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Optimising QA Workflows with DORA’s Lead Time for Changes Metric

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The pressure to deliver high-quality software quickly has never been greater. Quality Assurance teams often find themselves walking a tightrope between maintaining thorough testing practices and meeting aggressive delivery timelines. This is where DORA’s Lead Time for Changes (LTC) metric can be a valuable tool for QA teams looking to optimise their workflows without compromising […]

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Is Quality Engineering the Future of Testing?

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Quality Engineering (QE) is shaping the future of testing by fundamentally changing how we approach product quality. Unlike traditional quality assurance (QA), which typically focuses on identifying defects late in the development cycle, QE shifts quality considerations left—embedding them at every stage, from design to production. Why Quality Engineering is the Future of Testing The

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The Swiss Cheese Model vs. Test Pyramid: A Complementary Approach

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Recently somebody mentioned to me that they don’t really like the test pyramid, and prefer the swiss cheese model. So I looked it up (again), and thought “yeah, that’s nice”. And you know how it sometimes goes, it kept niggling away at the back of my brain – now there’s a mental image you didn’t

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Don’t Let Your Automated Tests Gather Dust: Integrate Them Into Your Pipeline

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Fairly regularly, I see advice on LinkedIn and other platforms that one should “check one’s automated test scripts regularly” so they can be “kept up to date”. This advice always baffles me. How are these automated tests used if they need an intentional action to be checked for up-to-dateness? If you’re not using your automated

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Here be monsters – how fear fuels discussion about test automation.

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We fear what we don’t understand, and we don’t understand what we don’t know. Embracing Automation: Enhancing, Not Replacing, the Human Element in Testing The concept of automation often triggers a wave of concern and misunderstanding. There’s a common apprehension that automation equates to the redundancy of the human tester. However, this perception is far

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If your application is bug free, do you need a tester?

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In a recent poll on LinkedIn, a thought-provoking question was posed: What goes through your mind when you see an automated test dashboard showing all green? The responses, mainly falling into the ‘other’ category, revealed a telling sentiment: suspicion. Many believe that a fully green dashboard signals hidden defects lurking beneath the surface. This perspective,

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