22 June, 2015

Agile Testing - Things to know about

What is Agile? The software development lifecycle has got a new shape in past decade. Experts have experiments many new ways to increase the productivity of the process. They implemented many changes to the development process for better output. One of those changes was agile methodology. Agile means to do together. We know the importance of team i.e., together everyone achieves more. In agile methodology this concept has adopted for better performance. Fortunately this method work like a charm in IT industry and received tremendous support from the IT farms. Now almost all projects are implementing this methodology in the development process for better result. Let us see how it works.

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Tester should work along with the developers: In agile method, testers are treated as one of the integral part of the developer’s team. In fact they are considered as a team member of the project who works parallel with the developers. That means testers will always remain in contact with the project and developers throughout the development process. They will suggest the developers in between the development process so that immediate actions can be taken for better output.

Everyone should be connected with the client for transparent activity: As we said testers will work together with the developers in agile testing methodology. To add this, they will also interact with the client just like the developers during the process. It can be done on a daily basis like daily meeting or weekly meeting etc. During the meeting the tester understands the ever changing demands of the client and accordingly suggests for enhancements in the application to the developer. This will definitely improve the client satisfaction since his smallest interest is taken care by the tester during the development process. It makes the development process not only effective but also transparent enough. As a result the development team will generate more faith from the client in a seamless manner. On the other hand the client feels privileged because each and every requirements raised by them is well understood by the development team and necessary changes is done on the application in a very responsive manner. This creates a win-win situation for both of them.

Increase productivity through agile testing: With agile testing the development process gets a new shape and hence it also improves the productivity of the development process. Each and every tinny thing of the application is considered in an urgent manner and fixed by the developer quickly so that the application becomes bug free from the very beginning. Moreover the tester is no more treated as a separate pillar of the project rather an integral part of the project during the development process with more responsibility and usability. They are no more treated as an enemy of developers rather a friend of developers. This helps in improving the cohesiveness among them in a magical way.

Bright future ahead: With all the above features and advantages, the agile testing methodology is becoming a boom for the IT industry and we can clearly visualise a bright future of agile testing. At Mindfire Solutions, we follow agile methods strictly.

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