A column on a team board that holds work currently being tested, making testing activity visible alongside the rest of the workflow. An ever-growing in test column is a signal that testing has become a bottleneck, which is part of why teams encourage others beyond the tester to pick up testing work. Used well, the column can also show whether a diverse range of people are contributing to testing rather than it sitting with one person.
For example: spotting that items are piling up in test and redistributing the work; seeing several different names attached to items being tested; or using the column to make a hidden testing backlog visible to the whole team.
For example: spotting that items are piling up in test and redistributing the work; seeing several different names attached to items being tested; or using the column to make a hidden testing backlog visible to the whole team.
