Summary
TDD is a design practice combined with a test practice that gives rise to a close coupling of user stories, technical design requirement specification, and an object test script. For the most part, it is a three-step process: Write a test, run the test, and correct for any testing errors.
Although generally considered a low-level practice, project managers can drive project implementation from the view of test-driven project activity. The project is visualized as a TDD pyramid, with customary TDD at the bottom and script scenarios at the top.
References:
- Goodpasture, John, Project Management the Agile Way: Making It Work in the Enterprise, 2010, J. Ross Publishing, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Chapter 4, Table 4-1 (Reproduced with permission from J. Ross Publishing.)
- Fowler, Martin, “Mocks Aren’t Stubs.”
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About the author
John C. Goodpasture, PMP and managing principal at Square Peg Consulting, is a program manager, coach, author, and project consultant specializing in technology projects, strategic planning, and risk management. He has had senior management assignments responsible for technology R&D, business operations, and web commerce. John is the author of Project Management the Agile Way: Making It Work in the Enterprise. He blogs at johngoodpasture.com, and his work products are found in the library at www.sqpegconsulting.com.
