Quality Assurance is the sum of the planning and the implementations of the plans the project manager, the project team and the management does to ensure the project meets the demand of quality. QA is not something that is done only at the end of the project, but before and during the project. There are many different approaches to QA, depending on the quality of the system the organization or project team has adapted. There are two types of QA:

• Internal QA: Assurance provided to management and the project team.
• External QA: Assurance provide to the external customers of the project.

QA can be accomplished using the following tools.

• Cost Benefit Analysis
• Benchmarking
• Flowcharting
• Design of Experiments
• Cost of Quality

Testing is one of the most important process during the entire project development life cycle. Harinya uses lot of testing tools both for manual and automated testing as per the requirements based on the type of project, test plans and the testing environment.

WinRunner

WinRunner is the enterprise functional testing tool. It is used to quickly create and run sophisticated automated tests on our application. WinRunner helps us automate the testing process, from test development to execution. We create adaptable and reusable test scripts that challenge the functionality of our application. Prior to a software release, we can run these tests in a single overnight run- enabling us to detect and ensure superior software quality.

LoadRunner

LoadRunner is the performance testing tool, allows us to emulate hundreds or thousands of concurrent users in order to performance test how an application operates under different conditions. With LoadRunner, we can 1) Obtain an accurate picture of end-to-end system performance.2) Verify that new or upgraded applications meet specified performance requirements. 3) Identify and eliminate performance bottlenecks during the development lifecycle.

QTP

QuickTest Professional is a graphical user interface record-playback functional test automation tool. QuickTest Professional enables us to test standard Windows applications, Web objects, ActiveX controls, and Visual Basic applications. We can also acquire additional QuickTest add-ins for a number of special environments such as Java, Oracle, SAP Solutions, .NET Windows and Web Forms, Siebel, PeopleSoft, Web services, and terminal emulator applications.

TestDirector

TestDirector is the global test management solution, helps organizations deploy high-quality applications more quickly and effectively. Its four modules Requirements, Test Plan, Test Lab, and Defects are seamlessly integrated, allowing for a smooth information flow between various testing stages. The completely Web-enabled TestDirector supports high levels of communication and collaboration among distributed testing teams, driving a more effective, efficient global application-testing process.

ATS

The web-centric Anomaly Tracking System is a database application designed to track issues during team development of software. ATS allows developers, designers, and testers to view active issues, review the history of an issue, and record the resolution of issues while developing applications. Issues can be bugs in the code, inconsistencies between the product and the specification, or future wish-list features.

Bugzilla

Bugzilla is a "Defect Tracking System" or "Bug-Tracking System". Defect Tracking Systems allow individual or groups of developers to keep track of outstanding bugs in their product effectively. Most commercial defect-tracking software vendors charge enormous licensing fees. Despite being "free", Bugzilla has many features its expensive counterparts lack. Consequently, Bugzilla has quickly become a favourite of hundreds of organizations across the globe.

Mantis

Mantis is a free popular web-based bug tracking system. It is written in the PHP scripting language and works with MySQL, MS SQL, and PostgreSQL databases and a web server. Mantis has been installed on Windows, Linux, Mac OS, OS/2, and others. Almost any web browser should be able to function as a client

ClearQuest

ClearQuest is a tool which provides change tracking, process automation, reporting and lifecycle traceability for better visibility and control of the software development lifecycle.