Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams

Chapter 4 Team Logistics

Agile teams stress that face-to-face communication is critical to the success of a project. They also encourage using the “whole-team” approach. What does this mean to the testers? This chapter talks about some of the issues involving team structure and physical logistics. There’s more to creating a cohesive team than just moving chairs and desks.

Team Structure

Having separate functional groups can make life difficult for agile teams. Constant communication is critical. Team members need to work closely with one another, whether the work is done virtually or in the same physical location.

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