What is Agile Testing? How does Automation help?
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The document discusses agile testing and the role of automation in delivering quality software more efficiently. It highlights key principles such as building quality in, involving all team members, and the importance of fast feedback. The author also outlines various practices and frameworks related to test automation and the evolving responsibilities of QA in agile teams.
What is Agile Testing? How does Automation help?
- 1. WHAT IS AGILE TESTING? HOW DOES AUTOMATION HELP? Anand Bagmar Software Quality Evangelist
- 2. ABOUT ME @BagmarAnand Blog - essenceoftesting about.me/anand.bagmar
- 3. WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM THIS SESSION?
- 4. Money / Value Time Quality ORGANIZATION OBJECTIVE
- 12. Source: http://agilemanifesto.org/ AGILE MANIFESTO Responding To Change Following A Plan over
- 18. Principles & Practices of Agile Testing
- 19. OUR PRIMARY OBJECTIVE Faster Delivery Of Quality Software From Idea To Consumer
- 21. Building Quality In Involving Everyone Fast Feedback Tests Are An Asset Faster Delivery Into Production Clear View Of Testing Business Optimize Value TESTING PRINCIPLES
- 22. PRINCIPLE: BUILD QUALITY IN Preventing Defects Finding Defects Preventing Defects Finding Defects
- 23. QA - BA QA - Dev QA - UX QA – DevOps QA - Stakeholder PRINCIPLE: BUILD QUALITY IN
- 24. PRINCIPLE: INVOLVE EVERYONE Testing ≠ Testers Quality is a Team Responsibility
- 26. PRINCIPLE – BUSINESS OPTIMIZE VALUE PEOPLE TECHNOLOGYPROCESS Quality is not just in the software but also in the process
- 27. We have the potential to wear many hats… BA DevOp PM IM
- 28. Typical Process in Agile Teams
- 29. Story Planning Session BUSINESS BA Write Story & Scenarios BA Implement Automated Acceptance Tests TESTER TESTERDEV Implement Functionality Regular BA/QA Demo DEV DEV TESTERDEV BA TESTERDEV BA Story Testing Showcase to Business STARTS HERE SYSTEM TESTING START DEVELOPMENT ITERATION END DEVELOPMENT ITERATION DEVELOPMENT ENGINE STORY PLANNING SESSION BUSINESS BA TESTER TESTER BA / QA Signoff on Dev Box
- 30. Story Planning Session BUSINESS BA Write Story & Scenarios BA Implement Automated Acceptance Tests TESTER TESTERDEV Implement Functionality Regular BA/QA Demo DEV DEV TESTERDEV BA TESTERDEV BA Showcase to Business START DEVELOPMENT ITERATION END DEVELOPMENT ITERATION DEVELOPMENT ENGINE STORY WRITING BUSINESS BA TESTER TESTER STARTS HERE SYSTEM TESTING BA / QA Signoff on Dev Box Story Testing
- 31. Story Planning Session BUSINESS BA Write Story & Scenarios BA Implement Automated Acceptance Tests TESTER TESTERDEV Implement Functionality Regular BA/QA Demo DEV DEV TESTERDEV BA TESTERDEV BA Showcase to Business START DEVELOPMENT ITERATION END DEVELOPMENT ITERATION DEVELOPMENT ENGINE AUTOMATE ACCEPTANCE TESTS BUSINESS BA TESTER TESTER STARTS HERE SYSTEM TESTING BA / QA Signoff on Dev Box Story Testing
- 32. Story Planning Session BUSINESS BA Write Story & Scenarios BA Implement Automated Acceptance Tests TESTER TESTERDEV Implement Functionality Regular BA/QA Demo DEV DEV TESTERDEV BA TESTERDEV BA Showcase to Business START DEVELOPMENT ITERATION END DEVELOPMENT ITERATION DEVELOPMENT ENGINE IMPLEMENT FUNCTIONALITY BUSINESS BA TESTER TESTER STARTS HERE SYSTEM TESTING BA / QA Signoff on Dev Box Story Testing
