This presentation is free for use by any software testing enthusiast. I have taken help from Mr. Derk-Jan de Grood and thank him immensely for his brilliant insights on the topic. Happy Testing!

1. Testing For Business
Benefits
Asim R. Kazmi
Software QA Manager/Architect
Etilize Pvt. Ltd

2. Areas to be covered today
Add Value to work
Perception of testing
Test Reporting
Project Experience
Reasons of failure
Identify the business benefit
Share the story
How to be beneficial

3. Word of Thanks
Derk-Jan de Grood for providing the insights on the idea.
Google for great pictures!

4. Purpose
Convince that business alignment is crucial for
a successful testing team
Suggest Techniques to help understand and
communicate with stakeholders
Help in increasing added value

6. Value Lies in...
Shorter Time to Market
Error Free Software
Conform to customer requirements
Compliant to Standards
And....

8. Its All About Perception
Business Management thinks...
Software Testing Delivers,
Too Little,
Too Late,
And Costs a fortune!

9. Reason
Business Testing
Expectations Output

10. Why The gap?
Test Policies
Test Strategies
Test Plans
Test Design Techniques
Test Scenarios
Bug Reports
Audit Reports
etc.

13. Suspension Bridge

15. A successful Project

16. Project Experience

17. Problems, Anxieties...

20. FEAR most often is the major
Contributor to a
Project failure

21. Consequences of fear...
Manipulating Results Micro-Management
Ignoring Risks Transferring Fear
Exaggerating Risks Ostrich behavior
Hiding actual
Problems

22. FEAR blocks
Improvements and
Adequate
Project Management

23. Business Benefit
Understand the driving force of business
What is that stakeholders want?
Act Accordingly

25. Identify the Personal needs

26. What Makes
My Manager
Successful?

27. Get a Grip
Know everything about the
project
Know what impacts
decisions will make
Influence on team
Make a commitment

28. Define a compelling Test
Strategy

29. Focus on
Outcome
Rather than
activities

30. Test Strategy
Address
Fears
Worries
Uncertainities
Challenges
Success factors
End Goal

31. Design for traceability
Every test case should trace back to a
requirement
Ensure all important requirements are
amply covered with test cases
Plan early what can be automated and
what remains manual

32. Identify customer pain points and make
sure they are addressed with ample time
and resources at hand.
Go for early feedback from customer to
ensure changing requirements do not
affect the project delivery.
Don’t be imprecise. Work on the
feedback

33. Plan for the unexpected

34. Share the
success, celebrate the
trivial

37. How to make Business
Happy?
Make them understand what you do for their
success
Show your efficiency
Define the right test strategy
Test the important areas first
Find the right bugs
Share the Successful Test Story

39. Wrap up the discussion

41. Questions, Any one?

42. Thanks for Coming and
Listening in to my Talk!
For questions/Queries/Suggestions, I can be reached
at:
kazmiasim@gmail.com