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August 2016
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Newsletter Issue 53
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Agile Software Development
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An excerpt from Agile Testing
edited by Rex Black due to be published by BCS Learning &
Development in Spring 2017 (subject to change). Section 1.1 by Gerry
Coleman. All material is provisional and may be subject to change.
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As the demand for new technological products grows
apace, many companies have adopted Agile methodologies for their
software development activity.
The demands on a tester working on projects using
Agile methodologies are different to those faced on a traditional
software project. Testers on Agile projects, in addition to excellent
testing skills, must be able to communicate effectively, interact and
collaborate constantly with colleagues, liaise closely with business
representatives, and work as part of a whole-team responding to early
and frequent customer feedback.
To work as part of an Agile software team, testers
must first understand the principles and values underpinning the
Agile development approach. This section looks at the essential
components of Agile software development, explains the advantages of
the whole-team approach used in Agile projects and demonstrates the
benefits of receiving early and frequent customer feedback.
The Learning Objectives for this Section are as follows:
1.1 The Fundamentals of Agile Software Development
FA-1.1.1 (K1) Recall the basic concept of
Agile software development based on the Agile Manifesto
FA-1.1.2 (K2) Understand the advantages of
the whole-team approach
FA-1.1.3 (K2) Understand the benefits of
early and frequent feedback
The Fundamentals of agile software development
FA-1.1.1 (K1) Recall the basic concept of Agile
software development based on the Agile Manifesto
In order to function effectively as a tester on an Agile
project, you first need to understand how Agile software development
works. Agile development, which covers a range of development models,
is based on an 'iterative' approach to creating software. In this way
the software product is built in progressive small chunks with each
new piece adding to the features developed in the preceding iteration.
Agile development focuses on early delivery of working
software and aims to get the product into the hands of the customer
as quickly as possible. Not only does the customer now receive a
working product sooner in the development cycle, they can also
provide early feedback on features, elements in the product which
they like/dislike, and aspects of the solution that they wish to
remove or modify. In this way, Agile development can improve customer
satisfaction and produce solutions that more closely meet customer
needs. A simple Agile Development process is shown in Figure 1.1.
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Figure 1.1 - Overview of the Agile development process
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ISTQB Test Engineering Foundation Level
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Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB), past President of the American
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Agile Tester Working Group, and a reviewer of the ASTQB Mobile Tester
Syllabus, is ideal for testers and test teams preparing for
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This hands-on course provides testers and test managers with an
understanding of the fundamentals of testing on mobile projects. [READ
MORE]
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