Software Tester SOPs

This template contains a comprehensive set of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for software testing. It covers ten critical areas, including test case creation and management, test execution and defect reporting, automated test script development, regression testing, performance and load testing, user acceptance testing (UAT) support, API testing, security testing, test environment setup, and continuous integration and testing in CI/CD pipelines. Each SOP outlines the purpose, scope, and step-by-step instructions to ensure consistent and high-quality testing practices.

The SOP for test case creation and management details how to gather requirements, define test scenarios, write detailed test cases, use a management tool, conduct peer reviews, maintain test cases, map test cases to requirements, prepare test data, validate test cases, and ensure compliance with testing standards. The test execution and defect reporting SOP focuses on preparing for test execution, running tests, identifying and analyzing defects, logging defects, communicating defects, retesting fixes, tracking defect status, maintaining logs, performing regression testing, and conducting reviews.

Automated test script development involves defining the scope, selecting tools, setting up frameworks, developing scripts, executing tests locally, integrating with CI/CD, maintaining scripts, analyzing results, ensuring cross-browser compatibility, and conducting reviews. The regression testing SOP covers identifying the scope, selecting test cases, updating test cases, setting up the test environment, executing tests, logging defects, revalidating fixes, conducting reviews, maintaining test suites, and integrating with CI/CD pipelines.

Performance and load testing procedures include defining objectives, identifying the test environment, selecting tools, designing scenarios, preparing data, executing tests, analyzing results, reporting findings, retesting fixes, and integrating with CI/CD. UAT support involves planning, setting up the environment, conducting a kickoff meeting, assisting test execution, tracking defects, facilitating fixes, gathering feedback, providing a summary report, conducting a post-UAT review, and ensuring production deployment readiness. The remaining SOPs cover API testing, security testing, test environment setup, and CI/CD integration, each with detailed steps to ensure thorough testing practices.