EuroSTAR Software Testing Conference 2013 presentation on Testers And Garbage Men by Stefaan Lukermans & Dominic Maes. See more at: http://conference.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/past-presentations/

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3. In memoriam
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4. Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy
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TIMWOOD+
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Is all waste
unwanted?

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Root cause
analysis
• Men
• Material
• Managemen
t
• Method
• Mother
nature
• Money

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• …
Men

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• …
Material

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• …
Management

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• …
Mother nature

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• …
Money

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• …
Method

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MUDA
TIMWOOD++
unevenness
irregularity
inconsistency

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Mura
• unevenness
• irregularity
• inconsistency

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MURA
Unreasonableness
Absurdity / Blindness
Overburden / Excessive stress

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Muri
• Unreasonableness
• Absurdity / Blindness
• Overburden / Excessive
stress

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Muri
Mura
Muda

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Muri
Mura
Muda ?

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Stress/burden
Just
Enough
Too
much

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Unreasonable/Reasonable
Just
Enough
Too much

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The right
Balance !

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Is Agile a
solution for
waste
control?

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Individuals
and
interactions
processes
and tools

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Working software

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Customer
collaboration
Contract
negotiation

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Responding
to change
Following a
plan

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“Agile
Software
Development”
“Traditional
Software
Development”

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AGILE
TRADITIO
NAL
Common
sense

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Is Agile a solution for
waste control?
But …

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Traditional
- Waste
Agile ?

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1. Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through
early and continuous delivery of valuable software.
2. Welcome changing requirements, even late in
development. Agile processes harness change for the
customer's competitive advantage.
3. Deliver working software frequently, from a couple
of weeks to a couple of months, with a preference to
the shorter timescale.
4. Business people and developers must work together
daily throughout the project.

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5. Build projects around motivated individuals. Give
them the environment and support they need, and
trust them to get the job done.
6. The most efficient and effective method of conveying
information to and within a development team is
face-to-face conversation.
7. Working software is the primary measure of
progress.
8. Agile processes promote sustainable development.
The sponsors, developers, and users should be able to
maintain a constant pace indefinitely.

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9. Continuous attention to technical excellence and
good design enhances agility.
10. Simplicity--the art of maximizing the amount of
work not done--is essential.
11.The best architectures, requirements, and designs
emerge from self-organizing teams.
12.At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to
become more effective, then tunes and adjusts its
behavior accordingly

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WASTE WASTE
AGILE
TRADITIO
NAL
Common
sense

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Traditional
- Waste1
Agile
- Waste2
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AGILE
WASTE
TRADITIO
NAL
Common
sense
"AGILE"
WASTE
WASTE

54. Conclusion
• Use Common sense
• Embrace waste
• Reject “too”
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Laugh with the
waste you were
able to remove

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Applause
&
(no) Questions