The future of software testing

The future of Software Testing The test practitioner’s perspective Future from the test organization perspective Innovation in testing technology and testing solutions

Future from the practitioner’s perspective The “testing” mind set Test engineering skills Vs Test consulting talent The “Black” and “White” divide Multiple skills (domain, automation, performance, security)

Future from the test organization perspective How do you position testing? Reactive quality proving Vs Proactive quality improving Silo’d testing organization Vs TCoE Maximized test efforts Vs Optimized test efforts

Innovation in testing technology, testing solutions unit integration system security performance white boxblack box usability module functionality GUI Apps Web UI Clients SOA/WebService Applications Server-side Applications Custom Processes/APIs Embedded Applications “whatever” UNDER TEST

Test automation technology Need for testing across roles Business analyst, developer and test engineer Test execution engines are providing methods to customize/enhance testability Executable specification  Executable test case Tool independent frameworks