In the last tutorials, we discussed about Defects, the Defect Life cycle, and the need of a Defect management process. To read more, please visit the following links:
The importance of defect management is a key component of software testing strategies. If defects are not properly tracked and managed, they will inevitably escape into production. This will negatively affect the user experience, damage credibility, and possibly lead to negative reviews that discourage further usage.
If a defect management process is done more efficiently, then less buggy software will be available in the market. But it also has some disadvantages if DMP(Defect Management Process) does not manage the correct way.
In this tutorial, we will discuss about the various advantages and disadvantages of the Defect Management Process.
Advantages of DMP
- Availability of automation tools : One of the most important processes in defect management is defect tracking. For defect tracking, there are several automated tools available. There are many tools available to track defects, such as software tools to find or fix non-technical problems, user-facing tools to find defects that are related to production, or internal tools to find defects by the development team.
- Ensure Resolution: This defect management process also helps to make sure that all defects that were found or tracked are fixed or fixed.
- Provide Valuable Metrics: DMP also provides useful defect metrics and automation tools. These defect metrics help with reporting and making improvements.
- Improved software quality – When defects are identified and resolved, the software will perform as intended and be of higher quality.
- Increased efficiency – The Defect Management Process is a way of managing defects that helps you use resources more efficiently and fix defects faster.
- Better collaboration – This process helps different teams, such as development, testing, and management, work together more easily. This makes the development process more effective and cohesive.
- Improved visibility – The Defect Management Process keeps everyone updated on the status of defects and helps to make sure that defects are being fixed as soon as possible.
- Better tracking – The defect management process provides a central system for tracking and managing defects, making it easier to track the progress of defect resolution and ensure that defects are not forgotten.
Disadvantages of DMP
- If DMP is not handled properly, then there will be a huge increase in the cost, which will lead to an increase in the price of the product.
- Errors or defects that are not properly managed at the early stage can cause greater damage and increase costs to fix or resolve the defect.
- If DMP is not done properly, there will be other disadvantages, like losing revenue, losing customers, and damaging brand reputations.
- Overhead – A significant amount of overhead is required to manage the Defect Management Process, including time spent logging and triaging defects, and managing the defect tracking system.
- Resource constraints – It may be challenging for smaller organizations because the Defect Management Process requires a lot of resources, including personnel, hardware and software.
- Resistance to change – Some stakeholders may not like the Defect Management Process, especially if they are used to a more informal way of dealing with defects.
- Dependence on technology – A defect management process relies on technology such as a defect tracking system to manage defects. If the technology fails, the process will be delayed.
- Lack of standardization – If Defect Management is not standard, different organizations may have different processes, which can lead to confusion and inefficiency when working together on software development projects.
