apHarmony offers software testing services. Whether you are looking to improve software quality through bringing on an external software testing firm, develop automated software testing solutions, or integrate a software testing phase into the development pipeline, we will be happy to bring our team to your software project. Please feel free to give us a call at 630-855-7522 for a free evaluation and quote.

Software testing is a critical element for the success of any software project. Without a rigorous testing methodology, a project has little chance to standing up to the demands of real-world conditions, regardless of the talent of the programmers. The primary forms of testing are unit testing, integration testing, and regression testing. Unit testing takes place at each software milestone, performing a full test on the software components, new features as well as old. Unit testing will uncover local defects in the system logic, as well as help bring to light areas where the current software may need enhancement to achieve the system requirements.

Integration testing, on the other hand, is primarily focused on analyzing relationships between system components, and where communication or processes might break down. Integration testing is performed when the individual module is combined with the full system, and helps uncover challenges in overall system use as well as difficult-to-spot dependency errors. Integration testing may include a variety of other aspects to the test, including usability testing and analysis, security testing, and performance / load testing. Usability testing takes a holistic look at the user interaction with the software, and helps find bottlenecks or areas of improvement that may reduce support requests or improve user acceptance. Usability testing can include accessibility / disability tests, and well as internationalization tests to make sure the software works well across the full geographic deployment spectrum.

Finally, once the software is live, regression testing helps locate errors in previously working functionality. This is often done through automated test cases, programmed by the software testing team and run as a build-step in system compilation. Automated test cases help to spot errors before they become a problem in the wild, and also help reduce the load on the software testing team.

For a free evaluation and quote on a software testing project, please feel free to give us a call at 630-855-7522.