The Importance of Manual Testing:

First, let’s have a glance at the definition of Manual testing:

Manual Testing is a type of Software testing where testers try to find defects or bugs in the software under test and execute test cases without using automation tools to make sure the behavior of the application works well based on requirements.

These days thanks to technology most companies prefer to use automation testing tools for their products as it has lots of benefits and the most important one is “ they can do it in a short time “. it means that employees can do their jobs while the tests are running and even make them repeatable with no worries. but still performing the manual test is required and important in the software development life cycle because automation testing cannot cover everything and it is not a %100 coverage solution.

Now we can discuss why do some companies still rely on manual testing rather than automation testing:

? Lack of knowledge about the tools of automation testing.

? Lack of budget to provide tools and relative software.

? Lack of time to train testers to use tools or find a technical test analyst whom they have good knowledge of automation testing.

? Test complex application that has a complex functionality and needs more attention and hands-on tester with years of experience.

? When they have to test the accessibility and usability of software to see if it is user-friendly enough or not.

(There are many reasons but we just mentioned some of the important ones here … )

We have many testing types and each one can execute both manually as well as using an automation tool. But sometimes we do not have any option and we have to just test in a manual way. but when?

? When we perform Exploratory Testing

When we do not have enough specification documents, we have to use experienced testers who have appropriate knowledge and creativity skills.

? When we perform Usability Testing

As a matter of fact, UI testing needs lots of efforts and in this type of testing, we need human experience as if the end user works with the application and we need some observation in color, sound, being user-friendly and compatibility of an application.

? When the app constantly being changed

It is better to have a stable condition and then decide which automation tool is better for our purpose.

? When we just need to test a small change

Easy ??

So, in conclusion, manual tester plays a vital role in software testing life cycle and can improve the quality of software by finding defects that an automated test cannot.