smarter testing through smarter testers
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SMARTER TESTING THROUGH SMARTER TESTERS
CHRISTIN WIEDEMANN, PH.D. CO-CEO & CHIEF SCIENTIST, PQA TESTING
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WHY SMARTER?
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DESIRE TO IMPROVE IS A HUMAN TRAIT
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PANTA RHEI
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HOW CAN SOFTWARE TESTING IMPROVE?
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TOOLS
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ONE MASTER TOOL
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“MY BRAIN IS MY MOST IMPORTANT TOOL.”
- OLENA G.
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SMART TESTING MEANS…
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SMART
/SMÄRT/ ADJECTIVE
HAVING OR SHOWING A QUICK-WITTED INTELLIGENCE.
CLEVER, BRIGHT, INTELLIGENT, SHARP-WITTED, QUICK-WITTED, SHREWD, ASTUTE, ABLE;
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TEST APPROACH BASED ON QUICK ASSESSMENT OF CONTEXT
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TEST APPROACH BASED ON QUICK ASSESSMENT OF CONTEXT
UNDERSTAND WHY YOU TEST
KNOW WHAT YOU NEED
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UNDERSTAND WHY YOU TEST
KNOW WHAT YOU NEED
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SMART TESTING IS…
RISK-DRIVENCONTEXTUAL
GOOD ENOUGH
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SMART TESTING REQUIRES SMART TESTERS
COGNITIVE SKILLSTRAINING
SOFT SKILLS
RELATIONSHIP SKILLS? THINKING SKILLS?
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SOFT SKILLS
COMMUNICATION
CONFLICT RESOLUTIONKNOWLEDGE OF PARTNER
LIFE SKILLS
SELF MANAGEMENT
STRESS MANAGEMENT
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UNDERSTAND WHY YOU TEST KNOW WHAT YOU NEED
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TESTING IS A SERVICE TO STAKEHOLDERS
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ASSESS
ALIGN
ADVISE
ACCELERATE
APPLY
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ASSESS
FUNCTIONALITY
RELIABILITY
USABILITY
SECURITY
COMPATIBILITY
PERFORMANCE
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ALIGN
INDUSTRY + ENVIRONMENT + GOALS = TEST ARTIFACTS
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ALIGN
LeanLEAN
COMPREHENSIVECOMPLIANT
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ALIGN
DOCUMENTATION LEVEL/ARTIFACT LEAN COMPREHENSIVE COMPLIANT
TEST PLAN - FORMAL * R M
TEST PLAN - MIND MAP M M R
TRACEABILITY MATRIX * R M
PRODUCT RISK MATRIX R M M
* = OPTIONAL, R = RECOMMENDED, M = MANDATORY
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ADVISE
QUALITY + CONTEXT = TEST APPROACH
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ADVISE
TEST LEVELS
TEST TYPES
TEST TECHNIQUES
TEST APPROACH
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ACCELERATE
HEURISTICS
BUG TAXONOMIES
FRAMEWORKSTEMPLATES
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ACCELERATE
APPROACH/RISK LEVEL
MANUAL EXPLORATORY MANUAL SCRIPTED AUTOMATED
SCRIPTED
LOW M * *
MEDIUM M * R
HIGH M M M
* = OPTIONAL, R = RECOMMENDED, M = MANDATORY
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APPLY
APPROACH + ACCELERATORS
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ASSESS = DEFINE QUALITY
ALIGN = UNDERSTAND CONTEXT
ADVISE = DETERMINE APPROACH
ACCELERATE = REUSE
APPLY = JUST DO IT
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TEST
ANALYZE
COMMUNICATE
ADAPT
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“[…] THE BEST THING IS TO LEARN FROM OTHERS AND USE YOUR BRAIN WHEN APPLYING THOSE LESSONS IN YOUR OWN CONTEXT.”
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REFERENCES
• https://psychologies.co.uk/love/the-seven-essential-relationship-skills.html
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