QA people will ply main role in software company
they are maintain all data records
they maintain test cases document ,bug reporting,audit 
reports,build documentions,test plan repirt,recurement 
documents...... all maintained by QA people


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SDLC Phase: Requirements and Analysis
Artifact: 1) Software Requirements Specification Document 
(SRS)     2) Functional Specification Document (FS)
Tasks Performed by QA: 1) Document Review With Respect to 
Customer Requirements and Report   2) Document Review With 
Respect to SRS and Report

SDLC Phase: Design Analysis
Artifact: Design Specifications (DS)
Tasks Performed by QA: Develop Test Plan and some Test 
Cases are formed


SDLC Phase: Coding
Artifact: Coding
Tasks Performed by QA: Execute Test Cases using Online 
Testing Strategies or Offline Testing Strategies


SDLC Phase: Testing
Artifact: Process that is working parallel to the process 
of SDLC
Tasks Performed by QA: Reports are generated as the defects 
are removed i.e Test Cases execution


SDLC Phase: Release
Artifact: Installation Shield, Installation Guides, User 
Manuals, etc
Tasks Performed by QA: Document Review and testing of 
Installation setup.

SDLC Phase: Analysis
Quality Assurer: Attend the meetings with the project team, should have business knowledge & domain understanding.. prepare some initial  QA plans with respect to the customer's needs.

SDLC Phase: Requirement
QA: 1) Software Requirements Specification Document(SRS) 
    2) Functional Specification Document (FS)
prepare Test plans, checklists, test cases based on the use cases.

SDLC phase: Design
QA: 1)Modular work  done save as a  document each & every process; like DFD's
2) Design specifictation also made.

SDLC Phase: COding 
QA:  1)Coding standards prepared; properly define the pramameter, function their names and algo definition.
2) checklists prepared by the QA for the developer contain standards and guides for developers.
 
SDLC phase: testing 
QA: 1) execute the test cases and evaluate the output accordingly
2) prepare bug sheets

SDLC phase: deployment
QA: Change Request form (CRF) for approval.
Installation guides as well as user manuals..