key success factors for agile testing 2016

Janet Gregory, DragonFire Inc.Copyright 2016

Agile Singapore

February 17 2016

@janetgregorycaWith input from Lisa Crispin

Agile Testing; 2009

More Agile Testing: 2015

Website:

www.agiletester.com www.agiletester.ca

DragonFire Inc.

www.janetgregory.ca

@janetgregoryca

janet@agiletester.ca

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Some ideas for successful agile testing

and

the understanding of the mindset change in that needs to accompany the

adoption of agile

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“agility”

A methodology or a philosophy?

So simple to define

So hard to implement

Agile teams:

produce a continuous stream of value

at a sustainable pace

while adapting to the changing needs of the business.

http://testobsessed.com/blog/2010/12/14/the-agile-acid-test/

• an activity; not a phase• interactive and starts from the beginning• more than testing code

1. Use the whole-team approach

2. Adopt an agile testing mindset

3. Automate your regression suite

4. Provide and obtain feedback

5. Build a foundation of core agile values

6. Collaborate with your customers

7. Look at the big picture

1. Use real examples

2. Perform exploratory testing

3. Test your features (and the system)

4. Learn continually

5. Sensitivity to your context

6. Keep it real

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Ask what problem are they trying to solve?

What examples express the intent of the story / feature, the business rules?

Identify risks so customer can make best decision.

Sticker by Brian Marick

Feature(with

examples) UserStory

High-Level

AT

AcceptStory

Explore Examples

Fix Defects

Code, test & automate story

ATDDAcceptance Test Driven Development

#3 – Test Your Feature (capabilities)

• What’s important to the business?

#4 – Learn Continually

through play

Cross-functional knowledge

Dis

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linar

y sk

ills

http://www.slideshare.net/ehendrickson

Analytical

Relentlessly Curious

Observant

Skeptical

Empiricist

Critical Thinker

Investigator

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Instead of ◦ We’re here to find bugs … or ensure

requirements are met … or break the software …

Think◦ What can I do to help deliver

the software successfully!

Mobile and embedded

Large organizations

• Don’t over promise

• Keep testing in sync with development

• Make your information visible

• Work to remove testing constraints

There’s no magic!

and teams need to stop

living in a

fantasy world

1. Use real examples

2. Perform exploratory testing

3. Test your features (and the system)

4. Learn continually

5. Sensitivity to your context

6. Keep it real

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Picture by Growing Agile

And always, strive for qualityby remembering the whole

team approach

photoshd.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/13/

Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams

More Agile Testing: Learning Journeys for the Whole Team

By Janet Gregory and Lisa Crispin

www.agiletester.ca

www.agiletester.com

Contact info

www.janetgregory.caEmail: janet@agiletester.caTwitter: janetgregoryca

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Instead of saying NO,

or being the gatekeeper

Be the information provider so business can make the decisions

Questions?

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• Adzic, Gojko, Specification by Example: How Successful Teams Deliver the Right Software, Manning, 2011

• Gärtner, Markus, ATDD By Example: A Practical Guide to Acceptance Test-Driven Development, Addison-Wesley, 2012a

• Karten, Naomi, "Are You Listening?", http://www.agileconnection.com/article/are-you-listening, Agile Connection, 2009

• Keogh, Liz, http://lunivore.com - look for her posts on BDD, Real Options

• Levison, Mark, "The Beginner's Mind - An Approach to Listening", http://www.infoq.com/news/2008/08/beginners_mind, InfoQ, 2008

• Wynne, Matt and Aslak Hellesoy, The Cucumber Book: Behavior-Driven Development for Testers and Developers, Pragmatic Programmers, 2012

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