Our company has an existing web platform, and part of any good platform is continual testing. Most manual testing environments consist of two phases, a testing planning phase and a test execution phase.

We would like you to analyze our product and come up with a thorough and applicable test plan for our product and then execute those tests as needed.

This will involve:

• Conduct background research on our platform and organization
• Creation of a detailed testing plan including user profiles, user stories, payment processes, desired outcomes, testing side effects such as mobile responsiveness, internationalization, accessibility, browser compatibility, etc.
• Execution of the testing plan through either manual or automated means

Bonus steps in the process would also include:

• Address bugs identified
• Provide recommendations to improve UI/UX in future iterations
• Automate some of the tests using software such as point and click simulations or writing your own code to simulate user activity.

By the end of the project, students should complete the following list of activities:

• Familiarize themselves with our platform and its requirements
• Familiarize themselves with different testing strategies, what to look for in a testing, what to test for etc.
• Design and create an overall testing plan including user journeys, outcomes, test scenarios, etc.
• Execute the test plan and present the final results to us with the context of all their outcomes, problems they encountered, and next steps they recommend.
• If any automated tests developed, submit any configurations or source code used

Final deliverables should include:

• The written test plan and outcomes report

Students will connect directly with the co-founders for mentorship throughout the project and we will be able to provide timely responses to questions such as:

• Current product understanding and user journeys
• Industry standard testing approaches and software tools
• Input on choices, problems or anything else the students might encounter

We have worked on several Riipen projects now and have a great process in place to support students.