Challenges in Setting Up Test Environment
Below are some of the challenges faced during setting up the test environment:
- Planning resource utilization: Effective planning of resource utilization is very important as it may impact the results and can lead to conflicts between the teams. Inefficient management and use of test resources deviate from the testing process.
- Dependency on external environment: There are scenarios where the test environment depends on the external environment. In such cases, the testing team has to rely on the support team for various test assets like hardware, software, etc.
- Remote test environment: In cases where the test environment is located geographically apart the testing team has to rely on the support team for the test assets.
- Collaboration between teams: There is a possibility that the test results are not accurate in the cases where the test environment is shared between the different teams.
- Setting up complex tests: Some of the tests require extensive test environment configuration. The team may need to consider factors like time and resources to conduct complex tests.
Test Environment: A Beginner’s Guide
As we know for the development of a software application/product the development team follows a set of steps that are performed in different phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). In SDLC Software testing is one of the important phases as it ensures the quality of the product. So, for that different types of software testing are performed to check different parameters or test cases. During the testing phase depending upon the type of testing different members are involved like the developer, the tester, and sometimes the customer/client also. But the basic thing to perform testing is a test environment. Because it provides a perfect setup for testing teams as a testing environment is equipped with various testing-related tools and other elements that support test execution with hardware, software, and network configured. The article focuses on discussing the test environment in detail.