Testing in an Agile Environment

The principal indicators of a growing business are a widening customer base and rising return on investment (ROI). Various parameters steer these indicators in a positive direction, chiefly cost, time and quality. Balancing these parameters is of paramount significance for business growth. Companies need to deliver, cost effectively, the right product, in the right way, to meet customer requirements with assured quality. They must do this first time every time to ensure that they can bring new products and services to market ahead of their competition. Companies also need to extensively consider market dynamics including technological developments, changing customer preferences, evolving global standards and regulation. These market developments add further complexity and force companies to enhance the frequency of their product updates and accelerate delivery schedules.

In software product development, an Agile methodology is one strategy adopted while addressing the challenges of market dynamics. As customer satisfaction and ROI are linked to product quality and cost of quality, QA and testing services have a critical bearing on the success of any Agile project.

This white paper explores QA and testing activities in an Agile environment and the critical characteristics of the testing team that ensure the success of development projects in an Agile environment. As there is broad-based acceptance of agile practices, an introduction to these practices and agile development methodologies is not provided in this paper.

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"The work we are doing with AppLabs in terms of the creation of a Test Center of Excellence is of strategic importance to our business. Over the months we have been working together we have formed a very close partnership, and we are able to trust AppLabs to deliver the ideas and solutions we need."

Peter Bates
Manager of Development Support Services, FRIENDS®

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