The Evolving Role of QA in Agile — feat. Kate Falanga (Code and Theory)

Show notes

An agency QA leader argues quality is contextual and testers need many tools, not two options. In the inaugural QA Lead episode, Jonathon Wright talks with Kate Falanga about how she moved from television production and support into QA, and how quality is defined differently for every agency project and stakeholder. She champions flexibility over rigid manual test cases or all-in automation, arguing testers should be uncomfortable by design and pick the right tool for each context. Kate distinguishes testing (an activity) from quality assurance (a group effort), advocates involving QA early in design reviews, and encourages newcomers to attend conferences and engage the broader testing community to escape echo chambers. **In this episode:** - Agile Testing - QA Leadership - Exploratory Testing - Quality Culture - Career Development in QA - Test Automation - Mentoring & Community **Gu