This document discusses the role of a quality assurance specialist on an agile project. It begins by providing background on why agile methods have become popular, noting that agile values flexibility and collaboration over rigid processes and documentation. It then discusses key agile principles, practices, and frameworks. The document emphasizes that being agile is more important than just knowing agile practices. It also outlines the responsibilities of a quality assurance specialist on a cross-functional agile team, including automation testing, collaboration, and coaching. Finally, it provides recommendations for developing agile mindsets and continuing education in areas like testing and facilitation.

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Role of Quality Assurance specialist on
Agile project
Svetlana Mukhina

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Introduction
Svetlana Mukhina
ICAgile ICP, ICP-ATF, ICP-BVA, PSM I, CSPO, Professional Coach
Agile and career coach at Luxoft Agile Practice
Experience: 13+ years in IT, Computer Linguistics, Technical
Writing, Quality Assurance, Business Analysis, Project and program
management, Agile Coaching
Interests: Project management, Agile transformation, Career and
performance coaching, Psychology
Hobbies: Horse riding, music, poker, travelling, swimming
https://www.linkedin.com/in/svetlanamukhina

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Why Agile?
According to Chaos Report by the Standish Group, 2002
Feature Usage

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That is, while there is value in the items on the right, we value the items on the left more.
Agile Values

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Agile Principles

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Agile Practices

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Agile Frameworks
Practices
Principles
Values

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Doing Agile vs. Being Agile
Can Know Do Be

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Cross-Functional Team
Build
Engineer
QA
Specialist
Developer
Business
Analyst
Scrum
Master

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T-shaped Specialist
QA Specialist in Agile
Business
Analysis
Technical
Writing
Scrum
coaching
Manual
testing
Test
Automation
and
Continues
integration
QA
Community
Public
Speaking

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ICAgile Development Path

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Shu Ha Ri Levels of Competence

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Fixed Mindset vs Growth Mindset
Based on a work by Dr. Carol Dweck

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X and Y Environment

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PDCA (Deming Cycle)

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Way Forward

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Books
 Agile Testing Specific
 Agile Testing by Lisa Crispin and Janet Gregory
 Specification by Example: How Successful Teams Deliver the Right Software by Gojko Adzic
 Lean-Agile Acceptance Test-Driven Development: Better Software Through Collaboration by Ken Pugh
 Explore It!: Reduce Risk and Increase Confidence with Exploratory Testing by Elisabeth Hendrickson
 Agile Mindset Specific
 Leadership Agility: Five Levels of Mastery for Anticipating and Initiating Change by William Joiner and
Stephen Josephs
 Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us by Dan Pink
 The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and
Performance at Work Hardcover by Shawn Achor

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Events
 Agile Talks in Luxoft Sofia – contact Luxoft zone for registration
 Agile/Scrum
 TDD
 Facilitation
 Product Ownership
 Webinars from Luxoft Agile Practice:
 Overview of estimation in function points
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7096855347981584898?source=qaconf
 What Scrum Master should do on the project?
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2729760089256435713?source=qaconf
 Team Coaching - https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6203372409494778628?source=qaconf
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