Importance of Planning For Project’s Testing

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Testing and quality control are essential part of every project and it is recommended to add that doing your best to “do it right the first time” to reduce the number of defects that will be found during testing and subsequent re-work (quality assurance) may be even more important. The idea that a project would release software, for example, released without complete testing is preposterous for those who were brought up to manage projects properly and to deliver a professional result. If the problem is quite significant or if the problem is in design itself then it is a matter of concern.

Mature companies with processes in place, should be willing to invest in the tests automation. Although such effort might require additional resources and investment initially. But in long run they would surely get good returns. Moreover, development teams may initially resent it and put some unrealistic estimates. But still it is worth it, at least from an experienced perspective. It is really a shock at the thought that projects would be rolled out without testing, but it does happen.

Incomplete or incorrect testing of deliverables might have a huge detrimental effect on your project in terms of time to deliver, and total budget of the project. Thorough testing is an essential part of a project’s life cycle and also plays important role in delivering a successful project. Testing is a very critical as finding issues after the fact, if a project using SDLC (Software development Life Cycle), or during development (if an Agile project), and quality assurance is even more critical (working smart so as to reduce the number of bugs that will be found in testing).

Just want to throw some light on the way of requirement gathering. Requirement collection methods are important here because it is relevant to testing. The common object of all project managers is to make perfect products that were created correctly in the first place and passed all the tests with flying colors, but were requirements defined well in the first place? And if they were, was there traceability throughout the project, including from test plans to requirements, to be sure they were met? There’s another slant on this, which we will not discuss here as it is too much of a tangent, and that is making sure that the projects being executed are those that align with business objectives.

Have you heard of ‘installation checking and testing’. Testing is a mandatory phase for any project where “something” is created or developed. Cutting testing to zip your project plan is a shocking solution you’ll pay on the road for this decision.

If you are worried that “Costs can increase”, but remember the faster a problem is detected, the less it will cost to fix, further reworks will be needed, quality will decrease as well as the customer’s satisfaction. Testing is must, if the design is already freeze, then prefer in earlier phase of project. Agile Projects can have design and testing in parallels.

About Aditi Malhotra

Aditi Malhotra is the Content Marketing Manager at Whizlabs. Having a Master in Journalism and Mass Communication, she helps businesses stop playing around with Content Marketing and start seeing tangible ROI. A writer by day and a reader by night, she is a fine blend of both reality and fantasy. Apart from her professional commitments, she is also endearing to publish a book authored by her very soon.

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