and the whole team is committed to getting a story to done, now you can create an environment in which the test team can transition to agile. As long as the developers assist with testing frameworks, the business analysts assist with refining the story, and the testers assist with providing information about the product under test, the cross-functional project team can transition to agile.
Transitioning to agile is a cross-functional project team activity, not something just the developers do. If you have testers who can't "keep up," it's not the test team's problem. It's the project team's problem. Fix it with the project team. Even if you start with just-barely-good-enough test frameworks, you can refactor them into something wonderful. You'll find that testers will keep up with the developers.
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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.
