Smarter Testing Through Smarter Testers

SMARTER TESTING THROUGH SMARTER TESTERS

CHRISTIN WIEDEMANN, PH.D. CO-CEO & CHIEF SCIENTIST, PQA TESTING

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INSPIRE

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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.”

@crcrothe

REFERENCES

• https://psychologies.co.uk/love/the-seven-essential-relationship-skills.html

CHRISTIN WIEDEMANN

@c_wiedemann christin.wiedemann@pqatesting.com www.pqatesting.com +1 (604) 558-0772

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