Actual elapsed time for a project is usually one week to 6 months depending on the scope of the project. Individual bug reports are immediately available throughout a QA project so developers can review, fix and respond via a Web-based bug tracking system. Most projects are done on an hourly basis with an estimated cost and number of hours determined upfront for a specific set of deliverables. When you work on and develop a project, you often can't see or find obvious bugs, omissions and errors. Our testers ramp up and become familiar with a Web site while they're testing so they have a fresh view of the application and elements and interface.
Developers typically develop and test on the same platform while they are working.
They also see the same page or element a bajillion times so if you put it in front of their face with a typo on the third line or an incorrect calculation they could easily miss it. Especially with content publishing and electronic commerce applications, it's important to test as much of the site and application's range of functionality as possible. Write a final summary report of the findings and recommendations and present the findings. People who use Web sites. Users are recruited according to a carefully constructed set of criteria to represent the people who will actually use your Web site.