Agile Testing Quadrants: An Explanation for Beginners
In Agile worlds, teams are required to deliver valuable results in each sprint. Relying on a single, lengthy test phase can cause bottlenecks and make this goal unachievable. To fix this, we need a balanced approach. The Agile Testing Quadrants...
How to Choose Your Test Estimation Technique: A Practical Guide
In our last discussion, we pulled back the curtain on the factors that influence test effort—the “what” that goes into our calculations. We talked about everything from the size and complexity of the product to the skills of our team....
Types of Test Automation Framework: Choosing the Right One for Your Project
Test automation has become essential in the Agile universe to quickly reduce repetitive and manual test workload. While there are countless tools available for automating tests, simply picking a tool isn’t enough. The framework you choose to build your automation...
The Key Factors That Influence Test Effort
As a QA Manager, one of the questions I get asked most frequently is, “How long is testing going to take?” It’s the million-dollar question, isn’t it? If only it were as simple as plugging numbers into a magic formula....
More Than a Guess: A Guide to Practical Test Estimation
There’s a question that strikes fear into the hearts of development teams everywhere. It usually comes from a project manager or a business stakeholder, and it sounds deceptively simple: “So, how long is testing going to take?” Answering this question...
Exploratory Testing in Agile: A why-and-how article for you
In Agile projects, where teams are constantly building and releasing new features, a more dynamic approach is needed to keep up instead of traditional testing. That’s where exploratory testing shines. It helps teams find unexpected bugs and ensure quality in...
Test Report: Your Guide to Mastering Test Reporting
Hey team, Let’s grab a virtual coffee and talk about something that’s near and dear to my heart, something that can transform our QA practice from a simple “bug hunt” into a strategic, value-driving force for the entire organization. I’m...
Test Control: What’s all you should know about
Have you ever been part of a project where your final result is different from what was expected, even when you already have a plan? This is where test control shows its role in the testing process. It acts as...
Measuring What Matters: A Practical Guide to Test Metrics
There’s a well-known saying in management: “What gets measured, gets done.” I’ve found this to be one of the most fundamental truths in software development. The flip side is just as powerful: what is not measured is not likely to...
Ad-Hoc vs. Exploratory Testing: What are the differences?
Have you ever found a bug while just playing around with an app? In software testing, you don’t always need to fully prepare scripts to test a simple case. That’s the power of unplanned testing. This is where two valuable...