Role & Responsibilities of QA managers in Agile organizations
This article will explore the roles and responsibilities of a QA Manager in Agile organizations.
Actually Building The Team
Every development team usually deals with one aspect of the process. A certain may be better than shaping the UI, while another’s forte might be establishing connections with third-party databases. Depending on the nature of the team’s work, relevant testers will have to be assigned that particular team. For example, if a team is working on the UI, the tests required (both manual testing and automation testing) will be quite different from a team working on implementing design aspects.
The primary QA manager role is to set up the QA team — decide which needs what type of tester, which tester is best suited to accomplish the necessary tasks, and assign them accordingly. They must also determine the number of testers for a team, as well as define individual responsibilities.
Setting Quality Standards
Among QA manager responsibilities, an important one is determining essential metrics for the QA process. Since websites and apps have become more complex in the last few years, the QA process has become equally drawn-out. Richer websites and apps usually require more comprehensive testing (more features, more functions) and must be cleared of thousands of bugs before they become suitable for public release.
Naturally, the QA process needs to be meticulously planned out and monitored so that it can be adequately successful. The most effective way to track the efficacy of QA activities is to use the correct metrics. Establish the markers of success in the planning stage, and match them with how each metric stands after the actual process.
Selecting the Testing Tools
Picking the right tools and frameworks is at the top of QA manager roles and responsibilities. Agile development depends great on automation.
Read More: Why Automation Testing is at the Centre of Agile Development
All tests have to be run on real browsers and devices. Emulators and simulators simply do not offer the real user conditions that software must run within, making the results of any tests run on them inaccurate. Consider testing websites and apps on a real device cloud, preferably one that offers the latest devices, browsers, and OS versions.
Find a cloud Selenium grid for automated testing, which can be accelerated by parallel testing. The cloud should also provide integrations with popular CI/CD tools. Additionally in-built debugging tools let testers identify and resolve bugs immediately.
Test manager roles and responsibilities in Agile have shifted to more comprehensive and administrative functions. To fulfill the tasks outlined above, QA managers have to stay updated about new tools, testing methods and leadership techniques. Their position is unique, and they are the ones who establish the processes and verification practices that produce the highest-quality code.
