Chapter 2 – Testing Throughout the SDLC
Three Amigos – ISTQB Definition
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Official ISTQB Definition
A collaboration meeting between business (product owner), development and testing to discuss a user story and its acceptance criteria before implementation.
In simple words
Business, dev and tester talk through a story together before coding starts.
Exam tip
Three Amigos is a shift-left practice — bugs found in conversation cost almost nothing.
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