Independence of Testing

Level of separation and autonomy testers have from the dev team and other stakeholders ensures objectivity, impartiality, and thoroughness.

Independence from developers
Separation of roles: Testing is a skill set
Test planning and strategy: Should have autonomy (ideally)
Test execution and reporting: Should have autonomy (ideally)
Test environment and tools: Control over the test environment, data, and tools to meet their needs
Test documentation and reporting: Needed artifacts and metrics to get an informed view
Test process improvement: Don’t want to be a continuous fire-fighter. How do we change processes to improve quality (e.g. shifting left)?

Review Questions

Because a different person/party will take a more objective perspective and will have fresh eyes.

Create isolated consistent environments on-demand