Limitations of Agile Testing
Below are some of the limitations of agile software testing:
- Project failure: In agile testing, if one or more members leave the job then there are chances for the project failure.
- Limited documentation: In agile testing, there is no or less documentation which makes it difficult to predict the expected results as there are explicit conditions and requirements.
- Introduce new bugs: In agile software testing, bug fixes, modifications, and releases happen repeatedly which may sometimes result in the introduction of new bugs in the system.
- Poor planning: In agile testing, the team is not exactly aware of the end result from day one, so it becomes challenging to predict factors like cost, time, and resources required at the beginning of the project.
- No finite end: Agile testing requires minimal planning at the beginning so it becomes easy to get sidetracked while delivering the new product. There is no finite end and there is no clear vision of what the final product will look like.
Agile Software Testing
Agile Testing is a type of software testing that follows the principles of agile software development to test the software application. All members of the project team along with the special experts and testers are involved in agile testing. Agile testing is not a separate phase and it is carried out with all the development phases i.e. requirements, design and coding, and test case generation. Agile testing takes place simultaneously throughout the Development Life Cycle. Agile testers participate in the entire development life cycle along with development team members and the testers help in building the software according to the customer requirements and with better design and thus code becomes possible. The agile testing team works as a single team towards the single objective of achieving quality. Agile Testing has shorter time frames called iterations or loops. This methodology is also called the delivery-driven approach because it provides a better prediction on the workable products in less duration time.
- Agile testing is an informal process that is specified as a dynamic type of testing.
- It is performed regularly throughout every iteration of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
- Customer satisfaction is the primary concern for agile test engineers at some stage in the agile testing process.