1.
The
Speed to Cool:
Valuing Testing
& Quality
in Agile Teams
Craig Smith

2.
Welcome…
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3.
The
speed
to
cool…
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4.
Thumbs
up…
Cool!
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5.
Choke...
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6.
So, What is a
Tester?
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7.
Look
left…
Look
right…

8.
Look
up…
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9.
CSI:
Software
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10.
Testers
in an Analyst /
agile
team Customer
Project
Elaboration /
Specification
Acceptance
Criteria
Manager
High
Performing
AGILE
Developer Automation
Tester

11.
Testers in
an agile
team Analysts need more
testing involvement
Analyst
Testers need more
technical involvement Tester
Developer Developers need
more testing involvement
More Less
Requirements
Functional /
Exploratory
Technical Technical
Automated
Customer
Specialist
Unit Test
Manual
Design
Collab.
Code
Tests
Test
Test

12.
Definition of
Quality…
(noun) the standard of something as measured
against other things of a similar kind; the degree
of excellence of something oxforddictionaries.com
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13.
Implicit /
Explicit
Quality
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14.
Quality
means
different
things
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15.
Testing
≠
Quality

16.
Building
Quality
In
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17.
Quality is
everyone’s
responsibility
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18.
Everyone
likes to be
seen to
value
quality
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19.
Agile &
Testing
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20.
To Do Analysis Develop Test Done
We
reflect
work
like
this...

21.
To Do
Analysis
Develop
Test
Done
Which is
really
working
like this...

22.
Remind you
of
something?
Image: Craig Smith

23.
Let’s
ponder
the
Agile
Manifesto
Responding to
change
over
following a
plan

24.
Time to play the
“Agile Manifesto
Tester’s Challenge”
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25.
Challenge
#1
Individuals and interactions over
processes and tools
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26.
Challenge
#2
Working software over
comprehensive documentation
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27.
Challenge
#3
Customer collaboration over
contract negotiation
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28.
Challenge Responding to change over
#4 following a plan
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29.
Measuring
Quality
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30.
Success
sliders
Cost Scope Quality Time
Fixed
1 X
2 X
3 X
Flexible 4 X

31.
Correctness

32.
Quality
Interoperability
Maintainability
Robustness
Trade-
Reusability
Availability
Testability
Portability
Efficiency
Reliability
Flexibility
Usability
Integrity
offs
Reliability
+ + + + - + +
Robustness
+ + + -
Availability
+ +
Integrity
- - - - -
Flexibility
+ - - + + +
Usability
+ - -
Interoperability
- + - +
Efficiency
- - - - - - - -
Testability
+ + + + - +
Maintainability
+ + + - +
Reusability
- - + + - + + +
Portability
+ - + - + - +

33.
Shared
understanding
of quality
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34.
Quality
Assessment

35.
Quality
Assessment

36.
Reporting
& metrics
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37.
Understand
continuous
integration
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38.
Understand
code
metrics
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39.
Report
how
testing
is going
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40.
BVC
PROJECT TESTING
9 25
7 5
8
New Risks & Issues Raised
Number of Risks & Issues
6 7 20
Number of Defects
Number of Tests
4
5 6
15
3 5
4
4
3 10
2 3
2 2 5
1
1 1
0 0 0 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
HEALTH TEST
Iteration Iteration
COVERAGE
OVERALL
DEVELOPMENT USER
5700 1800 9 $30
5600 1600 8
5500 $25
1400
Number of Features
7
Lines of Test Code
Business Value
5400
Lines of Code
1200 6 $20
5300
1000 5
5200 $15
800 4
5100
600 3 $10
5000
4900 400 2
$5
4800 200 1
4700 0 0 $-
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
MAINTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE
Iteration Iteration

41.
ATDD /
Specification
by
example
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42.
Specification
by
example
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43.
ROBOCOP: THE FUTURE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ROBOCOP: THE FUTURE OF LAW ENF
Empowering
RCEMENT ROBOCOP: THE FUTURE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ROBOCOP: THE FUTURE O
F LAW ENFORCEMENT ROBOCOP: THE FUTURE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ROBOCOP: TH
Testing
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44.
Testing
Skills
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45.
Architecture
Skills
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46.
Technical
Skills
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47.
Share
with
community
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48.
Tools &
Automation
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49.
Get
Involved
Early
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50.
Queue
To
Join
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51.
Wrap
Up
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52.
Do you have a
testing skillset
(or are you
just doing
testing)?
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53.
Does
everybody
understand
their role in
quality?
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54.
Is testing
bringing
your agile
process
down?
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55.
Are you
thinking
differently
about
measurement
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56.
Are you
testers
empowered?
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57.
Testing
is cool…
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58.
...but I love it
when quality
comes
together
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59.
Craig Smith
http://www.suncorp.com.au Questions
http://www.agileacademy.com.au
http://www.craigsmith.id.au ???
craig.smith@suncorp.com.au
@smithcdau
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Suncorp and GIO. Today, Suncorp is Australia's fifth largest bank and second largest
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