Testing in the new world-bug prevention vs. bug detection

TESTING IN THE NEW WORLD bug prevention vs. bug detection

MICHAEL PALOTAS 17.06.2014

MICHAEL PALOTAS Email: michael@pragmatic-solutions.ch Twitter: @michael_palotas

Head of Productivity & Test Engineering

Agile Coach & Trainer – Agile Engineering Practices

TESTERS RAISE YOUR

HANDS

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DEVELOPERS RAISE YOUR

HANDS

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AGILE PEOPLE RAISE YOUR

HANDS

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7 BUG  HUNTERS  

Development   Test  

Waterfall  -­‐  6  months  

Development   Test  

Agile  -­‐  2  weeks  

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PRODUCTIVITY &

TEST ENGINEERING

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HORIZONTAL / VERTICAL SUPPORT

VERTICAL   VERTICAL   VERTICAL  

HORIZONTAL  SUPPORT  

TEAM  3  TEAM  2  TEAM  1  

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HORIZONTAL SUPPORT

TDD Automation

Advice Architecture Infrastructure

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VERTICAL SUPPORT

Rapid testing / exploratory approach Focus on fast feedback

Manual testing: Very very very very important Focus on primary work artifacts

Domain Knowledge

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EXAMPLE: ATLASSIAN

Source:  Andrew  PrenMce,  Atlassian  

Do we still need testers?

Or developers only?

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15 AUTOMATION  -­‐  THE  KEY  INGREDIENT  

CI PIPELINE

VIDEO

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OPEN SOURCE

It is free Invest into people instead of licenses

Faster innovation Independence

Employee engagement Hiring advantage

Requires a different mindset

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THE BIG GOAL

THANK YOU

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