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Continuous Testing & Agile QA practices .pptx
It focuses on aligning QA with modern software development practices through Continuous Testing and Agile methodologies. 🚀 Key topics covered: 🔄 What is Continuous Testing & Why It Matters 🧩 Key Aspects: Fast Feedback, Risk Reduction, Early Bug Detection 🤖 Role of Test Automation in CI/CD Pipelines 🔧 Integration with Continuous Integration (CI) & Continuous Delivery (CD) 🕒 Shift-Left Testing Approach 🧠 QA’s Role in Agile Teams ⚠️ Challenges in Agile QA & How to Overcome Them 🛠️ Continuous Testing Methodologies & Frameworks 📂 Types of Testing in Agile Environments ✅ Practical Demo to Connect Theory with Real-World Tools This session is ideal for QA professionals, DevOps engineers, testers, and Agile teams seeking to build a culture of continuous quality.
Continuous Testing & Agile QA practices .pptx
- 1. Continuous Testing & AgileQA Practices SQA & PM BOOTCAMP MUHAMMAD FAHAD BASHIR
- 2. Fact Did you knowthat fixing a software bug after a product has been launched can cost up to 100 times more than resolving it during the initial stages of development? The significance of Continuous Testing in present-day software development cannot be overstated.
- 3. Continuous Testing Continuous Testingin Software Quality Assurance (SQA) is a process of running automated tests continuously throughout the software development lifecycle to provide immediate feedback on the quality of the code core practice in DevOps and Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, aiming to identify defects early and accelerate software releases. most organizations have adopted DevOps, which uses an environment of collaboration and shared responsibility.
- 5. Why exist Continuous testingis a best practice typically associated with DevOps or Agile methodology. By catching bugs early on, companies can save both time and money, as fixing issues in production can be quite expensive. implementing continuous test delivery can be challenging since it requires rapid feedback loops and a high degree of test automation
- 6. Key Aspects Automated Testing:Continuous testing relies heavily on automated tests that are executed at every stage of the development process. Early Feedback: By running tests frequently, teams receive immediate feedback on the quality of their code, allowing them to address issues quickly and prevent them from escalating. Integration with CI/CD: Continuous testing is an integral part of CI/CD pipelines, ensuring that code changes are continuously integrated, built, tested, and deployed. Reduced Risk: Early defect detection through continuous testing helps reduce the risk of issues in production, leading to more reliable software. Increased Efficiency: Automated testing reduces the need for manual testing, leading to faster feedback and quicker release cycles. Improved Quality: By continuously monitoring and validating code quality, continuous testing contributes to overall software quality and reliability.
- 7. Test Automation •Manual testing,while thorough, is time-consuming and requires extensive labor. •Automation, on the other hand, frees up engineers' time, allowing them to focus on resolving bugs discovered during testing. • Exploratory testing remains vital in creatively identifying new testing scenarios, which can later be automated.
- 8. Exploratory Methods Testing withoutpredefined test cases — based on intuition, app behavior, and creative scenarios. This method helps testers to swiftly evaluate the functionality of the software and spot possible problems, which makes it especially useful early in a project or when dealing with changing requirements.
- 9. Continuous Delivery (CD) •ContinuousDelivery (CD)is a method where code modifications are automatically set up for release to the production environment. •Proper implementation of CD ensures that developers consistently have a product ready for deployment that has undergone extensive continuous testing. •This comprehensive testing approach allows for thorough verification of app updates across various aspects before they are released to customers.
- 10. Continuous Integration •Continuous Integration(CI) is a key process in software development where developers frequently merge their code into a shared repository, •his approach enables the automatic building of software, offering rapid feedback on its quality. •Continuous Integration (CI) is a process different from continuous testing.
- 13. Shift Left Testing Shift-lefttesting is an approach in software development that emphasizes moving testing activities earlier in the development process for improved software quality, better test coverage, continuous feedback and a faster time to market.
- 14. QA in AgileTeams Traditional QA Agile QA Tests after dev Tests with dev One big test plan Sprint-wise testing Less collaboration QA part of daily standups Practices in Agile QA: •Pair testing •Test case reusability •Sprint-level bug triage •Focus on “Done = Tested + Reviewed + Accepted
- 15. What makes itdifficult Frequent team meetings - One of the prerequisites for ensuring the success of continuous testing is to communicate errors with the development team, so they can work Dedicated planning - continuous testing also requires arranging the order of test case executions to maximize productivity. Figuring out how and when to use automation is also a key aspect for achieving optimal testing. Time and resources - Increased complexity in the planning of tests can lead to an increase in the size of the dedicated resources required for it. Continuous feedback loops - The cycle of testing, feedback, and tweaking is repeated till the product is pushed for release.
- 16. Continuous Testing &Testing Automation Automated testing increases the speed at which you can perform tasks and provides consistency throughout your testing. It also allows you to do many more tests than you could manually, saving you a lot of time and effort. Continuous testing is an approach to quality assurance that improves the quality of a product by using feedback to test throughout the development process.
- 17. Continuous Testing WorkWithin DevOps Software release cycles are getting shorter, so organizations need to adjust their practices to keep up based on speeding up all development activities by performing security testing as soon as possible. implementing continuous testing, you can ensure that your software releases are of the highest quality and that development moves forward unhindered.
- 18. Methodologies of ContinuousTesting Continuous testing involves a range of tests to ensure the reliability, security, and usability of an application. These tests include: Unit testing is a software-development process that ensures each component of an application works as expected. Integration and Messaging Testing: Integration and messaging tests ensure that all of the software modules, when working together, are error-free Functional Testing: Functional testing checks whether the software is ready to deliver the customer experience.
- 19. Frameworks Used forContinuous Testing Continuous testing tools are designed to help you with your testing efforts •Selenium is a software framework that developers with extensive programming skills can use for QA testing •Jenkins can simplify the process of assuring high code quality and successful builds. •Appium is an open-source test automation framework for mobile web apps. It allows you to create cross-browser tests for both desktop and mobile devices. •Eggplant is a continuous testing tool that provides a one-of-a-kind approach to testing: an image- based solution
- 20. Developing a continuoustesting framework For a successful continuous testing framework, testing must be integrated into every phase of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including design, development, release, and live stages. 1. Integrate testing with SDLC stages Implement tests alongside continuous integration, aiming for at least daily testing. Continuous optimization by the team and management, possibly using DORA (DevOps Research and Assessment) metrics, can further enhance release speed.
- 21. Test Types Your testingapproach should align with your business goals, typically involving a mix of functional and non-functional tests.
- 22. Agile QA Process:Principles, Steps, and Best Practices The agile QA (Quality Assurance) process is a set of practices and methodologies aimed at ensuring that software developed within an Agile framework meets the desired quality standards. https://www.testrail.com/blog/agile-qa-best-practices/
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- 24. Practical Demo It's automated,integrated into the CI/CD pipeline (e.g. GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab). 1. Continuous Testing Demo (Grade Calculator) 1. Create Your Files Locally 2. Create GitHub Repo 3. Add GitHub Actions Workflow 4. Push Everything GitHub : muhammadfahd/grade-calculator-ci: example tutorial for continuous testing
- 25. Practical Demo 2. ExploratoryTesting Session (Live Activity) Show how QA can test creatively — without scripted test cases. How to Do It: •Open a live app (Grade Calculator, Login Page, etc.) •Ask participants: “What weird inputs can you test?” Have them: ◦ Try invalid data ◦ Skip input fields ◦ Enter special characters or long inputs •Then log 1–2 bugs in Excel or Google Sheet. • Say:“This is Exploratory Testing — where testers act like users, not robots.”