Quality Assurance Skill

When to Invoke

• Says "How should we test?", "Create test strategy"
• Asks "Test plan?", "ATDD?", "Quality assurance?"
• Mentions "testing", "test strategy", "QA"
• Planning or architecture phase (for test strategy)
• Uses words like: test, testing, strategy, QA, quality, ATDD

• "How should we test this?"
• "Create test strategy"
• "Test plan for [project]"
• "ATDD scenarios"
• "Quality assurance approach"
• "Testing framework"

• During Phase 2 (Planning) for test strategy
• During Phase 4 (Implementation) for ATDD

• No requirements yet (need PRD first)
• Simple testing questions (answer directly)
• Already have test strategy (reference existing)

Mission

Inputs Required

• prd_and_epics: requirements and roadmap produced by product-requirements skill
• architecture: technical decisions and constraints
• stories: delivery-planning outputs for upcoming work
• existing_quality_assets: current test suites, tooling, and metrics

Outputs

• Test strategy (from

  assets/test-strategy-template.md.template

  )
• ATDD scenarios (from

  assets/atdd-scenarios-template.md.template

  )
• Quality checklist (from

  assets/quality-checklist-template.md.template

  )
• Coverage matrices or CI/CD gate definitions stored with project docs
• Recommendations for instrumentation, monitoring, or regression prevention

.claude/skills/bmad-test-strategy/assets/*.template

Process

1. Confirm prerequisites using

   CHECKLIST.md

   .
2. Review requirements, architecture, and delivery plans to identify risk areas.
3. Define quality approach (test types, automation, environments, data) proportionate to risk.
4. Author executable artifacts (ATDD scenarios, scripts, dashboards) or instructions.
5. Partner with development-execution and orchestrator to integrate quality gates and track follow-ups.

assets/

scripts/README.md

Quality Gates

Error Handling

• When prerequisites are missing, halt work and request specific artifacts.
• If tools or environments are unavailable, document gaps and remediation plan.
• Escalate high-risk issues (compliance, data privacy) immediately with evidence.