Rob Sabourin has discovered testing lessons in Sesame Street, the Simpsons, the Looney Tunes gang, the Great Detectives, Dr. Seuss, and many other unlikely places, but this year he journeys to the Land of Make Believe. Rob's grandchildren Jane and Suzy draw him into the Land of Make Believe. Every visit is a new adventure. By leaving reality for the realm of play, Rob has discovered many simple truths and clever strategies for solving stubborn technical, management, and people-related software testing problems. An imaginary tea party teaches role playing, simulation, re-focusing, and test leadership. Imaginary messes suggest powerful environment virtualization strategies. Are you robust enough to romp around the playground? Can you bake mud pies with variability, combinations, and permutations? Who can enter the land of make believe without the blessing of beautiful princesses whose whimsical authority demonstrates adapting to stakeholder value systems? Open the tickle chest to discover storyboards, affinity analysis, test design, scenarios, and attacks. Join Rob to wander into the wonderful Land of Make Believe. See if the imagination of Jane and Suzy inspires you with powerful testing ideas.

1.
T20
Test
Techniques
5/5/16
15:00
Testing
Lessons
from
the
Land
of
Make
Believe
Presented
by:
Rob
Sabourin
amibug.com
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2.
Rob
Sabourin
amibug.com
Rob
Sabourin,
P.
Eng.,
has
more
than
thirty-­‐three
years
of
management
experience
leading
teams
of
software
development
professionals.
A
well-­‐
respected
member
of
the
software
engineering
community,
Rob
has
managed,
trained,
mentored,
and
coached
hundreds
of
top
professionals
in
the
field.
He
frequently
speaks
at
conferences
and
writes
on
software
engineering,
SQA,
testing,
management,
and
internationalization.
Rob
wrote
I
am
a
Bug!,
the
popular
software
testing
children's
book;
works
as
an
adjunct
professor
of
software
engineering
at
McGill
University;
and
serves
as
the
principle
consultant
(and
president/janitor)
of
AmiBug.Com,
Inc.
Contact
Rob
at
rsabourin@amibug.com.

3. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Testing in the
Land Make Believe
Robert Sabourin
President
AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Montreal, Canada
rsabourin@amibug.com
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 1

4. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Robert Sabourin
Software Evangelist
President
AmiBug.Com Inc.
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
rsabourin@amibug.com
robsab@gmail.com
www.amibugshare.com
@RobertASabourin
Testing in the
Land Make Believe
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 2

5. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Testing in the
Land Make Believe
Rob Sabourin has discovered testing lessons in Sesame Street, the Simpsons, the Looney
Tunes gang, Great Detectives, Dr. Seuss, and many other unlikely places, but this year he
journeys to the Land of Make Believe. Rob's grandchildren Jane & Suzy draw him into
the Land of Make Believe. Every visit is a new adventure. By leaving reality for the
realm of play Rob has discovered many simple truths and clever strategies for solving
stubborn technical, management, and people-related software testing problems. An
imaginary tea party teaches role playing, simulation, re-focusing and test leadership.
Imaginary messes suggests powerful environment virtualization strategies. Are you
robust enough to romp around the playground? Bake mud pies with variability,
combinations and permutations. Who can enter the land of make believe without the
blessing of beautiful princesses whose whimsical authority demonstrates adapting to
stakeholder value systems? Open the tickle chest to discover story boards, affinity
analysis, test design, scenarios and attacks. Join Rob and wonder into the wonderful
Land of Make Believe. Join Robert to see if Jane and Suzy's imagination inspire you
with powerful testing ideas.
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 3

6. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Testing in the
Land Make Believe
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 4

7. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Rob’s Grandchildren
Suzy (just 4)
Jane (still 5)
Eva (13 soon 21)
Testing in the
Land Make Believe
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 5

8. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Testing Lessons
from the Land of
Make Believe
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 6

9. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Testing Lessons from the
Land of Make Believe
Tea Party
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 7

10. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 8

11. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Tea Party
Tea Time
Toy Cups
Imaginary Tea
Testing in the
Land Make Believe
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 9

12. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Testing Lessons
from the Land of
Make Believe
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 10

13. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Tea Party
Formal
Pomp
Circumstance
Testing in the
Land Make Believe
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 11

14. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Tea Party
Invitation
Protocol
Dress Code
Testing in the
Land Make Believe
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 12

15. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Grandpa's Wrong
Sitting Down
Pouring Tea
Holding Cup
Testing in the
Land Make Believe
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 13

16. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Jane’s Role
Participant
Facilitator
Whip
Testing in the
Land Make Believe
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 14

17. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Tea Party
Rules
Persona
Character
Testing in the
Land Make Believe
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 15

18. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Testing in the
Land Make Believe
• Model user
• Goals
• Skills
• Abilities
• Experience
Personas UX Improv
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 16

19. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 17

20. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Tea Party UX
User
Task
Purpose
Testing in the
Land Make Believe
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 18

21. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Tea Party UX
Guide
Test Approach
Context
Testing in the
Land Make Believe
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 19

22. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Tea Party UX
Business
Technical
Organizational
Testing in the
Land Make Believe
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 20

23. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Tea Party UX
Facilitator
Enable UX
Process
Testing in the
Land Make Believe
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 21

24. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Tea Party UX
Referee
True to Persona
On or Off Rails
Testing in the
Land Make Believe
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 22

25. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Do it yourself - UX
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 23

26. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Tea Party Exploratory UX
Pairing
Tester
Observer
Testing in the
Land Make Believe
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 24

27. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Testing Lessons from the
Land of Make Believe
The Art of Make
Believe
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 25

28. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Testing in the
Land Make Believe
Abstract
• Variation not form
Realism
• Simplified model
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 26

29. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Testing in the
Land Make Believe
Combinatorics
• Catch outliers
Pareto Analysis
• Typical transactions
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 27

30. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Testing Lessons from the
Land of Make Believe
Music of Intentional
Blindness
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 28

31. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Testing in the
Land Make Believe
Music Tells Story
• Right to left
Relate to sounds
• Metaphor
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 29

32. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Testing in the
Land Make Believe
Birds fly to Mexico from Alberta
Some fly high
Some fly low
Some swim
Some succeed & some fail
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 30

33. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Testing in the
Land Make Believe
Ideas from environment
Ideas from sound
Imagine relationship
Tell a full story
Different paths
Different results
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 31

34. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Testing in the
Land Make Believe
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 32

35. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Testing in the
Land Make Believe
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 33

36. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Testing in the
Land Make Believe
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 34

37. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Testing in the
Land Make Believe
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 35

38. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Social Networking
Usage Scenarios
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 36

39. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 37

40. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Scenario Based Testing
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 38

41. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Scenario Based Testing
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 39

42. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Scenario Based Testing
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 40

43. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Scenario Based Testing
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 41

44. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Scenario Based Testing
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 42

45. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Scenario Based Testing
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 43

46. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Scenario Based Testing
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 44

47. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Scenario Based Testing
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 45

48. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Testing Lessons from the
Land of Make Believe
Swings
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 46

49. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Testing in the
Land Make Believe
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 47

50. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Testing in the
Land Make Believe
How high
Equity
Don’t push me
Push me in tandem
Harmony
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 48

51. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Testing Lessons from the
Land of Make Believe
Play Fire Truck
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 49

52. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Testing in the
Land Make Believe
Dress up
Props
Real enough
Environment
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 50

53. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Testing in the
Land Make Believe
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 51

54. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Testing in the
Land Make Believe
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 52

55. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Value Sync
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 53

56. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Testing in the
Land Make Believe
Good enough?
Scope
Depth
Focus
Coverage
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 54

57. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Testing in the
Land Make Believe
Simulate Blend Of
• Environment
• Experience
• User
• Context
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 55

58. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Testing Lessons from the
Land of Make Believe
Extreme Ideas
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 56

59. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Testing in the
Land Make Believe
Really Talk
to Animals
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 57

60. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Testing in the
Land Make Believe
Mock
Objects
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 58

61. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Testing in the
Land Make Believe
States of
existence
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 59

62. AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Thank You
• Questions?
April 25, 2016 © Robert Sabourin, 2015 Slide 60