Testing in Production: Why It’s Part of Any Modern QA Strategy
If you're not familiar with the testing in production practice yet, here's a decent article by Carlos Schults explaining the why, the what and the how.
Test Automation candidates strategy — easy steps to achieve maximum efficiency
If you want to learn what types of tests are and aren't generally considered good candidates for automation, Lesia Topol created a handy overview with a cheat sheet.
In relation to that, Janet Gregory and Lisa Crispin wrote a great article about the Test Automation Pyramid.
Sustainable Software Testing: 5 Strategies for a Greener and Efficient Tomorrow
Now, that's something new! If you're curious about minimising the environmental impact of testing, Mohit Mair gives some ideas on how to achieve it, including examples of objectives and key results.
Device and OS Version Selection Strategies for Effective Mobile Automation Testing
Irfan Mujagić wrote a helpful guide to choosing the right approach for testing on mobile devices, including some insightful sites with metrics and stats.
Webinar: How to Build a Performance Testing Strategy in DevOps
Despite its central role in quality, routine performance testing has been out of reach for most software teams. On March 5th, performance testing experts at Abstracta and mabl will share the strategies and technology needed to build a continuous performance testing strategy. Register for the live session or get the recording.
Organisational-level test strategies and modern approaches — Some thoughts-in-progress
If you want to know how others approach a high-level test strategy on a company level, here's one by Jared Quinert.
Test smart: which automation strategy to choose for peace of mind?
Following a well-received article on applying test automation, this time Julia Kocbek describes various test strategies (not only the test pyramid!).
Moreover, Sander van Beek describes yet another step on the Test Automation Roadmap: Enterprise.
Distribution of Tests (Testing Shapes)
The Pyramid is not the only viable test strategy. Have you heard of the Spinning Top and Party Hat ones? Cassandra H. Leung describes all three of them.
Additionally, Gaurav Singh neatly clarifies the Common terminology misses in software testing.
Applying "Accelerate" as a Strategy Legend
Inspired by the Accelerate book, Jesper Ottosen shares the test strategy based on evolving three areas: test automation, test data and testing culture.
What strategy do you use for automation?
Someone's looking for advice on applying a proper test automation strategy and the community has responded with support.
In relation to that, Sandra Parker wrote a long article explaining How to Calculate the ROI of Test Automation.
