the whole team approach, illustrated. keynote from turku agile days 2012
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An example of the whole team approach to quality and testing in action.TRANSCRIPT
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The Whole-Team Approach to Testing, Illustrated�
Turku Agile Days 2012 Lisa Crispin
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About me…
Tester, agile team member
Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams; Addison Wesley 2009
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Whole-Team Approach is: �• Meaningful commitment to quality�• Shared vision of product �• Diversity of skills, experience, viewpoint �
5 A recent example from my team…�
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A Problem: User Mistakes�
Users mis-type bank account numbers => many phone calls for Operations�
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A solution: Dojo �
Type-ahead select lists (& other features)�
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A new problem�We want to help users avoid mistakes, but we can’t have production code that’s not protected by automated tests�
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Looking to the future…�
Dojo would improve UX on our new UI…�
Let’s research possible solutions.�
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Team meeting �
Do we need training? Consulting?�
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Sys admin volunteers to do a spike�
Selenium 2 Webdriver does the job! �
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A framework spike�• Testers research framework options �• Sys admin spikes homegrown framework “George”�• Architect spikes open-source framework “Geb” �
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First “Bake-off”�
“George”� “Geb”�
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Proof of Concept with Geb
• Developers write tests for new UI page�• Testers and sys admin integrate tests into Jenkins CI �• Pros: developers more involved in GUI test design �• Cons: Learning curve for testers, result reporting �
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Time for another experiment �
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Another bake-off�
Robot Framework vs. Xebium �• Xebium uses FitNesse framework �• Robot Framework result reporting excellent �
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Proof of Concept with RF�
• Sys admin helps install, integrate w/ Jenkins, customize test results, example page objects �• Testers write tests for same pages as Geb tests �• Friends help with Se 2 keywords�
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Next Steps�
Dojo training �
Test design & RF training �
Get started in a good direction �
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Whole Team FTW! �
• Team commitment to improve site�• Sys admin, architect, developers, testers, DBAs all worked on experiments�• Gave us confidence to experiment, find the best solution for us�• We can go forward with plans to improve UX, reduce user mistakes�
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Your experiences & ideas?�
• Has your whole team pulled together to solve a problem?�• Do you have problems that might be solved more easily if people in multiple positions helped?�
What small experiment will you try?�
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Some Agile Testing Resources • lisacrispin.com • janetgregory.ca • exampler.com • [email protected] • testobsessed.com • testingreflections.com • dhemery.com • gojko.net • shino.de
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Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams
By Lisa Crispin and Janet Gregory www.agiletester.ca
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Experiences of Test Automation
Dorothy Graham and Mark Fewster
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Specification by Example How successful teams deliver the right software
Gojko Adzic
Case studies from > 50 teams
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All Proceeds to Charity!
Beautiful Testing: Leading Professionals Reveal How They Improve Software
Edited by Tim Riley, Adam Goucher
Includes chapter by yours truly