WHAT IS MANUAL TESTING BENEFITS AND DRAWBACK OF MANUAL TESTING

MANUAL TESTING

Manual testing is a software tesing process in which test cases are executed manually without any automation tool. All test cases executed manually according to the end user perpective. It ensure whether the appliation is working as mentioned in the requirement document or not.Test cases are planned and implemented to complete almost 100 percent of the sofware appliation.test cases reports are also generated anually.

WHY WE NEED MANUAL TESTING:

Whenever application comes to the market and it is unstable or having a bugor creating a bug while end user are using it.

If the test engineer does manual testing, he/she can test the application as an end-user perspective and get more familiar with the product, which helps them to write the correct test cases of the application and give the quick feedback of the application.

BENEFITS OF MANUAL TESTING:

1. High level accuracy
2. Real user experience
3. Flexibility in testing process
4. cost effective of small projects
5. Better understanding of customer needs
6. No need of complex tools
7. Identifying visual issues
8. Easier to learn for new user
9. Better understanding of complex projects

DRAWBACKS OF MANUAL TESTING

1. Time consuming
2. Prone to human error
3. Difficult reproduction
4. Not sustainable long term
5. Limited coverage
6. Limited scalability
7. Dependent on Skill
8. Difficult reporting