Things to know when testing Mobile applications

When testing using the traditional method on windows/web applications, we all know that we need to test functionality. The same concepts apply for Mobile applications for smart phones as well. As testing experts we should ensure the functionally of the application. While we perform functional testing we need to consider the following points as well.

Testing matrix

In the mobile market there are more than 835 million smart phones available and it is ever increasing. The testing matrix is complex and it is important to select the correct testing matrix as the test environment. Therefore the points below should be helpful:

•  OS and Browser 
•  Device model 
•  Wireless connectivity 
•  Location 
•  Network bandwidths 
•  Audience 

Cost of Quality

This time I thought of discussing about a concept about Cost of Quality in a product.

What is cost of Quality? The simple answer is to the cost involved in maintain or add quality to a product/service that you are providing to a customer. So how it’s important to an organization? Cost is directly involved with the profit. When cost goes down, profit will go up where revenue is constant.

Now let’s talk this topic in detail.

When discussing the Cost of Quality, there are 3 costing types involved.

1. Prevention cost
2. Appraisal cost
3. Failure cost

Prevention Costs

Cost involved in preventing failures is prevention cost. There are many tasks which are performed in order to capture failures soon in the life cycle. It can be any product development methods.

Let’s have list of tasks which will cost in prevention of occurring failures,

• Establishing a process
• Planning for quality
• Acquiring new tools and use them
• Trainings to improve competency
• Adopt best practices and leanings from past experience