Functional testing is a type of testing which verifies that each function/functionality of the software application operates in conformance with the requirement specification.
Functional testing starts with gathering the testing requirements and continues through designing and developing tests, executing those tests and analyzing product defects. There are various challenges at every phase of functional testing life cycle, which include:
Scope creep and unclear requirements.
Difficulty in understanding ‘what to test’ and ‘what not to test’ requirements.
Issues related to test environment setup and test execution, which take enormous amount of time in resolving for those testers who are new to the test team.
Blocking issues found in the product functional areas lead to extensive re-planning putting the overall testing plan at a stake.
Incomplete defect description & steps to reproduce which results in too many defects getting re-assigned back for “Needs More Information” from development team.
How to create a mechanism for measuring the efficiency, effectiveness and quality of the testing process so as to identify the areas of improvement?
Scope creep and unclear requirements.
Difficulty in understanding ‘what to test’ and ‘what not to test’ requirements.
Issues related to test environment setup and test execution, which take enormous amount of time in resolving for those testers who are new to the test team.
Blocking issues found in the product functional areas lead to extensive re-planning putting the overall testing plan at a stake.
Incomplete defect description & steps to reproduce which results in too many defects getting re-assigned back for “Needs More Information” from development team.
How to create a mechanism for measuring the efficiency, effectiveness and quality of the testing process so as to identify the areas of improvement?