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The decision is taken, “we are going to address our test debt”. It sounds positive, but at the same time we wonder, “why did we end up at that point?”.
Test Debt is a waste that organizations must continuously prevent and eliminate to maintain their speed and reactivity. Else, each change comes with its added weight, slowing down the overall software delivery.
During the round-table “Forget Test Debt: Build Test Automation Wealth” we shared the definition and key reasons for test debt before sharing actionable ways to build test automation wealth in the first place. This first article focuses on Test Debt, while the next one on creating test automation wealth.
I thanks each of the participants for their participation and contribution:
- Joel Oliveira, Software Testing & Quality Assurance Evangelist, Public Speaker, Trainer, Senior Program Manager, Independent Consultant
- Rafael Amaral, Senior Software Engineer in Test at Farfetch
- Filipa Nogueira, Engineering Team Lead at La Redoute
First things first, let’s start by exploring Test Debt with a concrete example.
