Many companies wonder if they have an optimal Test Process. By asking just a few questions you can decide whether your testing process / team adds value to the systems delivery cycle and is at an optimal level or not:

• Is testing defined as a separate activity in your organization?
• Is most of the testing done in an ad-hoc pattern?
• Are there any major post-production defects?
• Is testing considered as a non value-add function?
• Does any re-usable test-ware exist?
• Are the defects tracked until closure?

SNS’s test process consulting services allow clients to identify bottlenecks in their existing test processes and introduce the best practices to improve their processes. Evaluation of the results of the existing test processes can help in developing and implementing a roadmap to improve overall quality and achieve added short-term and long-term goals.

A critical part of the testing review process is to assess whether an elaborate test plan and test design document are created and reviewed by enough people with the right kind of skill levels. The importance of such assessment cannot be understated, since the process that follows test design reviews tests the code for this product. Hence, any missing or incorrect information will have a serious impact on testing.

The SNS Testing Review Process

Expected results at the end of testing process review are:

• Evaluation and improvement of the software test process
  
• Automation of the test process with an effective tools program
  
• Improvement of your defect finding potential and prevent error migration
  
• Organization of your testing effort so it is measurable and controllable
  
• Adoption of all relevant software engineering standards
  
• Creation of meaningful test plans and other critical test documents