😄Tester's Role in Manual Testing

🧑‍💻 Tester's Role in Manual Testing 🧑‍💻

Manual testing is the process of verifying and validating software applications or systems manually, without the use of automated testing tools or scripts. It involves human testers executing test cases and performing various actions on the software to identify defects, ensure its functionality, and assess its overall quality.

📋 Responsibilities

• Understand requirements and identify test scenarios

• Create detailed, comprehensive test cases

• Set up test environments and data

• Perform various types of manual testing like UI, integration, system, exploratory etc.

• Identify and document defects accurately

• Re-test fixes to confirm issues are resolved

• Regression test new builds for unchanged functionality

• Collaborate with team on status, risks, and mitigations

⚙️ Technical Skills

• Understanding of SDLC methodologies and testing types

• Domain knowledge of the application under test

• Ability to write clear, organized test cases

• Good documentation skills for bugs and test results

• Hands-on experience using different environments

• Attention to detail in identifying system issues

🤝 Soft Skills

• Analytical thinking and problem-solving

• Patience and persistence

• Creativity for exploratory testing

• Communication skills to collaborate

• Agility to continuously test new features

• Passion for quality and desire to break things