The book
Hyper-Agile Testing
Delivering Software in an AI-Accelerated World

Evgeny Tkachenko
Apress
Forthcoming from Apress — available for preorder on Amazon
ISBN: 9798868832307
Overview
Hyper-Agile Testing follows quality from product intent through production learning. It presents a connected approach to risk-based validation, trustworthy automation and CI/CD, AI-augmented Quality Engineering, release readiness, prototypes and early-access releases, collaborative ownership, meaningful metrics, and organizational transformation.
Who it’s for
- Quality Engineers and QA/QE leaders
- Directors and VPs of Engineering
- Engineering Managers
- Product leaders
- CTOs and technology executives
- AI engineering and AI-enabled delivery teams
What you’ll learn
- Apply the Hyper-Agile Quality Loop from product intent through production learning.
- Match validation depth to risk, release stage, and customer impact.
- Build trustworthy automation and CI/CD signals that support release decisions.
- Use AI responsibly for requirements review, test design and automation, change-impact analysis, release readiness, and defect triage.
Major themes
- Risk-based validation and how validation depth should adapt to reach and impact
- Trustworthy automation and CI/CD as a source of release-time confidence
- AI-augmented Quality Engineering, used alongside informed human judgment
- Release readiness as a visible, informed decision rather than a gate
- Prototypes, pilots, and early-access releases as part of the validation lifecycle
- Collaborative ownership of quality across Product, Engineering, and Quality Engineering
- Meaningful quality metrics and connected quality signals
- Organizational transformation toward a risk-based, AI-accelerated operating model
Inside the Book
- 01Foundations of Hyper-Agile Quality Engineering
- 02Putting the Hyper-Agile Quality Loop into Practice
- 03Risk-Based Quality as the Cornerstone
- 04Building the Hyper-Agile Quality Pipeline
- 05CI/CD as the Backbone of Continuous Quality
- 06Test Automation Strategy for Compressed Delivery
- 07AI-Augmented Quality Engineering
- 08Turning Product Intent into Test Expectations
- 09Citizen Development and Prototype-Driven Delivery
- 10Collaborative Testing and Early Adopter Feedback
- 11Metrics, Quality Signals, and Learning Loops
- 12Transforming the QE Organization for Modern Delivery