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Shift Left, Test Right
Testing belongs in Jira. True observations from the team building BesTest for Jira.
Chapter 2Why We Don't Store Test Cases as Jira Issues
Chapter 2 of Shift Left, Test Right. Jira crossed out our regression suite - literally. Why work items are the wrong shape for test cases, what every workaround costs, and what we gave up (and got back) by giving test assets their own home inside Jira.
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Chapter 1Jira Isn't Made for Testing. But Testing Belongs in Jira.
Chapter 1 of Shift Left, Test Right. I've watched teams take six weeks to roll out a test management tool. Here's the opposite: from a Jira work item to a working, traceable test plan, in one sitting.
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