In the second of a series of blogs on Testing in Agile, featuring excerpts from our ISTQB Foundation Agile Tester course, we discuss the role and skills of a tester in an Agile team. In an Agile team, testers must closely collaborate with all other team members and with business stakeholders. This has a number […]
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Agile vs sequential testing approaches
In the first of a series of blogs on Testing in Agile, featuring excerpts from our ISTQB Foundation Agile Tester course, we discuss how the approach to testing on an Agile team differs from that of testing on a project using a sequential methodology. Certain test activities are related to specific development activities. This means […]
Reducing production defects in software testing
Production defects in software are some of the most costly and time consuming problems a project can face, so the more you can do to mitigate them, the better. That’s why software testing is so important. Read on for a comprehensive guide to what production defects are and how to prevent them. We’ll cover: Production issues […]
Software testing life cycle: When is testing complete?
As testers, we often get our testing end date imposed upon us. As one of the last stages in the software development lifecycle, the testing phase can get squeezed into a smaller-than-needed time frame because the organisation have committed to a release date. Sound familiar? This blog will help you work out how and when […]
Risky Business: Why your business needs Risk Based Testing
It seems to be that risk based testing is an approach that everyone knows they should be doing – but when asked to justify that on the spot, it can be hard to come up with concise answers. In my experience, there are lots of myths and misconceptions in the testing industry around how risk […]
