Did you ever say to yourself, "What a brilliant idea! How did they come up with that?" One school of thought holds that the best "aha" moments take place when someone’s alone. However, another theory—shared by organizations such as NASA and LEGO—is that a problem shared is a problem solved.

There are many new trends in online payment technology, so the amount of data passing through and stored across varying systems is growing, requiring new standards for how data is captured, stored, used, and destroyed. Testers especially need to consider vulnerabilities related to data privacy and cyber security.

People using behavior-driven development (BDD) say conversation is the most important part of the process. They use a “given-when-then” format to describe the current state, an action that is supposed to occur, and what results to expect. But if that structure isn't working for your team, don't restrain discussion.