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Testing, Agile, Business Value and Testers…
Oh My!
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By:
Scott Barber Chief Performance Evangelist
SmartBear Software, Inc.
Created for:
Testing, Agile, Value and Testers… Oh My!
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Chief Performance Evangelist Software, Inc. LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/theperfguy/ Blog: scott-barber.blogspot.com Twitter: @sbarber
Co-Founder: Workshop On Performance and Reliability www.performance-workshop.org
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Founding Member
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Consistently for 10+ years…
I’ve observed industry doubting: • The “True Value” of Agile • The Benefit vs. Cost of Testing • How Testing “Fits” in Agile • Why Agile (too often) “Fails” • Why Testing/Testers (too often) “Fail”
… go kind of like this: The resulting conversations…
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I believe…
These doubts persist because they aren’t the
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I believe…
These doubts are of the *real* problem.
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I believe the *real* problem is…
“Software Development” is less like:
and more like:
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All new developments starts with
In “Classical” Engineering Fields
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R & D is all about:
In “Classical” Engineering Fields
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The decision to exit R & D and begin development is based on:
In “Classical” Engineering Fields
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Projects are “released” into “production” by inspectors, a.k.a:
In “Classical” Engineering Fields
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In Other Words
R & D starts with a clear
not detailed
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During R & D everyone is a:
In Other Words
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During development checks completed work against specifications.
In Other Words
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Release Candidate validation is done by
In Other Words
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1. R & D is very much like Agile 2. R & D doesn’t have the Testing/Tester Challenge 3. No one questions the value of “Agile” or “Test” 4. “The Team” is both responsible and legally
accountable for quality/safety 5. “Go Live” decisions are (relatively) easy
What’s my point?
In Classic Engineering:
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Which is why I believe
We would be well served to
• Study “other” fields of Engineering • Consider R & D practices for new software
development • Forget titles. Be responsible and accountable as a
team
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Questions?
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about.me/scott.barber
Chief Performance Evangelist Software, Inc.
E-mail: [email protected]
Blog: scott-barber.blogspot.com
Web Site: SmartBear.com
Twitter: @sbarber
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