Software testing is the process used to assist in establishing the correctness, completeness, security and quality of developed computer software.
Software testing may be viewed as a sub-field of software quality assurance (SQA) but typically exists independently (some companies may not have an organisational SQA function). With SQA, software process specialists and auditors take a broader view on software and its development through examining and changing the software engineering process itself to reduce the amount of faults that end up in the code, or, to enable faster delivery,.
Regardless of the methods used, or level of formality involved, the desired outcome of the testing is user-confidence in the software. The developers, in turn, can then be confident that the software has an acceptable defect rate.
A common practice of software testing is that it is performed by an independent group of testers after the software product has been completed and prior to its being shipped to the customer. This practice often results in the testing phase being used as a project buffer to compensate for project delays. Another practice is to begin software testing at the commencement of a project, it then being a continuous process until completion of the project. Never underestimate the value of a good software testing partner, and never leave it till it is too late. Contact us now.