In any software development engagement, software testing plays the most critical role for obvious reasons. Functional testing is done to the expected output that a software application should give. This is done by feeding sample inputs, which resembles real time inputs and checking the outputs. Functional testing is sometimes referred as Black Box testing as this is primarily concerned with “what output is produced†than “how it is producedâ€. Functional testing is a type of GUI testing and test system functionality which means all primary functions that any software is expected to perform are tested and analyzed. Functional testing services in India are growing exponentially as providers here have abundant skill sets and domain understanding to plan and run test cases. Functional testing Services primarily include the following: • Understanding the software/system output or outcomes as per requirement specifications • Developing software input feed for testing based on the desired outcomes as specified • Output design and forecasting • Execution of test cases • Gap analysis of outcomes i.e. actual vs. expected There are great technological advancements in performing functional testing in terms of cloud computing in which cloud based infrastructure is used for testing. Many functional testing services in India are rendering cloud based testing services which are very efficient and economical. Prime advantage of availing such service is to attain scalability and cost effectiveness in the solution. Cloud functional testing is performed to analyze the effect of cloud on existing system and delivering the desired functions to the user through Integration testing and User Acceptance testing. Cloud functional testing takes care of privacy of the data and security of the solution. During functionality testing of a software application, testing teams analyze the application which includes its functionalities, expected outcomes and associated deadlines, based on this analysis a comprehensive Test Plan is developed and intensively reviewed post test plan execution, report on gaps is produced and outcomes are evaluated. Post gap remediation another round of testing is executed so that all gaps are filled. Globalization and competitive market has increased offshore software development firms to come up with new ideas and implementation of testing methodologies to increase the performance of the software solution and productivity of their business. View attachment 83454