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gathering all viewpoints regarding requirements,

374–375

Power of Three and,

411

using multiple viewpoints in eliciting requirement,

137–138

Visibility, 354–366

code coverage,

360–364

communicating test results,

357–358

defect metrics,

364–366

number of passing tests,

358–360

overview of,

354

release metrics,

358

tracking test tasks and status,

354–357

Visual Studio, 125

Voris, John, 117

W

Waterfall approach, to development

agile development compared with,

12–13

ìmini-waterfallî phenomenon,

46–47

successes of,

112

test plans and,

346

Watir (Web Application Testing in Ruby), 163, 172–174, 320. See also Ruby with Watir

Web Services Description Language (WSDL), 507

Web service testing

automating,

282

overview of,

207

Remote Data Monitoring system example,

247–248

tools for,

170–171

WebLoad, 234

Whelan, Declan, 321

Whiteboards

example-driven development,

379

facilitating communication,

430

modeling,

399

planning diagram,

371

reviewing high-level tests with programmers,

400–401

test plan alternatives,

353–354

Whole team approach, 325

advantages of,

26

agile vs. traditional development,

15–16

automation strategy and,

300–301

budget limits and,

55

finding enjoyment in work and,

31

key success factors,

482

,

491

pairing testers with programmers,

279

shared responsibility and,

105–106

team building and,

69

team structure and,

59–62

to test automation,

270

test management and,

322

traditional cross-functional team compared with,

64

value of team members and,

70

Wiki

as communication tool,

164

graphical documentation of examples,

398–399

mockups,

160

,

380

requirements,

402

story checklists and,

156

test cases,

372

traceability and,

88

Wilson-Welsh, Patrick, 278

Wizard of Oz Testing, 138–139

Workflow diagrams, 398

Working Effectively With Legacy Code (Feathers), 117, 288

Workload, 393

Worst-case scenarios, 136, 334

Writing tests, strategy for. See Strategy, for writing tests

WSDL (Web Services Description Language), 507

X

XP (Extreme Programming)

agile team embracing,

10–11

courage as core value in,

25

xUnit, 126–127

Y

Yakich, Joe, 316

Z

Zero bug tolerance, 79, 418–419