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Useful stepping stones in growth towards Agile testing. Kees Blokland
[email protected] https://improvement.polteq.com/ti4agile
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Transition to Agile • Many follow a stepwise approach • Cross the river using stepping stones (and keep going)
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Approach for transition to Agile (testing focus) • How to outline a route towards Agile (testing)? • How to stimulate / motivate and prevent stagnation? • Recipe: – Start form an industry standard test improvement approach – Identify ‘Agile’ and ‘Scrum’ ingredients – Mix these with a lot of field experience
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• Result: TI4Agile
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Agile testing maturity levels
Agile testing levels
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Forming
Norming
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Set the basis and the first steps towards working in an Agile manner
Adopt a process that facilitates the Agile view on working
Continuously improve the way you work by living the Agile way
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Key areas and checkpoints Key area
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Checkpoint description on https://improvement.polteq.com/ti4agile © 2015
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How to outline a route to Agile testing? • Make a picture of the current situation using the model
• Identify ‘gaps’ • Decide on what to do first and what to do next – – – –
Groen
Quick wins, what can be done now Short term and mid term Logical sequence as suggested by the model What is on the horizon? Where to aim for?
• Implement! © 2015
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How to stimulate and motivate? • What is in it for everyone? • ‘Agile’ is not the goal, it is the benefits of Agile • What are benefits of important steps underway?
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• When do we get such benefits? • Mark the route with stepping stones!
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Just good testing!
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As testers we need to make choices What to test and what not to test
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What to test thoroughly, what to test superficially What to test first, what to test later What to test once, what to test each software build
Just good testing!
What to test by senior testers, what by others What to test scripted, what to test exploratory, … just to name a few
testing techniques
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product risk analysis @ sprint planning
Groen
exploratory testing done well © 2015
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Just good testing!
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http://www.stickyminds.com/interview/things-really-matter-testing-today-and-tomorrow-interview-bj-rollison © 2015
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Just good testing!
Benefits
Getting the best testing in the time available - Most serious bugs found - Fit for purpose
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Cross functional team in one location Practice example
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Agile principles
Cross functional team in one location
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Scrum master
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Product Owner
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Cross functional team in one location
Benefits
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Enables Agile - Teamwork - Interaction - Lean documentation Increases team velocity
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Simplified process - 1
s t n e m e r i u Unclear req People not ava ilable
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Simplified process
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Increases predictability of project results - Better scope control - Less delays - Easier to deal with changes
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late feedback bugs
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bugs
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Benefits
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Reduces ‘waterfall-ish’ behaviour Enables lean documentation Increase project predictability
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Finish testing within the iteration
Practice example
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bugs
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Finish testing within the iteration
stop dev
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