People often talk about the Regression Testing and its importance. Even then I’ve seen testers, especially beginners unable to identify the scope of Regression testing. The primary focus is to make sure the existing unchanged features of the software are working after adding/changing one or multiple features. The most important thing is to identify the scope. As Functional/System testing will take care of the changed functionality but how to identify the regression scope?
Most of the companies execute the available Regression Test Suite after the functional testing but it doesn’t always solve the purpose considering time and effort required.
To target the specific areas, one needs to understand the software, requirements and can talk to the Business Analyst, Developer and other project team members. This helps to understand the areas which might get impacted by the change. Those are the primary focus areas for the Regression testing. Based on the time availability and complexity of the change, try to identify other non-related areas also based on your conversations, software knowledge and gut feeling. This exercise would give you enough scope to work on your Regression Testing planning.
Regression Testing, Importance and Scope Identification
Most of the companies execute the available Regression Test Suite after the functional testing but it doesn’t always solve the purpose considering time and effort required.
To target the specific areas, one needs to understand the software, requirements and can talk to the Business Analyst, Developer and other project team members. This helps to understand the areas which might get impacted by the change. Those are the primary focus areas for the Regression testing. Based on the time availability and complexity of the change, try to identify other non-related areas also based on your conversations, software knowledge and gut feeling. This exercise would give you enough scope to work on your Regression Testing planning.
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