10 Quality Assurance(QA) Tips for Mobile App Development

Quality control “QA” can often be overlooked or not receive adequate attention compared to other aspects of mobile application development. At AppZure, we believe that having a strong quality control process will help with the development of mobile applications and can save the company time and money in the long term.

1. A quality control team is essential to develop and launch a successful product. The quality control team is responsible for ensuring that the development team stays within the guidelines of a planned process; all requirements identified as part of the product version are addressed and met; and the software is free of defects or is published with an accepted list of known problems.

2. Quality control must be integrated in all aspects of the product launch. QA is instrumental in process improvement, as well as defect management, security testing, accessibility testing, performance testing and user acceptance testing. In an agile environment, the mantra is “test early and test often”. As such, quality assurance should be included in the product plan as a fundamental part of the team.

3. Quality assurance must be involved in the product launch process from the beginning of the project. The quality control team is responsible for creating test plans, test cases and automated test scripts. Again, try early and try often.

4. Product teams should make quality control an integral part of the equipment so that quality assurance is easier / better / faster. Members of the quality control team should review the User Stories with the Product Administrators as they are created to ensure they meet the “testable” criteria. They must create test cases before the start of the sprint to help facilitate the design driven by the test. They must work side by side with the developers to test the new features developed in each sprint, and they must manage the implementation in the quality control environment.

5. QA has many benefits for product development: faster closing: the product meets the customer’s requirements; A quality mentality fostered by a strong quality control nurtures continuous improvement; The quality control team will improve the confidence of stakeholders in their ability to launch a successful product; and QA reduces the life cycle of software in general, without maintenance costs.

6. Quality assurance tends to face obstacles due to a calendar or budgetary reasons. Quality assurance is often the first to be cut or underestimated, since it is often considered simply as a test of the software. Management also often wants to put developers in charge of their own tests. It is not a good idea. Ask any developer, and they will tell you that their code works! Finally, the main obstacle QA faces in a software development team is the “us versus them” mentality. QA is not the enemy, it is key to deliver a quality product.

7. Startups vs. enterprise generally implements QA differently. In an initial stage, the start-up usually has problems to do everything as quickly as possible with a minimum of funds. In this environment, quality assurance is often overlooked or postponed to meet tight budget constraints, resulting in a less stable product. At the business level, there is a tendency to leave projects stalled due to too much process. When this is the case, the QA needs to revisit its processes to keep them updated, relevant and agile.

8. QA is a continuous integral process for the development of mobile applications. QA is integral to the entire life cycle of software development. It is not a test that is connected at the end of a development process. The longer you wait to solve a problem, the more expensive it is to correct it.

9. Quality assurance needs an adequate allocation of resources. In general, we like to have a quality control resource for every 3–4 developers. If the project requires automated regression testing, then additional resources would be needed for automation. When QA is integrated into the full development cycle of the mobile application, the tests must be completed at the end of each sprint and the product must be stable as the product launch approaches. We recommend a hardening period of 3–4 weeks before product launch to provide enough bandwidth to address production problems.

10. Quality assurance can reduce overall project costs. What is the cost of not having a solid quality control program? A strong quality control program should result in lower maintenance costs throughout the product’s life cycle. There are many options for quality control resources that keep it affordable.

Wrapping Up:

Are you in the middle of launching a new mobile application? Or maybe just get to the strategy and planning phase? Either way, it is never too late or too early to apply sound quality control principles to ensure that you deliver the best possible mobile application in a timely manner. If you are looking for a mobile application development partner to help guide you through the process, contact us.

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Company: Appzure

Email: sales@appzure.com

Mobile:+1–469–789–7400

Website: www.appzure.com