Combination of Load, Performance and Agility

by Nataliia Vasylyna | May 25, 2016 6:25 am

For software product testing specialists, the Agile methodology has proved to be productive a long time ago.

Performed as a part of this methodology, performance testing and load testing[1] can provide a lot of useful information and thus significantly improve a product under test. For instance, well-timed performance testing[2] allows testers to find serious issues at early stages of the development process. It is of utmost importance considering that those issues are much cheaper to fix before a product is released.

If a specialist from software testing company uses all the perks of load and performance testing in Agile environment, he/she can become a true hero for a management team. However, testers often face problems when trying to implement these testing types in Agile environment.

What Complications May Be Encountered by Testers?

• Short testing iterations often compel testers to execute too many tests in too short periods of time.
• If a product works well with 100 users but crashes with 1,000, it can be unclear whether this task should be considered as “done” or not.
• It can be a headache to force developers to drop everything and start fixing a feature that proved to be fine during functional testing[3] but failed during load testing.

In general, smart combination of load testing, performance testing and Agile principles is almost a no-lose option.

Related Posts:

• Load and Performance Testing in Agile[4]
• Assessing Success of Agile Project[5]
• Being a Test Lead in Agile: Role and Responsibilities[6]

Source URL: https://blog.qatestlab.com/2016/05/25/load-performance-agility/

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