1. Linda Wilkinson OctobeR 17, 2016
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Better Together
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2. Key points and Overview of Content
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Agile methodology and collaboration
Rethinking our agile processes
Evolving our test methodologies
Perspective and confirmation biases
Collaborative testing
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3. Agile Methodology Agile is no longer a new methodology
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Agile is no longer a new methodology
The defining elements of an agile team
How agile technology has evolved
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4. Collaboration – The Key to Success
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Collaboration is methodology-agnostic
The difference between agile/non-agile methodologies in terms of collaboration
Why collaboration speeds project and decision-making processes
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5. Testing Evolution
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Standard test methodologies (do your agile test processes still sound like this?)
Exploratory testing
TDD and automation
Where we are failing to take advantage of everything agile has to offer?
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6. Rethinking Acceptance Criteria
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The concept of acceptance criteria; pros and cons
Experience and perspective
What does it provide to the agile team? What should or could it provide?
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7. Collaborative Testing
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Raise the quality bar and bring testing processes into the agile era
Provision the agile team for success
Solve and address problems early in the process
Address agile recommendations of early involvement concretely
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8. Perspective and Testing Excellence
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The perspective of the developer
The perspective of the testers
The perspective of the user
Other perspectives
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9. Structured Brainstorming
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Lean Coffee
Just-In-Time Testing
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10. Rules of Engagement
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Only the coordinator has a laptop (full engagement)
There are no stupid ideas
Shunning
Time-boxed
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11. Working the Process The board Categorizing tests Test ideas
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The board
Categorizing tests
Test ideas
Acceptance criteria
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12. What Do We Gain? Comprehensive test sets with multiple perspectives
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Comprehensive test sets with multiple perspectives
Recent case study
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13. Contact Me linda.wilkinson@evisions.com LinkedIn
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LinkedIn
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