1. How to Scale Mobile
Testing Across
Several Teams
Daniel Knott | @dnlkntt

2. Hi, I‘m
Daniel Knott
Lead Software Test Engineer Mobile
@dnlkntt
www.adventuresinqa.com
www.handsonmobileapptesting.com https://leanpub.com/smartwatcha
pptesting
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http://bit.ly/2bUasW8

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Founded 2003
Listed company
HQ Hamburg
+950 employees (30+nationalities)
+200 developer
+20 product teams Professional network
People, Jobs, News, Events
+12 Mio users, DACH focus

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Why is mobile testing so
important?

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https://twitter.com/_adrianhinojosa/status/757015786057641985

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Every app can be the next
big thing overnight!

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And then, it must work
http://www.trustedreviews.com/opinions/how-to-fix-common-pokemon-go-problems-bugs-issues

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Mobile Technology changed
our life

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To keep up the fast pace of
the mobile technology we
need to scale

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2008

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No Mobile Knowledge

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External Mobile
Developmnet

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2010

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# 2 iOS Developer
# 2 Android Developer
# 2 Software Test Engineers
# 1 Product Owner
# 1 Designer / UX
First Mobile Team

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# 60+ Web Developers
# 10+ Web Software Test Engineers
# Non Public API
# 8+ Agile Teams
Web Company

19. Legacy challenge of „web-era“ companies
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Growing Mobile Traffic
https://stocksnap.io/photo/RM676MH2KP

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2014

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Web
iOS
Android
API
Windows
Mail Search
...
Full Stack Product Thinking

23. Mobile Unleashing
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+10
Public
Feature Teams
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24. Mobile Unleashing
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Platform Teams Feature Teams
PO
UI/UX
Devs
Tester
PO
UI/UX
Devs
Tester
Mobile Infrastructure
PO, Devs, Tester
Windows
PO + Freelancer
News
PO, UI/ UX, Dev, Tester
Premium
BE FE
PO, UI/ UX, Dev, Tester
BE FE
Jobs
PO, UI/ UX, Dev, Tester
Startpage
BE FE
PO, UI/ UX, Dev, Tester
BE FE
Growth
PO, UI/ UX, Dev, Tester
...
BE FE
PO, UI/ UX, Dev, Tester
BE FE
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46 Android/ iOS Developers
20 Mobile Tester

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Testing
Challenges

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HIRING

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Mobile Test Automation
Image: https://stocksnap.io/photo/P9YPEQPQ18

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Communication
Image: https://stocksnap.io/photo/E7OYDS1NK7

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Release Coordination
Image: https://stocksnap.io/photo/CTKY2SVZM8
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Release Train

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What is a Release Train?
# Planned Code Freezes
# Fixed Release Dates
# Train is always on time
# Missing the train == features not live
http://adventuresinqa.com/2017/03/06/the-mobile-release-train/

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Android Release Train
Code Freeze/
Upload to Google
Coding
10 days
Beta
Testing
7 days
20% Users
2 days
50% Users
5 days
Code Freeze/
Upload to Google
100%
Users
Coding
10 days
Beta
Testing
7 days
20% Users
2 days
50% Users
5 days
Coding
10 days
Beta
Testing
7 days
20% Users
2 days
50%
5 d

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Testautomation

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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/
8/88/EspressoImg.png
Keep It
Functional

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Write Automation for iOS &
Android

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# Two Frameworks
# No Code Sharing
# Different Languages

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Migrated to Calabash
Image: http://arnoldzwicky.s3.amazonaws.com/BottleGourd.jpg

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https://techglimpse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/android-ios.jpg

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Build Pipeline,
Tools & Devices

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Local
test run
Code
Review
Merge
Build Pipeline
Static
Analyzer
Unit
Tests
End 2
End
Tests
Alpha/
Beta
Release

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Internal App Store

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Mobile Devices

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Android Test Farm
www.openstf.io
https://medium.com/xing-engineering/android-smartphone-test-farm-66f28f9bc73d#.wvd2901yi

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Summary

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1. Communication is key
2. Hiring is not easy
3. Mobile skills are important
4. Invest time in your
environment
5. Reconsider your work &
setup regularly

50. Thank You
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Daniel Knott - @dnlkntt
www.adventuresinqa.com/publications

51. This is
our home!
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