Manual testing 22 - What is Alpha testing? Why to do Alpha Testing? Phases of Alpha Testing

Alpha Testing.
Why to do Alpha Testing.
When we do Alpha Testing
Which are the phases of Alpha Testing
Entry and Exit criteria for Alpha Testing
Advantages and Disadvantages of Alpha Testing
Possible interview questions of Alpha testing

What is Alpha Testing?
Alpha testing is type of software testing type used in software development.

It is type of software testing performed by test engineers to identify all the bugs before releasing product to the customer.

It is done early on, near the end of the development of the software and before beta testing.

Alpha Testing involves both black box testing as well as white box testing.

Alpha testing is typically performed by a group that is independent of the design team, but still within the company.
Beta Testing
It is type of testing which is done after releasing product or software to the market.
It is done by set of test engineers or end users or customers.
Gamma Testing
Gamma testing is done after beta testing before commercial release of the software to the customer.
Why to do Alpha Testing
• Bugs coming from the product which is already released gives a bad impression on the product and the reputation is lost for the company that developed the product.
• Alpha testing encourages product to be used by different sectors of company so that they can give feedback about the product.
• This phase captures the all demands of end user and we will give a strong support for the product that is released.
• Feature Gaps can be covered or planned for the subsequent releases.
When to do Alpha Testing

This testing usually starts during System Testing when a product
is 70% – 90% complete which is nothing but before Beta Testing Phase.

Phases of Alpha testing
1.Pre-alpha Testing:
Here test engineer will test all the feature at high level and check whether product is eligible for next level of testing.
2. Alpha Testing:
In alpha testing we do thorough and rigorous testing.
Alpha Test usually takes place in Test Cycles, each of which will be of about 1 – 2 weeks. The number of cycles depends on the features included for testing and the number of issues uncovered during this test phase.

3.Post alpha testing:
Here requirements will be freeze developer will be fixing the defects and test engineers will be testing the defect.

Entry Criteria for Alpha Test:

• Requirement should be frozen.
• Alpha testing is starting after the completion of System Testing.
• Test engineer should be trained for the product (if they are new to the
product).
• Alpha Test cases should be designed and reviewed.
• Testing environment should be set up and confirm the stability.
• Release notes should be ready for build of alpha version
Exit criteria for Alpha testing

• All major bugs should be fixed.
• All the test cycles should be complete.
• All the Alpha Test cases identified for testing should be executed and Passed.
• No additional features, no modifications to existing features, no dropping of the existing features.
• Alpha Test summary report
• Alpha Testing should be signed off

Advantages of Alpha testing

• It always helps to understand the target users point of view and experience while using the product.
• Alpha testing ensures that the user will get high quality services in the form of complete functionalities
• It saves time and money by fixing the defect in this stage.
• It focuses on usability issues and compatibility issues.
Disadvantages of Alpha Testing
• Since alpha testing is just the usability testing, reliability and security testing is not performed
• Not all the features of the product are expected to be tested

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