EuroSTAR Software Testing Conference 2009 presentation on Collaboration not Competition updated by Scott Andress. See more at conferences.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/past-presentations/

1. Collaboration Not Competition
Scott Andress
VP, Global Alliance & Service Lines

2. Miracle on Ice
US Olympic Hockey
vs
The Soviet Union

3. Faster Payments
• In 2008, a new payment system was introduced
called Faster Payments
• Thirteen Member Banks
• Traditional Project Structure – Project,
Development and Test Management
• Testing managed by the Test Management
Group (TMG)

4. The Three Elements of Collaboration
Communication
Trust
Recognition of the Common Goal

5. Communication
The Network
TMG
Bank C
Bank D
Bank E
Bank A Bank B

6. Trust
Trusting within and out with the organisation

7. Collaborating Across the Business
Release Decision
Initial Requirements
Collaboration Meeting
Collaborative Working
Agreed Objectives Achieved

8. Implementing a Collaborative Approach
• Communication
– the right people
– the right authority
• Trust
– share the vision
– open & honest
• Common Goal
– the bigger picture
– delivery focussed

9. Benefits of Collaboration
Develop a Team
Ethos
Reduce
Timescales
Reduce Costs
Improve Working
Practices

10. Closing Thoughts
“For millions of years, mankind lived just like
the animals. And then something happened
that unleashed the power of our
imagination….
we learned to talk”
Prof. Stephen Hawkings