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What are the most common QA engineering mistakes that can be avoided with a framework?

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Quality assurance (QA) engineering is a vital process that ensures the quality and reliability of software products and services. However, QA engineering is not without its challenges and pitfalls. Many QA engineers make common mistakes that can compromise their testing efforts and results. In this article, we will explore some of these mistakes and how they can be avoided with a framework.

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Ashwin Sathyanarayanan

Testing | QA | Automation Testing| Framework Development| Selenium| WebDriverIO | RestAssured | Postman | Appium
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1 Lack of planning and documentation

One of the most common QA engineering mistakes is to start testing without a clear plan and documentation. Testing without a plan can lead to wasted time, missed bugs, inconsistent results, and unclear expectations. Documentation is essential to keep track of the test cases, scenarios, data, results, and issues. A framework can help QA engineers to plan and document their testing activities in a structured and standardized way. A framework can define the scope, objectives, strategy, tools, methods, and metrics of testing. It can also provide templates, guidelines, and best practices for creating and maintaining test documents.

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Ashwin Sathyanarayanan

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Understand the Purpose: Before diving in, grasp why you're building a framework and what effort is going to be saved out of this framework. List Features: Make a list of the functionalities you intend to include in this framework and see if that is necessary. Prioritize the one which are needed immediately and develop the nice to have features later based on priority. Estimate Each Component: Plan out how much time and effort each part will take. This includes: Proof of Concepts Automation Script Development Test Script Execution (on local or cloud) Debugging Creating Reusable Components Addressing Environment Downtime Documenting the Framework Providing Knowledge Transfer to Team Members.

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?? Important to have readme.md file in your source code repository most people ignore this for limited time of documentation ?? Flow diagram of functional call will help new joiners for easily understand the framework ?? Important to have some code book for functions used in the method with one or two lines of description which will avoid duplicate codes in your framework ?? Standard and labels are the two important ones must be followed in all class files to maintain the uniformity ?? Always think of reusability and ci-cd integration

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2 Poor communication and collaboration

Another common QA engineering mistake is to work in isolation or with poor communication and collaboration with other stakeholders. QA engineers need to communicate and collaborate with developers, product owners, managers, and end-users to understand the requirements, specifications, feedback, and expectations of the software product or service. Poor communication and collaboration can lead to misunderstandings, conflicts, delays, and defects. A framework can help QA engineers to communicate and collaborate effectively with other stakeholders. A framework can establish the roles, responsibilities, channels, and frequency of communication and collaboration. It can also facilitate the sharing of information, feedback, and reports.

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3 Insufficient test coverage and diversity

A third common QA engineering mistake is to test only a limited or biased subset of the software product or service. Testing only the happy path, the most common features, or the most visible bugs can leave many hidden or potential defects undetected. QA engineers need to test the software product or service from different perspectives, angles, and scenarios to ensure its quality and reliability. A framework can help QA engineers to achieve sufficient test coverage and diversity. A framework can provide criteria, techniques, and tools for selecting, designing, and executing test cases. It can also enable the use of different types of testing, such as functional, non-functional, manual, automated, unit, integration, system, regression, and acceptance testing.

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4 Inadequate test automation and maintenance

A fourth common QA engineering mistake is to rely too much on manual testing or to neglect the automation and maintenance of test scripts. Manual testing can be time-consuming, error-prone, repetitive, and boring. Automation can save time, reduce errors, increase efficiency, and enhance consistency. However, automation is not a silver bullet. It requires careful planning, design, execution, and maintenance. QA engineers need to balance manual and automated testing and to keep their test scripts updated and relevant. A framework can help QA engineers to implement and maintain test automation. A framework can provide tools, libraries, standards, and methods for creating and running test scripts. It can also help to manage the test data, environments, dependencies, and versions.

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5 Ignoring quality metrics and feedback

A fifth common QA engineering mistake is to ignore or misuse the quality metrics and feedback that are generated from the testing activities. Quality metrics and feedback are valuable sources of information that can help QA engineers to evaluate, improve, and report on the quality and reliability of the software product or service. Ignoring or misusing these sources can lead to inaccurate, incomplete, or misleading conclusions and decisions. A framework can help QA engineers to use quality metrics and feedback effectively. A framework can define the key performance indicators, measures, and thresholds of quality. It can also provide tools, methods, and formats for collecting, analyzing, and presenting quality metrics and feedback.

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6 Here’s what else to consider

This is a space to share examples, stories, or insights that don’t fit into any of the previous sections. What else would you like to add?

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1 Lack of planning and documentation

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4 Inadequate test automation and maintenance

5 Ignoring quality metrics and feedback

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