Phases of software testing

• Who perform the tests.
• QA(Quality Assurance) team should perform all tests,developers will only sanity check their applications'

• Under QA manager => QA Leader
• Under QA Leader =>

1. QA Designers 
2. QA Engineers 
3. Automation QA Engineers

Test scope

• Scope defined by requirements.
• Make boundaries clear in test preparation document.

Common Testing tools

1. Ticketing system (e..g. Bugzilla,osTicket,Trac etc)
   
2. Automated testing tools.(e.g.Selenium etc )
3. Load testing tools(e.g. Seige (HTTP load testing & benchmarking utility))

Testing strategies & best practices

• Give early feedback.
• Inspire creativity.
• Text flexbility.
• Engage with the real world.
• Mix development and test.