Today we must deal with shorter time-to-market, increasing complexity and more agility while keeping quality and other key system properties high.

To address these challenges the right timing in testing is critical but often not explicitly tackled. Therefore, in this interactive tutorial we reflect on our current approach on timing in testing, investigate and discuss needed strategies, tactics, and practices in different areas, and share experiences and lessons learned to improve timing in testing – because it is time to act now!

Maximum number of participants: 50

Target Audience: Test Architects, Test Engineers, Product Owners, Quality Managers, Software Architects, Developers
Prerequisites: Basic knowledge about testing and quality engineering
Level: Advanced

Extended Abstract
Today we must deal with shorter time-to-market, increasing complexity and more agility while keeping quality and other key system properties high. Our test systems increase in size, volume, flexibility, velocity, complexity, and unpredictability. Additionally, digitalization requires more than just a face lift in testing.

To address these challenges the right timing in testing (“when to do what kind of testing and how?”) is critical, but often not explicitly tackled. Therefore, in this interactive tutorial we reflect on our current approach on timing in testing, investigate and discuss needed strategies, tactics, and practices in different areas, and share experiences and lessons learned to improve timing in testing – because it is time to act now!

Some of the areas in testing that are covered in the tutorial are:

• When to do what kind of testing in the lifecycle – agile, lean, DevOps, and beyond
• Testing too early vs. too late – risks and opportunities
• Test automation and the test pyramid – shift-left, shift-right
• When to stop testing – test exit criteria
• Repetition in testing – regression testing