Manual Testing

Manual testing is more than just writing and running a test script. Manual testing needs a repeatable process, good communication skills, and a great team. At CTS, we have tailored a repeatable process specifically for manual testing within our Guardian Methodology.

At CTS, we stress the importance of engaging the key stakeholders in the planning process. This helps them to see the effort as a positive endeavor, which leads to management buy-in. Management buy-in has a significant impact on the outcome of the testing effort.

To get the most out of a testing effort there must be adequate time for testing. CTS believes testing efforts should have their own schedules. If there is a delay that causes the testing start date to shift, the entire testing schedule must shift.

During the test planning stage, CTS Consultants review the requirements to determine their testability. Reviewing requirements early allows us time to ask for clarification before test writing begins.

CTS believes a good change management process is essential for a manual testing effort, because requirements often change before the testing effort is complete.