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STARWEST 2022 - Agile Testing

Thursday, October 6

Jeff Payne

Jeffery Payne

Coveros
T5

Tips and Tricks for Effective Agile Testing
Thursday, October 6, 2022 - 9:45am to 10:45am
Agile testing means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. Some believe it’s about getting software developers to do all the testing during iterations. Others think it’s the same testing process as in Waterfall, just done a lot quicker. Still others believe testing can only be done effectively AFTER an iteration is completed. While all of these are interesting approaches, none of them are both effective and meet the spirit of agile. This talk discusses what agile testing is really all about and provides tips and tricks for how to effectively integrate software testing (and...
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Robert Woods

Robert Woods

Scrum Inc
T11

Stop Test Sprints! Develop a CLEAR Agile Product Roadmap
Thursday, October 6, 2022 - 11:15am to 12:15pm

Test sprints in an Agile environment are a certain indication that testing is being held out of the equation as almost unimportant. It shows we are not slicing the product well and waiting too long before our testers have the ability to help us see where we need to adjust and fine tune. It often includes bulky hand-offs and slow environment swaps. By using the CLEAR (Collaborative, Lean, Evolving, Adaptive, Reportable) principles of Product Development, testing professionals have found themselves back in the direct line of development in iterative and valuable testing practices. This...

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Darrel Farris

mabl
T23

Upskilling Your Team for Agile Testing
Thursday, October 6, 2022 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm

Agile and DevOps are transforming software development: production cycles are accelerating, more functions are being automated, and silos across the organization are coming down. But software testing continues to be a challenge: 43% of software developers say that testing is their biggest pain point during development. To help their organizations embrace agile development, QA leaders need a plan to upskill their teams. The agile tester needs a wide-ranging skillset: manual and automated testing, DevOps tools, communication, project management, and the ability to connect code to the...

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