The document discusses the significance of Behavior Driven Development (BDD) in agile testing, particularly focusing on user stories and their structure. It emphasizes the importance of communication and collaboration in development processes rather than solely automating or documenting. Furthermore, it includes references to various resources and acknowledges contributors to the topic.

1. Life cycle of a User Story:
Why BDD matters to Agile Testing?
Monday, April 23, 2018
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2. About
Sameer S. Bendre
• Engagement Manager at
OutSystems
• (Ex) Program Manager for PMI
ATL Agile forum and council
member for the global PMI agile
CoP.
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• https://www.linkedin.com/in/
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4. User Story
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As a < type of user >, I want < some goal > so that < some reason >
As a speaker for the testing conference I want to be prepared for my BDD
talk so that I don’t make a fool of myself
As an agile practitioner I want to attend the 121 testing conference
so that I can network with local agile testing practitioners and exchange
experiences
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5. What is Behavior Driven Development ?
(BDD)
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BDD
Common
Understanding
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Example Mapping - Courtesy: JoEllen Carter & Lisa Crispin

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BDD
Durable
Documentation
Common
Understanding
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Twitter: @bendreSource: Automation Panda – BDD 101, Gherkin By Example
Gherkin

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Courtesy: Meghana Deshpande (@meghana27)

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BDD
Durable
Documentation
Common
Understanding
Automatic
Verification
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Courtesy: George Dinwiddie (@gdinwiddie)

14. 14 Source: https://smartbear.com/product/ready-api/testserver/features/bdd-testing/
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15. Story Time
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16. Sprint burn down chart for a team
Before After

17. In Closing
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18. It’s not (just) about automating,
It’s not (just) about documenting,
It’s about having conversations!
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19. Thank you!
• Sponsors, organizers and attendees!
• George Dinwiddie (@gdinwiddie) for his Advanced
BDD class in Atlanta
• Robert Neri, Meghana Deshpande-Bendre
(@meghana27) for sharing their experiences,
examples
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20. References
• https://cucumber.io/school
• https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/agile/user-stories
• https://dannorth.net/introducing-bdd/
• https://lizkeogh.com
• https://www.agileconnection.com/article/three-amigos-strategy-developing-user-stories
• https://lisacrispin.com/2016/06/02/experiment-example-mapping/
• https://www.agilealliance.org
• https://automationpanda.com/
• https://smartbear.com
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21. Questions & Feedback
Sameer S. Bendre
Email: samee@bendresameer.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sbendre/
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