QA Jargon

Here are some words and phrases that are often quoted in QA Job descriptions. I have tried to describe some of them.

- Ambiguity Review
- QA Methodology
- SDLC
- Waterfall Model

• Linear
• Sequential flow
• Requirements must be validated and exit criteria must be met before proceeding to next phase
• QA comes in very late in the cycle.

- Agile Development Model:

• Incremental
• Iterative: Design-Build-Test
• Continuous feedback
• QA comes into picture very early in the cycle

- Scrum
- Cross-Browser Testing
- Browser Compatibility Testing
- STLC
- QA Plan: contains following:

• QA Responsibilities (Role of QA, participation in phases of lifecycle, build-release etc)
• Standards, guidelines etc
• Resourses (Human, machines, test lab etc)
• Schedules (timelines)
• Procedures (Bug tracking, triage etc)