{"id":9036,"date":"2025-10-05T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testingpeers.com\/?p=9036"},"modified":"2025-10-03T09:55:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T09:55:04","slug":"podcast-episode-136-strategy-test-x-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testingpeers.com\/?p=9036","title":{"rendered":"Podcast Episode 136 &#8211; Strategy: Test X Quality?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-17950230\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1078751\/episodes\/17950230-strategy-test-x-quality.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-17950230&#038;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome to episode 136 of the Testing Peers podcast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode, David, Chris, Russell and Tara dig into a question from #PeersCon25 speaker, Stuart Pates: <em>what\u2019s the difference between a test strategy and a quality engineering strategy?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The peers explore:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Whether strategies are rigid documents, living guides, or something in between<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How context drives whether you need a test strategy, a quality strategy, or both<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why language and labels (\u201ctest\u201d vs \u201cquality\u201d) can help or hinder collaboration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The role of purpose and value in defining strategies that actually work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strategies as empowerment tools versus \u201cone-way to do things\u201d policies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to avoid strategies becoming shelfware and instead keep them living and relevant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As always, there\u2019s plenty of banter (including revelations about everyone\u2019s oldest open browser tab!) before diving into the topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019d love to hear your thoughts, what does <em>strategy<\/em> mean in your organisation, and how do you approach the balance between quality and testing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>#PeersCon26 <a href=\"https:\/\/testingpeerscon.com\/ticket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tickets for the event<\/a>\u00a0are now live too, starting at \u00a315 until December 2025, when they increase to \u00a330.<br>And as always, we are looking for sponsors to make this event the success it has been for the last 2 years,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/testingpeerscon.com\/partners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">get in touch if interested<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twitter (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/testingpeers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/testingpeers<\/a>)<br>LinkedIn (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/testing-peers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/testing-peers<\/a>)<br>Instagram (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/testingpeers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/testingpeers\/<\/a>)<br>Facebook (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TestingPeers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TestingPeers<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re also now on GoodPods, check it out via the mobile app stores<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you like what we do and are able to, please visit our Patreon to explore how you could support us going forwards:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/testingpeers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/testingpeers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to our sponsors \u2013 NFocus Testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>nFocus are a UK based software testing company. 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