Very simple concepts that can help you to be more successful when trying to implement mindset-changing Testing and Agile practices

1. HOWTO INTRODUCE TESTING AND
AGILE PRACTICES IN EXISTING
PROJECTS
Adolfo Terrón. Adidas Testing Day. Feb’2019

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3. WHO AM I ?

4. CONTENT
1. ZEN CONCEPTSTO MEDIDATE ON
2. THE 10 COMMANDMENTS - KEY SUCCESS FACTORS

5. ZEN CONCEPTS TO
MEDIDATE ON
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6. SHU-HA-RI
It is a Japanese martial art concept
that is used to describe the stages
of learning to mastery.
• Shu: In this beginning stage the student follows the
teachings of one master precisely.
• Ha: At this point the student begins to branch out.
• Ri: Now the student creates his own approaches
and adapts what he's learned to his own particular
circumstances.
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https://martinfowler.com/bliki/ShuHaRi.html
https://www.solutionsiq.com/resource/blog-post/shuhari-agile-adoption-pattern/

7. SHU IN ACTION
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8. KAI-ZEN
It means continuous improvement.
The result of Kaizen should be:
• reducing waste
• a better workplace
• elimination of hard work
• test new ideas
• increasing productivity
• and so on.
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9. KEY SUCCESS
FACTORS
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THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
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10. I. Commitment
• The key point that
will determine the
success of the project
is to obtain the
commitment of all the
involved stakeholders
to its achievement.
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11. II. Communication
• Different communication
channels will be
established, depending on
the identified needs, from
casual to committees.
• The QA team, although
its members could be
participating in different
projects, will be holding
brief daily meetings so
that all members have a
global view of the state of
the service.
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12. Calculating the cost due to
software errors
• Lost Profit
• Brand Damages
• Lawsuits
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12III. Evangelize

13. IV. Multifunctional Teams
• Agile isn’t about
delivering software
faster; it’s about
delivering quality
software faster.
• A truly cross-functional
team has all of the
necessary skills.
• Testers must be sitting
on your cross-
functional team
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14. V. SHIFT TO THE LEFT
• The QA team must be
integrated in the rest of
development projects
from the planning phase.
• This will enable the
majority of testing
activities to be performed
in parallel with
development activities.
• Only the execution phase
of testing should be in the
critical path of the life
cycle of applications.
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15. VI. Standards
• Standard testing
methodologies
(ISTQB, TMap Next)
should be employed
as far as possible,
adapted to compay’s
existing processes.
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16. VII. Alignment
• The QA Policy should
be aligned with the
business objectives
• Reducing Time to
market
• Cost improvement
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17. VIII. Risk-driven
• During the initial
phase of
implementation a
Product Risk Analysis
(PRA) should be
conducted to identify
the different areas of
risk.
• The PRA will lead
the test strategy.
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18. IX. Visibility
• A key point is giving
visibility of the
service quality grade
and the risks
associated with
projects.
• A Reporting process
should be articulated
and its needs and
periodicities
established.
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19. X. Automation
• Test Automation represents
a reduction of long-term
costs but increases them in
short-term to medium-term
• Automation should be
conducted as long as you
can establish that the
benefit outweighs the cost.
• The Pesticide Paradox: the
same tests run over a period
of time would start losing
their effectiveness to find
defects.
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20. “The definition of insanity is doing
the same thing over and over again,
but expecting different results”
ALBERT EINSTEIN

21. QUESTIONS?
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