How to Distinguish Bug Severity and Priority?

by Nataliia Vasylyna | December 18, 2015 10:37 am

There are a lot of various notions and terms in the software testing field. The specialists of software testing company should distinguish them for the checking procedure to be effective.

While performing functional testing[1] or system testing[2], the specialists define several bugs’ parameters. Sometimes it is difficult to realize the difference between the priority and severity of bugs.

What Is the Difference Between Bug Severity and Priority?

While discussing the development process of the project, stakeholders of the project review and evaluate bug severity and priority. It is usually done during meetings that take place regularly.

Besides that, when the specialists execute regression testing[4], the severity, and priority of all opened and fixed bugs should be taken into account.

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Endnotes:
  1. functional testing: https://qatestlab.com/services/We-Are-Professionals-in/functional-testing/
  2. system testing: https://qatestlab.com/services/Step-by-Step/system-testing/
  3. Bug severity: https://blog.qatestlab.com/2015/03/10/5-common-severity-levels-of-software-bugs/
  4. regression testing: https://qatestlab.com/services/Step-by-Step/regression-testing/
  5. Assessing Bug Priority and Severity: https://blog.qatestlab.com/2011/07/03/assessing-bug-priority-and-severity/
  6. The Secret of NFT Games Popularity: Features and Benefits: https://blog.qatestlab.com/2022/07/13/nft-games-features-benefits/
  7. Software Bugs Monthly Digest – July 2021: https://blog.qatestlab.com/2021/08/04/software-bugs-monthly-digest-july-2021/

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