Manual testing evaluates software through human judgment, especially whether the user experience matches requirements. It complements automated unit and integration testing rather than replacing them. section 6.4.2 section 7.4.3
Use manual testing to:
- Check aspects of design and user experience that automated tests cannot fully evaluate. section 7.4.3
- Combine human evaluation with unit testing and integration testing for broader QA coverage. section 6.4.2
- Document testing stages—planning, test design, execution, and reporting—for consistency and accountability. section 6.4.2
A practical QA combination
A team can use unit tests to check code-level behavior, integration tests to check interactions between modules, and manual testing to judge whether an e-commerce user experience satisfies its requirements. section 6.4.2
Figure 6.3 Example QA process for an e-commerce website
Use the e-commerce QA process figure to connect manual testing with planning, test design, execution, and reporting. section 6.4.2
