To clarify: We do have a separate QA team that performs large scale testing. I was hoping to help them by providing software to at least partially automate their processes. Testing is not a job that exercises a lot of creativity, unlike development. There should always be an element of fun in any kind of job/work; perhaps by automating their menial tasks it would lift their spirits up a bit. At the very least they get a new toy to play with.
I agree that the dev team should not perform QA, mainly because you cannot expect them to see the user's POV, and of course bias.
To clarify:
The dev team only tests on the code level (memory leaks, code fault tolerance, etc.).
We have a separate QA team that performs customer-level testing. Some of them are technically inclined, some are not. All of them, however, understand the mechanisms of the system on a user level. Currently, they manually test each operation of each component in the system using test procedure lists and guidelines.
I was thinking if there was anyway to, even partially, automate their processes using software. I believe that in any job/work there must be a fun aspect, and lately I've seen that they have lost that spark. Perhaps by introducing a new toy (software) it would both help their productivity and ignite their spirits. Thus the reason for the post.
I would like to thank everyone who replied.
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To clarify: We do have a separate QA team that performs large scale testing. I was hoping to help them by providing software to at least partially automate their processes. Testing is not a job that exercises a lot of creativity, unlike development. There should always be an element of fun in any kind of job/work; perhaps by automating their menial tasks it would lift their spirits up a bit. At the very least they get a new toy to play with. I agree that the dev team should not perform QA, mainly because you cannot expect them to see the user's POV, and of course bias.
To clarify: The dev team only tests on the code level (memory leaks, code fault tolerance, etc.). We have a separate QA team that performs customer-level testing. Some of them are technically inclined, some are not. All of them, however, understand the mechanisms of the system on a user level. Currently, they manually test each operation of each component in the system using test procedure lists and guidelines. I was thinking if there was anyway to, even partially, automate their processes using software. I believe that in any job/work there must be a fun aspect, and lately I've seen that they have lost that spark. Perhaps by introducing a new toy (software) it would both help their productivity and ignite their spirits. Thus the reason for the post. I would like to thank everyone who replied.