[HCMC STC Jan 2015] How To Work Effectively As a Tester in Agile Teams

2. All Right reserved - © IMT 2008-2014 CONTENT Scrum & Agile Testing Overview Agile Tester’s Roles and Responsibilities Agile Tester’s Mindset Collaboration in Agile Team Other Skills Agile Tester Needs 2

5. All Right reserved - © IMT 2008-2014 Agile Tester’s Roles & Responsibilities Responsible for Test Preparation » Take part in requirement elaboration » Attend Iteration planning meeting » Collaborate well with Product Owner to clarify user stories and the concept of tests » Prioritize all tasks » Estimate time for testing features/backlogs » Identify and mitigate risks 5

6. All Right reserved - © IMT 2008-2014 Agile Tester’s Roles & Responsibilities Responsible for Test Execution » Attend Daily Stand up Meeting » Design Test cases » Automate acceptance test cases wherever possible » Perform regression, exploratory & acceptance testing » Write/update & execute acceptance criteria » Identify the gap between what the customer expects and what the team delivers 6

7. All Right reserved - © IMT 2008-2014 Agile Tester’s Roles & Responsibilities Responsible for Test Evaluation » Be part of Iteration review & Retrospective meeting » Responsible for evaluating test deliverables » Provide continuous feedback to development team 7

9. All Right reserved - © IMT 2008-2014 Agile Tester Mindset Impediments & Challenges » Is Tester part of the development team? » Do we need test strategy and test plan to manage testing? » Is the number of defects reported a good metric to measure testing effectiveness? » Is automation required only when regression testing is needed? 9

10. All Right reserved - © IMT 2008-2014 Agile Tester Mindset Impediments & Challenges » How to manage Time zone difference? » How to cope with short iterations? » How to cope with lack of documentation? » How to cope with changes of requirement 10

11. All Right reserved - © IMT 2008-2014 Agile Tester Mindset Impediments & Challenges » Passive attitudes in daily Scrum meeting » Focus too much on the detail of backlog items rather than on bigger picture of product backlog » Passive in evaluation of changes, asking permission instead of taking charge 11

12. All Right reserved - © IMT 2008-2014 Agile Tester Mindset » Take part in all aspects of the team » Having multiple viewpoints » Responsible for delivering what the business needs » Pursue proactive and continuous improvement » Focus on delivering shippable software » Respond appropriately to changes 12

14. All Right reserved - © IMT 2008-2014 Collaboration in Agile team With Product Owner » PO collaborates with team to:  Manage product backlog  Balance quality and progress  Decide how many backlogs to be included in a sprint » Tester collaborates with PO to:  Understand the concept of tests  Enforce requirements  Provide quality information to drive development. 14

15. All Right reserved - © IMT 2008-2014 Collaboration in Agile team With Product Owner » PO and team have to agree on how requirement changes are managed » PO attends Sprint Planning meeting to prioritize product backlogs » PO joins Sprint Review to review team outputs 15

17. All Right reserved - © IMT 2008-2014 Collaboration in Agile team With Developer » Learn about customers » Build stories and acceptance testing » Mature the definition of “done” » Provide quality information to the developers quickly » Install and learn tools 17

18. All Right reserved - © IMT 2008-2014 Collaboration in Agile team With Developer » Treat tester & developer as one integrated team » Be friendly and open-minded » Sharing thoughts & strategies » Keep your reporting style positive » Emphasize collaborations over tools & process 18

20. All Right reserved - © IMT 2008-2014 Summary Agile Tester’s role is not just “Testing” What makes Agile Tester become effective? » Understand clearly about Roles & Responsibilities » Have proper Agile mindset » Collaborate well with team, and Product owner » Have skillset that needs for testing job. 20