Rajesh Mathur - Testing in a Challenging Environment - EuroSTAR 2013
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The document discusses the challenges faced in testing within a large-scale program at Cathay Pacific Airways, including issues related to people, processes, and technology. It highlights specific difficulties such as a lack of skilled testers, high attrition, and coordination challenges among teams, as well as the importance of testing awareness and collaborative workshops. The document also addresses potential solutions like adopting a context-driven approach and considering agile methodologies.
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Rajesh Mathur - Testing in a Challenging Environment - EuroSTAR 2013
- 1. Testing in a Challenging Environment Rajesh Mathur, Cathay Pacific Airways, Hong Kong www.eurostarconferences.com @esconfs #esconfs
- 3. Challenges faced and handled by testing on a large Programme of work
- 5. New Technology New Domain Regulatory concerns Limited or no History High Stakes Expensive Test Environment
- 6. SDLC process Requirements Project Planning Defect management Resource Management Quality Management Vendor Management Contractual Agreements Test Estimation & Negotiations
- 7. High Attrition Lack of skilled testers Coordination issues among teams ‘Those testers’ issues ‘Anyone can test’ Syndrome ‘Test Completely’ Syndrome ‘Testing is expensive’ issues Distrust among team members Politics, Politics & Politics
- 8. Testing awareness Workshops Workshops to understand Designs & Architecture ‘Find the middle ground’ discussions Using Context-Driven Approach Collaborative workshops Contract reviews by All Getting external Help Milestones/Gating process Can we go Agile? Can we Automate? Left Shift Approach
- 9. Rajesh Mathur Email rajesh2609@gmail.com Twitter @rajeshmathur Blog dogmatictesting@blogspot.com