* Pair Testing - Pair testing helps the developer to understand the tester point of view.

* Provides continuous feedback (Make sure test results are reported in a timely manner, forming a continuous feedback loop)

* Tests each story as it is complete

* Help automate maintainable acceptance tests (What TechnicalSkills? does an agile tester need? AT)

* Make sure acceptance tests ...verify the quality specified by the customer

* Make sure acceptance testing keeps pace with development

* Estimates: do they include everything the customer wants? Do they include testing tasks?

* Exploratory testing

* Context-driven testing

* Scenario testing: tester helps the team focus on it, and transfers test and QA skills to the rest of the team.

An idea I got from David Evans -

* Agile testers are part of the team, not working in a silo. Team members bring different specialies to the skill mix and enlighten each other. Everyone understands and cares about testing, quality, business requirements, the technical implementation. -- LC

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