1. Effective Corrective Action for Test Projects in Trouble
Mike Goempel

2. Context Integration project Purchase Application Multiple Integrations
Poor or No requirements
Lack of vision from upper management
Inherited testers from another firm
Testers working hard without direction

3. Actions Understand project goals Assess Current State
Create Program level leadership
Develop Strategy
Implement Strategy
Refine and scale processes

4. Understand project goals
Schedules
Risks
Deliverables
Technology
Testing role on project
Current Strategy and Work

5. Assess Current State Current strategies and processes
Tool usage
Defect management
Assess team members
Work completed
Risks
Location

6. Create Program level leadership
Provide leadership and direction
Coordinated testing over project teams
Managed test leads on all project teams
Communicated status to program leadership
Managed program risks

7. Develop Strategy Created a program test strategy
Resource Management
Program / Project Schedules
Tools / Usage
Environment / Performance
Defect Management
Assured project test plans
Bring on Business Analyst

8. Implement Strategy Train and mentor testers on processes
Manage work on a day-to-day basis
Moved testers off-site
Weekly status meeting with test leads
Implement new processes on team with most control
Identify testing oracles

9. Refine and scale processes
Refine processes as needed
Train teams on new processes
Scale processes