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Slides for a presentation titled "Agile Testers: Becoming a Key Asset for your team" given at the Next Generation Testing Executive Briefing on 19 May 2010 in London
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Becoming a key asset for your team: the role of agile testers
Gojko Adzichttp://gojko.net
@gojkoadzic
Problems
Developers invading into testing → loss of control
Lack of documentation, so people don't know what to test → no effect
Very little influence → no respect People feel pushed out → no job satisfaction No clear definition of work → confusion, fear
Problems Symptoms
Developers invading into testing → loss of control
Lack of documentation, so people don't know what to test → no effect
Very little influence → no respect People feel pushed out → no job satisfaction No clear definition of work → confusion, fear
Problems
Testing is decoupled from development, happens at the end
Lack of communication between business, developers and testers
Animosity between developers and testers
B2 bomber crashed and $2bn went up in flames
"the aircraft actually performed as it was designed. In other words, all the systems were
functioning normally."
Maj. Gen. Floyd L. Carpenterhttp://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Jun05/0,4670,B2Crash,00.html
GET INVOLVED!
Collaborative specifications
Your job is to provide a testing perspective
Advise what is to be tested rather than test it yourself
Teach them about important issues Learn about the domain and what
developers plan to do
Heavy automation
• Collaborate with developers on automation
• Learn about what they are actually doing
• Share ideas
• Get a lot more time for exploratory testing
Finally stop those guys from making the same mistakes
over and over
Avoid doing the same stuff all the time
Get a lot more time for exploratory testing
Build quality in from the start
Verify business rules by a click on a button
Get more visibility and respect
• www.gojko.net
• www.acceptancetesting.info
• www.agiletesting.org.uk