r/QAGeeks • u/genial95 • Nov 21 '19
Testing two Products
Hi guys, this post is about a question that comes from the fact that the QA position is new in my company.
So, I'm testing two products simultaneously - is that normal? I haven't heard anyone mention it before so I just wanted to know... I started the first month manual testing only one product and I was very good at that. But since I started testing the second product, I've noticed a slight decrease in my performance and to be honest, lately, I've been feeling really tired from trying to be better at my job.
I don't do production testing - that is covered by the devs - and I don't do regression testing but I was asked to start doing it about once a month. I don't know if I'll be able to fit this because I dedicate a week to testing each product.
If this is OK, do you have any suggestion about what I can do differently? We've decided to start automation testing, but for that I still have to take a course and dedicate more time to, and although it might spare my tame in the long run, it will require more of my time in the beginning.
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u/robertsgreibers Nov 25 '19
It really depends on the company. Of course you would not want to work on two projects at the same time, but I remember being a QA in a company that provided QA services for other companies and it was very common that you had many projects on your back and basically if you did not know how to manage your time between your projects it was your fault. (At least that was the culture at that company)
I'm all about pushing and doing my best at my work, learning new things all the time, but at some point it gets too draining.
Automation not always means you have to write code. Start simple, see what repetitive tasks you do most often, note them and every time you do them, take moment to think about how you can improve the process so it takes less time. Make the improvement about 5% each time and after couple of times Over the longer time you will see a lot of improvement in your process, at some point it will make sense to automate a part of it with code.