Testing strategy and methodology — deciding what to test, when to test it, and why most test plans fail.
The Testing Pyramid was a useful heuristic for monoliths in 2009. But most teams don't build monoliths anymore, and blindly following a triangle leads to test suites full of mocks that catch nothing. Here's how to figure out what shape your tests should actually be.
The article you bookmark! Complete walkthrough of testing task reminders: ACID analysis, Three Amigos meeting, 6 test techniques combined, 38 test cases designed, 5 bugs found before production. Includes full test cases, HTML traceability matrix, coverage dashboard, and release decision rationale.
"We have 90% coverage!" yet bugs still reach production. Learn the difference between coverage that helps and vanity metrics that lie. Master the test pyramid, requirement traceability, and risk-based testing. Build dashboards with context, not just numbers. Coverage is a compass, not a goal.
"The system should work intuitively" - sound familiar? Learn the ACID test framework to analyze requirements like a detective, ask the right questions before anyone else, and identify problems before they become 3 AM production incidents. Transform chaos into clarity with systematic QA analysis.
The conference talk says "shift left." The Sprint says "there's no time." The PM says "just test it faster." What happens when textbook QA methodology meets the reality of a development team that shipped yesterday's code this morning?
