The ways that waterfall and agile approaches organize, manage the teams and communicate are different. Test teams in traditional waterfall models are managed by a test manager and kept apart from the development team. The test manager would normally allocate work, oversee progress in meetings, evaluate and approve estimates, and offer technical advice.
Test Manager's role adapts in Agile environments:
1.Collaboration and Communication:
Cross-functional Team Member: Ensures that requirements and quality standards are understood clearly by collaborating closely with developers, product owners, and other stakeholders.
Facilitator: Assists team members in communicating with one another to resolve problems, make requirements clear, and guarantee that testing objectives are being met.
2.Test Planning and Strategy:
Adaptive test planning creates adaptable test techniques that can adjust to shifting priorities and requirements. Agile test plans are iterative and more dynamic.
Test Coverage: Works with the team to identify important areas for testing, such as functional, non-functional, and exploratory tests, in order to ensure thorough test coverage.
3.Test Execution and Automation:
Test Case Execution Oversight: Ensures that manual and automated test cases are carried out in accordance with Agile sprints and iterations.
Automation Advocate: Encourages and backs automated testing where it makes sense, incorporating it into the continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) pipeline to facilitate frequent and quick releases.
4. Continuous Improvement:
Feedback Loop: Utilizes feedback from test results and team retrospectives to continuously improve testing practices and processes.
