APPLICATION TESTING SERVICES

EVOLVESoftwares Quality Assurance (QA) and Independent Testing services ensure that applications are rigorously tested using industry-standard testing methods and QA processes. EVOLVESoftwares relies on people and processes to build an offshore testing plan for our clients. We follow rigorous testing procedures & standards, and work in a structured environment with compliance with SEI CMM Level 3 standards.

EVOLVESoftwares offers a complete range of Software Quality Assurance (QA) and Software Testing Services by maximizing software application quality, performance and availability while managing the costs and risks for our clients.

Services:
We offer independent QA and Testing Services spanning the entire software release lifecycle. Our QA services help you deliver your software with confidence and compete better in the market. This includes formulating the test plan & test cases, execution, defect reporting, defect analysis, risk assessments and recommendations.

Software Verification & Validation :

1. Black Box/Functionality Testing
2. Unit Testing
3. End to End Testing
4. Regression Testing
5. Configuration/Compatibility Testing
6. User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
7. Installation/Integration Testing
8. Security/Vulnerability Testing
9. White Box/Structural Testing
10. Internationalization/Localization Testing

Test Automation

1. Consulting Automated Testing
2. Implementation Performance Engineering Services
3. Load Testing
4. Endurance Testing
5. Spike Testing
6. End to End Transaction Testing
7. Performance Tuning
8. Architectural Benchmarking
9. Capacity Planning
10. Performance Consulting
    

Software QA & Process Consulting

1. Process Consulting
2. Test Strategy & Management
3. Gap Analysis
4. Training

METHEDOLOGY
We incorporate the concept of QUALITY in every aspect of project life cycle, i.e., from analysis, design, development & implementation up to maintenance.

The QA services offered by EVOLVESOFTWARE is designed to address the challenges faced in software testing and covers all phases of QA activities for the successful testing and release of the software product. Depending on the customer requirements and scope, these activities can be tailored and custom offerings can be made, and depending upon project size and long term relationship planned, EVOLVESOFTWARE would also be able to setup a dedicated test lab that would work as a 'Virtual Test Lab' for all the testing needs of the customer.

We have successfully applied recognized standards to develop quality assurance programs for clients in a wide variety of industries. We provide total quality assurance program support to our clients encompassing all of the following areas:

1. Requirements Analysis
2. Evaluating all requirements documents applicable to the client's organization or operation, determining which requirements apply and to what degree they apply, and recommending how clients can best implement those requirements within their own management framework.
3. Summarizing existing client procedures and mapping them to the controlling directives and orders in a Required Implementation Matrix to illustrate their degree of compliance.
4. Recommending what new system controls and implementing procedures are needed.

Program Development

1. Determining quality assurance requirements applicable to the particular operation.
2. Evaluating existing quality achieving and quality assuring activities.
3. Preparing quality assurance plans or program descriptions to integrate requirements with existing controls.
4. Determining the need for new and/or revised procedures and assisting in preparing them.
5. Establishing a graded approach, where appropriate, to apply more extensive controls to high-risk activities.

Implementation
Implementing quality assurance programs in accordance with applicable standards.
Providing implementation documents such as:

1. Quality assurance program descriptions, plans, and procedures
2. Evaluation and assessment plans
3. Schedules
   

Evaluation and Assessment:

1. Identifying requirements, developing schedules, assisting in evaluations independently or as a team, documenting and analyzing results, evaluating and tracking cEVOLVEective actions, analyzing quality trends and developing program improvement plans.
2. Conducting assessments, audits, surveillances, reviews, appraisals, and procurement surveys.
3. Assisting in managing and coordinating cEVOLVEective action programs in response to evaluations and assessments.
4. Throughout the process of quality assurance program development and implementation, we obtain and encourage full participation from client’s operating personnel and management. Our approach fosters team building, which results in increased quality awareness and assures our client's ultimate success.

QA SERVICES
Outsourcing of QA functions frees your in-house staff to concentrate on your core business, saving your time, resources, and opportunity cost.

EVOLVE Softwares offers following testing services:
QA Test Planning: Planning for QA system is as important as testing itself. EVOLVE Softwares has a mature, proven and reliable quality management system. And the readily available expertise will be used while evolving QA test system for the customer.

Metrics, Analysis and Reports: Test reports are generated for the tests conducted and defect reports are generated for the failed test cases. The data collected during testing are entered / captured into web based application (ServicePoint). The data thus captured can be used for analysis and generating reports. There are number of standard report formats to choose from. If necessary custom report formats can be developed based on customer requirements.

Testing Techniques: There are a number of testing techniques available. Depending upon application software complexity, technology used and testing requirements, a combination of the following testing techniques can be used.

Functional Testing:
Testing is done using test data derived from the specified functional requirements regardless of the final program structure. Also known as 'black box' testing or behavioral testing.

Structural Testing:
A Testing that examines the program structures and derives test data from the program logic. This is also known as 'white box' testing. Component Testing: In this testing, the called Components are replaced with Stubs, Simulators or Trusted Components. The Calling Components are replaced with Drivers or Trusted Super Components. This is used when Testing Components in Software is built using Component-based Architecture.

Integration Testing:
An Orderly Progression of Testing in which the Software Components or Hardware Components, or both are combined and tested until the entire System has been integrated. For Web Applications, Server side Caching Strategy used in production environment is simulated to get accurate results for Functionality and Performance of the Application.

Regression Testing:
Similar in scope to a Functional Test, a Regression Test allows a consistent, repeatable validation of each new Release of a Product or Website. Such testing ensures reported product defects have been cEVOLVEected for each new release so that no new quality problems were introduced in the maintenance process. Though Regression Testing can be performed manually, an automated test suite is often used to reduce the time and resources needed to perform the required testing.

Performance Testing:
Testing to check performance and behavior of the application under varying conditions of load is covered under this. In case of web applications these virtual clients perform typical tasks such as browsing, purchasing items, and searching databases contained within the client website.

Compatibility Testing: Compatibility testing is performed in order to verify that the client application functions without difficulties or discrepancies due to incompatibility with a platform configuration. Tests are run on several different computer configurations that are considered the 'Industry Standard.

Web Application Specific Testing:
Web Applications are composed of Static and Dynamic parts. The HTML code is referred as static part and the Source code written to perform the specified transactions is called the Dynamic part. The Static part requires different test technique and tools whereas Dynamic part can be tested using the techniques described above.

Following are the various Tests that need to be performed for Testing Static part of the Web Application.

a) Basic CEVOLVEectness / Adherence to Standards and Guidelines
b) User Interaction
c) Structural Aspects
d) Security Testing