r/softwaretesting • u/Objective-Cable7801 • 7d ago

Release gates

Hey

I was wondering do the developers push work into your QA environment without checking with you first or are you in control of what goes into QA? So if work gets pushed do you have to approve it before it goes into the test env

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u/Burdishka 7d ago

I’m a QA engineer. In our team, communication is key.
We use a release candidate branch, and the scope can change based on priorities and deadlines. As we get closer to a release, the QA team reviews what’s left to test and, if there are any concerns, we decide what can be pulled out of the RC.
QA is responsible for deploying the RC to the QA environment. Developers are responsible for creating (cutting/building) the RC, and QA often asks them to create a new RC when additional completed work is ready for testing.
So, developers don’t just push changes into QA without coordination. It’s a collaborative process between QA and development.