What is Agile Testing
It refers to a software testing practice that follows the principles of agile software development. Moreover, it incorporates all members of the project team, with special expertise contributed by testers.
Furthermore, with testers participating in the entire Development Lifecycle in conjunction with cross-functional team members, the contribution of testers towards building the software as per the customer requirements, with better design and code would become possible.
Advantages
The advantages of Agile testing includes−
- Firstly, customer satisfaction by quick and continuous evaluate the product and seeking customer feedback.
- Secondly, customers, developers, and testers constantly interact with one another, therefore reducing the cycle time.
- In addition, agile dabble in estimating testing effort and time.
Activities
The activities at Project Level include −
- Firstly, release Planning
- Secondly, release Activities
The activities during an iteration include −
- Participation in iteration planning
- Tracking lof defect
Agile Tester
An Agile tester requires to adopt Agile practices for testing in an agile project.
Pairing − In this practice, two team members work together on the same keyboard, wherein one tests and the other reviews the testing. The two team members can be
- One tester and one developer
- One tester and one business analyst
- Two testers
Incremental Test Design − Requirements of user stories to build test cases. It starts with simple tests and moves to more complex tests.
Mind Mapping − A mind map refers to a diagram to organize the information visually. It is an effective tool in Agile testing to organize information regarding the necessary test sessions, test strategies, and test data.
The Test Pyramid
Mike Cohn came up with the concept of the test pyramid. It’s a great way to tell you how much testing to do on each layer.
Mike Cohn’s original test pyramid incorporates three layers that your test suite should comprise of:
- Unit Tests (bottom) – Firstly, it tests the inside logic of the system and is written in the same language as the code.
- Service Tests (middle) – Secondly, tests the logic of the system, as well as databases, integrations between servers and APIs.
- User Interface Tests (top) – Above all, checks the complete system by simulating a customer.
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