Prerequisites for Pilot Testing
The main requisites for performing Pilot Testing are:
- Appropriate Environment: Any testing process requires the appropriate environment. It is an essential requisite for performing the testing successfully. The same thing is with pilot testing. To perform pilot testing we need such an environment as a real-time user would have. After that, the proper hardware and software have to be present. Therefore, it is essential to build the same situation for the testing process that end users would have to face.
- Correct group of Testers: During performing the pilot testing, the testing team manager has to ensure that there is a correct group of testers that represent the target audience. If the correct group is not selected then pilot testing can’t be performed successfully.
- Adequate Planning: Planning is a must when it comes to any type of testing or development. While performing the pilot testing it has to be ensured that all resources are in place in the right measure. All the attributes right from manpower to equipment should be sufficient and there should not be a shortage of any. In addition to this, planning leads to the creation of suitable test scenarios that are useful in creating the test environment.
Pilot Testing in Software Testing
Pilot testing is the type of software testing where a group of users uses the software in totality before the final launch or deployment of the software. This testing verifies a component of the system or the entire system under a real-time operating condition. The purpose of the pilot testing is to evaluate the feasibility, time, cost, risk, and performance of a research project.