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1. The
agile affair
between
developers & testers

3. please tweet!
@growingagile
@samlaing
@karengreaves
www.growingagile.co.za

4. ~~ Brainstorm ~~
What does
testing mean to
you?
(1-2 words)

5. Scenario:
ACME Corporation has hired us to investigate this
“agile” thing.
Essentially we are spies.
We were tasked with sneaking around and seeing
how other companies do this agile thing -
particularly how it relates to testing...

6. ACME Corp. Concerns
How is agile testing different?
Are testers still responsible for
quality?
Do I still get to break things?

7. • 6 trumps...
•

8. Agile Testing
Mindset
•testing vs checking
•defect prevention
•“I’m here to help create the best
product we can”
•quality is everyone’s responsibility
•testing is an activity

9. ACME Corp. Concerns
What do testers do at the start of
the sprint?
How do testers keep up?
We have a separate QA team, will
that work?
How many testers do we need, we
never have enough?

11. Whole Team
Approach
•cross functional teams
•no magic
• 6 trumps... ratio
•testers are NOT plug & play
•
•whole team commitment
•sustainable pace
•role boundaries blur

12. ACME Corp. Concerns
How do developers and testers
work together?
How do we test before the whole
feature is complete?
Do tester’s have to be able to
code now?

13. • http://montrealtechwatch.com/
2011/07/29/bug-hunt-3-0-montreal-
application-testing-session-kicks-off/

14. Collaborat
ion by side
•work side
•• 6 trumps... understanding & ideas
test shared
•“how can I test that?”
•
•agree what to test before coding
•dev writes test fixture,
tester writes test case
•steel threads

15. ACME Corp. Concerns
When do we do regression
testing?
How do you fit in time for
automation?

17. Automa
tion
•automation != GUI
• use the pyramid
•automate regression & run it daily
•regression never finds new bugs
•creates time for exploratory
testing
•share the pain

18. ACME Corp. Concerns
How do we manage defects?
What tool do you recommend?

20. Bugs
•zero tolerance
•no defects = no management
•pink stickies
•only ‘customer reported’ tracked

21. ACME Corp. Concerns
What test reports are required?
What about test plans and test
cases?

23. Tools and
Reporting
•big visible chart shows status
•focus on feedback
•tests are code
•get rid of step-by-step
•DRY

24. Agile Testing
Mindset
Whole Team
Approach
Collaboration
Automation

25. ~~ Brainstorm ~~
What sticks out
to you about
agile testing?
(1-2 words)

26. thank you!
@samlaing @karengreaves
www.growingagile.co.za