The document discusses the concept of 'shifting' in testing practices, including 'shift left' which involves testing early in the development process, and 'shift right' that focuses on testing in production environments. It covers roles like subject matter experts and test coaches, highlighting the importance of knowledge in testing and the evolving landscape of roles in quality assurance. Additionally, it addresses the challenges traditional testing faces and proposes strategies for adapting to changes in testing practices and operations.

1. Shifting is more than Shift Left
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2. Topics
• Briefly “Shift Left”
• Briefly “Shift Right”
• Shift SME
• Shift Coach
• Shift Deliver
• Shift Operations
Jesper Ottosen,
Senior Test Manager,
NNIT A/S, Denmark
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3. Briefly about “Shift Left”
• Testing is happening early in the development model
• Testing is mostly happing through code
• SDET & “How we test software at” Google/Microsoft
• BDD – turning business scenarios into coded tests
• Continuous Integration etc
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4. Briefly about “Shift Right”
• When testing is actively happening in production
• Beta/Canary-releases, A/B tests, feature toggles,
(Netflix) Chaos Monkeys .. And loads of monitoring
• To “Shift right” well - master continuous deployment
• Notions on “Mean Time To Repair”
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5. Side Track: Automation is no silver bullet
Bas @bas-dijkstra on LinkedIn
• False: testing can be automated and automation can replace testers
• False: we need to turn our testers into automation engineers
• False: the current way we provide automation training is useful
.. And many more test practitioners talk about
the different mindsets / viewpoints / values around
automation and tools to support testing.
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6. Traditional testing is under
pressure from many changes
There are new ways to shift
that fits testing skills
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7. Shift “Subject Matter Expert” 1/2
• When the tester becomes the person that knows the most
about the product - “Product Owner” slash Tester or
similar.
• The tester owns the field
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8. Shift “Subject Matter Expert” 2/2
• The testing is done by the person that knows the most
about the product or solution: UX, The business users,
technicians and others
• The UAT is not dead, but needs a caretaker and tools
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9. Test Coach 1/3: Improving and Leaving
My examples
• test automation and agile practices
• Infrastructure network virtualization with technicians
Acting as an internal consultant / coach with an exit plan.
Shift-Coach is more about leading the testing
than leading the testers
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10. Test Coach 2/3
February 2017
“Test manager vs. Test Coach”
Katrina Clokie @katrina_tester
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Illustration: Katrina Clokie
• The test coach is a coach for testing
activities similar to the agile coach.
• The test manager with/without line management

11. Test Coach 3/3: Places to start as test coaches
Katrina Clokie
• “How to start a test coach role” September 2017
• “Test coaching Competency Framework” April 2017
Stephen Janaway @stephenjanaway
• “How I Lost My Job As a Test Manager” Test Bash 2015
• “Mr. Test Coach, what do you do” Test Bash Philly 2017
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12. It’s about identifying patterns
It’s about putting a name to things
Am I OK with this?
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13. Shift Deliver 1/2
My examples:
• Deciding what does where when. And if all the gates and
controls pass before ITIL Change Control Boards
• On an server migration project, controlling the content of
the change requests.
Controlling the pipeline – doing change management
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14. Shift Deliver 2/2
• “Basically, I’m responsible for everything from the moment
code is checked in, until it hits our production servers”
Alan Page @alanpage when at Microsoft Teams
• Managing the pipelines/gates
• Thoughtworks / Abby Bangser @abby_bangser
• Continuous Testing in DevOps
• Dan Ashby @danashby
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15. Shift Operations 1/2
My examples
• Server migration
• Network virtualization
• Infrastructure as a Service
• Operational Acceptance Testing
Less about software testing, more about testing
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16. Tests in Operations 2/2
Mike Talks @testsheepnz
• “Fun times in environment provisioning testing”
Agile Testing Days Webinar.
My self:
• “How to Test in Infrastructure and Operation” NTD2016
• “Experiences in Testing Operations” UKSTAR2018
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17. Recognize and try to shift
Talk & write about shifting
CHANGE THE WAY
YOU ADD VALUE
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