016:

• Public asked to complete Australian Census

• Users directed to online app for data entry

• Application was not load tested thoroughly

AUSTRALIA, 2016:

THE BAD NEWS

• Over 9 million Australians saw error message

PUBLIC FALLOUT:

• Over 9 million Australians saw error message

• Census lacked large, important set of data

PUBLIC FALLOUT:

CONSIDER THE

ESSENTIALS

1. What is the product?

1. What is the product? 2. Who are its users?

1. What is the product? 2. Who are its users? 3. Where will it be used?

1. What is the product? 2. Who are its users? 3. Where will it be used? 4. What are its main

components?

1. What is the product? 2. Who are its users? 3. Where will it be used? 4. What are its main

components? 5. How is it used?

1. What is the product? 2. Who are its users? 3. Where will it be used? 4. What are its main

components? 5. How is it used? 6. What are the supported

environments?

The Takeaway: QA teams are knowledgeable, but they need context about your product & user.

LEARN MORE ABOUT

PROVIDING QA TEST REQUIREMENTS

READ THE COMPLETE BLOG POST: TOP REQUIREMENTS YOU SHOULD GIVE YOUR

SOFTWARE TESTING COMPANY

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