The document discusses how agile practices can help testing teams work more efficiently. It promotes collaboration between teams using tools, shifting testing left to catch bugs earlier, automating tests to improve quality and speed, and monitoring applications in production. The key takeaways are to start small by experimenting with agile in some teams, measure performance, expand practices iteratively, and address any barriers to cross-team collaboration.

1. Agile Teams Deserve Agile
Testing
Jon Fortunati
Bria Grangard

2. Who Are We?
• Product Marketing Team
• @Bria_Grangard
• Lover of Settlers of Catan
• Solutions Engineer
• Jonathan.Fortunati@smartbear.com
• Home-Brew-Enthusiast!

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Today’s Agenda

4. We provide tools for development, testing, and operations teams
to create great software, faster than ever.
AccelerateSDLCWorkflows | ImproveQualityatEveryStage | RealizeRapidTime-to-Value
• HQ in Boston, MA, USA, with 7 offices globally
• Founded in 2009
• Open Source Innovator (Swagger & SoapUI)
6.5M+
Users
194
Countries
22K+
Companies
TestComplete
SoapUI Pro
SwaggerHub
CrossBrowserTesting
QAComplete
AlertSite

5. Create Great Software, Faster
Perform Code
and Doc Review
Collaborator
Design, Develop, and
Document APIs
SwaggerHub
UI
API
DEV TEST OPS
Code Script
Run Tests On Real Devices
in the Cloud
CrossBrowserTesting
Create Web Load Tests
LoadComplete
Spec
Create Automated API Functional Tests
(REST, SOAP, and more)
SoapUI Pro Script
Virtualize API and
Database Services
ServiceV Pro
Create API Load Tests
LoadUI Pro
Monitor Web and API Performance,
Availability, and Functional Correctness
AlertSite
Manage Manual and
Automated Tests
QAComplete
Integrations …100 +
Collaborate on an Idea using BDD, Test
Continuously, and Generate Living Docs
Hiptest
TestComplete
Create Automated UI
Functional Tests
(Web, Desktop, Mobile)
Create Automated UI
Tests in IDE Using BDD
TestLeft

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What’s Going on in the
Testing World?
BDD
AI
Machine
Learning
DevOps
Shift Left
Agile
Automation

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There are bottlenecks in today’s development processes.
• Irontriangletrade-off
• Teams today are constantly feeling pressure to deliver software faster, without compromising quality
• Collaboration
• Automationcanhelpyouscale
• There is only a certain point as to how scalable automation can be
• Manual testing is still important
• Automation prevents bugs
• Manual testing finds bugs

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Testing Pyramid

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The promise of the new software delivery cycle
WaterfallAgile
Design Build Test Implement
Week1 Week2 Week3 Week4

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Benefits of Agile Practices
Software delivery with
minimum risk and
disruption
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Builds cross-team
collaboration and
culture
Faster software
releases and value
creation

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Common Pitfalls to Avoid when Moving to Agile
Faster releases but
neglecting user value
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Lack of optimum
toolchain
Different perceptions
among stakeholders
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Best Practices to Ensure Quality while Moving Faster with Agile
Collaboration
Feedback and Monitoring
Automation
Service Virtualization
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The Agile Manifesto
Individualsan interactions over processesand tools
Working software over comprehensivedocumentation
Customercollaboration over contract negotiation
Responding to changeover followinga plan

14. Test Creation

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Our highest priority is to satisfy the
customer through early and
continuous delivery of valuable
software.
Principle 1

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Business people and developers
must work together daily throughout
the project.
Principle 4

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Simplicity–the art of maximizing the
amount of work not done—is
essential.
Principle 10

18. Collaboration needs more than just willing teams. It
needs tools.
Planning:
• Aligngoalsofdifferentteams
• Createuserstorieswiththeend
goalinmind
• Acceptancecriteria(e.g.BDD)
• Livingdocumentation
Designing:
• Collaborativelydefineand
documentAPIdefinitions

19. TestAutomation:
• Releasehighqualitysoftwareata
fractionofthetimeandcosts
• End-to-endtesting,reporting,
analysisandmaintenance
• CI/CDcapabilitiesandreusability
Automation is one of the most important drivers of
software quality
ShiftingLeft:
• Developersensurequality
throughtestingearlierinSDLC
• TestwithinyourownIDE

20. Test Execution

21. Deliver working software
frequently, from a couple of
weeks to a couple of
months, with a preference to
the shorter timetable.
Principle 3

22. Accelerate your testing through virtualization and
parallel execution.
ParallelExecution:
• Speeduptesting
• Maximizetestcoveragewith
differentconfigurationsof
platformsandbrowsers
ServiceVirtualization:
• Dependentteamsmayworkat
differentspeeds
• VirtualizeAPIsandhavethem
test-ready
• Iftheypass,readytogointo
production
ManageYourTestingActivities:
• Universalviewofallyourtesting
activities
• Relatetestingactivitiestoyour
requirements,defects,and
timeboxes

23. Test Refactoring

24. Welcome changing
requirements, even late in
development. Agile
processes harness change
for the customer’s
competitive advantage.
Principle 2

25. Working software is the
primary measure of
progress.
Principle 7

26. Monitoring&Operations:
• Monitoryourapplicationsin
productiontofindissuesbefore
yourcustomers
• Monitorinternalintegration
environmentsincomplex
developmentorganizations
• Uploadyourtestworkflowsright
toAlertSitetoconsistently
monitorfunctionality…
Validate your customer’s journey through monitoring,
operations, and living documentation.
LivingDocumentation
• Generateandsyncnatural
languagedocumentationfrom
yourtestswhilegetting
actionableinsightsofyour
application

27. Takeaways

28. Start Your Transition Today
Studyyourorganization and
lookforareasofimprovement.
Measure currentperformance
andefficiency
Do your homework1
Holdcross-teambrainstorming
sessions
Sharepain-points andobjectives
topromoteunderstanding
Sharing is caring3
Studythechallenges and
benefits ofimplementing Agile
practices inexperimental teams
Retrospect5
ExplainthebenefitsofAgile
Acknowledge thatteamshave
barriersincommunication and
conflicting priorities
Bridge the gap
2
Startwithsmallexperimental
groupsofpeople whoarecross-
functional andcollaborative
Measure theirperformance
Start small
4
Makeimprovements tothe
processandtryagain
ExpandAgilepractices outside
smalltestgroups
Expand iteratively
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29. Questions?

30. Thank You!
Jonathan.Fortunati@smartbear.com
Bria.Grangard@smartbear.com

31. Demo Flow
Create New
API
Create Virtual
API based on
Spec
Create API
functional test
scripts
Load Test to
validate run-
time SLAs
Dev
QA
Ops
Share Virtual
API for team
use in Dev &
QA
Security
Scan
Create Execute Refactor
Monitor real-time
performance,
availability, &
functional
correctness
Use Jenkins
as our Build/
Execution
Tool
Manage our
tests in one
central
repository
Use visual
validation in
device lab
Create UI
functional test
scripts
Load Test to
validate run-
time SLAs