Regression Testing
Protect your software from hidden defects
Ensure every change in your software enhances functionality without introducing regressions. With XBOSoft’s structured regression testing, you can deliver quality with confidence.
Regression Testing
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Why regression testing is essential
Regression testing is a critical process to ensure that changes to your code—no matter how small—don’t break existing functionality or reintroduce past defects. At XBOSoft, we combine manual and automated testing techniques to streamline your development cycles, saving time and reducing risk. Whether you’re working in an Agile environment or managing complex releases, our regression testing services help you deliver reliable, defect-free software.
Importance
Benefits of regression testing
From maintaining user trust to accelerating development cycles, regression testing provides peace of mind with every release.
Prevent regressions
Identify and resolve issues before they impact your users.
Ensure continuous quality
Maintain stability even as your software evolves.
Reduce development costs
Catch defects early to avoid costly rework.
Improve team efficiency
Free your developers to focus on innovation rather than bug fixes.
Our Clients
Trusted by leading organizations
Focus
Key aspects of regression testing
Unit and system testing
Prioritization and strategy
Manual and automated testing
Agile compatibility
Tailored Testing
Tailored regression testing for every need
Reduce risks and protect your software’s integrity.
Regression testing ensures your software evolves without compromising quality. At XBOSoft, we design regression strategies tailored to your needs, focusing on:
- Entry and exit criteria for each test cycle.
- Targeted testing for critical features and high-risk areas.
- Effective use of open-source tools for cost savings and flexibility.
- Comprehensive reporting to guide future development efforts.
Our approach balances automation and manual testing, prioritizes test cases, and ensures continuous improvement to help you deliver software that exceeds expectations.
Process
A comprehensive regression testing process
When and where to test
Regression testing should be applied throughout the software development lifecycle to provide early insight into code quality and functionality. It’s not just for the end of development—regression testing identifies and prevents defects that might resurface as changes are made.
- Unit Testing: Focus on re-running previously passed tests for individual modules, ensuring functionality at the code level.
- System Integration Testing: Verify the interaction between combined modules and back-end services, including APIs.
- User Acceptance Testing: Validate that the product meets user needs by re-running system and GUI tests.
- Smoke Testing: Conduct quick checks of high-priority regression tests after code changes to ensure core functionality.
- Partial or Targeted Regression Tests: Select specific test areas based on priority and functional changes to save time and resources.
- Complete Regression Testing: Execute the full suite of regression tests for major releases with significant code or configuration changes.
Prioritizing regression tests
With limited time in development cycles, prioritization is key to balancing risk and software quality.
- Assess risks: Classify features or test cases as low, medium, or high risk based on their impact on release decisions.
- Assign priorities: Focus first on critical and high-priority areas, such as main features and business processes.
- Strategize wisely: Target test cases linked to high-risk, high-impact, or complex areas for efficient coverage.
When and where to automate
Automation is integral to modern regression testing, reducing costs and accelerating testing cycles.
- Identify test objectives and determine where automation adds value.
- Select tools that align with your strategy and team expertise.
- Develop automation frameworks and proof-of-concept scripts to validate your approach.
- Incorporate best practices to deploy, maintain, and analyze automation results efficiently.
Using open-source tools
Open-source regression testing tools provide flexibility, scalability, and cost savings. XBOSoft leverages these platforms to deliver tailored solutions.
- Choose tools that suit your specific needs and testing goals.
- Build regression frameworks that adapt to evolving requirements.
- Benefit from community-driven enhancements for added functionality and support.
Developing a regression test plan
A successful regression testing strategy starts with a well-defined plan:
- Establish entry and exit criteria, ensuring all software changes pass unit testing and critical defects are resolved.
- Include test cases for recently updated code and known high-risk areas.
- Automate reusable test cases and leave time for exploratory testing to uncover additional issues.
- Use version control to manage regression tests for consistency and traceability.
Agile regression testing
Regression testing in Agile environments requires seamless integration into each sprint:
- Create tasks for developing and grooming user stories with acceptance criteria.
- Automate test scripts early in the sprint to avoid bottlenecks.
- Prioritize regression tests based on risks and core functionality.
- Define “done” clearly, ensuring all regression tests are passed before marking user stories as complete.
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Benefits
Benefits of working with us
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Expert Assistance
While it’s possible to conduct software QA in-house, this process is time-consuming and resource-intensive. Using a QA-managed testing services company such as XBOSoft reduces the strain on local IT teams and improves outcomes by leveraging the experience of software testing experts.
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Detailed Planning
Planning is the cornerstone of any successful software testing solution. Our teams have years of experience designing and implementing plans across multiple markets and industries. This allows us to both reduce planning time and ensure your plan is designed with key business outcomes in mind.
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Single-Minded Focus
We hire software testing experts who love what they do and are at the top of their game. From writing test cases and test execution, through test management. The result? You get a single-minded focus on your software testing and better outcomes.
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Innovation opportunities
When your IT teams spend all their time designing and implementing test plans or must shift resources away from new developments to fix old code, you’re losing valuable time that could be used to drive business innovation. Software testing outsourcing puts your teams back on track.
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Measurable progress
It’s not enough to simply test software. You need reliable test results to determine problem areas and define critical steps. XBOSoft has the expertise necessary to create achievable goals, measure current progress, and deliver regular progress reports.
Ready to improve your software?
Looking for expert testing, consulting, or industry insights? We’re ready to collaborate and create a solution that fits your needs. Contact our team today to take the next step toward enhancing your software.
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Certifications
Certified expertise, reliable results
We hold PMP, ISTQB, and ISO27001 certifications, reflecting our adherence to rigorous standards in project management, software testing, information security, and internal controls.