Testing in Production and the Future of Quality — feat. Joel Montvelisky (PractiTest)

Show notes

A Mercury veteran on test management, testing in production and redefining quality as customer value. Joel Montvelisky, co-founder of PractiTest and a veteran of Mercury Interactive's Test Director, QTP and WinRunner era, reflects on the rigidity of legacy ALM tools and why testing tools must embrace flexibility. He and Jonathon explore how quality is migrating from a tester role into a company-wide concern, the rise of shift-left and shift-right, and the need for a quality architect to orchestrate overlapping testing activities. Joel argues that testing in production is only viable when backed by strong monitoring and a deliberate test architecture, not cockiness. The conversation lands on value-driven testing: measuring whether features actually resonate with customers rather than just counting test cases. **In this episode:** - Test Management & Tooling - Test Strategy - Shift-Rig