system.
Testers, you need to know that just using manual exploratory testing for test execution doesn't provide the speed (because you're missing test design) or depth of testing (because you're missing the questioning) that an agile team needs. Yes, exploring the issues around the user stories and the design are helpful, but it's not enough testing or speed for an agile team. Agile teams require exploratory testers, and exploratory testing in this sense does look different than on a waterfall project.
Acknowledgements
I thank Michael Bolton and Don Gray for their review of this column.
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About the author
Johanna Rothman, known as the “Pragmatic Manager,” helps organizational leaders see problems and risks in their product development. She helps them recognize potential “gotchas,” seize opportunities, and remove impediments. Johanna was the Agile 2009 conference chair. She is the technical editor for Agile Connection and the author of these books:
- Manage Your Job Search
- Hiring Geeks That Fit
- Manage Your Project Portfolio: Increase Your Capacity and Finish More Projects
- The 2008 Jolt Productivity award-winning Manage It! Your Guide to Modern, Pragmatic Project Management
- Behind Closed Doors: Secrets of Great Management
- Hiring the Best Knowledge Workers, Techies & Nerds: The Secrets and Science of Hiring Technical People
Johanna is working on a book about agile program management. She writes columns for Stickyminds.com and projectmanagementcom and blogs on her website, jrothman.com, as well on createadaptablelife.com.
