When to Perform Manual Testing?
Manual testing works well for testing:
- Functionalities.
- User Interface.
- Website Behavior.
- Application Behavior.
- User Acceptance.
- User Experience.
Manual testing should be conducted when:
- Flexibility is required: With manual tests, QA can quickly test and provide fast feedback.
- Short-term projects: It is not advisable to invest more money and effort to set up short-term projects that focus on minor features because such setup will require huge effort and money that would be too high for such small projects.
- When testing end-user usability: Humans can use their sensibilities to understand the application behavior if the application offers a satisfactory user journey. No machine can perform this task as humans can.
Benefits of Manual Testing
- Easy hiring: In manual testing, anyone can test so it helps in easy hiring.
- Fast feedback: Manual testing helps to provide fast and accurate feedback.
- Versatile: Manua test cases can be applied to many test cases.
- Flexible: Manual testing is flexible as it can adapt easily to changes in the user interface.
- Less expensive: Manual testing is less expensive as one does not need to spend a budget on automation tools and processes.
Limitations of Manual Testing
- Not all defects detected: In manual cases, there is no assurance that there will be 100% test coverage as a result some of the defects may not be detected.
- High expertise: Although manual testing can be done by anyone, in some complex cases high expertise is required.
- Lots of time: Manual testing times extensive activity. It requires a lot of time to manually develop test cases so that all the functionalities are covered and tested.
- Cannot be recorded: Manual testing process cannot be recorded so it is not possible to reuse the manual test cases.
- Less reliable: Manual testing is less reliable as it is conducted by humans and all test cases are designed by humans so there are chances for human error.
Manual Testing vs Automated Testing
The article focuses on discussing the difference between Manual Testing and Automation Testing. Before proceeding with the difference between the two terminologies, let’s discuss the terms in detail.