Why QA Should Be

a Part of Your Agile Team

Product companies implement AGILE METHODOLOGY

to deliver rapidly.

Because Agile is cross-functional, QA COMPANIES are often included.

Keep reading to see the HIGH VALUE

that QA brings to Agile teams:

OPEN COMMUNICATION

• Project leads…

QA as a bridge

• Project leads… • …keep offshore &

onshore teams in contact

QA as a bridge

• Project leads… • …keep offshore &

onshore teams in contact • Distribute knowledge

QA as a bridge

• Project leads… • …keep offshore &

onshore teams in contact • Distribute knowledge • Interact, extract,

exchange

QA as a bridge

CRITICAL ANALYSIS

• Not by a long shot…

Just testers?

• Not by a long shot… • Years of combined

domain expertise

Just testers?

• Not by a long shot… • Years of combined

domain expertise • Experience collaborating

with all team members

Just testers?

RISK MITIGATION

• How new features impact old features

QA investigates:

• How new features impact old features

• Implications for complete application

QA investigates:

• How new features impact old features

• Implications for complete application

• How product roadmap is affected

QA investigates:

TEST AUTOMATION

• Decide which tests to automate

Automation experts

• Decide which tests to automate

• Build and scale framework

Automation experts

• Decide which tests to automate

• Build and scale framework • Support automation as

needs grow/change

Automation experts

ACTIONABLE METRICS

• Measure specific project effectiveness

• Measure specific project effectiveness

• Helps calculate QA ROI

• Measure specific project effectiveness

• Helps calculate QA ROI • Is it worth the spend?

LEARN MORE ABOUT

AGILE TEAMS & QA TESTING

READ THE COMPLETE BLOG POST: SHOULD A SOFTWARE TESTING COMPANY BE A

PART OF YOUR AGILE TEAM?

QUESTIONS ABOUT AGILE QA TESTING? VISIT US AT QASOURCE.COM