Bringing QA Into the Agile Process

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1 Quality Assurance - SCQAA-OC 2/17/09 Bringing QA Into the Process SCQAA Meeting 2/17/09 Speaker: Paul Hodgetts, Logic, Rev Your Speaker: Paul Hodgetts Team coach, trainer, consultant, developer Founder and CEO of Logic (Fullerton) 26 years overall, 10 years agile experience Certified Scrum Trainer Worked with a lot of enterprise teams Author (Extreme Programming Perspectives) Speaker at conferences ( 200x, SD East/West, JavaOne) Active in Scrum Alliance, Alliance (Program Director) Member of CSUF agile advisory board Contact info: phodgetts@agilelogic.com Logic - Copyright (C) Logic, Inc. All Rights Reserved 1

2 Quality Assurance - SCQAA-OC 2/17/09 Software Development Approach Security Infrastructure, adj. 1. quick and wellcoordinated in movement; nimble. 2. active; The lively. Enterprise 3. marked by an ability to think quickly SOA Architecture Requirements Traceability Tool Key Strategies Collaborative Whole Teams Adaptive, Localized Project Management Iterative/Incremental with Frequent Deliveries Value-Focused Clear Objectives Continuous Learning & Improvement Logic - Copyright (C) Logic, Inc. All Rights Reserved 2

3 Quality Assurance - SCQAA-OC 2/17/09 Cycles and QA Activities Big Batches Separation Test Cases / Tests Rework Test Cases Functionality / Requirements Development Testing Test & Fix / Hardening Complete Chaotic / Unpredictable Release Long Cycles Cycles and QA Activities Small Batches Integrated Early Stories Initial Test Cases Prepped Stories Spec Test Cases Committed Stories Executable Test Cases Develop against Tests Testing for Done Velocity Potentially Shippable Release Short Cycles Logic - Copyright (C) Logic, Inc. All Rights Reserved 3

4 Quality Assurance - SCQAA-OC 2/17/09 Teams and QA People QA Dev Product (Project) Dev Product (Project) Teams and QA People Product (Project) Team Product (Project) Team Logic - Copyright (C) Logic, Inc. All Rights Reserved 4

5 Quality Assurance - SCQAA-OC 2/17/09 Type and Levels of Testing Testable System = Well-Designed, Modular Architectures User Interface Tier Business Logic Tier Subsystem Component / Mechanism SOA Tier Type and Levels of Testing Surface Area Tests / Functional Tests / Acceptance Tests User Interface Tier -ility Tests Performance Scalability Security Reliability Business Logic Tier Engineering Tests / Unit Tests Integration Tests Subsystem Component / Mechanism SOA Tier Logic - Copyright (C) Logic, Inc. All Rights Reserved 5

6 Quality Assurance - SCQAA-OC 2/17/09 Key Testing Principles Build quality in Done means tested Testing drives development Quality is a team responsibility Continuous testing How to Fail with QA Not enough time to continuously test Testing debt death spiral Overrunning testing capability Slow tests Only testers test Whole team without enough test skills Testing viewed only as the final step Logic - Copyright (C) Logic, Inc. All Rights Reserved 6

7 Quality Assurance - SCQAA-OC 2/17/09 Thoughts? Questions? Thank You For Attending! Paul Hodgetts Logic phodgetts@agilelogic.com (714) Logic - Copyright (C) Logic, Inc. All Rights Reserved 7

8 Quality Assurance - SCQAA-OC 2/17/09 Process Framework Guidance Feedback Practice Areas Product Management Product Backlog Stories Stakeholders Project Management Release Planning Iteration Planning Daily Scrums Velocity Visibility Team Collaboration Cross-Functional Self-Management Delivery Engineering Testing / TDD Continuous Integration Organizational Governance / Support Enterprise Continuous Improvement Logic - Copyright (C) Logic, Inc. All Rights Reserved 8

9 Quality Assurance - SCQAA-OC 2/17/09 Team Structure Value Seekers Steer Project to ROI Business Analysts Product Managers Testers, Architects, Tech Writers Other Product Owners Enterprise Architects IT / Tool Support Operations Other Teams Builders Deliver Product Stakeholders End Users Management Marketing/Sales Customer Support Training/Installers Technical Product Owner Core Team Programmers Architects Testers UE Designers DBAs Tech Writers Outsourced Resources Tool Suppliers External Roles Project Community ScrumMaster Organizational Scrum Functional Managers IT Managers Program Management Other ScrumMasters Organization Support & Coach Executive Management Finance Human Resources Logic - Copyright (C) Logic, Inc. All Rights Reserved 9