stareast2013 - kanban for test teams
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How can we improve the test team efficiency with Kanban. This presentation illustrates when you can use kanban and how you benefit from it. Learn the lean princibles, set up a board and get goingTRANSCRIPT
Increase Your Team’s Efficiency
Derk-Jan de GroodSTAREast 2013
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with Kanban
Goal
Show you how kanban can benefit you in:
Getting testing out of crumple zone Increasing the efficiency of your team Better team Increasing visibility
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Kanban
A brief introduction
Kanban
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Kanban is a method for managing workflows and has a strong focus on reducing waste and maximizing value
Characteristics
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TOC
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Principles
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PPull
TTe
am
FFlow
Testing for business benefit
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four situations
When bother?
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Traditional organization
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Maintenance department
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Test Center of Excellence
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SCRUM Project
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Trends that make kanban interesting
Why bother…
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v
Mob
ile
Inte
rfac
es
InfrastructureTe
st A
utom
atio
n
Continues Integration
Big Data
Back-end Virtualization
Security Embedded
Knowledge Base
Em
ulat
ing
Virtualization
Geographic
Devices
Cloud
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Our test team is involved in the
following activities
Review of specifications
Test cases preparation
Test execution
Retesting resolved issues
Regression testing
Assisting with production problems
Implementing changes
Reducing test automation backlog
TPI & innovations
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How do you keep track of activities, make sure nothing is forgotten and they are handled efficiently and with right priority
Benefits
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Benefits
Testing out of
crumple zone
Increase efficiency
From reactive to
steady flow
Better co-operation
Insight in competen
ces
The board
How to organize kanban flow
KanBan
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Challenges27
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How big should your work-item be?
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Preparation. Before you start !
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Preparation. Before you start !
DoR
Risks
Requirements
Review
SizedHow to demo/
test
A simple board
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Example #1
kanbantool.com
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Add swimming lanes
Example #2
Add columns
Example
#3
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The cards
kanbantool.com
Who does …. what?
This works stimulating and
makes teams perform better and have more
fun
The workflow
becomes a
personal flow
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Employee benefitsPromotes cooperation
Puts them in their
strength Prevents waste of
talent Result- i.s.o. process driven
More fun and energy
Employees are proud
of their team
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Factsheet
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Wrap-up
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Wrap-up
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Derk-Jan
ValoriColtbaan 4a3439 NG NIEUWEGEINThe Netherlands
• [email protected]• +31(0)651807878• www.valori.nl• @DerkJanDeGrood• http://djdegrood.wordpress.com
Derk-Jan
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Enjoy the flow!