Manual testing is a foundational skill in software QA. But even experienced testers can fall into common traps that lead to missed bugs, wasted effort, or broken trust with the team. In this post, we’ll highlight the most common manual testing mistakes and show you…

User Acceptance Testing (UAT) is one of the final stages in the software development lifecycle—and one of the most important. While UAT is often led by business users or clients, QA plays a crucial behind-the-scenes role in preparing, supporting, and guiding the UAT process to…

Executing a test case may sound simple—follow the steps, record the result. But in a professional QA environment, how you execute a test case matters just as much as writing one. Done properly, test execution helps ensure accurate test coverage, improves communication with your team,…

In traditional testing, everything is planned and documented ahead of time—test cases, steps, data. But in the real world, software is messy, fast-moving, and sometimes unpredictable. That’s where exploratory testing comes in. It’s flexible, fast, and incredibly powerful—especially when you know how to use the…

If you’re new to software testing, the terms test case and test scenario can sound very similar. In fact, they’re often used interchangeably—but they serve different purposes. In this post, we’ll break down the key differences between test cases and test scenarios, when to use…

Before you write test cases, you need a clear understanding of what to test—and that’s where test scenarios come in. Test scenarios help QA teams ensure broad coverage, simplify test design, and align testing efforts with real user workflows. In this post, we’ll explain: What…

Writing clear, accurate test cases is one of the most fundamental skills for any QA professional. Whether you’re manually testing or preparing for automation, good test cases ensure consistency, repeatability, and reliable defect detection. In this post, you’ll learn: What a test case is What…

Manual testing is the foundation of software quality assurance. Even in a world of automation and CI/CD, manual testing plays a critical role in finding bugs, validating functionality, and improving the user experience. But how do you actually do manual testing? What’s the process? In…

In today’s fast-paced development world, teams are under pressure to deliver software quickly. In the rush to release, some organizations are tempted to cut corners—and QA is often the first to go. But what really happens if you skip QA? In this post, we’ll explore…

If you’ve ever heard someone say, “We need better test coverage,” you might have wondered—what exactly is test coverage? And how do we measure it? Test coverage is one of the most commonly used QA terms, yet it’s often misunderstood. In this post, we’ll break…