State of agile adoption – findings from the World Quality Report 2016-2017

As per the latest World Quality Report, there are various challenges in applying testing to agile environments. Colocation and a lack of the required skills are the two biggest challenges that are considered major risks associated with agile adoption. That said, organizations have been able to find solutions to these challenges.

Challenges in applying agile methodology

Some of the commonly known challenges in the application of agile can be seen in the following bar graph. The graph is self-explanatory:

Source- Capgemini HPE Sogeti World Quality Report 2016

Approaches to testing in agile development environments

Organizations use different ways to speed up cycle times and utilize agile. Some of these tactics include predictive analytics, BDD/TDD, continuous monitoring, automated test data generation, and test environment virtualization. The following diagram provides a snapshot of the practices used to convert to agile:

Source- Capgemini HPE Sogeti World Quality Report 2016

Skills needed from QA and testing professions for agile

The following diagram from requisites” WQR2016 depicts the state of skills relating to agile testing as organizations strive to adopt agile methodologies:

Source- Capgemini HPE Sogeti World Quality Report 2016