There’s no silver bullet for successful software testing. Every test project has a different set of goals and solutions. Your team not only needs the right tools, but the right skills, team dynamics, and an overarching test strategy that has organizational buy-in. A test project can fail at any point along the way and for a variety of reasons. It can be frustrating when an easily avoidable issue causes project delays, which destroys morale and erodes trust between developers, testers and stakeholders.
Each project is a unique combination of user features, tools, and technology. But the tech isn’t everything. In software testing, the people are just as important—and sometimes equally as detrimental. Communication is the key.
At Stonemill, we often get involved in testing projects that have their own difficulties. Here are seven common software testing issues that we see time and time again. Each issue can be easily avoided with a little advanced planning and communication.
The 7 most common problems we see are:
Your organization doesn’t know why it’s testing.
Your organization hasn’t agreed on what kind of problems it’s trying to find.
You’re building test tools instead of testing.
Your team is testing the wrong things.
Your team doesn’t know how to test effectively.
Development doesn’t understand your defect reports.
Your testing system isn’t testable enough.
If these problems sound familiar, download our free whitepaper to take a closer look at how to set your next project up for success by avoiding these common pitfalls.
