Rahul Parwal

@parwalrahul.bsky.social

Love Testing | Jerry Weinberg Testing Excellence Awardee | ifm 🧡 | Test Specialist✌️ | International Speaker🎙 | RST PA

Big News! I’m incredibly excited to share that I’ll be leading a tutorial at EuroSTAR Conference 2025. It is one of the most prestigious forums in the world of software testing. 📍 Edinburgh 📅 June 3-6 🎓 Tutorial: “Do You Have a Testing Toolkit? Let’s Build One”

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The smartest leaders in history never made decisions alone. 👑 Kings had councils. 🏛️ Governments have expert panels. 🧠 Why? Diverse minds = better outcomes. Now imagine having your own council... But instead of people, it’s made up of the world’s best AI models.

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My take on AI agents (especially in testing): Not every problem needs a fully autonomous system. Sometimes, what you really need… is a smart assistant, not a decision-maker. Testing is one of those problems. The human must remain in the loop. Why? Because testing is judgment. And judgment... 1/2

How do you ensure you remain “unhirable” as a tester? It might sound counterintuitive, but here’s a checklist of habits that could be sabotaging your career: • Neglecting Your Craft: If you’re not constantly sharpening your skills, you’re setting yourself up for stagnation.

If used wisely, you can use AI to automate the automation. That's like 100x efficiency. What needed a team of engineers can now be done quickly (but the catch is you need to know what needs to be done)

Here’s a harsh truth about learning: Most of you're learning super slow. You will easily forget what you learned if you don't put it into action against real-world challenges. When you put learning (theory) into action, the real learning happens! 1/2

🧵 Testing tools aren’t just about UI or API automation. Too many testers focus on the basics, but there’s a world of tools that can boost efficiency, creativity & rigor in our testing activities. Here’s a snapshot of some game-changing tools I use: 👇

Testers, Are you ready to learn and leverage Gen AI? Gen AI is everywhere - on your social feed, in your tools, maybe even in your work coffee ☕ (okay, not yet! 😆) The question is: Are you ready to learn, understand, and use AI in testing? 1/3

Myth: I do not need professional testers. Reality: Almost everyone is capable of doing testing to some degree. However, the risks of poor or low-grade testing cannot be reversed. Time won’t run backward so you can roll back your decision. Customer perceptions are hard to change. Happy testing!

Test planning is a common testing activity, yet every project and test lead does it with their own flavor of experience, context, and testing awareness. * What do you consider when doing your test planning? * How do you document it? In Jira? or In other doc? * Do you also include ET in test plan?