agile vs waterfall from a tester's eyes by shweta parashar & abhishek agrawal
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AgileNCR 2010 conference was held in Gurgaon on 17th & 18th July 2010. This largest community driven conference was the Fourth edition of Agile NCR and was organized in collaboration with ASCI. This time the event was based on four major themes : 'Agile for newbies', ' Agile Adoption Challenges', 'Workshops and Software Craftsmanship', and ' Post Agile'.TRANSCRIPT
Agile vs Waterfall Agile vs Waterfall From A From A
Tester's EyesTester's Eyes
AGILE NCR 2010
Waterfall:Waterfall: Bug !! - No its a feature . . .Bug !! - No its a feature . . .
DocumentationDocumentation OverheadOverhead
Information Loss:Information Loss: Chinese WhispersChinese Whispers
ContrastContrast
AgileAgile ManifestoManifesto, , a quick recap . . .a quick recap . . .
• Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
• Working software over comprehensive documentation
• Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
• Responding to change over following a plan
WaterfallWaterfall WayWay
Developer happy Tester happy Client Unhappy
AgileAgile WayWay
Developer happy Tester happy Client happy
RoleRole ReversalReversal
Tester, the eyes of PO
HigherHigher Client InvolvementClient Involvement
Tester needs more inputs
from the client
Waterfall:Waterfall: Testing is Just one Testing is Just one PhasePhase
Agile:Agile: Tester, an Tester, an integral part of integral part of Development ProcessDevelopment Process
Tester closely observes the
developments in the project all the time and hence
there are no surprises 5
minutes before the release
Towards Towards Developer – QADeveloper – QA Harmony . . .Harmony . . .
Agile:Agile: PairingPairing
Water or Beer??
Questions Questions ??? ???