Agile Testing Life cycle and its Stages

Agile Testing is the most important aspect of Agile software development where the testing of application or software for its functionality starts even before its implementation. Confused? 

In simple terms, usually software testing services company is contacted after the product is developed, just prior to its release in the market. But in Agile process, the testing takes place in conjunction with the software development phases to enable early identification of any loopholes or threats. 

In a nutshell, the Agile Software testing follows the principles of Agile Software development for precise testing outcomes. 

Why is it important?

• Early testing saves a lot of resources- time, monetary and manpower. Testing takes place with the development, so it becomes convenient to test phase wise and then move ahead.
• The errors are rectified as soon as they are notices, alongside of development, without wasting any time and leaving any scope for mistakes.
• Agile test plans and test cases can be reused and requires less documentation as compared to the conventional software testing.

Stages of an Agile Lifecycle

There are basically five stages in an Agile Test cycle for any application or Software. 

• Test Planning: This is the initial step of Agile Testing which requires the developers, testers, client, end user and other stakeholders to come together and plan a schedule for the testing process.

• Test Agility Review: The tests that are conducted are reviewed at regular intervals to assess the progress and tools used.

• Daily activities: The target and priorities are set daily for the testers and developers which motivates them to meet the deadlines.

• Impact Assessment: It gives the basic information regarding the areas of the program that might have been affected due to any change carried during testing. In this stage the software’s behavior is analyzed with respect to the modifications in code etc.

• Release Readiness: The final stage is where the developers and testers determine which features of the applications are working fine and which needs to be worked on further.  They decide whether the program is ready to be launched in the market.

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