1. Sprint Backlog
Specified by
Example
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2. Ralph Jocham
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Started as programmer; discovered process as a problem early on
First Unified Process with UML
Agile since 2000 with XP
Scrum in 2003
Oracle, LinkedIn, Roche, Google, The Gap, Swisscom, Texas Instruments, Siemens Medical,
ThoughtWorks, JPMorganChase
Did come around, different cultures and domains
Founder of effective agile.
Trainer and Engagement Manager with

3. Right Quality – No!
Interpret
Spec
to
Design
and
Code
System
Code
and
Executable
Images
So4ware
Spec
Match?
Interpret
Spec
to
Design
and
Script
Test
Cases
Test
Spec
And
Scripts
(source:
Mary
Poppendieck)
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4. Right Quality – Yes!
So;ware
Spec
Define
Spec
Details
Incrementally
as
Tests
and
Scripts
Implement
incrementally
to
sa'sfy
the
next
test
plus
all
those
from
previous
increments
If
you
want
effec've
programmers,
you
will
discover
that
they
should
not
waste
their
'me
debugging
–
they
should
not
introduce
bugs
to
start
with
(Edger
W.
Dijakstra
1972)
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Code
and
Executable
Images
(source:
Mary
Poppendieck)
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5. What is the Product Backlog
The
Product
Backlog
lists
all
features,
func*ons,
requirements,
enhancements,
and
bug
fixes
that
cons*tute
the
changes
to
be
made
to
the
product
in
future
releases.
Product
Backlog
items
have
the
aTributes
of
a
descrip*on,
order,
and
es*mate.
Scrum
Guide
Page
12
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6. What is a Sprint Backlog
The Sprint Backlog is the set of
Product Backlog items selected for
the Sprint, plus a plan for delivering
the product Increment and realizing
the Sprint Goal.
Scrum
Guide
Page
14
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7. Roles, Artifacts and Events
in Action
Review
Roles
Product
Owner
Development
Team
Scrum
Master
Retrospec*ve
Daily
Scrum
Ar*facts
Product
Backlog
Sprint
Backlog
Increment
Events
Sprint
Planning
Sprint
Daily
Scrum
Sprint
Review
Retrospec*ve
Sprint
Planning
Mee*ng
Sprint
Backlog
Increment
Sprint
Product
Backlog
ScrumMaster
(source:
ADM)
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8. Product
Backlog
Product Backlog Item
Sprint
Backlog
Plan
Product Backlog Item
Product
Backlog
Item
Task
Task
Task
Product Backlog Item
Product
Backlog
Item
Task
Task
Task
Product
Backlog
Item
Task
Task
Task
Product Backlog Item
Product Backlog Item
Product Backlog Item
Product Backlog Item
Product Backlog Item
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10. Right Quality – Yes!
So;ware
Spec
Define
Spec
Details
Incrementally
as
Tests
and
Scripts
and
Examples
Implement
incrementally
to
sa'sfy
the
next
test
plus
all
those
from
previous
increments
Code
and
Executable
Images
(source:
Mary
Poppendieck)
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11. 3 C‘s
Customer
Unit
/
Developer
Unit
/
Tester
Unit
Card
Conversation (Understand the Why)
Confirmation
Ron Jeffries, hTp://xprogramming.com/ar*cles/expcardconversa*onconfirma*on/
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12. Agile Testing Quadrants
Business-­‐Facing
Automated
/
Manual
Func*onal
Tests
Story
Tests
Integra*on
Tests
Exploratory
Tes*ng
Usability
Tes*ng
User
Acceptance
Tes*ng
Q2
Q3
Q1
Q4
Unit
Test
Component
Tests
Performance
&
Load
Tes*ng
Security
Tes*ng
‚ility‘
Tes*ng
Automated
Cri*que
Product
?
