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Test Managers: Stop Managing and Start Mastering
- 1. nt Session Presented by: Silvio oser Sw g Brought to you by: 340 Corporate Way, Suite Orange Park, FL 32073 888‐2 W9 Concurre 4/9/2014 2:00 PM “Test Managers: Stop Managing and Start Mastering” M issQ Consultin 300, 68‐8770 ∙ 904‐278‐0524 ∙ sqeinfo@sqe.com ∙ www.sqe.com
- 2. Silvio Moser SwissQ Consulting Silvio Moser is cofounder and CTO of SwissQ, a Switzerland-based IT consulting company, which produces the Swiss Testing Day conference. At SwissQ, Silvio is a management consultant, test master, trainer, and member of the board. In his twenty-plus year career, he has gotten to know software development from the perspectives of a developer, business analyst, tester, and project leader. Since 1997, Silvio has worked in various consulting and management positions in software quality assurance, including head of the test competence center of a Fortune 500 company.
- 3. 2/4/2014 1 TEST MASTER: STOP MANAGING AND START MASTERING About Silvio Moser Co‐founder and CTO of SwissQ Management Consultant, Test Master, Trainer 20 l i IT d l20‐plus year career in IT as developer, business analyst, tester, and project leader Co‐founder of Swiss Testing Board (national branch of ISTQB) SwissQ A Switzerland‐based IT consulting company, g p y, specializing in testing and requirements engineering, with a focus on agile methodologies SwissQ organizes the Swiss Testing Day and actively drives innovation 2
- 4. 2/4/2014 2 TODAY’S TEST MANAGER ROLE Today’s Test Manager Role The person responsible for project management of testing activities and resources, and evaluation of a test object. The individual who directs, controls, “Managing” is a big part of the job → Plan and re‐plan testing activities → Set‐up and configure test management tool (even if it is "just” Excel) administers, plans and regulates the evaluation of a test object. → Maintain test cases and attributes → Organize and document test meetings (status, defect, review, …) → Schedule and coordinate test sessions → Create and update test reports → … 4
- 5. 2/4/2014 3 FIT FOR PURPOSE? It Used To Be Simple... 6
- 6. 2/4/2014 4 Then Something Was Added... Letter Phone MQ Tasks Workload Client Configuration Tools Administration T l Content Acquisition eMail Web App Claims Skills MQ SOA Message Broker SOA I b d Workload Mgmt Tools Reporting Tools 7 Customer DB Codes Documents SOA Redundant Server Farm (7*24h) Rules Bridge Notification Error Inbound Sync DB There Is More To Come... Letter Phone MQ Tasks Workload Client Configuration Tools Administration T l Content Acquisition eMail Web App Claims Skills MQ SOA Message Broker SOA I b d Workload Mgmt Tools Reporting Tools 8 Customer DB Codes Documents SOA Redundant Server Farm (7*24h) Rules Bridge Notification Error Inbound Sync DB
- 9. 2/4/2014 7 From Division Of Roles Test EngineerTest EngineerTest EngineerTest EngineerTest EngineerTest Engineer TTest Designerest DesignerTTest Designerest DesignerTTest Designerest Designer ManualManual TesterTester ManualManual TesterTester ManualManual TesterTester Test ManagerTest Manager 13 To One Function Fits All ttestest managementmanagement EmbeddedEmbeddedEmbeddedEmbeddedEmbeddedEmbedded testingtesting ttestest designdesignregressionregression ttestingesting ttestest automationautomation EmbeddedEmbedded TesterTester EmbeddedEmbedded TesterTester EmbeddedEmbedded TesterTester mmanualanual testingtesting uusabilitysability performanceperformance 14
- 10. 2/4/2014 8 Embedded Testing Sprint Backlog Test EstimationStory Review Testing Tasks & Stories Planning 2 SprintRetro- spective Planning 1 readyready Product Backlog Daily Scrum Grooming User Story Testing Exploratory Testing Regression Testing Non-Functional Testing Participation 15 Review donedone Increment Participation Test Reporting Challenge Done Criteria Demo BUT… WHAT ABOUT INTEGRATION?
- 11. 2/4/2014 9 Test Master (agile) (agile) testtest strategystrategy integrationintegration facilitatefacilitate sstakeholdertakeholder managementmanagement moderatemoderate eendnd‐‐toto‐‐endend testingtesting orchestrationorchestration coachingcoaching Test MasterTest MasterTest MasterTest MasterTest MasterTest Master 17 Test Master Duties defines and lives the (agile) Test Strategy, heads the testing Community of Practice, g y , coaches people in testing roles, coordinates all testing requirements, removes impediments for testing, controls the “Definition of Done” across all levels, facilitates communication about testing in andfacilitates communication about testing in and beyond the team, and plans and coordinates overall testing. 18 Source: Test Master job profile at Fortune 500 reinsurance company
- 12. 2/4/2014 10 all Integrated System Go Live (final) User Acceptance Test Integration mOvera Scrum RUP Sync Point Sync Point System Integration Test End‐to‐End Test Test MasterTest MasterTest MasterTest MasterTest MasterTest Master Waterfall Tea RUP EmbeddedEmbedded TesterTester EmbeddedEmbedded TesterTester EmbeddedEmbedded TesterTester 19 Team vs Overall O ll Test MasterTest MasterTest MasterTest MasterTest MasterTest Master Overall Team EmbeddedEmbedded TesterTester EmbeddedEmbedded TesterTester EmbeddedEmbedded TesterTester 20
- 13. 2/4/2014 11 Test Master Qualifications Essential: → A minimum of 5 year experience in a Software Engineering role. → Experience with waterfall and agile methodologies. Experience in a systems testing environment working on complex→ Experience in a systems testing environment working on complex projects. → Good working knowledge of database / DWH development / testing. → Financial industry experience. → Excellent communication and negotiation skills. Should have: → Risk domain experience. l b l /→ Experience in global team / structure. → Advanced Level Testing Certification (ISTQB or ISEB) → Test Automation expertise. → Experience of unit testing best practices (Clean Code practices). 21 Source: Test Master job profile at Fortune 500 reinsurance company Managing vs. Mastering Holistic Intuitive Integrating Synthesizing Interpersonal Feeling based Kinesthetic E i l Organized Sequential Planned D il d Logical Analytical Fact based Quantitative Holistic Intuitive Integrating Synthesizing Interpersonal Feeling based Kinesthetic E i l Organized Sequential Planned D il d Logical Analytical Fact based Quantitative TestTest MM TestTest MM TestTest MM TestTest MM TestTest MM Source: Hermann International EmotionalDetailed EmotionalDetailed MasterMasterMasterMasterMasterMasterManagerManagerManagerManager 22
- 15. 2/4/2014 13 Evolution Of The Tester 19901990 Testers, if they exist at all, are an exotic breed, who are not taken seriously. 20002000 The field and profession establish themselves; there are more and more testers, often organized in central teams. 20102010 The payoff of testing is challenged. Testers have to be resourceful. 20142014 Agile methods are widely adoped – death of the tester? Tester Test Manager Test Engineer SW Engineer in Test Embedded Tester Test Master 25 Key Points Keep pace with the changing world of software development and increased complexity. Adapt to a new test curriculum. → Embedded Testing at team level. → Test Master at integration level. Defines and lives the (agile) Test Strategy. Requires strong social skills.Requires strong social skills. Individuals and interactions over processes and tools. 26