Testing is a team problem
- 1. Agile Testing Fellowship Copyright 2020 Halton Agile/Lean Network August 11, 2010 Janet Gregory @janetgregoryca DragonFire Inc. -- input from Lisa Crispin
- 2. first agile team about 2000 Agile Testing Condensed 2019 More Agile Testing 2014 Agile Testing 2009 Agile Testing Essentials video course 2017 Agile Testing for the Whole Team 3-day course Agile Testing for the Whole Team remote facilitation Agile Testing Fellowship, 2017 2 New!
- 3. @janetgregoryca How the whole team working together improves product quality … and that testing activities belong to the whole team 3
- 6. -- testing activities “Accelerate the achievement of shippable quality” -- a tester’s job Brent Jensen, 2011 6 Good testing …. • provides information about the product through fast feedback loops • is more than testing software • is about learning about the product and what it can and can not do
- 8. @janetgregoryca Excerpt from Agile Testing pg. 46 Several people we've talked to described the 'mini-waterfall' phenomenon that often occurs when a traditional software development organization implements an agile development process. The organization replaces a six-month or year-long development cycle with a two- or four-week one, and just tries to squeeze all of the traditional SDLC phases into that short period." 8
- 9. @janetgregoryca • an activity; not a phase (Elisabeth Hendrickson) • interactive and starts from the beginning • more than testing code 9 Potentially shippable product Potentially shippable product
- 10. @janetgregoryca 10 • Think about the primary roles / specialties on your current team? • Are there specialties outside your team that help …or hinder your team to achieve your quality goals? • Are there dependencies on others? Share in the chat. Example: and ops specialist to help with a test environment issue.
- 12. @janetgregoryca • Who actually does what? • Can everyone do everything? …. and do it well? 12
- 13. @janetgregoryca • Developers think about testability • Testers think about the big picture and what ifs… • Multiple skill sets mean better solutions 13
- 14. @janetgregoryca What makes it work? • Commitment to a level of quality ➢ Identifying what’s valuable to customers ➢ Bug prevention over bug detection ➢ Fast response to prod issues • Diverse perspectives, skill sets, biases • Competencies > roles
- 15. @janetgregoryca By Matt Barcomb
- 16. @janetgregoryca - practice cross-discipline pairing - mob, demonstrate - facilitate learning sessions Picture from Mob Programming Guidebook, Maaret Pyhäjärvi Share testing skills
- 17. What are some of the testing practices and activities that can be shared? Take a minute and share in the chat
- 18. @janetgregoryca Feature (with examples) User Story High- Level AT Fix Defects Code, test & automate story ATDD Acceptance Test Driven Development Accept Story Explore Examples
- 19. @janetgregoryca Expand the tests Pair to discuss automation Create test method(s) Write the tests in the automation framework Select a test and run it Repeat until all tests have passed Perform exploratory testing, and any other testing required for the definition of DONE. Acceptance Test(s) TDD
- 20. @janetgregoryca • Examples provide common language • Shared common understanding • Coding and testing concurrently • Shared definition of DONE • Prevents defects in code 20
- 21. @janetgregoryca It’s not just about code !!! ◦ Test assumptions ◦ Uncover hidden assumptions The goal: ◦ Shared common understanding of the story ◦ Preventing defects (eliminate waste)
- 24. @janetgregoryca • Checking: Does the system do what it's supposed to do? • Exploring: Are there any other risks or vulnerabilities that we haven't thought about yet? • Testing == checking + exploring 24 **Elisabeth Hendrickson, “The Two Sides of Software Testing”, Agile Connection GUI API Unit Tests
- 27. @janetgregoryca 27 Discover to Deliver, Ellen Gottesdeiner and Mary Gorman
- 29. @janetgregoryca Compile & Unit Testing Static Analysis Integration Testing GUI & End to End Testing Exploratory Testing User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Perf Testing Penetration Testing Deploy to Production Deploy to QA Env Deploy to Staging Env Deploy to Stress Env Deploy to Security Env Testing is the of DevOps Original example from Ashley Hunsberger and Lisa Crispin Observe & monitor Question & get examples
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- 31. @janetgregoryca Instead of ◦ We’re here to find bugs … or ensure requirements are met … or break the software … Think –What can I do to help deliver the product successfully! 31
- 32. @janetgregoryca Instead of We’re here to code and throw it over the wall and then fix bugs Think What can I do to help create testable code and deliver the product successfully! 32
- 33. @janetgregoryca Instead of We’re here to tell you what we want, and you just do it. Think How can I work with the development team to deliver the product successfully? 33
- 34. @janetgregoryca Testers are NOT responsible for quality, the whole team is Programmers do not code alone ….. everyone helps them understand what to code
- 36. @janetgregoryca Building a quality culture • Transformative leaders • Trust and psychological safety • Focus on quality, not speed Teams and organizations talk about what level of quality they desire, and everyone knows how they contribute to the quality of the product.
- 37. @janetgregoryca • https://janetgregory.ca/blog/ A four-part series on testing and quality • https://agiletester.ca • lisacrispin.com • Hendrickson, Elisabeth, Explore It! Reduce Risk and Increase Confidence with Exploratory Testing, Pragmatic Programmer, 2013 • Knight, Adam P., "T-shaped Tester, Square Shaped Team", http://thesocialtester.co.uk/t-shaped-tester-square-shaped-team/, 2013 • Agile Testing Condensed, A Brief Introduction, LeanPub and Amazon • Agile Testing and More Agile Testing, Amazon 37
- 38. @janetgregoryca Agile Testing Condensed: A Brief Introduction) More Agile Testing: Learning Journeys for the Whole Team Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams Essential Agile Testing 5 hour video course agiletester.ca agiletestingfellow.com Twitter: janetgregory.ca LinkedIn: janet_gregory Email: [email protected] 38