Continuous Testing, Quality, Security, and Feedback

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Discovery and Benchmarking

This chapter explains the methodology and tools for discovering the current state of an organization’s people, processes, and technologies relevant to the transformation of mastering continuous testing, quality, security, and feedback. This is necessary to formulate a benchmark starting point and priorities for transformations. The methodologies and tools described in this chapter include surveys, interviews, workshops, gap assessments, and value stream mapping.

By the end of this chapter, you will understand a methodology for discovery and benchmarks and the discovery tools for gap assessments and value stream mapping. We’ll conclude the chapter by discussing how to apply discovery and benchmarks for continuous ...