The QA Testing Process

Simply put, the requirements are documented, then the testing team collaborates with the business to validate the requirements for testing — everything from what business transactions happen, to what needs to get tested, to what the end result should be. These requirements are imported into a test management tool and the test team builds their test scenarios around these requirements to validate the data and that the systems work the way they should.

“We have confidence the systems will meet the needs of the business because we wrote their requirements down and are testing against the needs that were specified,” Kim said.

It’s collaboration at its best. “Testing is a team effort. It’s not one individual,” Kim said. “Business SMEs have stepped up to the plate and taken ownership for the requirements of the system and test execution. It’s helped the testers immensely to understand their needs.”