How to be a successful Agile tester. The presentation is about breaking barriers, giving a realistic picture of what is expected from testers in Agile Age!

1. Testing in Agile
A Success Story!

2. “
Simple can be harder than complex: You
have to work hard to get your thinking
clean to make it simple.
But its worth it in the end because once
you get there, you can move
mountains.
Steve Jobs

3. Hello!I am Asim Kazmi
◇I am here because I love to share ideas, meet
new people and above all improve the state of
software testing.
◇I am testing since 2005.
◇Currently Engaged with 10Pearls Pvt. Ltd. .
◇You can find me at:
Linked in: http://www.linkedin.com/in/arkazmi
Twitter: https://twitter.com/asimkazmi
Slide Share: www.slideshare.net/arkazmi
Blog: http://savantsark.blogspot.com/

4. Agile, What is it all
about?
- It is an umbrella term coined in 2001 at the “Snowbird”
meeting to describe a variety of methods including XP and
Scrum.
- Has its roots in iterative development.
- Emphasizes collaborative, integrated teams; frequent deliveries;
early feedback; and the ability to adapt to changing business
needs.
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5. Agenda
◇ What the industry needs
◇ Test Planning and Execution: The Agile way
◇ What Managers are looking for
◇ Test for User Experience
◇ Closing

6. Trained
Testers◇ Industry is looking for
bright, smart quick and
analytical thinkers.
◇ Wear multiple hats at the
same time.
◇ Match expectations with
the delivered product.

7. ◇Session Based Test Management
◇Scenario Based Execution
◇Risk-based Focus
◇Context Driven Approach
Remember:
You are not Quality Police. Your Job is to test based on
acceptance criteria and help business understand risks.
Test Planning &
Execution

9. How to Test
Effectively
Test Manually
Automate
Smoke &
Regression
Explore!

10. What is this
guy looking
for?
◇ A person who understand what is important.
◇ Some one who can help him identifying the risks early.
◇ A well equipped and technically sound confidante.
◇ A pragmatic and meticulous individual.

12. 89,526,124
BUGS!Whoa! That’s a big number, aren’t you proud?

13. 95% Passing Tests….
Quality Product!
Bug Numbers do not
count as much as the
QUALITY of bugs found!
Total Bugs: 300 – High Severity: 230 – Functional Anomalies: 200 – User Experience Problems:
100

14. Every one
wants to fly
high!

15. ◇ Remember to test your applications on all devices
and variants where customer wants it.
◇Learn design principles of every device.
◇ Think from an End-User Perspective!
UX is Key

16. A Happy
User is
your key to
Success!

17. Lets Recap…
◇ Be Smart, Be equipped, be adaptive and Keep
Learning!
◇ Plan for shorter, valuable test cycles
◇ Test Early and test often!
◇ Automate Smoke and Regression Tests!
◇ Think quality not the numbers.
◇ Keep an eye on User Experience

18. Thanks!
Feedback?
You can find me at:
◇ kazmiasim@gmail.com
◇ Twitter: @asimkazmi

19. Credits
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