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MGD Services, Inc.
The IT Quality Assurance Specialists
Phone: 877-MGD-TEST (877-643-8378)
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Email: [email protected]
Web Site: http://mgdservices.com
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Quality Assurance
An Integral Part of Software
Systems Development Life Cycle
by
MGD Services, Inc.
The QA Philosophy
The inherent philosophy of Quality
Assurance for software systems
development is to ensure the system
meets or exceeds the agreed upon
requirements of the end-users; thus
creating a high-quality, fully-functional
and user-friendly application
Quality Assurance
Is More Than Just Testing
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Quality Assurance is involved in the entire
project development life cycle
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Quality Assurance is a commitment by all
project participants to the Total Quality of the
Project
Quality Assurance Focus Early In Life Cycle
Machine-based testing performed
No machine-based testing performed
30
% Defects Removed
25
Project
Data
20
Target
15
10
5
0
Requirements
High Level
Design
by focusing
here
Relative Cost
Of Defect Repair - $1
Low Level
Design
Unit Test
Code
Development
Function
Test
System
Integration
Test
Quality
Assurance Regression
Test
Development Life Cycle
$100
$1000+
The objective
is to
“buy” time and
reduce costs
by finding
problems
earlier
The QA Process Cycle
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Phase I: Requirements Gathering,
Documentation and Agreement
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Phase II: Establishing Project
Standards
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Phase III: Test Planning
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Phase IV: Test Case Development
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Phase V: QA Testing
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Phase VI: User Acceptance Testing
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Phase VII: System Validation
Phase I:
Requirements and Project Scope
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The system requirements are collected
and analyzed based on input and direction
from each of the project groups
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The requirements documents are drafted,
reviewed, finalized and agreed upon by all
project participants
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The scope of the project is established
and agreed upon
Phase II:
Establishing Project Standards
 The QA team will assist in establishing
and setting the standards for the project
 The standards will be established for:
 Development Methodology
 System Design
 Quality Assurance Methodology
 Methodology Compliance
Phase III:
Test Planning
The Quality Assurance Team will:
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Write the Test Plans which detail the QA
involvement for the entire project life cycle
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Develop test conditions based on the
business needs and business scenarios
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Implement a defect-tracking mechanism
Phase III (con’t):
QA Methodology
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The QA team will establish Quality
Assurance methods, practices and
standards
The overall QA methodology will assist
in creating a controlled product release
and greatly reduce the risk of errors
being introduced into the product
Phase IV:
Developing Test Cases
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Write test cases that entirely test the
scenarios covered in the test conditions
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Review the test conditions and
subsequent test cases with the project
users
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Write test cases that will cover all
phases of the QA life cycle
Phase V:
QA Testing
QA Life Cycle consists of 5 types of
testing regimens:
1. Unit Testing
2. Functional Testing
3. System Integration Testing
4. Regression Testing
5. User Acceptance Testing
1. Unit Testing
The testing, by development, of the
application modules to verify each unit
(module) itself meets the accepted user
requirements and design and
development standards
2. Functional Testing
The testing of all the application’s
modules individually to ensure the
modules, as released from development
to QA, work together as designed and
meet the accepted user requirements
and system standards
3. System Integration
Testing
Testing of all of the application modules in
the same environment, database
instance, network and inter-related
applications, as it would function in
production. This includes security,
volume and stress testing
4. Regression Testing
This is the testing of each of the
application’s system builds to confirm
that all aspects of a system remain
functionally correct after program
modifications. Using automated
regression testing tools is the preferred
method
Testing Automation
MGD Services, Inc. Partners with the following
Automated Testing Tools Companies
Mercury Interactive
http://www.mercury.com
Compuware
http://www.compuware.com/solutions/3592_ENG_HTML.htm
Phase VI:
User Acceptance Testing
(UAT)
The testing of the entire application by the
end-users ensuring the application
functions as set forth in the system
requirements documents and that the
system meets the business needs
Phase VII:
Validation
All systems should go through a validation
process which maintains the project
documentation library
Validation Documentation
All software systems that are developed
or used for FDA submissions are
subject to review by the FDA. All
phases of the Project Life Cycle are
required to maintain FDA validation
documents. MGD Services is
experienced in FDA Validation and 21
CFR Part 11.
Staffing
The Staffing Requirements For The QA Functions:
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QA Manager
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Business Analyst
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Quality Assurance Analyst
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Technical Writer
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Instructional Designer/System Trainer
QA Manager
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Established and implements the QA
Methodology for project Total Quality
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Acts as the project lead liaison between
all project areas to ensure all areas are
completely and correctly engaged
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Oversees the entire QA Life Cycle and
QA staff
Business Analyst
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Writes the User Requirements and
Functional Specs and assists in writing
the system documentation
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Acts as a liaison between the QA Team
and the other project team members
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Assists in the QA test conditions
development
Quality Assurance Analyst
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Develops test conditions
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Writes test cases
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Performs Functional, Regression, and
System Integration Testing
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Assists in development of user guides and
training manuals
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Assists or performs the System Training
Technical Writer
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Assists in writing the user and system
documentation
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Maintains validation documentation
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Writes on-line help
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Writes the User Guide and Training
Manuals
Instructional Designer/
Systems Trainer
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Assists in writing the user guides and
training manuals
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Trains users on production system
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Subject Matter Expert on Adult Learning
Theories and learning assessment
In Closing...
QA’s involvement must be from the beginning to
the end of the project life cycle. Properly
managed, the QA process will bring the system
to production with cost and time savings.
P: 877-MGD-TEST
Web: mgdservices.com
E-Mail: [email protected]