- 33. Story Planning Session BUSINESS BA Write Story & Scenarios BA Implement Automated Acceptance Tests TESTER TESTERDEV Implement Functionality Regular BA/QA Demo BA / QA Signoff on Dev Box DEV DEV TESTERDEV BA TESTERDEV BA Showcase to Business START DEVELOPMENT ITERATION END DEVELOPMENT ITERATION DEVELOPMENT ENGINE BA & QA SIGNOFF BUSINESS BA TESTER TESTER STARTS HERE SYSTEM TESTING Story Testing
- 34. Story Planning Session BUSINESS BA Write Story & Scenarios BA Implement Automated Acceptance Tests TESTER TESTERDEV Implement Functionality Regular BA/QA Demo DEV DEV TESTERDEV BA TESTERDEV BA BUSINESS BA Showcase to Business TESTER START DEVELOPMENT ITERATION END DEVELOPMENT ITERATION DEVELOPMENT ENGINE STORY TESTING TESTER STARTS HERE SYSTEM TESTING BA / QA Signoff on Dev Box Story Testing
- 35. Story Planning Session BUSINESS BA Write Story & Scenarios BA Implement Automated Acceptance Tests TESTER TESTERDEV Implement Functionality Regular BA/QA Demo BA / QA Signoff on Dev Box DEV DEV TESTERDEV BA TESTERDEV BA BUSINESS BA Showcase to Business TESTER START DEVELOPMENT ITERATION END DEVELOPMENT ITERATION DEVELOPMENT ENGINE SHOWCASE TO BUSINESS TESTER STARTS HERE SYSTEM TESTING Story Testing
- 36. The 3 Lives of A QA in Agile
- 37. THE 3 LIVES OF A QA IN AGILE
- 38. THE 3 LIVES OF A QA IN AGILE – THE PAST § RETROSPECTIVE § SUPPORT PRIOR ITERATION
- 39. THE 3 LIVES OF A QA IN AGILE – THE PRESENT § ITERATION PLANNING MEETING § STORY TESTING § MANUAL § EXPLORATORY § NFRs § … § AUTOMATION § IMPLEMENTATION § MAINTENANCE § EXECUTION § SHOWCASE
- 40. THE 3 LIVES OF A QA IN AGILE – THE FUTURE § BACKLOG GROOMING § PRIORITIZATION § STORY ANALYSIS § TEST STRATEGY § EVOLVE § PLAN
- 42. Are We Building the Correct Product & …. If so, are we building it correctly?
- 43. QA CAPABILITIES Continuous Delivery Coaching Enabling Sales Bridging The Communication Gap Tech Debt Trainings Writing Blogs Raising Risks Prioritization Facilitation Stakeholder Management Speaking At QA Conferences
- 44. QA SKILLS Domain Functional Analysis & Testing Process Improvements Automation Testing Mindset Accessibility Testing Showcases UAT Defect Management Security Testing Performance Testing Usability Testing Facilitation
- 45. Practices, Tips & Tricks QA
- 46. Test Automation A PRACTICE THAT MAKES TEAMS SUCCESSFUL?
- 47. Test Automation A PRACTICE THAT MAKES TEAMS UNSUCCESSFUL?
- 50. Value IDEAL TEST AUTOMATION PYRAMID Manual / Exploratory Technology- facing Tests Business-facing Tests Cost Time UI Web Service View JavaScript Integration Unit
- 51. REALITY
- 52. ICE-CREAM CONE ANTI PATTERN Manual / Exploratory UI Web Service View JavaScript Integration Unit
- 53. Web Service View JavaScript Integration Unit Developers Test Pyramid QA Team Test Pyramid DUAL TEST PYRAMID ANTI-PATTERN Manual / Exploratory UI Web Service
- 55. TYPES OF TEST AUTOMATION FRAMEWORKS Modular Data-driven Keyword-driven Model-based Hybrid ? ? ?
- 57. TEST AUTOMATION FRAMEWORK DESIGN CRITERIA Maintainable Scalable Browser / Device support Support features of Product-under-test Easy to Use Different Environments Parallel Execution Tool support Reports & Metrics Support the types of testing required Operating System & Database support Run locally & remotely Language / tool restrictions
- 58. PRINCIPLES FOR TEST AUTOMATION FRAMEWORK Design Patterns Abstraction Layers Headless executing Evolve Code Quality Take Screenshots Refactor Tools & Utilities Extensible Run via CI Logging Video Recording Test Data
- 60. Evolve as you Learn