How to Do a QA Testing Project

QA teams test projects by deliberately creating problems to improve system processes.

An organization performs quality assurance (QA) testing to verify that projects and services are meeting specified requirements without any problems. Quality assurance teams create test scenarios to systematically monitor and check the process, identifying issues that can be improved to produce an efficient project. A quality assurance project generally consists of a QA team with a team leader, a test team, a project team with a project manager, a key user and an implementation project manager.

Instructions

1. Fill out a QA service submission request for the implementation project manager. The implementation project manager will then analyze the request based on available resources and prioritize it to match business operations. Based on the documentation, the implementation project manager will assign a QA team leader, as you and the test team establish criteria for testing the project.

2. Define the test requirements by what should be tested and expected outcomes. You and the QA test team will revise the three-month QA testing overview document, which consists of all the user testing attempts you will execute for the next three months. Create the test plan by developing the test scenarios that should meet the necessary requirements. Pass out the testing assignments to each test team member while finalizing the QA test plan.

3. Pass out a test status report to the test team. Perform automated testing at the same time the test team does the manual testing. Record the results in a test management system. Report a passed test as a "Passed" result. Evaluate all failed tests while trying to reproduce the problem. If you can recreate the failure, record the test as a "Failed" result and assign it to a project team member for corrective action. If you cannot recreate the failure, return the test to the tester and report it as a "Retest" result in the test management system.

4. Analyze and refine the current testing process for continued improvement during the three-month phase. Review the production problems to improve projects and future testing.

References

• Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Quality Assurance Testing Best Practices Guideline
• Software QA and Testing Resource Center: Software QA and Testing Frequently Asked Questions, Part 1

Resources

• Environmental Protection Agency: Quality Assurance Project Plan Iron and Steel Foundries