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Approach to an Agile Environment | 8 |\n| --- | --- |\n| Make Your Testing Process Transparent | 12 |\n| Make Your Automation Agile | 17 |\n| Measure What Matters | 22 |\n| Find the Balance of ‘Just Enough’ Documentation | 26 |\n\nDefine Processes for Continuous Improvement 30  \nIntroduction  \nYour team is likely already utilizing Agile or an Agile-like scrum methodology to some extent; in our 2023 Software Testing & Quality Report, 73% of survey respondents reported using Agile in their testing program, and 55% reported using Scrum. However, despite such widespread adoption, many organizations are still working toward getting Agile “right” and finding the balance between fast release cycles and shipping high quality software.  \nAgile also poses a unique set of challenges for testing. With the need to have shippable code produced at the end of every timeboxed sprint, agile development requires testing and development to be happening simultaneously.  \nThe nature of continuous improvement and iterations also means that requirements will frequently change, and your testing must be able to pivot to meet rapidly-evolving needs. Additionally, these frequent iterations mean an increased demand for regression testing within your testing program—which, when coupled with faster testing cycles, can lead to sparse test documentation.  \nThis guide is intended to provide actionable takeaways in seven key areas of agile testing that any QA manager will be able to use to improve and optimize their agile strategy. We hope the tips and insights in this guide will help you on your agile journey to release higher quality software, faster.  \nIn the interest of iterative improvement, we’ve ended each section of this guide with a“CRAWL/WALK/RUN”section. These outline the impact and improvements you should expect from your team when first implementing the concept (CRAWL), when you are getting comfortable with it (WALK), and when your team is fully onboarded and utilizing it in its fullest capacity (RUN) .  \nSection 01      \nGet Aligned on QA’s Role in Agile  \nGet Aligned on QA’s Role in Agile  \nMake quality a whole-team effort  \nAgile methodology is just as much of a culture and communication approach as it is a technical framework.  \nWhat does this mean for your agile team?  \n• Everybody needs to have a quality-driven thought process  \n• The whole team should analyze performance impacts and potential risks of new changes and features together  \n• The whole team needs to foster a culture of constant collaboration—with testers included in all discussions  \nA whole-team approach is the best wayto overcome the strain on time and resources inherent with agile methodology. It’s important to shift your team’s mindset to “development = coding+testing.” When you break down the development/testing divide, it becomes much easier to accomplish everything that needs to be done within an agile sprint.  \nThe QA Lead’s Guide to Agile Testing-5  \nGet Aligned on QA’s Role in Agile  \nWhat is the role of QA in an agile environment? Shift your QA mindset: testers are not just testers;  \ntesters are quality coaches  \nFor your agile testing program to be scalable, testers need to do more than just testing:  \n• Develop and optimize testing processes  \n• Help foster a whole-team approach  \n• Teach the team how to test effectively  \n• Coach on good quality practices  \n• Advise on strategy for automation, testability, test data, testing within the CI/CD pipeline, etc.  \nThe QA Lead’s Guide to Agile Testing-6  \nGet Aligned on QA’s Role in Agile  \n01  \nCRAWL  \nYour entire team (development and QA) is on board with the agile team approach and committed to breaking down silos and embracing quality as a whole-team effort.  \n02  \nWALK  \nYour testers are not just testing, but establishing/improving processes and acting as quality coaches for the whole team. 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