Essential Testing Skills needed for Testers:

[yathish]

Testing Skills
Essential Testing Skills needed for Testers:
Test Planning : Analyzing a project to determine the kinds of testing needed, the kinds of people needed, the scope of testing needed, the kinds of people needed, the scope of testing (including what should and should not be tested), the time available for testing activities, the initiation criteria for testing, the completion criteria and the critical success factors of testing.
Test Tool Usage : Knowing which tools are most appropriate in a given testing situation, how to apply the tools to solve testing problems effectively, how to organize automated testing, and how to integrate test tools into an organization
Test Execution : Performing various kinds of tests, such as unit testing, system testing, UAT, stress testing and regression testing. This can also include how to determine which conditions to test and how to evaluate whether the system under test passes or fails. Test execution can often be dependent on your unique environment and project needs, although basic testing principles can be adopted to test most projects
Defect Management : Understanding the nature of defects, how to report defects, how to track defects and how to use the information gained from defects to improve the development and testing processes

Risk analysis: Understanding the nature of risk, how to assess project and software risks, how to use the results of a risk assessment to prioritize and plan testing, and how to use risk analysis to prevent defects and project failure.
Test Measurement: Knowing what to measure during a test, how to use the measurements to reach meaningful conclusions and how to use measurements to improve the testing and development processes

[naveen_p25]

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