What is it?
Software quality assurance (SQA) is a process that assures that all software engineering processes, methods, activities, and work items are monitored and comply with the defined standards. These defined standards could be one or a combination of any like ISO 9000, CMMI model, ISO15504, etc.
SQA incorporates all software development processes starting from defining requirements, to coding, up until the release. The end goal is to deliver a high-quality product to the client.
Quality assurance has a defined cycle called the PDCA cycle or the Deming cycle. There are four phases of this cycle: Plan, Do, Check, and Act.
Plan - The organization should plan and establish the process related objectives and determine the strategies required to deliver a High-Quality end product.
Do - Time to implement the plan and build testing of processes. This phase is where strategies could be updated to improve performance.
Check - Monitoring of processes, modify the functions, and check whether it meets the predetermined objectives.
Act - Implement actions that are necessary to achieve improvements in the processes.
Why is it crucial?
There are six reasons why QA brings value to the project and the whole company as well.
Saves money and time: If bugs and defects are found in the early stages of development, you will spend less money and time fixing them.
Stable and competitive product. QA processes and testing verify that the system meets the different requirements, including functional, performance, reliability, security, usability, etc. There are many devices, browsers, environments, and the product should work properly in any of them.
Build constant processes: It is essential to notice that an excellent QA Team not only finds and fixes bugs, but their primary purpose is to create continuous processes which allow preventing the recurrence of defects and, as a consequence, improve the quality of future systems. Good Quality adds value to your product and helps standout in the market.
Safety: When we create or develop something, we need to ask ourselves a simple question: is our product (software, application, site, etc.) secure, efficient, and trustworthy?
Reputation: If you want your product to attract users, customers, or subscribers, you MUST be sure that everything works properly before its release. If not, users will notice errors before you do, which will impact your reputation and brand trust. Our QA Engineers work throughout the software development life cycle and apply different testing methodologies to ensure that your product will not receive bad reviews.
It helps meet client expectations: QA makes sure that the result meets the business and user requirements. It ensures the reliability of the user's application/satisfaction which is 'key' for business development.
New suggestions and views on your project: Who would know the entire product better than one who thoroughly examines all its pitfalls? QA Experts can always suggest improvements to your product.
As you can see, Software Quality Assurance is a must for any project. At Venturit we have a team of Developers and QA’s ready to take your digital product to the next level. Make sure to contact us for a free consultation at hello@venturit.com for a free consultation.
Reference:
Assignment adv SE Q1 What is Quality Assurance? (2019) University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir Muzaffarabad. India. Link: https://www.coursehero.com/file/73887084/Assignment-advdocx/
What is Quality Assurance(QA)? Process, Methods, Examples, Guru99. Link: https://www.guru99.com/all-about-quality-assurance.html
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