As a project manager, your client has set high quality requirements for your IT project. So it is important that the user organization tests the software properly. However, the time constraints of the project mean that you see no room to purchase a good testing tool. But is this actually the case?
In this blog:
- A nice testing tool, but...
- Better testing
- Awareness better testing
- First the tool then the process?
- Another tool there?
- Import scripts Excel
- Starting small, right in your project
- Convince management
A nice testing tool, but...
This is a common excuse: "It's a great tool but given the time constraints, we're not going to purchase it until after the project." We know from experience that by then a new project will have presented itself. There again, there is high time pressure.
Ultimately, the testing tool is not purchased. The result is insufficient visibility and grip on quality, lack of clarity regarding risks and a high probability of scope creep.
Better testing
Of course, most organizations know that application testing can and should be better. Often there is a lack of coherence and overview with regard to the testing process. Everyone does it in their own way and it seems like testing has to be reinvented over and over again.
At the same time, IT environments are becoming more and more complex. As a result, the impact of errors is enormous. And when a project is completed, the number of risks and opportunities for errors simply increases. After all, new releases present themselves more often and faster. With a lack of overview and consistency, there is thus a high chance that risks and errors will be carried over to the next release. So testing remains important even after the project is delivered.
Awareness better testing
Awareness regarding better testing is, of course, an open door. That is often obvious. What matters most is the urgency of making people aware that test process improvement is possible within projects.
Indeed, when handled properly, it is even possible to directly save time on the project. When people within your project are aware of this, there is more willingness to change. The same goes for the stakeholders of your project.
First the tool then the process?
It is often thought in projects that the testing process must first be completely clear. Then an appropriate testing tool is sought. This is a plausible thought.
But the practice is different. Because, as indicated earlier, people often think that there is no time and space within the project to deal with this. However, practice shows the opposite. In fact, improving your testing process within the project even saves time.
Indeed, the design of the testing process, the test organization and the design of a test tool go hand in hand. A condition is that the test tool is based on best practices. This ensures that the test process is already largely defined in the test tool.
Another important point is that the test tool is configurable. Thus, fine-tuning can be done, aimed at the way the organization works. It should come as no surprise that a test tool like Testersuite is based on best practices and is fully configurable. Within a day you will be fully up-and-running in Testersuite.
Another tool there?
So it is perfectly possible to start with a test tool both in a new project or an ongoing project. There is still another hurdle to take. Namely resistance within the organization and among project members against another tool.
Perfectly understandable. People immediately see barriers such as boring time-consuming training and getting used to the tool. However, when it turns out that training users is not necessary because the tool works so intuitively, these arguments disappear like snow in the sun. This is exactly where the power of Testersuite lies.
Import scripts Excel
Then, when you've finally cleared the way to purchase a testing tool for your project, comes the next obstacle. Because what are you going to do with existing test scripts in Excel? Re-entering them into the test tool is something people often don't see as an option.
However, this problem is easily fixed in Testersuite. In fact, existing test scripts can be easily imported into Testersuite. The user-friendly import function for importing test scripts into Testersuite helps you do this.
Starting small, right in your project
The argument that there is no time, space or capacity within a project to start with a testing tool no longer stands. In fact, a project is precisely the ideal time to start using a tool like Testersuite. It will save you time immediately!
As indicated, the condition is that the test tool can be set up quickly and people in the project can start using it immediately. Initially use the most important functionalities of the test tool for your project.
Convince management
Do you have to deal with management which also thinks a bit about buying a new tool? Then just start with the free version of Testersuite. Set up your testing process within the project. Once you have set this up and the results are visible, use this as a kind of proof of concept towards your management.
And perhaps the most important advice of all: Start small to end up big! Our consultants will be happy to help you with this!
