Scale agile down instead of scaling it up

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Agile is the future
Reference: VersionOne “State Of
Agile Survey” 2008 to 2012

Some more numbers
Agile projects are 16% more productive
than traditionally-managed projects

Some more numbers
Agile projects have a 37% faster time to
market at a statistically significant level of
confidence

Some more numbers
Fifteen months after adopting Scrum, an
agile methodology, 86% of Salesforce.com
employees reported much higher job
satisfaction

Some more numbers
During their first year of being agile,
Salesforce.com reported that they
delivered 586% more value

Some more numbers
There is 66% less overtime when agile
processes are implemented.

Why Agile Testing?
More than 300,000 certified testers
(from various global testing certification
bodies)

Why Agile Testing?
More than 50,000 certified scrum
professionals

Why Agile Testing?
As per “State of Agile” Survey, 83% of the
respondents would be implementing agile
in their future projects.

Why Agile Testing?
This means there is a huge testing and agile
community, but there aren’t any agile
testers!

Why Agile Testing?
And there is no defined learning roadmap
for testing community in agile space.

About ATA
• ATA is a non-profit testing community and
certification organization
• Is a global alliance of visionary industry
leaders, prominent authors, leading
educational institutions and testing
evangelists who are passionate about
proliferation of agile in testing.
http://agiletestingalliance.org/alliance.html

The Mission
• To grow agile testing awareness,
practices and acceptance.
• To create a learning roadmap specifically
in agile testing space.
• To identify the milestones that can be
evaluated, certified and thus recognized.
http://agiletestingalliance.org/

CERTIFICATION

Agile Testing Alliance Certifications
Knowledge, delivery &
certification is
consciously designed to
focus on "agile testing"
for ALL roles in Agile.
Knowledge with
experience is power;
certification is just a
by-product

Roadmap
Course Pre-requisite Ideal for
CP-BAT Graduation Freshers and New testers
going Agile
CP-MAT CP-BAT or 2 yrs Agile
experience
Manual Testers going Agile.
Practical Iteration/sprint
driven Agile Testing
CP-AAT CP-BAT or 2 yrs Agile
experience
Manual Testers doing Test
Automation in Agile
Project
CP-AAST Graduation Freshers and Any testers
who wants to learn
Security Testing in Agile
project
CP-MAAST CP-AAST + 1 yr experience Testers who want to jump
to the master level of
Security Testing

About ATA City Chapter

ATA City Chapter - Charter
• To grow agile testing awareness,
practices and acceptance at the
ground level
• To promote self learning, shared
learning and problem solving
• To evangelize Agile Testing and
help innovate in the testing area

ATA City Chapter - Charter
• Organizing learning sessions including hands-
on testing sessions
• Organizing and promoting testing conference
for the local region
• Supporting book/article/paper writing
efforts
• Helping testing community
• Promoting knowledge sharing through free
webinars
• Providing free education to under privileged
through community mentoring
• Recognizing and Rewarding local talent

City Chapter gives your career a boost
• A career where
– You are valued for your contribution?
– You are recognized for your knowledge?
– You are known in the Industry as a person to
hire?
– You feel you are adding value to the
organization?
– You can take back the new learnings and
implement and grow in your organization

ATA Chapter Structure
• President – elected by the WC or
appointed by ATA
• Secretary and Joint Secretary - elected
by the WC or appointed by ATA
• Working Committee – Active volunteers
who help in running the chapter, help in
providing free education
• Members – Who attend and contribute

Are you interested in starting ATA
Chapter in your city ?
BE A PARTNER IN THIS NOBLE INITIATIVE
Contact:
ATAIndia@agiletestingalliance.org

ATA Chapter and Other News

Mumbai Chapter
http://www.meetup.com/Agile-
Testing-Alliance-Mumbai-
Chapter/events/140683122/

Pune Chapter
http://www.meetup.com/Agile-
Testing-Alliance-Pune-Chapter/

Other Chapters
• India
– Bangalore – Already Active
– Chennai – Already Active
– Pune – Already Active
– Delhi/NCR – Already Active
• Malaysia – Already Active
• Singapore – In Progress
• Canada – In Progress
• Ireland – In Progress

Newsworthy
• Present in the largest Scrum Gathering in
India - http://scrumgatheringindia.in/

New Generation Testing - Malaysia

CXO Conclave In Agile NCR
http://agilencr.org

Agile Week Pune

Newsworthy
• Present in the largest Agile exercise in India –
Agile Week http://www.agileinbusiness.com/

HOW TO TEACH AGILE WITHOUT
TRAINING?

HOW TO MAKE PEOPLE THINK
AGILE EVEN BEFORE THEY ENTER
THE ROOM?

BY CHALLENGING THEM TO TEST A
LIVE APPLICATION IN 1 HOUR FLAT!!

About BugATAhon

BugATAhon
• A free non-profit crowd testing event
• Challenge testers to test a live application in 1
hour
• Testers can participate either individually or in
group (group of max 3)
• Pan-India competition
• Each participant also earns 10 CAPs (Credited
Agile Points)

BugATAhon
• Winners earn certificate, trophy, recognition,
and sponsored prizes if any
• Winning participant’s companies also earn
recognition.

BugATAhon Gurgaon

BugATAhon Chennai

BugATAhon Bangalore

BugATAhon Pune

Contact
INDIA
• Office Number 6-7-8-9,
Plot No 24, Sector 6,
Airoli, Navi Mumbai - 400708.
India
Phone: +91-998-786-3664
Email: ATAIndia@agiletestingalliance.org
MALAYSIA
• A-12-3 Sri Intan Phase 1,
Jalan Ipoh Batu 5,
Kuala Lumpur 51200.
Malaysia.
Phone: +60-123-330-224
Email: ATAMalaysia@agiletestingalliance.org
USA
• 31 Hatikva Way
North Chelmsford, MA 01863
USA.
Phone: +1-978-328-9018
Email: ATAUSA@agiletestingalliance.org

Thank You!

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