Traditional Testing Traditional testing methodologies have been in existence since the inception of software development. They are primarily based on pre-organized phases/stages of the software testing life cycle. In this case, the testing flow is unidirectional, from testing to maintenance. With time, IT practices have evolved and so have testing approaches, as traditional testing usually fails to address the product’s continuous testing needs.
Features Of Traditional Testing
Performed incrementally.
The result is only released after all the defects in the software are either resolved or rectified.
Entirely managed by the project manager.
Follows a top-down approach where the next phase of testing begins only after completion of the previous stage.
Predefined steps to execute the process.
The client’s involvement is required only in the initial phase of testing.
Advantages Of Traditional Testing
It helps in the identification of the maximum number of defects.
It ensures a quality product.
Disadvantages of Traditional Testing
It is a long-running and taxing process.
Since the changes are implemented only at the end of testing, product delivery speed is affected.
The complete set of requirements must be communicated in the initial phase without any chance of modification after the project development has started.
The approach has minimal to no interactions between different software testers.
Documentation becomes a high priority in traditional methodology and becomes expensive to create.
There are minimal chances to implement reusable components.
Traditional testing methodologies are suitable only when the requirements are precise. Although the process is quite useful in identifying defects with the product under test, with the advent of modern or agile testing practices, traditional testing practices have become incompatible.