Slide deck for workshop on changing your testing mindset from Booster Conference.

1. Lisa
Crispin
Co-­‐Author
with
Janet
Gregory,
Agile
Tes)ng:
A
Prac)cal
Guide
for
Testers
and
Agile
Teams,
and
the
upcoming
More
Agile
Tes)ng

2. Copyright
2014
Lisa
Crispin
and
Janet
Gregory
• A
bit
of
lecture
and
story-­‐telling
• Learning
through
exercises
and
discussions
• Q&A

3. Copyright
2014
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Crispin
and
Janet
Gregory

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2014
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Crispin
and
Janet
Gregory
• more
than
“just”
tesGng
code
• an
acGvity;
not
a
phase
4

5. What
challenges
do
you
see
for
tes2ng
in
agile?
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2014
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Crispin
and
Janet
Gregory
Instead
of
◦ We’re
here
to
find
bugs
…
or
ensure
requirements
are
met
…
or
break
the
soRware
…
Think
– How
do
we
“bake
quality
in”?
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2014
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Crispin
and
Janet
Gregory
Can
you
think
of
some
ways
that
you
cross
boundaries
in
how
you
work?
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Also
DevOps,
UX
designers,
others

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2014
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Crispin
and
Janet
Gregory
for
tesGng
in
agile?
Discuss
at
your
tables,
be
ready
to
share
your
list
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9. Breadth of Skills
DepthofSkills
T-­‐shaped
Skill-­‐set

10. Tester
skills
Breadth of Skills
DepthofSkills
Let’s
make
it
T-­‐shaped

11. Another
version
Breadth of Skills
DepthofSkills

12. and
...
yet
another
Breadth of Skills
DepthofSkills

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2014
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Crispin
and
Janet
Gregory
• Power
of
Three
• 3
Amigos
• Pairing
• ConGnuous
feedback
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2014
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Crispin
and
Janet
Gregory
•
On
an
index
card,
each
person
draw
what
your
“word”
means
to
you
personally
4
minutes
• Now,
collaborate
–
remember
what
is
important
to
you
…
• Draw
one
picture
(large
paper)
that
everyone
can
‘live
with’.
7-­‐8
minutes
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15. Picture
by
Augusta
EvangelisG,
based
on
diagram
from
Elisabeth
Hendrickson

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2014
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Crispin
and
Janet
Gregory
User
Story
Expand
Tests
High
level
AT
Auto-­‐
mate
tests
Code
&
Execute
tests
Explore
Exploratory
TesGng
Accept
Story
Fix
defects
Explore
examples
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17. Copyright
2014
Lisa
Crispin
and
Janet
Gregory
• As
a
new
shopper,
I
want
to
save
my
shipping
and
billing
informaGon
so
I
don’t
need
to
enter
it
each
Gme
I
buy
something
new.
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Desired
behaviour
(BDD)
Given
I
am
a
registered
customer,
When
I
add
valid
shipping
and
billing
informaGon
Then
it
is
available
to
reuse
every
Gme
I
log
in

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Crispin
and
Janet
Gregory
Type
#
St
City
Prov/St
Country
Post
Cd
Exp
Res
Billing
123
Lake
St.
Calgary
Alberta
Canada
T2J
2M7
success
Shipping
123
Lake
St.
Calgary
Alberta
Canada
T2J
2M7
success
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Type
#
St
City
Prov/St
Country
Post
Cd
Exp
Res
Billing
123
Lake
St.
Calgary
Alberta
Canada
T2J
2M7
success
Shipping
125
Lake
St.
Calgary
Alberta
Canada
T2J
2M7
success
What
quesGons
might
you
ask?
Does
this
give
you
enough
informaGon
to
start
coding?

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2014
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Crispin
and
Janet
Gregory
• Examples
provide
common
language
• Shared
common
understanding
• Coding
and
tesGng
concurrently
• Involves
whole
team
• Shared
definiGon
of
DONE
• Prevents
defects
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20. From
Mak
Barcomb

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2014
Lisa
Crispin
and
Janet
Gregory
It’s
not
just
about
code
!!!
◦ Test
assumpGons
◦ Uncover
hidden
assumpGons
The
goal:
◦ Shared
common
understanding
of
the
story
◦ PrevenGng
defects
(eliminate
waste)
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24. • Know
your
customers
• Make
them
real
• Plan
your
exploratory
tesGng
using
them
• Picture
–
from
Jeff
Pakon’s
PragmaGc
Personas
weekly
column
on
SGcky
Minds
(1/25/2010)
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2014
Lisa
Crispin
and
Janet
Gregory
Template:
• Explore
(target)
• With
(resources)
• To
discover
(informa)on)
Where:
• Target:
Where
are
you
exploring
• Resources:
What
resources
will
you
bring
with
you
• Informa2on:
What
kind
of
informaGon
are
you
hoping
to
find?
• Explore
It!
by
Elisabeth
Hendrickson
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2014
Lisa
Crispin
and
Janet
Gregory
Explore
ediGng
profiles
With
real
user
names
To
discover
if
there
are
instances
where
username
constraints
are
not
enforced
A
tool
to
guide
explora)on.
Keep
it
simple.
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2014
Lisa
Crispin
and
Janet
Gregory
Story
backlog
for
feature
“Remember
Me”
• As
a
new
shopper,
I
want
to
create
a
user
account,
including
a
username,
password,
with
a
phrase
or
picture
so
that
I
can
securely
log
in
each
)me
I
buy
something
new,
and
password
hints
to
help
me
remember.
• Think
of
some
personas
to
use
for
tesGng,
and
write
some
charters
to
guide
your
exploratory
tesGng
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2014
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Crispin
and
Janet
Gregory
• Know
your
context
• Have
a
tool
box
full
• Simple
is
oRen
best
• Use
your
imaginaGon
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29. Taken
from
Ready
to
use
Graphic
Organizers
for
primary
grade
teachers

