Agile Methodology is not new. Many organisations / teams have already adopted Agile way of Software Development or are in the enablement journey for the same. What does this mean for Testing? There is no doubt that the Testing approach and mindset also needs to change to be in tune with the Agile Development methodology. Learn what does it mean to Test on Agile Projects.

1. WHAT IS AGILE TESTING?
Anand Bagmar
Test Practice Lead

2. @BagmarAnand
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3. WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM THIS SESSION?

4. Money / Value
Time
Quality
ORGANIZATION OBJECTIVE

5. DISTRIBUTION / FRAGMENTATION

6. What Is Agile?

7. Source: http://dilbert.com/strip/2007-11-26
Reference: http://martinfowler.com/articles/agileFluency.html

8. Agile Manifesto

9. Source: http://agilemanifesto.org/
AGILE MANIFESTO
Individuals
and
Interactions
Processes
&Tools
over

10. Source: http://agilemanifesto.org/
AGILE MANIFESTO
Working
Software
Comprehensive
Documentation
over

11. Source: http://agilemanifesto.org/
AGILE MANIFESTO
Customer
Collaboration
Contract
Negotiation
over

12. Source: http://agilemanifesto.org/
AGILE MANIFESTO
Responding
To
Change
Following
A Plan
over

13. Agile Testing
Manifesto

14. AGILE TESTING MANIFESTO
Collaborative
Ownership
Detached
Objectivity
over

15. AGILE TESTING MANIFESTO
Targeted
Automation
Widespread
Anti-regression
over

16. AGILE TESTING MANIFESTO
Defect
Prevention
Defect
Detection
over

17. AGILE TESTING MANIFESTO
Exploratory
Testing
Predetermined
Scripting
over

18. Principles & Practices
of
Agile Testing

19. OUR PRIMARY OBJECTIVE
Faster Delivery Of Quality Software From
Idea To Consumer

20. TESTING PRINCIPLES

21. PRINCIPLE: BUILD QUALITY IN
Preventing
Defects
Finding
Defects
Preventing
Defects
Finding
Defects

22. QA - BA
QA - Dev
QA - UX
QA – DevOps QA - Stakeholder
PRINCIPLE: BUILD QUALITY IN

23. PRINCIPLE: INVOLVE EVERYONE
Testing ≠ Testers
Quality is a Team Responsibility

24. PRINCIPLE: FAST FEEDBACK
QUICK
RESPONSE

25. PRINCIPLE – BUSINESS OPTIMIZE VALUE
PEOPLE
TECHNOLOGYPROCESS
Quality is not just in the software but also in the process

26. We have the potential to wear many hats…
BA DevOp
PM IM

27. Typical Process in
Agile Teams

28. Story Planning Session
BUSINESS BA
Write Story & Scenarios
BA
Implement Automated
Acceptance Tests
TESTER
TESTERDEV
Implement Functionality
Regular BA/QA Demo
DEV DEV
TESTERDEV BA
TESTERDEV BA
Story Testing
Showcase to
Business
STARTS
HERE
SYSTEM
TESTING
START DEVELOPMENT ITERATION
END DEVELOPMENT ITERATION
DEVELOPMENT
ENGINE
STORY PLANNING SESSION
BUSINESS BA TESTER
TESTER
BA / QA Signoff on Dev
Box

29. Story Planning Session
BUSINESS BA
Write Story & Scenarios
BA
Implement Automated
Acceptance Tests
TESTER
TESTERDEV
Implement Functionality
Regular BA/QA Demo
DEV DEV
TESTERDEV BA
TESTERDEV BA
Showcase to
Business
START DEVELOPMENT ITERATION
END DEVELOPMENT ITERATION
DEVELOPMENT
ENGINE
STORY WRITING
BUSINESS BA TESTER
TESTER
STARTS
HERE
SYSTEM
TESTING
BA / QA Signoff on Dev
Box
Story Testing

30. Story Planning Session
BUSINESS BA
Write Story & Scenarios
BA
Implement Automated
Acceptance Tests
TESTER
TESTERDEV
Implement Functionality
Regular BA/QA Demo
DEV DEV
TESTERDEV BA
TESTERDEV BA
Showcase to
Business
START DEVELOPMENT ITERATION
END DEVELOPMENT ITERATION
DEVELOPMENT
ENGINE
AUTOMATE ACCEPTANCE TESTS
BUSINESS BA TESTER
TESTER
STARTS
HERE
SYSTEM
TESTING
BA / QA Signoff on Dev
Box
Story Testing

