Conference Overview
- Keynotes
- Concurrent Break Out Sessions
- Expo
QA IS NOT DEAD
Presented by:
Melinda Turner
Amber Buckley
Better Software Conference West
Break Out Session 1
This is not your fathers career: Advice for the modern information worker by James Whittaker
He also told us "Testing is Dead."
He also wore a shirt that said: "Do Epic Shit"
- Sell
- Clairvoyance
- Ambition
- Passion
- Specialization
- Imitation
- Derivation
- Leadership
- Stage Presence
Break Out Session 2
The Secrets of Mobile App Testing by Jason Arbon of Applause
Takeaways =
- utest community exists
- App testing is really interesting because it's the first time that any software item has quantified quality from the user perspective (in the form of app scores)
- Users consistently have only regularly use 10 apps.
- Each App category has most important features, order varies (Satisfaction, Usability, Interoperability, Content, Pricing, Stability, Performance, Elegance, Security, Privacy).
- Free e-book for me = App Quality by Jason Arbon
Git Branching for Agile Teams
Dan Radigan, Atlassian*Men vs Female count: 16:2
(After Mr. Whittaker's talk, it was quiet and slow, not as much of a stage presence)
Why Git and Agile? - They are BFFs
At Atlassian, they release 1-2x a day
In a SaaS team: master branch with multiple dev branches:
Master always protects Master
*Basically, they are doing what are implementing
Break Out Session 3
Speed-reading your colleagues
and bosses for understanding by Jennifer Bonine
- She basically did a little rundown of the Meyers Briggs assessment but she called them "Color energies" and had a matrix of red, blue, yellow, and green.
- Biggest takeaway = people typically takeaway only 7% of what you say from an interaction the rest is all non-verbal
Specification by Example: Stop Testing at the End
-Nate
Oster, CodeSquads, LLC
I left this chat early due to not introducing me to anything new or relevant for our team.
I have a copy of his PDF if anyone is interested.
Later, I ran into him in the elevator and he recognized me and wanted to know why I left early.
Tell him the truth or not hurt his feelings…?
After leaving Nate's chat, I jumped over here..only to find they were already wrapping up and the talk was more to present and promote their tool.
Expo
- Sales People
- Food
- Free Stuff
An Agile Throwdown: Munich takes on the columbus Agile Benchmark Study
Michael Mah, QSM Associates
Presented a study that was done to show the global phenomena of agile and its successes.
I have a PDF copy of the report.
Break Out Session 4
From Good to Great: Combining Session and Thread Based Test Management by Michael Albrecht
- Should I use SBTM or TBTM? = Why not use both?!
- AND include Models = Greatness ("xBTM")
- Free tool called SBTExecute
The Workflow of this QA process:
Risk Based Testing in Agile Projects
- Erik Van Veenendaal, Improve Quality IT Services BT
Testing Challenges : Effectiveness and Efficiency
Risk based testing can deal with both
His focus of the talk is Risk Poker using the MoSCoW priority in theory to determine priority and a Product Risk Management matrix to differentiate the "could test" and the "must test".
likelihood vs impact
Break Out Session 5
Spice up your test plans with Mind Maps
-Jeanne Peng, Cisco Video Technologies
- Everything is Complex and testing is infinitive
- Remember to ask questions
- Using Mindmaps for test planning
Break Out Session 6
Session-Based Exploratory Testing in Agile Projects - Bob Galen
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Test Fests with Pair testing
- Pairs = qa + opps; qa + devs; dev + dev; qa +qa
- execute two context based exploratory charters
- Ran SBET for 9 months while building test documentation
- Doesn't recommend SBET for long term regression
- Not the core intent of exploring - controls exploration
- Derails endgame from a defect discovery perspective
- Better for test idea generation - ET is not repeatable
Helping Others Take Ownership of Conflict Resolution
- Tricia Broderick, Santeon Group
"Can I give you feedback?" triggers the same thing in the brain as "There's a bear!".
Things to think about if in a conflict:
- Allow time for cooling off & reflection
- Engage curiosity and problem solving tendencies
- Maintain ownership
- Acknowledge PERCEPTIONS don’t always match INTENTIONS
- Create environment for effective communication
Double Loop Learning
- What they did
- Effect/Reaction
- Why we Think they did it
- Why They did it
QA IS NOT DEAD
By Melinda Turner
