anne-marie charrett - startups and software testing

Startups and Software Testing

http://www.testingtimes.ie

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Analysis + Technology = Destiny

Why Startups

• Big Impact

• Passion

• Challenge

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Network, 60%

Getting the Work

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Web, 40%

Types of TestingWork Breakdown

11%

Manual Testing Usability Testing Process Training

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35%

22%

25%

11%

Types of Applications

Web Testing

Applications Tested

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PC Application

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

• No Money

• No Time

• No Documentation

• High Risk

Testing on Speed

• High Risk

• High Flux

• Maverick approach

• On and off site testing

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• Communicate

• Open Minded

Tester Traits

• Open Minded

• Inquisitive

• Technical

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Techniques

• Rapid Software Testing

–Context Driven

–What benefit (value) does this

Testing Techniques

–What benefit (value) does this

provide?

–Light on Documentation

• Analysis-Test-Estimate, Plan & Test, Report &

Test

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Techniques

• No Re-Use, No Repeatability

• Concise and Consistent

• Open Source Tools, In house Tools or

Testing Techniques

• Open Source Tools, In house Tools or

Excel

• Framework, not a process

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• Startups are not interested in Quality

Software Testing & Startups

• Startups are not interested in Quality

• Beta testing is the cheap and dirty

solution

• Software testing is document heavy

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• Essential for startups to succeed

• Inform on benefits of software testing

• Educate on software testing techniques

Are we doing enough?

• Quality from day one

• Grants from Enterprise Ireland

• http://www.mavericktester.com

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Upcoming

• Dublin Software Testing Meetup

– 16th June 2009

– Library Room, 1st Floor, Central Hotel,

Exchequer Street

Upcoming

Exchequer Street

– 7.30pm

• http://softwaretestingclub.com

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Q & A

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