Software test

This is the intrinsic task of software testing. The particular challenge is to create the test cases for the functional and non-functional requirements using the correct test design procedures. The appropriate test design procedures must be used (e.g. black and white box tests). Tool-supported documentation and execution of test cases enables standardized controlling and reporting of test activities across all test levels and phases.

Agile approaches are being used in more and more software projects (Scrum, Kanban, etc.). In agile projects, the cycle time is often reduced to two to four-week sprints, at the end of which new releases are to be created and delivered. Quality assurance and testing must be adapted to these cycles – this poses special challenges for the design and implementation of software tests (e.g. a good mix of exploratory tests and test automation).

The provision of test data in the respective development and test environments is of crucial importance for the test activities. A number of criteria must be taken into account here, such as the software architecture and the test strategy, but also data protection, as in most cases it is not possible or permitted to test directly with production data. In these cases, we use test data generators to produce synthetic test data or to anonymize production data.

IT systems with poor performance represent a clear competitive disadvantage. We provide support in the design, implementation and execution of load and performance tests.

Test automation helps to significantly improve the development and life cycle of a software solution. It enables reproducible tests to be carried out automatically within a short time and is an important addition to manual tests.