CodeFest 2014. Michael Palotas — Test Engineering to Engineering Productivity: the road from bug...

TEST ENGINEERING

TO

ENGINEERING PRODUCTIVITY

MICHAEL PALOTAS

EBAY INTERNATIONAL

29. MARCH 2014

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Michael PalotasHead of Productivity & Test Engineering

Pfingstweidstrasse 608005 ZürichSwitzerlandEmail: mpalotas@ebay.comTwitter: @michael_palotasLinkedIn: http://ch.linkedin.com/in/michaelpalotas/

WHO AM I?

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THE COMPANY

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EBAY INC.

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EBAY FACTS

Founded in 1995

Based in San Jose, California

28000 employees worldwide

>100 million active buyers and sellers worldwide

2500 USD transaction volume every second

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EBAY FACTS

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2 billion page views every day

75 billion database calls every day

>200 million downloads of eBay Inc’s mobile apps

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TESTERS

RAISE

YOUR

HANDS

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DEVELOPERS

RAISE

YOUR

HANDS

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AGILE PEOPLE

RAISE

YOUR

HANDS

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NOW SHAKE HANDS

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LOOKING BACK

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AGILE?

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Development Test

Waterfall - 6 months

Development Test

Agile - 2 weeks

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THE BI(U)G HUNT

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AUTOMATION

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OR IS THIS ACTUALLY THE PRESENT FOR YOU?

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HOW ABOUT PREVENTING BUGS?

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PRODUCTIVITY

&

TEST ENGINEERING

Make the team more

efficient

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HORIZONTAL / VERTICAL SUPPORT

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TEAM 1 TEAM 2 TEAM 3

VERTICAL VERTICAL VERTICAL

HORIZONTAL SUPPORT

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HORIZONTAL SUPPORT

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TDD

Automation

Advice

Architecture

Infrastructure

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VERTICAL SUPPORT

Rapid testing / exploratory approach

Focus on fast feedback

Manual testing: Very very very very important

Focus on primary work artifacts

Domain Knowledge

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Do we still need testers?

Or developers only?

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A FEW WORDS ON (TEST) MANAGEMENT

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A WORD ON MEASUREMENT & METRICS

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THE RACE TO ZERO

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Npr.org

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OPEN SOURCE

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It is free

(it is not really free …)

Faster innovation cycles

Independence

Engagement / opportunities to grow

Hiring advantage

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THE LONG LEASH

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HYGIENE FACTORS

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THE BIG GOAL

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THANK YOU!

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REFERENCES

• http://weekendreflection.blogspot.ch/• http://perfectplate.com/• http://www.jamshid-ibrahim.net/• http://simplehomemade.net/• http://npr.org• http://creatia2013.wordpress.com/• www.kaushik.net• Sackmesser.ch• http://betterafter50.com• http://estonianfreepress.com/

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