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Overcoming Organizational Bias towards the Value of
Software Testing
creating
DISSONANCE
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CULTURE
EATSSTRATEGYFOR BREAKFAST
Ford Motor Company
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Bias is an inclination
to present or hold a partial perspective at the expense of (possibly equally valid) alternatives.
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prejudice?
bias?OR
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testing is…TOO SLOW
DOESN’T UNDERSTAND OUR BUSINESS
UNNECCESARY
EXPENSIVENOT TECHNICAL
NEEDS TO BE AUTOMATED
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developers
consultants
TEST TOOL VENDORS
agile
outsourcing
x-treme programming
RUP
DSDMV-Modelscrum
certification
RAD
TDD
LEAN KANBAN
testmaturitymodels
metrics
Cost
processimprovement
YOUQuality
of
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creating
DISSONANCE
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NOYES
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get connected…
…peers
…experts
…community
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YOUWILLFAIL
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get educated…
…business
…leadership
…drive
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YOUWILLFAIL
usually
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start a movement…
…values
…objectives
…principles
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YOUWILLFAILless often
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Changing culture is HARD!
1. determine your value system
2. define principles underpinned by your values
3. create objectives aligned to your business
4. be continually self reflective
5. do not accept mediocrity
(but if you want to do it anyway…)
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MANAGE
EXPECTATIONS!
YOUROWN
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Thank you!http://qualityremarks.com
@keithklain
