Webinar "Differences between Testing in Waterfall and Agile" presentation by Maria Teryokhina http://www.exigenservices.ru/webinars/testing-in-waterfall-and-agile

1. Test Process:
Agile VS Waterfall
Maria Teryokhina
Core Systems Transformation Solution Providers

2. Waterfall Process
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3. Iteration Process
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4. Agile Manifesto
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5. System Testing
Waterfall
 Testing starts after completing
Development and Build phases.
Scrum
 Testing starts simultaneously with
Development phase.
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6. Test Process: Waterfall VS Agile
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Test Process Phases
Test Planning
Requirements
Test Design
Acceptance Testing
Interactions
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7. Test Process Phases
Requirements
Analysis
Test Planning
Test Design and
Creation
Test Execution
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8. Test Process: Waterfall VS Agile
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Test Process Phases
Test Planning
Requirements
Test Design
Acceptance Testing
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9. Test Planning
Scrum
Waterfall
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Planning is performed once before Testing phase
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Test Plan is reviewed rarely during Testing phase
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Planning is performed before Project starts and
during the Project-often.
Test Plan is reviewed each Sprint
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10. Test Process: Waterfall VS Agile
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Test Process Phases
Test Planning
Requirements
Test Design
Acceptance Testing
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11. Requirements
Waterfall
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Business Analysis prepares requirements once
before a Project starts;
Whole scope coverage;
Detailed descriptions;
Requirements aren’t changed (or it occurs rarely);
It is difficult for Test team to initiate any changes in
requirements
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Product Owner with Team prepare requirements
every day during a Project;
Coverage can be not full;
Descriptions can be not detailed (US, CR);
Requirements are changed and it occurs often;
Test team participates in the requirements change
without problems
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12. Test Process: Waterfall VS Agile
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Test Process Phases
Test Planning
Requirements
Test Design
Acceptance Testing
Interactions
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13. Test Design
Waterfall
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Test Cases for all functionalities
Scrum
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Test Cases for the developed functionalities
(current Sprint/Release)
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14. Test Process: Waterfall VS Agile
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Test Process Phases
Test Planning
Requirements
Test Design
Acceptance Testing
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15. Acceptance Testing
Waterfall
Scrum
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Acceptance Testing is performed by Customer
After Release
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Acceptance Testing (Criterias) can be performed by
Test Team each iteration
Before the Delivery- by BA or Test Team
After Delivery- by Customer
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Test Process Phases
Test Planning
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Test Design
Acceptance Testing
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17. Test Team VS Other Teams
Scrum
 Integrated with the development
team (there is one team);
 There are NO rules of
communication between
different departments.
Waterfall
 A completely separate team from
development;
 There are formal rules of
communication between
different departments.
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18. Test Process: Waterfall VS Agile
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Test Process Phases
Test Planning
Requirements
Test Design
Acceptance Testing
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19. Additional Different Things
Waterfall
Scrum
 Verbose and extensive documentation;  Documentation must be exactly as long
as necessary;
 Estimates often are provided by Test  Estimates often are provided by Test
Engineer;
Manager;
 Each Test Engineer select a task
 Assign often is provided by Test
himself;
Manager;
 Each engineer responsible for a small  Each engineer responsible for a whole
product;
part of a product;
 Regression Cycle includes only needed
 Regression cycle includes whole TCs
TCs and is performed at the end of
and it is performed rarely.
each iteration.
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20. Test Process: Waterfall VS Agile
 Goals
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21. Questions?
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