30. Day
1
A
new
user
wants
to
create
her
account
Day
1
The
new
user
wants
to
log
into
the
system
Day
2
An
exisGng
user
wants
to
change
her
password
Day
2
An
exisGng
user
forgets
her
password
Day
2
The
new
user
wants
to
log
into
the
system
Day
30
The
system
asks
user
to
change
her
password
Day
??
…….
Day
60
The
user
wants
to
delete
her
account
Day
??
…….
Day
??
…….

31. Words
/
Phrases
• I
wonder
….
• What
caught
your
akenGon?
• Could
you
show
me?
• What
makes
you
think
there
is
more?
Ques2ons
/
Predic2ons
• What
might
happen
next?
• Why
would
that
be?
• What
is
the
worst
thing
that
could
happen?
• ….
or
the
best?
• What
assumpGons
do
you
have?

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2014
Lisa
Crispin
and
Janet
Gregory
Block
account
User
enters
wrong
password
Wrong
password
a
2nd
Gme;
Issue
warning
User
can’t
log
in
They
are
in
the
database
The
credenGals
meet
req’ts
They
entered
their
credenGals
correctly
Their
password
expired
….
Wrong
password
a
third
Gme
Prevent
user
from
logging
in
again;
Display
msg
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2014
Lisa
Crispin
and
Janet
Gregory
• PracGce
anGcipaGng
what
will
happen
• Define
your
tests
• Check
–
testers,
programmers
and
customer
running
collaborate
before*
coding
• Be
prepared
to
change
your
tests
if
your
predicGons
are
wrong
• Learn
by
reviewing
–
what
quesGons
could
you
have
asked
first.
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34. Sub
topic
Sub
topic
Sub
topic
MAIN
TOPIC
Sub
topic
Sub
topic
first
2me
change
new
account
password
rules
encryp2on
save
user
name
rules
Login
:
User
name
&
password
Visualize
your
tesGng

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2014
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Crispin
and
Janet
Gregory
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2014
Lisa
Crispin
and
Janet
Gregory
Story
backlog
for
feature
“Remember
Me”
• As
a
new
shopper,
I
want
to
save
my
billing
address
and
credit
card
informaGon
so
I
don’t
need
to
enter
it
each
Gme
I
buy
something
new.
• Try
mind
mapping
some
tests
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Challenge
Yourself
!
What
experiments
will
you
try
back
at
work?

38. Copyright
2014
Lisa
Crispin
and
Janet
Gregory
Agile
Tes)ng:
A
Prac)cal
Guide
for
Testers
and
Agile
Teams
Coming
soon:
More
Agile
Tes)ng
!
By
Lisa
Crispin
and
Janet
Gregory
www.agiletester.ca
Contact
info
www.lisacrispin.com
Email:
lisa@lisacrispin.com
Twiker:
lisacrispin
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39. • Elisabeth
Hendrickson
– CAST
keynote
hkp://www.slideshare.net/ehendrickson
– Explore
It!
–
new
book
on
PragmaGc
Programmers
– hkp://www.agileconnecGon.com/arGcle/two-­‐sides-­‐soRware-­‐tesGng-­‐checking-­‐
and-­‐exploring
• Ben
Kelly,
hkp://lets-­‐test.com/wp-­‐content/uploads/2012/05/LetsTest2012-­‐
BenKelly-­‐TheTesGngDead.pdf
• Markus
Gartner,
hkp://www.shino.de/2012/07/16/cast-­‐2012-­‐the-­‐tesGng-­‐dead/
• Paul
Carvalho,
hkp://www.agilejournal.com/arGcles/columns/column-­‐arGcles/
6515-­‐low-­‐tech-­‐tools-­‐for-­‐the-­‐thinking-­‐tester
• Michael
Bolton,
hkp://www.developsense.com/blog/2009/08/tesGng-­‐vs-­‐
checking
• Ready
to
Use
Graphic
Organizers

40. • hkp://www.exampler.com
-­‐
Brian
Marick’s
web
site
• Gojko
Adzic,
Bridging
the
Communica)on
Gap,
2009;
Specifica)on
by
Example,
2011
• www.sGckyminds.com/
PragmaGc
Personas
-­‐
Jeff
Pakon’s
weekly
column
1/25/2010
• Jean
Tabaka,
Collabora)on
Explained,
2006
Addison-­‐Wesley
• hkp://www.uie.com/arGcles/indispensable_skills
• PorGa
Tung
–
Power
of
Play
hkp://www.selfishprogramming.com/
category/playmaking/
• Esther
Derby
and
Dianne
Larsen,
Agile
Retrospec)ves

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2014
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Crispin
and
Janet
Gregory
Instead
of
saying
NO,
or
being
the
gatekeeper
Be
the
informaGon
provider
so
business
can
make
the
decisions
Any
unanswered
ques2ons
/
concerns?
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