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WELCOME TO THE FUTURE! �.�
PREPARING FOR OUR AGILE TESTING JOURNEYS
AGILE TESTING DAYS – POTSDAM, GERMANY NOVEMBER 2014
Lisa Crispin & Janet Gregory @lisacrispin @janetgregoryca
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The Timid Tester
THE WORLD AS IT WAS…
The Cowboy Programmer
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ENTER … SUPER AGILE PERSON �
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AND THEN … �COLLABORATION �
From Shrek�
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AS WE CONTINUE TO GO WHERE NO MAN (OR
WOMAN) HAS GONE BEFORE… �
CAN WE REALLY PREDICT WHAT WILL BE? �
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• Challenges • What would we like to help? • What can we do?
• Changing the conversation
• What can we do this week to prepare?
TOPICS�
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CHALLENGES�
• Always more for testers to know … • Specific contexts: • big data, distributed teams, the
enterprise, embedded, mobile, robotics, gaming
• New technologies, techniques • Building the right thing – adding value • Continuous delivery, continuous testing
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THE FUTURE WHAT WE WANT (MAYBE NEED)
VS
THE PRESENT WHAT WE HAVE & HOW WE CAN ADAPT
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THE AGILE TESTER�Needs to: • learn new skills • keep up with new technologies • communicate well • keep their finger on the pulse
of product quality In other words, be a shape-shifter to adapt to ever-changing needs
Mystique: X-men�
Odo, Star Trek – Deep Space 9�
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The ability:
• to learn
• to become a T-shaped tester
• to use cognitive thinking skills
• to take charge of your career
WHAT WE DO HAVE … IS
BREADTH
D E
P T
H
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• Technical awareness – to collaborate with other roles • Exploratory testing • New techniques, eg. • Swarming • Generative testing • Dealing with ‘big data’
YOUR CONTEXT
Superman – his cave / crystals
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A COMMON CHALLENGE
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Want to be able to talk face-to-face
WHENEVER THEY WANT!
Distributed teams
In other words, they need a transporter
Original Star Trek series-
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• Use existing tools better • Video conferencing, webcams • Collaboration aids – eg. mind mapping • Air travel, road trip, feet
• Learn to respect other’s cultures
WHAT WE CAN DO … IS
Original Star Trek series – Spock, Vulcan Live long and prosper
Next Generation Star Trek series- Warf, Klingon
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OUR NEXT CHALLENGE: GIVING CUSTOMERS WHAT THEY NEED
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Customers want us to deliver exactly what they are thinking.
arstechnica.com Original Star Trek series – Vulcan mind meld
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Learn tools to help us determine what the real problem is - like impact mapping (Gojko Adzic)
WHAT WE CAN DO… IS
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Or story mapping (Jeff Patton)
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Incorporate other disciplines - like business analysis (eg. 7 product dimensions)
From Discover to Deliver by Ellen Gottesdiener and Mary Gorman
- or user experience experts
WE CAN ALSO ….
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• Guide development with real examples • Not only the API level, but in UI as well
AND ….
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IS IT TIME TO CHANGE THE CONVERSATION?
SO, WHAT MAY NOT WORK IN THE FUTURE?
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Original Star Trek series- Season 2: Episode 15
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• Know your stakeholders • What are their objectives? • What problem are they trying to solve • Create a shared understanding
BUSINESS VALUE
Original Star Trek series cast
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Original Star Trek series “bad guys”
More than project or product risk
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Uncertainty
Models can help us chose how we attack a problem
• For example: knowing the difference between complexity vs.. complicated vs.. simple or even chaotic
Read Liz Keogh on the Cynefin model
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USE DIFFERENT APPROACHES AND TOOLS
TO:
- Understand the problem - Mitigate your risk - Manage your uncertainty - Understand the value
- Validate the solution
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for example: • How will mobile apps
evolve? • How will we test them?
CAN WE PREDICT THE FUTURE? �.�
IT WOULD BE HELPFUL… �
Perhaps we start with a risk profile, and focus on a risk-‐based or value-‐based solu9on delivery.
Note: not test-‐based
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"WHEN CAN I STOP DOING CUSTOMER VALIDATION AND
EXPERIMENTATION?
UM. NEVER. “
CHERYL QUIRION
Original Star Trek series – Scotty, the engineer
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NEW HORIZONS��
WHAT’S NEXT FOR YOU? �
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THE WORLD AS IT IS… �
CELEBRATE & ENJOY THE CONFERENCE!
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Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams
By Lisa Crispin and Janet Gregory
www.janetgregory.ca email: [email protected] Twitter: @janetgregoryca
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