Joshane Kelsy, Senior Product-Quality Assurance

CHILLR Backwater Technology

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“The Startup Way” Mobile Testing : Agile Method

with Lean Approach

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Abstract

Leveraging the Digital age there is a rise of mobile app startups solving problems and serving people in different ways. App overloaded with features generally allows a thin space for quality to skip out, resulting in bugs, quality deficient product, and a huge customer dissatisfaction.

The paper aims to present an effective mobile testing strategy, which enables quality efficient product and allows to deliver best customer experience. With the use of Agile Manifesto and Lean approach, we have stated an efficient way of mobile testing.

The paper trails out the strategy, approach, and methodology with required tools to achieve quality release.

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What is Mobile Testing ?

TraditionalDefinition:“Aprocessbywhich applicationsoftware developedforhandheldmobiledevicesistestedforitsfunctionality,usability andconsistency “

TheStartup’sWayofDefining:

• IstheproductfeatureFunctional?• IsthefeatureUsable?• IstheUserExperienceenoughtoHelp/Sustaintheuser?• Isitsolvingcustomersproblemintherightway?

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The Agile Way : SCRUMBAN Technique

SCRUM+KANBAN=SCRUMBAN

SCRUM KANBAN

SCRUMBAN

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SCRUM + KANBAN = SCRUMBAN

SCRUM KANBAN

• SPRINTBACKLOG• STANDUPS• DEMOS• BURNDOWNCHARTS

• BUGFIXPROGRESS• TASKSTATUS• WORKFLOWTRACKING

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The Lean Approach

• Seethebiggerpicture

• RemoveWaste:FocusonTestingComponentsthatAddsValue

• Continous CustomerValueGeneration– ‘KAIZEN’

BeaLeanTester:

• UserAcceptanceTest• DeliveryFast• RiskBasedTesting• DeliverRightFeatures• CommunicationandCo-operation• Automatewhenrequired

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Process Review

SCRUM• STANDUPS• SPRINTBACKLOGS

• DEMOS

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KANBAN• TASKSTATUS• BUGFIXPROGRESS

• WORKFLOWTRACKING

Delivery• Release

LEANAPPROACH

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ADVANTAGE

• KAIZEN– ‘ContinuousImprovement’

• CAPTURINGBUGSININITIALPHASES

• CUSTOMERCENTRICTESTING

• EXPERIENCEENHANCEMENT

• WASTEREDUCTION(EverythingthatisnotaddingvaluetotheCustomer)

• REDUCEDCYCLETIME=FASTERDELIVERY

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TOOLS USED :

• ZOHO– TASKMANAGEMENT+BUGTRACKING• APPIUM– TESTAUTOMATION• POSTMAN,SOAPUI– APITEST• SLACK- COMMUNICATION

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References & Appendix

1. http://www.belatrixsf.com/whitepapers/agile-software-testing/2. MobileSoftwareTesting:Thoughts,Strategies,Challenges,andExperimentalStudy- (IJACSA)InternationalJournal

ofAdvancedComputerScienceandApplications,Vol.7,No.6,20163. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrumban4. https://www.agilealliance.org/what-is-scrumban/

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Author Biography

3+yearsofExperienceasa‘QA’instartups.MajorArminTestingproductsandsettingupAgileTestingprocess.DomainExpertise:FinTech,AdTechComputerScienceEngineeringGraduatePostGraduateDiplomainDevelopmentofAdvancedComputing

Authorof:1. Review:ARealTimeSignatureVerificationTechnologyUsingClustering&Statical Analysis2. Review:OnlineSignatureVerificationSystemUsingExtremePointWarpingTechnique.3. PsychologyofAppVirality

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Thank You!!!