Jonathan Kohl » agile testing

What is it? The Short Version Software development process fusion involves taking different kinds of processes and tools and utilizing a combination on your project to help you reach your goals. ...

http://www.kohl.ca/2008/software-development-process-fusion-part-2/

For so many years the Quality Assurance ideal has dominated software testing. “QA”-flavored software testing often feels like equal parts of Factory School and Quality School thrown together....

http://www.kohl.ca/2006/software-testing-2-0/

The Agile movement has brought some positive practices to software development processes. I am a huge fan of frequent communication, of delivering working software iteratively, and strong custome...

http://www.kohl.ca/2006/reckless-test-automation/

I recently wrote an article on Exploratory Testing and how it fits in the agile world for InformIT. Read Exploratory Testing on Agile Teams here.

http://www.kohl.ca/2005/exploratory-testing-on-agile-teams/

When I’m working on an agile project, (or any process using an iterative lifecycle), an interesting phenomenon occurs. I’ve been struggling to come up with a name for it, and conversations wi...

http://www.kohl.ca/2005/testing-debt/

I get asked a lot about how QA folks or software testers can fit in a Scrum environment. I haven’t posted much on my blog, but InformIT asked me to write about my experiences. Check out “Conv...

http://www.kohl.ca/2005/software-testing-and-scrum-article/

I’ve stopped using this phrase: “The role of a tester on agile projects”. There has been endless debate over whether there should be dedicated testers on agile projects. In the end, endless...

http://www.kohl.ca/2005/the-role-of-a-tester-on-agile-projects-2/

Edit: update. I wrote an article for InformIT on this topic which was published Sept. 30, 2005. I’ve been getting asked lately about how a software testing or QA department fits when a developm...

http://www.kohl.ca/2005/software-testing-and-scrum/

I was thinking about the agile manifesto, and this blatant ripoff came to mind. As a software tester, I’ve come to value the following: bug advocacy over bug counts testable software over exhau...

http://www.kohl.ca/2005/testing-values/

Some of what you find out about agile methods may sound familiar. In fact, many development projects have adopted solutions that some agile methods employ. You may have already adjusted to some a...

http://www.kohl.ca/2005/conventional-testers-on-agile-projects-getting-started-continued/