Some Observations from the Innovation Chasm

Some Observations from the Innovation ChasmJoris Meerts, 24 October 2014

Some Observations from the Innovation Chasm

Peers with BeersJoris Meerts, 24 October 2014


about me

• Joris Meerts• Software tester since 2007• Capgemini• Context-driven school• www.testingreferences.com• Member of the Dutch

Exploratory Workshop on Testing (DEWT)

• @testingref


technology adaption lifecycle


• methods• models• practices• tools• standards• regulations

testing innovation impacts


parties influencing the testing practitioner

academia

governing bodies

thought leaders

independent study groups

conference organizers

societies

certifying bodies

vendors

service providersde

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• William Howden - Reliability of the Path Analysis Testing Strategy (1976)

• Richard Hamlet - Theoretical Comparison of Testing Methods (1989)

• Elaine Weyuker - The Evaluation of Program-Based Software Test Data Adequacy Criteria (1988)

• Lee J. White - A Domain Strategy for Computer Program Testing (1980)

• Luc Bougé - Test sets generation from algebraic specifications using logic programming (1986)

• Jefferson Offut - Criteria for Generating Specification-based Tests (1999)

academia


• Richard A. Kemmerer - Testing Formal Specifications to Detect Design Errors (1985)

• Robert M. Hierons - Testing from a Z specification (1997)• John Goodenough, Susan Gerhart - Toward a Theory of Test

Data Selection (1975)• Thomas J. Ostrand, Elaine Weyuker - Theories of program

testing and the application to revealing subdomains (1980)• Jeremy Dick, Alain Faivre - Automating the Generation and

Sequencing of test cases from model-based specifications (1993)

• Deepinder Sidhu, Ting-Kau Lung - Formal Methods in Protocol Testing: a Detailed Study (1989)

academia


governing bodies

• Over 1.000 testers signed the petition against ISO 29119.

• The other 99% doesn’t even know we have standards.

• Or couldn’t care less.


thought leaders

• Worked in testing for over 40 years.

• Wrote several important books on testing.

• Received Testing Excellence Award in 1999.

• Dorothy who?


independent study groups

• E.g. peer workshops, meetups• Some are considered as ‘elitist’• Often invitation only


• Such as ISTQB, iSQI, TMap• Control education in software testing• As such have a large impact on testing• Just about as innovative as the dodo

certifying bodies


• Such as Microsoft, HP, IBM, Atlassian• Pushing new products• Tool- & technology-driven innovation• ‘Gartner-style’ predictions

vendors


• Such as Sogeti, Atos, Ordina, CGI, Accenture and many others

• Closest to the tester• Not hiring for innovation• Not willing to pay for innovation• Creating ‘islands’ of knowledge

service providers


• teaching / coaching / guidance• networks for the exchange of information• ability to challenge, experiment, persevere• ability to perceive, abstract• ability to tell compelling stories• different roles; researcher, critic, observer,

reporter, chronicler

(accommodating) innovation requires skills and tools


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