Black Box And Gray Box Testing Transformed The Customer Experience Of An American Cosmetic Brand

The client teamed up with our testing team to make sure we tested each of its assets from end to end. Our team of testers did just that. The team started with having multiple discovery meetings with the client, where it gathered the requirements and later analyzed them. After deeply analyzing the requirement, our lead testers went ahead with the plan of dividing the team into three groups. One group of testers was supposed to test the client's mobile app. Likewise, the second group of testers was supposed to test the website. And the last group of testers looked after running test cases for the web app. Each group got its own lead tester. However, there was only one dedicated project manager who looked after the entire testing cycle and coordinated with the client.

The testers who were responsible for testing the client's mobile app carried out a series of tests. The client had a loyalty app, so its key users were the brand's repeat customers. Our team made sure that the target audiences of the app did not face any issues. In that regard, our testers performed different tests to see whether the UI and UX of the app were working well. Moreover, our team carried out performance tests to ensure the app was functioning with zero bugs. The mobile app had to be viewed on different screens, so the team even ensured that it worked well even on screens that supported different resolutions. Likewise, the team even ran a check to ensure that the app did not face any ghost-touch issues. The team then checked whether the app had any security flaws. Data security was the client's top priority as the app. It was because the mobile app, along with the web app, stored the customer's critical data. As it was a native app for both iOS and Android, we even ran compatibility tests on both operating systems. All in all, we followed a device-based testing approach to make sure the client's mobile app worked well on multiple smart devices - smartphones, tabs, etc.

One group of testers was devoted to testing the client's web app. On the web app, our team performed a series of tests. These tests included integrity testing, security testing, performance testing, usability testing, and interoperability testing. These tests helped the team ensure that the app adhered to the established data-security best practices. Moreover, carrying out performance testing helped the team ensure that the web application performed well even during peak traffic. Then the team even ran a usability test; this test was performed to make sure the web app was usable on different screens of laptops and desktops. Last, the team checked the web app against different interoperability parameters. That was how the team made sure the web application could run seamlessly on different operating systems - Windows and macOS.

Last, we even ran some checks on the website because that was the first point of contact for the client. Some of the tests we performed on the client's website included testing cross-browser compatibility and cross-device compatibility. That way, our team ensured that the site was responsive and performed well on different browsers - Safari, Chrome, Mozilla, Microsoft Edge, Brave, Opera, etc. Testing cross-device compatibility even ensured the site performed well on different iOS and Android devices. We even performed integration testing and security testing on the client's website. Through carrying out performance testing on the site, we made it a point that it never slowed itself down - even if it received heavy traffic.

Our Testing Process

For each of our test projects, we follow a testing life cycle that guides us at every testing phase we perform. And this time also, our testing team was guided by a rock-solid testing strategy. The testing life cycle we used for this project helped streamline the execution and delivery to a great extent. Moreover, having a testing process always helps our team to get clear visibility into different test schedules. Here are some highlights of the testing process we followed in executing this project.

• Discovered different project requirements with the client's business team
• Examined the project requirements in detail to create a comprehensive testing strategy
• Developed different test-case designs for evaluating the features and functionalities of the product
• Analyzed the test environment thoroughly to see which operating system can be ideal for carrying out the tests
• Implemented different test cases seamlessly
• Executed the tests as per a specific test cycle closure with clearly marked exit criteria