Effective Strategies for Distributed Testing
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Thoughts, experiences and case studies on how to convert Testing principles into practices. We focus on the practices of making testing effective on distributed teams by keeping things simple, yet effective. http://testing.thoughtworks.com/events/effective-strategies-distributed-testing
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AnandAnandAnandAnand BagmarBagmarBagmarBagmar & Manish Kumar& Manish Kumar& Manish Kumar& Manish Kumar
Agenda
ThoughtWorks Introduction
Presentation
Q & A
Custom Software Solution Experts
Big Enough to Trust, Small Enough to Care
Where We Have the Most Impact
Our Approach
Right people
Right approach
Right place
on shore
off shore
not sure?
Right tools
Why We’re Different
Passion for software excellence
Delivery track record
Customsolutions
Cause not a company
AdaptiveALM
Experience& expertise
Straight talk
Actionableadvice
Conceptto delivery
Presenters
AnandAnandAnandAnand BagmarBagmarBagmarBagmarLead Consultant (QA), ThoughtWorks
Software testing > 11 years, > 14 years in the Software industry
Manish Manish Manish Manish KumarKumarKumarKumarTesting Practice Lead, ThoughtWorks India
Software testing > 15 years
What is this session about?
Disclaimer
Business objective
Testing principles recap …
The principles that matterThe principles that matterThe principles that matterThe principles that matter
Building quality in
Involving everyone
Fast feedback
Tests are an asset
Faster delivery into production
Clear and consistent view of Testing
Business optimize value
Why distributed teams exist?
Challenges of Challenges of Challenges of Challenges of Testing in the distributed development Testing in the distributed development Testing in the distributed development Testing in the distributed development TeamsTeamsTeamsTeams
Shared understanding
Timely decisionsTrust and rapport
Visibility into progress
Working in the same way
Reduced communication bandwidthReduced communication bandwidthReduced communication bandwidthReduced communication bandwidth
Increased noiseIncreased noiseIncreased noiseIncreased noiseCultural issuesCultural issuesCultural issuesCultural issues
Practices, Tips and TricksPractices, Tips and TricksPractices, Tips and TricksPractices, Tips and Tricks
Mindset
Keep an open mind Be positive
Trust your team(s)KISS principle
ONE PRODUCT, ONE TEAM!
Cross pollination, by frequent rotation
Communication
ATDD - Story Planning Session
ATDD - Story Writing
ATDD - Automate Acceptance Tests
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ATDD - Implement Functionality
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ATDD - First BA / QA Signoff
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ATDD - Story Testing & Showcase
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Repeat
Do it again
and again
and again
and again…
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System Testing
DevelopmentIterations
Development Engine
Write Story and Scenarios
Business Showcase
Story Testing
Story Planning Session
BA / QA Signoff on Dev Box
Daily BA /QA demo
Tester
Dev
BA
TesterDev
Tester BADev
Tester BADev
BABusiness
Tester
Start
Here
System Testing
Implement Functionality
BABusiness
Implement Automated
Acceptance Tests
Dev
End Development Iteration
Start Development
Iteration
ATDD
ATDD – Table scenario driven
Test Automation
Toolsets
Testing
CIProject
Collaboration
CommunicationCommunicationCommunicationCommunication
Overhead
Common & consistent
Information islands
Flexible
Testing Tool
CommunicationCommunicationCommunicationCommunication
Overhead
Common & consistent
Information islands
Flexible
DSL
Tagging
Video, Screenshots
Support for CI
Multiple Drivers
Exploratory testing support
Customizations
CI
poll
Compile BVT Run FULL Regression
Deploy QA Deploy to staging
Source Repository
Project Collaboration Tool
What I need to do in relation to what everyone else is doing
Environments
Test Development
Automation
Test 1
Test 2
UAT
Performance Lab
Production
Distributing work
Division by roleDivision by roleDivision by roleDivision by roleFunctional teamsFunctional teamsFunctional teamsFunctional teams
Analysts Developers Testers Infrastructure
What is to be tested?
From where can that be tested most effectively?
Reporting & Metrics
Shared View of progress
Reporting & Metrics
Is the application getting any better
Reporting & Metrics
Reporting & Metrics
IPMs, Showcases, Retrospectives
Practices, Tips and TricksPractices, Tips and TricksPractices, Tips and TricksPractices, Tips and Tricks
MindsetMindsetMindsetMindset EnvironmentsEnvironmentsEnvironmentsEnvironments CommunicationCommunicationCommunicationCommunication
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Test AutomationTest AutomationTest AutomationTest AutomationReporting & MetricsReporting & MetricsReporting & MetricsReporting & Metrics
Defect reportingDefect reportingDefect reportingDefect reporting
NFRsNFRsNFRsNFRs
RetrospectivesRetrospectivesRetrospectivesRetrospectives
Practices that hinderhinderhinderhinder
AnandAnandAnandAnand BagmarBagmarBagmarBagmar
Lead Consultant (QA), ThoughtWorks
Manish KumarManish KumarManish KumarManish Kumar
Testing Practice Lead, ThoughtWorks India