Process
Suppor*ng
the
Team
Manual
Tools
Technology-­‐Facing
(source:
Brian
Marick)
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13. Agile Testing Quadrants
Business-­‐Facing
Automated
/
Manual
Manual
Suppor*ng
the
Team
Acceptanc
e
Cri
Exploratory
Tes*ng
Usability
Tes*ng
User
Acceptance
Tes*ng
teria
HOTW
n
Unit
est
Component
Tests
ifica*o
Ver
Q2
Q3
Q1
Q4
Performance
&
Load
Tes*ng
Security
Tes*ng
‚ility‘
Tes*ng
Automated
NFR
Cri*que
Product
?
Process
What
Func*onal
Tests
ValStory
Ton
ida*ests
Integra*on
Tests
Tools
Technology-­‐Facing
(source:
Brian
Marick)
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14. Agile Testing Quadrants
Business-­‐Facing
Automated
/
Manual
Func*onal
Tests
Story
Tests
Integra*on
Tests
Here
lies
the
power
of
the
Exploratory
Tes*ng
Usability
Tes*ng
&
User
Acceptance
Tes*ng
to
drive
out
the
examples
Triad
3
C’s
Q2
Q3
Q1
Q4
Unit
Test
Component
Tests
Performance
&
Load
Tes*ng
Security
Tes*ng
‚ility‘
Tes*ng
Automated
Cri*que
Product
?
Process
Suppor*ng
the
Team
Manual
Tools
Technology-­‐Facing
(source:
Brian
Marick)
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15. Customer
Developer
Tester
Product
Owner
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16. How to get there
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17. Title:
Derive
race
*me
for
new
distance
from
other
distance
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18. Title:
Derive
race
*me
for
new
distance
from
other
distance
As
a
I
want
So
that
3
runner
to
be
able
to
derive
the
race
*me
for
a
new
distance
based
on
the
*me
of
another
distance
I
can
get
a
feeling
for
what
*me
to
expect
and
to
beTer
plan
my
training
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19. Title:
Derive
race
*me
for
new
distance
from
Acceptance
Criteria:
other
distance
3
As
a
Calculated
*me
is
correctly
rounded
to
1
second
for
all
distances
runner
•
of
less
then
1
hour
racing
*me
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want
to
be
able
to
iderive
the
race
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for
0
seconds
for
all
ased
on
• Calculated
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s
correctly
rounded
to
1 a new
distance
b
distances
of
of
another
distance
*me
the
*me
more
the
1
hour
racing
• Time
of
calcula*on
is
<
1
second
So
that
I
can
get
a
feeling
for
what
*me
to
expect
and
to
beTer
plan
my
training
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20. Title:
Derive
race
*me
for
new
distance
from
Acceptance
Criteria:
other
distance
5
As
a
Calculated
*me
is
correctly
rounded
to
1
second
for
all
distances
runner
•
of
less
then
1
hour
racing
*me
I
want
to
be
able
to
iderive
the
race
*me
for
0
seconds
for
all
ased
on
• Calculated
*me
s
correctly
rounded
to
1 a new
distance
b
distances
of
of
another
distance
*me
the
*me
more
the
1
hour
racing
• Time
of
calcula*on
is
<
1
second
So
that
I
can
gallowed
extrapolated
dme
to
expect
and
to
beTer
plan
• Maximal
et
a
feeling
for
what
* istance
is
Marathon
my
training
• McMillan
is
the
used
algorithm
• We
have
a
license
agreement
with
McMillan
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21. 5
Title:
Derive
race
*me
for
new
distance
from
Acceptance
Criteria:
other
distance
Examples:
Formula
Examples
As
a
Calculated
*me
is
correctly
rounded
to
the
second
for
all
runner
•
5K
2K
3K
5K
10K
15K
20K
½
M
25K
30K
1M
distances
of
less
then
1
hour
racing
*me
0:15.00
0:05.29
0:08.33
0:15.00
0:31.09
0:48.16
1:05.40
1:09:30
1:23.30
1:41.30
2:26.10
I
want 0:20.00
be
able
to
iderive
the
race
*me
for
a
econds
for
all
distances
to
0:07.19
me
s
correctly
rounded
to
2 s new
distance
based
on
•
Calculated
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0:20.00
0:41.32
1:04.30
1:27.40
1:32.40
1:51.20
2:15.20
3:15.00
0:30.00
*me
of
another
distance
the
0:10.50
hour
acing
1:02.20
of
more
the
1
0:17.04
r0:30.00
*me
1:36.40
2:11.20
2:19.00
2:47.00
3:23.00
4:52.20
10K
3K
5K
10K
15K
20K
½
M
25K
30K
1M
•
Time
of
2K
alcula*on
is
<
1
second
c
0:16.51
2:44.20
So
that0:35.00
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get
a
0:09.35
extrapolated
*me
to
expect
and
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1:54.00
lan
I
c 0:06.09
feeling
for
0:35.00
