context driven agile tester - from outsourcing to startup world – eclipsecon 2016
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Context-driven agile tester
- from outsourcing to startup world
Dragan SpiridonovTest Lead @dryTools @profesor_dragan
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Context-driven agile tester
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18 years in IT
Quality of Software is my new mission, but friends still call me the Professor... - now testing @sifuHQ
About me...Dragan SpiridonovTest Lead @dryTools
@profesor_dragan
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Company culture
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“Quality is not an act, it is a habit” – Aristotle
Context no.1 - Scrum in outsourcing
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Scrum can succeed
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Agile tester in ScrumGo beyond defined tasks to help your team:
● automate everyday tasks to save some time
● look for ways to improve existing testing process○ improve test design - from detailed test cases to session charters and mind maps
○ improve reporting - instead of template reports nobody reads use few well-formed
sentences describing what have been done and to what extent
● prepare for and present during Sprint Demo
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“Quality is never an accident. It is always the result of intelligent effort.” - John Ruskin
Context no.2 - From Scrum to Kanban in outsourcing
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Scrum has failed, can we use Kanban?“Every process is created by people, and thus can be changed by people.” -G.M.Weinberg
Make an effort in finding a solution:
● increase communication to acquire new information and better understanding of situation
● analyze new information while collaborating on finding a solution● choose a process to enable team in delivering expected quality● start using new process● observe and evaluate
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Agile tester in KanbanGo beyond defined tasks to help your team:
● Take care of the flow on the board● Gather requirements ● Automate checks
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“Quality means doing it right even when no one is looking.” – Henry Ford
Context no.3 - Lean startup
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Lean startup kinda way
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Agile tester in Lean startupGo beyond defined tasks to help your team:
● accept challenges, engage and explore unknown territory● earn your respect with the value you add to the team● multiply your skills, evolve into full stack tester
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Agile tester in any contextGo beyond defined tasks to help your team:
● setup your test environment and share it with the team
● use source code control - to have a deeper insight into work done by
developers on your team, use code commits to start conversations
● pair with developers - talk about how they want to implement and how
and why do you want to test
● communicate your findings using assertive language
● be kind, be polite, smile
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To keep up with context changes...… as an agile tester, work on constant improvement of 4C’s:
● Communication● Collaboration● Critical thinking● Creativity
“Change is the only constant in life.” - Heraclitus
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Questions?
Dragan SpiridonovTest Lead @dryTools @profesor_dragan
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