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Alexandra Kovalyova “Testing process improvement: be the power of changes!”
This document discusses improving testing processes through change and continuous improvement. It provides context on relevant improvement frameworks like CMMI, ISO, and IDEAL. The document also lists elements of a test process that could be improved, such as test cases, management tools, and monitoring metrics. Finally, it emphasizes that testing goals should align with business goals and improving processes should involve change management and setting a culture for improvement.
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- 1. Testing processes improvement Bethe power of changes!
- 2. Aleksandra Kovalyova QAConsultant 8 years in testing ISTQB Certified Test Engineer & Trainer ISO Certified QA Auditor 27 audited projects and teams Best QA Professional 2017, Ukrainian IT Awards
- 3. Ukrainian ISTQB Community Testingcolors of the world
- 4. Improving the TestProcess: Implementing Improvement and Change by Graham Bath, Erik Van Veenendaal Part 1: Assessing the test process Part 2: Implementing test process improvement
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- 6. Current businessand organizational challenges The maintenance challenges of currently delivered systems Current testing and quality assurance challenges
- 7. Context of organizationaland business improvement • Total Quality Management (TQM) • ISO 9000:2000 • An excellence framework: European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) Excellence Model™ • Six Sigma Test process improvement may take place in the context of IT/software process improvement • Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI®) • ISO/IEC 15504 • ITIL • Team Software Process (TSP) SM and Personal Software Process (PSP)SM
- 8. IDEAL improvement framework •Initiating Determine reason for improvement Certified Tester, Set context and establish sponsorship, Establish an improvement infrastructure • Diagnosing Appraise and characterize current practice, Develop recommendations and document phase results • Establishing Set strategy and priorities, Establish a Test Process Group, Plan actions • Acting Define processes and measures, Plan and execute pilots, Plan, execute and track installation • Learning Document and analyze lessons, Revise organizational approach
- 9. Testing goals mustalways be aligned to business goals. It is not always optimal for an organization or project to achieve the maximum levels of test maturity.
- 11. Development model TestCases, Check lists Test management tools Traceability Test plans, Strategies Estimation check list Testing schedule Test harness Test Summary Reports Risk management Monitoring (metrics)
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- 28. Aleksandra Kovalyova email: alexa.kovalyova@gmail.com skype:voda.ua FB: kovalyova.alexandra
Editor's Notes
- #7 Improving the test process should take place within the context of:
- #8 Test process improvement may take place within the context of organizational and business improvement. This may, for example, be managed via one of the following:
- #9 The IDEAL improvement framework The IDEAL framework [IDEAL 96] is an instantiation of the Deming-Cycle mentioned above. It provides a process improvement framework covering the following stages and sub-stages that can be applied when improving the testing process.