How Testers Can Fill the Requirements Gap

Testers frequently are frustrated by having to test a system without an adequate understanding of the expected results of the tests, often because the requirements are not well-documented. Therefore, good testers learn how to discover the requirements they and developers need to do their jobs. Robin Goldsmith identifies approaches that testers can use to reverse engineer requirements and also highlights the need to differentiate and focus on user (functional) and system (non-functional) requirements. Learn to infer requirements from designs and understand the power of using approximations for corroboration. Find out how to back into more testable requirements by asking the right questions of the right people at the right time. Gain access to and cooperation from the business side while at the same time winning developers' appreciation.