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1:13.50
1:18.10
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hat
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p 3:07.40
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1:02.00
1:24.20
1:29.10
1:47.10
2:10.20
my
training
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0:13.42
0:24.05
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5K
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F:
nega*ve
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zero
2:26.10
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too
long
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1:51.30
F:
too
long
•
Error
Examples
license
agreement
with
McMillan
We
have
a
-­‐1K
0K
F:
zero
2:43.00
3:54.40
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nega*ve
2:14.00
F:
nega*ve
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22. V-Model
Acceptance
Test
Requirements
Architecture
Integra*on
Test
Detailed
Design
Code
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Test
Unit
Test
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23. V-Model?
Acceptance
Test
Requirements
Architecture
Integra*on
Test
Detailed
Design
System
Test
Code
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Test
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24. V-Model?
Requirements
Architecture
Detailed
Design
Code
Unit
Test
System
Test
Integra*on
Test
Acceptance
Test
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25. V-Model Logically Applied
Requirements
Acceptance
Test
Architecture
Integra*on
Test
Detailed
Design
System
Test
Code
Unit
Test
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26. V-Model Timely Applied
Requirements
Acceptance
Test
Architecture
Integra*on
Test
Detailed
Design
System
Test
Code
Unit
Test
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27. V-Model Timely Applied in Sprint
1
Sprint
Requirements
Acceptance
Test
Architecture
Integra*on
Test
Detailed
Design
System
Test
Code
Unit
Test
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28. effective agile.
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29. acceptance
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30. effective agile.
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31. effective agile.
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32. effective agile.
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33. effective agile.
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34. effective agile.
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35. effective agile.
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36. “As
formality
increases,
tests
and
requirements
become
indis*nguishable.
At
the
limit,
tests
and
requirements
are
equivalent.”
Robert
C.
Mar*n,
Grigori
Melnik:
Tests
and
Requirements,
Requirements
and
Tests:
A
Mobius
Strip.
IEEE
So4ware
25
(1):
54-­‐59
(2008)
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37. UI
Tooling
Business
Domain
Persistence
• JUnit
for
Unit
Tes*ng
Q2
Q1
Q3
Q4
Q2
Q3
• JUnit
Acceptance
Tes*ng
Q1
Q4
• FitNesse
for
Acceptance
Tes*ng
• Excel
and
POI
in
combina*on
with
JUnit
for
Acceptance
Tes*ng
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38. ATDD to TDD
Create
User
Story
Grooming/Sprint
Planning
(3
C’s)
Create
failing
Unit
Test
Acceptance
Criteria
/
Specifica*on
by
Example
TDD
Make
test
pass
Refactor
For
each
Acceptance
Criteria
/
Example
Demonstrate
/
Review
working
so4ware
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Create
failing
Acceptance
Test
Test
passes
criteria
(source:
David
Starr)
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39. Review
Retrospec*ve
Daily
Scrum
Sprint
Planning
Mee*ng
Sprint
Backlog
Increment
Sprint
Product
Backlog
Create
User
Story
Create
failing
Unit
Test
Acceptance
Criteria
/
Examples
by
Specifica*on
For
each
Acceptance
Criteria
/
Example
(source:
ADM)
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TDD
Create
failing
Acceptance
Test
Make
test
pass
Refactor
Test
passes
criteria
Demonstrate
/
Review
working
so4ware
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40. Questions?
Ralph Jocham
www.effec'veagile.com
effective agile.
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