A curated collection of practical, low-code portfolio projects designed to help aspiring Quality Assurance professionals demonstrate testing skills without writing code. These projects focus on manual testing, test case design, and tool proficiency to build a strong foundation for entry-level roles.
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Create a comprehensive test plan for a standard online shopping checkout process, covering login, cart management, payment integration, and order confirmation. Document expected versus actual results for edge cases like empty carts or invalid credit card numbers to show attention to detail.
Select a well-known mobile or web application and perform a thorough usability and functional test. Submit three detailed bug reports using a template that includes steps to reproduce, screenshots, environment details, and severity classification to demonstrate professional reporting standards.
Although non-coding, basic SQL is essential for QA. Build a portfolio piece showing how to write simple SELECT, JOIN, and WHERE clauses to verify data integrity in a sample database. Explain how you used these queries to validate backend data against frontend user inputs.
Design a Postman collection that tests various endpoints of a public API, such as the JSONPlaceholder or SwagLabs API. Include examples of GET requests for retrieving data and POST requests for creating new entries, highlighting status codes and response validation.
Perform manual tests on a sample website across different browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari) and viewports (mobile, tablet, desktop). Document discrepancies in layout, functionality, or performance in a clear matrix format to demonstrate understanding of responsive design issues.
Develop a robust suite of test cases for a user login feature using boundary value analysis and equivalence partitioning. Include positive scenarios, negative scenarios with wrong passwords, and edge cases like special characters in usernames to show structured thinking.
Conduct an accessibility review of a public website using tools like WAVE or Lighthouse and manual keyboard navigation. Identify WCAG violations such as missing alt text, poor color contrast, or missing ARIA labels, and provide actionable recommendations for improvement.
Apply Nielsen’s 10 Usability Heuristics to evaluate a popular mobile application. Provide a scored assessment for each heuristic with specific examples of where the app succeeds or fails, offering constructive feedback on user experience and interface design.
Draft a regression test suite for a hypothetical e-commerce feature, such as adding items to a wishlist. Outline which tests must be re-run after every code change to ensure existing functionality remains intact, demonstrating knowledge of test maintenance strategies.
Analyze a simple database schema for an online store and identify key relationships between tables like Users, Orders, and Products. Explain how you would write test cases to ensure referential integrity and data consistency between these linked entities.
Take a vague user story, such as 'I want to search for products,' and write detailed, testable acceptance criteria. Use the Given-When-Then format to define clear conditions for passing and failing the feature, bridging the gap between product management and testing.
Create a step-by-step guide for setting up a local testing environment using tools like Docker or a simple LAMP stack. Document the configuration process, how to access the test application, and how to reset the environment, showing technical self-sufficiency.
Perform a simple load test on a public API using Apache JMeter. Record the results of virtual users hitting the endpoint simultaneously, and analyze the response times and error rates to identify potential bottlenecks, demonstrating intro-to-performance testing skills.
Demonstrate proficiency in Git by creating a repository for your test assets, such as test cases, bug reports, and Postman collections. Include a README file that explains the project structure and how to use the assets, showing collaboration readiness.
Develop a comprehensive checklist for testing mobile applications on various iOS and Android devices. Include checks for permissions handling, push notifications, offline mode functionality, and app store submission guidelines to highlight mobile-specific QA knowledge.
Use Selenium IDE to record a simple test flow on a demo site like Sauce Demo. Export the recorded steps into a readable format and explain how this tool can accelerate test creation for beginners before transitioning to code-based automation.
Perform basic manual security checks on a test application, such as testing for SQL injection in search fields or checking for sensitive data exposure in API responses. Document findings and explain the importance of secure testing practices in QA.
Simulate a testing environment where you track key metrics like test pass/fail rates, bug severity distribution, and defect leakage. Create a visual dashboard or report summarizing these metrics to demonstrate the ability to communicate testing effectiveness to stakeholders.