System Testing

The System Testing phase ensures the successful marriage of integrated components to form a functional system and the subsequent marriage of the system under test to one or more other systems in a common environment.

What is System Testing?

There are four parts to the System Testing Phase.

Why choose SQS for your System Testing Requirements?
Software development can be inherently risky. These risks are vastly multiplied when software is applied to multiple platforms, systems or applications. These risks can be greatly reduced if System Testing is managed well - SQS has extensive experience in this area. By ensuring that the right level of planning, documentation and control is included this will ensure that the System Under Test satisfies the project specification and the critical business process requirements.

The coordination of Testing requires specific management and technical skills. SQS professionals have these skills and extensive experience in implementing the desired skill set within specific market areas. SQS has a documented methodology for Systems Testing for both Bespoke and Packaged Software development.

How will SQS conduct your System Testing?
SQS have proven Methodologies for System Testing shown in the diagram:

The methodology is built around mitigation of the risks in deploying new applications and products to meet the business's needs. There are many ways to implement effective solutions for System Testing - The SQS skill is in knowing and applying the correct solution at both the business and technology levels for maximum advantage.

The SQS Group approach begins with the business definition and requirements capture. The approach continues by evaluating, selecting and implementing the best testing tools to carry out end-to-end system testing to ensure performance meets requirements. This ensures the system and allied processes meet the initial business objectives.

Once a system has been tested to prove that it functions correctly on its own, it is necessary to test it working alongside other systems. Integration testing is used to check that the data flowing to the application from other applications is manipulated correctly and that the data passing back from the System Under Test to other applications is in the correct format for use by them.

SQS would be the central hub for System Testing. This team would concentrate upon the functional areas of the system and its integration with other applications as part of this service offering, providing a manual testing solution and tailored reporting. This would provide 'real world' accuracy that all System requires.

SQS would also provide the rest of the coverage necessary for this type of testing - including test automation, load, and stress and soak testing where applicable. The use of automated testing greatly reduces the time and overall cost of testing in this area. Working hand in hand with project managers, SQS automation techniques and methodologies provide effective, cost conscious results for System Testing.

Measurements and Metrics
SQS use several methods to measure the effectiveness of System Testing -

The combined use of all these reporting methods provides easily understood reporting metrics presented in a graphical form. This ensures that control of the testing function is always retained by the business managers and provides the proof of effectiveness of the testing project.