The Whole Team Approach, Illustrated. Keynote from Turku Agile Days 2012

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The Whole-Team Approach to Testing, Illustrated�

Turku Agile Days 2012 Lisa Crispin

Copyright 2012, Lisa Crispin

Copyright 2012: Lisa Crispin

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About me…

Tester, agile team member

Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams; Addison Wesley 2009


Whole-Team Approach is: �•  Meaningful commitment to quality�•  Shared vision of product �•  Diversity of skills, experience, viewpoint �

5 A recent example from my team…�


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A Problem: User Mistakes�

Users mis-type bank account numbers => many phone calls for Operations�


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A solution: Dojo �

Type-ahead select lists (& other features)�


A new problem�We want to help users avoid mistakes, but we can’t have production code that’s not protected by automated tests�


Looking to the future…�

Dojo would improve UX on our new UI…�

Let’s research possible solutions.�


Team meeting �

Do we need training? Consulting?�


Sys admin volunteers to do a spike�

Selenium 2 Webdriver does the job! �


A framework spike�•  Testers research framework options �•  Sys admin spikes homegrown framework “George”�•  Architect spikes open-source framework “Geb” �


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First “Bake-off”�

“George”� “Geb”�


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Proof of Concept with Geb

•  Developers write tests for new UI page�• Testers and sys admin integrate tests into Jenkins CI �•  Pros: developers more involved in GUI test design �•  Cons: Learning curve for testers, result reporting �


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Time for another experiment �


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Another bake-off�

Robot Framework vs. Xebium �•  Xebium uses FitNesse framework �•  Robot Framework result reporting excellent �


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Proof of Concept with RF�

•  Sys admin helps install, integrate w/ Jenkins, customize test results, example page objects �•  Testers write tests for same pages as Geb tests �•  Friends help with Se 2 keywords�


Next Steps�

Dojo training �

Test design & RF training �

Get started in a good direction �


Whole Team FTW! �

•  Team commitment to improve site�•  Sys admin, architect, developers, testers, DBAs all worked on experiments�•  Gave us confidence to experiment, find the best solution for us�•  We can go forward with plans to improve UX, reduce user mistakes�


Your experiences & ideas?�

•  Has your whole team pulled together to solve a problem?�•  Do you have problems that might be solved more easily if people in multiple positions helped?�

What small experiment will you try?�


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Some Agile Testing Resources •  lisacrispin.com •  janetgregory.ca •  exampler.com •  [email protected] •  testobsessed.com •  testingreflections.com •  dhemery.com •  gojko.net •  shino.de

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Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams

By Lisa Crispin and Janet Gregory www.agiletester.ca

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Experiences of Test Automation

Dorothy Graham and Mark Fewster

Copyright 2012: Lisa Crispin Copyright 2008 Janet Gregory, DragonFire

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Specification by Example How successful teams deliver the right software

Gojko Adzic

Case studies from > 50 teams

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All Proceeds to Charity!

Beautiful Testing: Leading Professionals Reveal How They Improve Software

Edited by Tim Riley, Adam Goucher

Includes chapter by yours truly

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