As testers, we don’t just find defects—we should bridge gaps, ask the right questions, and ensure quality is a shared responsibility. But the key to this? Strong collaboration and clear communication.
Here’s what I’ve learned during the last 3-5 years working in a quality-driven dev team:
Early Involvement Matters. When testers are included in planning discussions and requirements calls, we help prevent issues instead of just detecting them later. Shift-left isn’t just a buzzword—it’s a mindset!
Quality is a Team Effort. Testing isn’t just a tester’s job. Developers, POs, BAs, and testers working together create a culture where quality is built in, not just tested in.
Feedback Loops Are Essential. Fast and clear feedback from testers to devs keeps the team agile. Open communication channels (standups, team chats, and calls) help resolve issues quicker.
Empathy Builds Better Teams. Understanding each other’s challenges—whether it’s a complex feature implementation or debugging an automation failure—makes collaboration stronger.
At the end of the day, the best software isn’t just tested well—it’s built with quality from the start. How does your team foster collaboration inside the dev team? Between testers and developers?
A version of this story was first published on LinkedIn. We are sharing these insights as part of our ongoing series spotlighting our enterprise modernization experts. This edition’s featured author is Svetlana Mikhaylova, a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET). Svetlana embodies our commitment to the product mindset, pursuing outcomes, not outputs. Connect with her on LinkedIn.
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