1. Apart from providing inputs to requirements (as mentioned by Aliona above) testers can also provide inputs to Designs and Architecture of product and by giving inputs to design test team can help improve quality of product upfront.
2. Testers can work towards mastering the domain knowledge and understand standards, regulations and upcoming trends in industry and particular domains, they are working.
3. Understanding and taking initiatives in process definition, implementation and improvements.
4. Spreading awareness about testing techniques and importance of testing to other groups.
5. Contribute in project/product planning and ensuring all required tasks/work are 'accounted for' in the plan with adequate time and duration. Doing right planning is key to success.
6. Implementing best practices in testing group and also sharing knowledge with other groups like Dev, PMG etc.
7. Participate in customer interaction, help debugging and troubleshooting customer reported defects, participate in acceptance testing etc.
8. Converting intermittent defects to confirm defects by analyzing steps required to reproduce the defects.
9. Conducting Root Cause Analysis for all customer reported defects and try to fill the open gaps.
10. Keeping right Attitude and Discipline and enjoying testing :)
2. Testers can work towards mastering the domain knowledge and understand standards, regulations and upcoming trends in industry and particular domains, they are working.
3. Understanding and taking initiatives in process definition, implementation and improvements.
4. Spreading awareness about testing techniques and importance of testing to other groups.
5. Contribute in project/product planning and ensuring all required tasks/work are 'accounted for' in the plan with adequate time and duration. Doing right planning is key to success.
6. Implementing best practices in testing group and also sharing knowledge with other groups like Dev, PMG etc.
7. Participate in customer interaction, help debugging and troubleshooting customer reported defects, participate in acceptance testing etc.
8. Converting intermittent defects to confirm defects by analyzing steps required to reproduce the defects.
9. Conducting Root Cause Analysis for all customer reported defects and try to fill the open gaps.
10. Keeping right Attitude and Discipline and enjoying testing :)
