Multi-level Testing in Agile Development

Before they could begin automated testing, test teams used to wait on the sidelines for developers to produce a stable user interface. Not anymore. Agile development environments and component-based applications challenge testers to contribute value earlier and continuously throughout development. Although most agile testers currently focus on unit and integration testing, they also need to test the application’s business and service layers-all the way to the system level. Roi Carmel guides you step-by-step through these stages, describing which practice-GUI or non-GUI automated testing-is the right choice and why. The incorrect choice can lead to iteration delays, lower team productivity, and additional problems. Roi explores who should be responsible for multi-level testing, why regression test suites are important in agile environments, how the test engineer skill-set is evolving, and the most common mistakes test teams make when testing GUIs in an agile environment.