31. Story Planning Session
BUSINESS BA
Write Story & Scenarios
BA
Implement Automated
Acceptance Tests
TESTER
TESTERDEV
Implement Functionality
Regular BA/QA Demo
DEV DEV
TESTERDEV BA
TESTERDEV BA
Showcase to
Business
START DEVELOPMENT ITERATION
END DEVELOPMENT ITERATION
DEVELOPMENT
ENGINE
IMPLEMENT FUNCTIONALITY
BUSINESS BA TESTER
TESTER
STARTS
HERE
SYSTEM
TESTING
BA / QA Signoff on Dev
Box
Story Testing

32. Story Planning Session
BUSINESS BA
Write Story & Scenarios
BA
Implement Automated
Acceptance Tests
TESTER
TESTERDEV
Implement Functionality
Regular BA/QA Demo
BA / QA Signoff on Dev
Box
DEV DEV
TESTERDEV BA
TESTERDEV BA
Showcase to
Business
START DEVELOPMENT ITERATION
END DEVELOPMENT ITERATION
DEVELOPMENT
ENGINE
BA & QA SIGNOFF
BUSINESS BA TESTER
TESTER
STARTS
HERE
SYSTEM
TESTING
Story Testing

33. Story Planning Session
BUSINESS BA
Write Story & Scenarios
BA
Implement Automated
Acceptance Tests
TESTER
TESTERDEV
Implement Functionality
Regular BA/QA Demo
DEV DEV
TESTERDEV BA
TESTERDEV BA
BUSINESS BA
Showcase to
Business
TESTER
START DEVELOPMENT ITERATION
END DEVELOPMENT ITERATION
DEVELOPMENT
ENGINE
STORY TESTING
TESTER
STARTS
HERE
SYSTEM
TESTING
BA / QA Signoff on Dev
Box
Story Testing

34. Story Planning Session
BUSINESS BA
Write Story & Scenarios
BA
Implement Automated
Acceptance Tests
TESTER
TESTERDEV
Implement Functionality
Regular BA/QA Demo
BA / QA Signoff on Dev
Box
DEV DEV
TESTERDEV BA
TESTERDEV BA
BUSINESS BA
Showcase to
Business
TESTER
START DEVELOPMENT ITERATION
END DEVELOPMENT ITERATION
DEVELOPMENT
ENGINE
SHOWCASE TO BUSINESS
TESTER
STARTS
HERE
SYSTEM
TESTING
Story Testing

35. The 3 Lives of
A QA in Agile

36. THE 3 LIVES OF A QA IN AGILE

37. THE 3 LIVES OF A QA IN AGILE – THE PAST
§ RETROSPECTIVE
§ SUPPORT PRIOR ITERATION

38. THE 3 LIVES OF A QA IN AGILE – THE PRESENT
§ ITERATION PLANNING MEETING
§ STORY TESTING
§ MANUAL
§ EXPLORATORY
§ NFRs
§ …
§ AUTOMATION
§ IMPLEMENTATION
§ MAINTENANCE
§ EXECUTION
§ SHOWCASE

39. THE 3 LIVES OF A QA IN AGILE – THE FUTURE
§ BACKLOG GROOMING
§ PRIORITIZATION
§ STORY ANALYSIS
§ TEST STRATEGY
§ EVOLVE
§ PLAN

40. QA
Capabilities & Skills

41. Are We Building the Correct Product
& ….
If so, are we building it correctly?

42. QA CAPABILITIES
Continuous
Delivery
Coaching
Enabling
Sales
Bridging The
Communication Gap
Tech Debt
Trainings
Writing
Blogs
Raising Risks
Prioritization
Facilitation
Stakeholder
Management
Speaking At
QA Conferences

43. QA SKILLS
Domain
Functional Analysis
& Testing
Process Improvements
Automation
Testing Mindset
Accessibility Testing
Showcases
UAT
Defect Management
Security Testing
Performance Testing
Usability Testing
Facilitation

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Anand.Bagmar@thoughtworks.com
@BagmarAnand
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