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Severity vs. Priority



Severity  vs. Priority:
Severity - “Seriousness of a Defect”
  • Showstopper – the most serious concern like a system crash, Corrupted data etc.
  • Critical – A significant concern (broken functionality without a workaround).
  • Major – A concern due to broken functionality but has a Workaround.
  • Minor – A lesser concern (broken functionality with a workaround).
  • Trivial – An insignificant concern (cosmetic).
Priority - “Importance of a Defect”

  • Urgent – Highly visible and/or stops all project efforts
  • High – Stops some project efforts (and no workaround exists)
  • Medium – Slows project efforts (but a workaround exists)
  • Low – Barely visible and/or does not affect project efforts
Severity
Priority
Severity is used to determine the IMPACT of the defect on the application.
Priority is used to signify the LEVEL OF URGENCY of fixing the defect
It’s like Effect of defect on application
It’s like how soon the defect has to be fixed.
It is defined by Software Tester
Initially defined by Tester and Finalized by Project/Tech Manager
Ranges from Show stopper to Cosmetic defect
Ranges from Urgent to Low

Defect Categorization

Category
Definition
Example
High Severity
High Priority
A bug that corrupts the database, A bug results in 404 Error etc
Lift stops at 34th floor instead of 30th floor
High Severity
Low Priority
Application crashes due to weird testing, Crashes after 4000 sessions due to improper maintenance.
Banking site expiry screen
Low Severity
High Priority
Client names and Designations are placed one for the other, Blunder spelling mistakes etc
 Switching on the fan switches the lights as well.
Low Severity
Low Priority
Grammatical errors, Alignment issues, Some cosmetic issues are examples.
 ABC.com is shown as abc.com.

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