In Acceptance Test Driven Development the acceptance criteria and acceptance tests for those criteria are created before the start of development. Keywords: Agile Agile testing Acceptance test driven development Best practices and lessons learned These slides are from a webinar by XBOsoft and Jim York: Jim is a Certified Scrum Coach, Certified Scrum Trainer, and cofounder of FoxHedge Ltd. For more than 25 years as a management and IT consultant, Jim has led, trained, and coached hundreds of individuals, teams, and organizations in the implementation of Lean and Agile concepts. His workshops blend his practical experience in Scrum, Lean Software Development, Extreme Programming, Agile Project Management, Product Management, and traditional project management. Jim shares his passion for Lean and Agile as a frequent presenter at conferences, users groups, public and on-site workshops, and as a business process coach. XBOSoft is an American firm specializing in software quality assurance with branch offices in Europe and Asia. With a proven record of success working for Fortune 500 companies and specialized software vendors, XBOSoft has gained deep domain expertise in the fields of healthcare, finance, technology, and energy.

1. FoxHedge & XBOSoft
Agile Testing Webinar
Leading From Behind
Team-based Acceptance Test-Driven Development
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FoxHedge Ltd
JimYork
• Lean and Agile Coach and Trainer
• 28 years in the trenches working with teams as
a performer and coach
• Teaches others how to apply Lean and Agile
principles and practices in a sustainable way
• CSC, CST, CSP, CSM
• Lean,Agile,TQM, BPR, Six Sigma, SDLC
(Waterfall)...
• Co-founder of FoxHedge Ltd
• Banking and Finance, Electronic Commerce,
Broadcasting,Telecom, Healthcare, Government,
Commercial, Non-profit
www.FoxHedgeLtd.com
Jim@FoxHedgeLtd.com
703.771.8367
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3. Jan Princen
• Born in Amsterdam
• Managing Director XBOSoft
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4. XBOSoft info
• Founded in 2006
• Dedicated to software quality
• Software QA consulting
• Software testing services
• Offices in San Francisco and Amsterdam
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5. Next agile testing webinar:
How to contract an Outsourced Agile Test Team
Thu, Jul 18, 2013 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
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• Questions can be asked throughout the
webinar, we’ll try to fit them in when
appropriate
• General Q and A at the end of the webinar
• You will receive info on recording after the
webinar
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Impact of “Big Bang” Delivery
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Sequential Delivery Model
12-24 Months
Up-front planning, Functional silos, Walkthroughs, Handoffs
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Sequential Delivery Model
12-24 Months
Quality is tested, assessed, and gated late in the game
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Sequential Delivery Model
12-24 Months
Time Runs Out For Testing!!!
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Triple Constraint
Scope
TimeBudget
Quality
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Triple Constraint
Scope
TimeBudget
Quality
Quality
Suffers
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FutureValue Creation
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• Scrum - a team-based framework to develop
complex systems and products
• Sprint - a short time-box in which work is done;
a Scrum-specific term for an iteration
• Product Backlog - an emerging, prioritized
queue of work
• Product Owner - in Scrum, the person
responsible for Return on Investment (ROI); this
person prioritizes the work in the Product Backlog
Some Terminology
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Scrum Delivery Cycle
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Scrum Delivery Cycle
Product
Backlog
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Scrum Delivery Cycle
Sprint
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Scrum Delivery Cycle
Sprint
Backlog
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Scrum Delivery Cycle
1–4 week
cycle
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Scrum Delivery Cycle
Daily Scrum
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Scrum Delivery Cycle
Working
Features
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• The customer wants what we’re working
on
• The customer wants what we’re working
on now (or yesterday!)
• The customer determines the acceptance
criteria
Some Agile
Assumptions
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80/20 Rule applies
Product Backlog
Just enough, Just-in-time
requirements
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Impact on Flow
• Quick, Frequent delivery
• No separate phases
(design, coding, testing,
documentation, etc.)
• Everything needs to fit
into cycle
Kenneth Hawes
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Impact on Feature Size
• Features have to fit
within the cycle
• Chunking (move from
WBS to FBS)
• Recommend ~8-10 or
more features in a cycle
• Small valuable bits –
Sashimi
Kent Wang
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Impact on Team
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General Test-Driven
Development (TDD) Model
Team: Customer, Tester,
Developer, Designer, etc.
Desired Results
Requirements
Success Criteria
Design
Code
Documentation
TestsTested Feature
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Recommended TDD
Execution
PO / Tester / Analyst refine and automate acceptance tests
Sprintplanning
Sprintreview
PO specifies conditions of satisfaction for each PBI
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• Focus
• Fit
• Shepherding the team
• Eliminate Waste (clear, understood target)
Role of Testing
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• Only work on really important stuff
• Chunk work into small valuable bits
• Get everyone you need to “do” the work
• Swarm on the feature
Recommendations
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