Agile Tools - Increase Performance Ability

March 19, 2013 - PRLog -- Agile Tools are implemented by organization to manage the complication of agile environment effectively. As more and more organization are adopting agile environment, they know tools required for agile testing – test automation, defect tracking, test management etc. but the challenge lies in selecting the tool suitable according to the situation of the tool categories.

After adopting agile environment many organization use traditional tool to manage complication that lack important features like easy agile planning and tracking through iteration or release. Lack of these features prevents team to easily change plans and priorities along with lack to use product backlog, requirement and user’s stories as important planning assets.

Scalability is the next factor worth considering. After applying on several tests a selected tool might look excellent, but is it scalable while conducting thousands of tests? While talking about scalability it means ability to handle increasing test volumes or the ability to handle continuing maintenance of test.

Agile Tools must never be selected as it worked successfully for an organization. Every organization has its own way of working and thus features unique infrastructure, unique working pattern and unique requirements. Thus, it is highly recommended to select tools after thoroughly considering these factors.

Usability is the next factor when it comes to selecting tools for agile environment. The selected tools must be easy to use as individual expected to use tools have varied technical skills level as well as experience and exposure to agile environment. Therefore, it would be sensible if tools are easy to use regardless of skill and experience. It also helps in saving time as the organization would not have to spent time separately for training on using these tools effectively. Moreover, if high level technical skills are required team members might not feel comfortable in utilizing the selected tools.

Select vendor who offers required support to tools. Support is an important factor and it would be sensible to understand how well a vendor can offer support to tool. One of the best ways to understand such aspect is to check the vendor’s support forum to see what the known bugs are and how they are addressed.

Understanding the budget resources as well as constraints is worth considering factor. The concept of affordability doesn’t mean inexpensive or free, but a thorough knowledge about the budget and wisely investing allotted budget. While selecting Agile Tools also keep in mind the expense of increasing licenses that might require in future for projects.

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