What makes a good Software QA engineer?

The same qualities a good tester has are useful for a QA engineer. Additionally, they must be able to understand the entire software development process and how it can fit into the business approach and goals of the organization. Communication skills and the ability to understand various sides of issues are important. In organizations in the early stages of implementing QA processes, patience and diplomacy are especially needed. An ability to find problems as well as to see 'what's missing' is important for inspections and reviews.

 

·         Testing

 

Ø       An examination of the behavior of a program by executing on sample data sets.

Ø       Testing comprises of set of activities to detect defects in a produced material.

Ø       To unearth & correct defects

Ø       To detect defects early & to reduce cost of defect fixing

Ø       To avoid user detecting problems

Ø       To ensure that product works as users expected it to.