1. Making UAT Mainstream

2. Marston’s – IT and the business
5 breweries, 1,700 pubs & bars 13,000 employees, around 35 people in Corporate IT SAP is the core application with 4 modules used – ECC, HCM, SRM and BW/Business Objects. New Test Analyst employed in 2016…

3. Adam & George Adam Tedstone George Wilson . 23 yrs old 32 yrs old
C. Eng BA
Business
Dev
Tst C U PM
Test
Dir I S .
Quality Assurance

4. What is software quality?
Effective
Reliable
Adds value
Safe

5. The User Acceptance Testing Gap
Dev QA
UAT
Prod

6. The User Acceptance Testing Gap
Dev QA
UAT
Prod

7. Our challenges
Limited Technical Knowledge Disparate Business Process Knowledge

8. Our challenges
User Availability Not experienced Testers

9. Collaboration Tearing down the wall Knowledge Resources Execute
Test Cases
Approval
Results Go
Risk
Adopt
Resources
Status
Effort
Tasks
Done
Availability
Time
Execute
Issues
Clarity
Repeat
Improve

13. What happened
Reduced Effort Better Relationship Increased Commitment Better Understanding Clarity Speed

14. Previously
SAP ECC6 Upgrade Capture Business User Processes IT Convert to Automation Complete Test and Regression Pack Zero Defect Go-live

15. Future
On all Projects Capture some for UAT Automation Less Load on Users Better Coverage

16. Thanks for listening… Any Questions?

17. Adam Tedstone
IT Test Analyst, Marston’s PLC
George Wilson
Senior VP of Operations & Sales, Original Software