EuroSTAR Software Testing Conference 2010 presentation on 9 Causes of losing valuable testing time by Derk-Jan de Grood. See more at: http://conference.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/past-presentations/

1. Causes of losing valuable testing time

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Key thoughtsRather than evangelize good testing, we should emphasize time reductionRecognizing time killers, enables augmented decisionsChecklist helps Project managers reaching their goalsWe can focus on ‘testing’ issues

3. What business really wants

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have root cause outside testing

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Why bother?

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Measures
Solutions

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Frustration

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Research
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16. Losing TESTING time

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Losing time

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have root cause outside testing

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What is a testers’ job ? Realization of the systemImproving qualityIdentifying risksBridge between business and IT/usersProviding steering informationRelease adviseSupporting governanceLever for improvementsFilling in information that should be provided by othersSystem designDebuggingResponsibility for qualityProject management

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1. Things that we should not do

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Testers are involved inRisk managementIssue managementProject managementProject PlanningRelease managementSetting up acceptance criteriaDefining system behavior or solutions

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252. Doingwrong things
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3. ChasingInformation
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36. It adds up to…

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Manager not listening..

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Derk-Jan de Grood
Valori
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