Want tighter collaboration and a better working rapport between testers and developers? Enough of the antagonistic images and comments of the tester and developer relationship, sure testers find code issues and point out the flaws of developer’s work but testers are also “helpmates” to developers. Karen identifies seven specific areas to build collaboration during the development and testing of a product. And, in addition to seven specific areas, Karen also explains how having an empathic approach can improve the tester/developer relationship.
Seven specific areas testers can help developers
1. Pair testing
2. Data sets
3. SQL & Stored Procedure review
4. Error Handling & Boundary Testing
5. What If Scenarios
6. Test lab access
7. Design Gaps