Presentation for 11th International Conference Discover the Tester in You Riga, Aula Magna of University of Latvia, July 6, 2010

1. Testing 2.0 In Search of a Silver Bullet Armands Baranovskis TietoEnator Alise armands.baranovskis@tieto.com

2. 2 SSADM RUP XP BPR Kanban 8D Cause and Effects Diagram Scrum Agile CMMI TQM PDCA QAIassist-IM Six Sigma Kaizen RAD Fourteen Points of Management

3. 3 ? Post-Agile

4. 4 Computer mavens always seem obsessed with the “Next Big Thing.” Problem is, the latest fad in the IT world often turns out to be a technological cul-de-sac – it’s neither next, nor big, nor even much of a thing. (Paul DiMarzio)

5. 5 The Case Poor product quality Missed deadlines Overspent budget Dissatisfied client Low motivation

6. 6 Evolution

7. 7 Experimentation

8. 8 Result

9. 9 Open Issues Average open issues 89% decrease

10. 10 New Issues Average new issues per month 45% decrease

11. 11 Key Contributing Factors Giving every team member responsibility for every action in the project Pairing of the team members Test driven development Regression testing Code reviews Test automation

12. 12 Disclaimer (..) merely following a process, no matter how good it is, does not guarantee success. (..) no matter what process you follow, if you don't have skilled people on the team, you are going to find it hard to be successful. (Jonathan Kohl) Success = People

13. 13 Conclusion A search for a perfect solution is a never ending journey and even if you don’t reach the destination you will definitely improve things along the way. The key is to take the things you need and lave the things you don’t regardless the latest hype of buzzword.

14. Thank you! Armands Baranovskis TietoEnator Alise armands.baranovskis@tieto.com