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Agile methodology in testing is becoming increasingly important in today's software development. The Agile Manifesto (AgM) recommends a lightweight approach to achieve iterative and efficient development through frequent communication and self-organization in the team.
Testing in agile development projects differs from classic testing primarily in that testing is a preventive measure and that tests must be executed much more frequently. These requirements are first met through continuous integration and test automation.
Keep reading to know more about the principles of agile testing and discover 4 methods!
Agile testing is a software testing process as part of an agile software development project.
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Behavior Driven Development is a technique of agile software development cycle that strengthens the cooperation between quality management and business analysis in software development projects.
In BDD, the tasks, goals, and results of the software are recorded in a specific text form during the requirements analysis, which can later be executed as automated tests and thus the software can be tested for correct implementation.
Acceptance Test-Driven Development is a communication tool between the customer/users, the developers, and the testers to ensure that the requirements are well described. ATDD does not require automation of test cases, although this would be helpful for regression testing.
The tests in ATDD must be readable by non-developers. The tests of test-driven development can in many cases be derived from the tests of acceptance test-driven development.
Massive test automation has its advantages when it comes to early regression avoidance. However, despite massive test automation, there are still gaps in test coverage. These gaps can be closed in a targeted and also structured way with Exploratory Testing. In agile projects, however, test teams no longer have to search for the simplest errors due to the massive test coverage, but can restrict themselves specifically to the important and error-prone areas.
Session-Based Testing is based on exploratory testing. One problem with exploratory testing is traceability - what was tested, how was it tested, what were the results. In classical test cases, you can see at a glance whether the test was successful or not.
SBT solves this problem by so-called session sheets. These describe:
💡 Any solutions in sight?
To minimize or resolve potential resistance to implementing agile practices, it is necessary for companies to understand agile testing as a holistic approach:
Thus it is important to use efficient testing software to be sure to automate and track all your workflows.
✅ Tools such as BugBug will help you to create test automation by:
Agile testing is a contemporary way to achieve faster and better results in modern software development. Although the switch to agile methods requires a change in thinking, it holds a lot of potential and frees up resources for other areas.