Testers will have lot of fear on their work, I will discuss few of them in this article
Missing a critical defect
Testers fear most of the time about any critical defect that get missed and that creates lot of trouble for the customers.
Tight delivery deadlines
Major problem for testers to fear that they won’t have enough time to test the application thoroughly and will have to compromise on quality.
Communication gaps
Major fear is communication problems with the developers, product owner and test team
Lack of resources
Main concerns or fear testers on the necessary tools, resources, and infrastructure to perform their testing tasks effectively.
Complex systems
If the application is too complex or difficult to understand, and also identifying the defects also big challenge.
Inadequate test coverage
Testers to fear lot on the test coverage about the test cases written by them.
Reproducing defects:
If the defect raised by the testers not able to reproduce in the certain environment then it would be difficult to identify and fix them.
Change requests
if the requirements or user stories keep changing more frequently leads to scope creep and delays that most testers to fear about
Compatibility issues
Compatibility issues between the system and various browsers, platforms, and devices is also major concerns to testers.
Test automation failures
Testers also fear on their automated test scripts will fail, leading to inaccurate test results and delayed releases.
Conclusion
The above are the major issues or concerns or fears each testers will have in their mind during their work time
It is always tester to work proactively and address them that ensures that testers to deliver with high quality