Slides of the presentation I gave at the QA & testing conference in Bilbao. I use the technique classification model I made to explain what various tools and techniques are available to us as testers. Key point: knowing the right techniques will enable you to do a better job faster in an agile environment. Secondary point: here are some useful techniques that you can benefit from. What I really liked is that during the conference, I got a lot of information that I could use to validate and even extent the model. On slide 44, I added an extra ring to the model to host Root Cause Analysis techniques. Together with Jan van Moll I will elaborate on these in the near future. Vino S. used the Kano model, which I did not include in the initial presentation, but is a valuable scoping technique, that is also listed in the IBBA BAKOK guide.

1. Unpack your toolkit
Derk-Jan de Grood
QA&Test Bilbao 2013
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2. My 1st Pocket knife
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5. Definition tool
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8. The wrong tool…
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10. Searching for tools
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11. What do we do when testing?
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12. Analyse
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14. Challenge
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15. James Wittacker
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17. Some examples
Reduce the bandwidth of the network connection
Make the network fail
Limit the disk space available for the application
Interruptions
SQL statement injection
Searching for overflows (256, 1024, 32767, etc…)
Change the order of activities
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18. Observe
Think, Challenge and Observe
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19. Test Recognition Techniques
Inconsistencies: external
Extras
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20. Searching for tools
Test Design
Error Creation
Error Detecting

21. Two Trends
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23. Agile testing Characteristics
• Cooperation and teamwork
• Variety in cooperation and workshops
• Roles merging and testers get involved
into design and development
• Automated or Exploratory testing
• Keep track on progress and quality
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24. Searching for tools
Focus
(Scope & Prio)
Facilitation
Methods
Error Creation
Error Detecting
Test
Improvement
GRIP
(Planning & Control)
Test Design

25. The IIBA- BABOK guide…
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26. Jan Jaap Cannegieter (QATest 30-10-2013)

27. Scoping techniques
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28. PRIMA
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29. Story Decomposition
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30. Story Mapping
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31. Getting a grip on the project
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32. Kanban
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33. Release Charts
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To be done (on me)
In progress (on me)
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35. Business Benefit (MFF)
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36. Facilitation Methods
Lets do it a little different, this time
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37. Facilitation methods
Standup meetings
Mind map
Brown paper session
Sorting and Prioritizing
Process simulation
Gaming
Role playing
Demo
Interview techniques
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38. Improvement techniques
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39. Value Stream Map
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40. Business Capacity model
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41. Persona’s
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42. Persona’s
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43. Focus
(Scope & Prio)
Facilitation
Methods
Error Creation
Error Detecting
Test
Improvement
GRIP
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Test Design

44. Focus
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Root Cause
Analysis
techniques*
Facilitation
Methods
Error Creation
Error Detecting
Test
Improvement
*Thanks to Jan van Moll
GRIP
(Planning & Control)
Test Design

45. Wrap-up
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46. Draw-back
When showing one techniques,
people are are likely to state that
they missed another technique.
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47. Quick replay
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49. More reading…
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51. Derk-Jan
SUCCESS !
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