Agile bodensee - Agile Testing: Bug prevention vs. bug detection

AGILE TESTING
CELEBRATE BUG PREVENTION
INSTEAD OF BUG DETECTION
MICHAEL PALOTAS
AGILE BODENSEE, KONSTANZ
2. October 2014

WHO AM I?
Michael Palotas
Founder
GRIDFUSION SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS
Email: michael.palotas@gridfusion.net
@michael_palotas
Head of Productivity & Test Engineering
eBay International
MICHAEL PALOTAS - AGILE BODENSEE

EBAY FROM THE TOP

GRIDFUSION FROM THE TOP

EBAY FACTS
Founded in 1995
Based in San Jose, California
35000 employees worldwide
>100 million active buyers and sellers worldwide
3000 USD transaction volume every second

EBAY FACTS
2 billion page views every day
75 billion database calls every day
>200 million downloads of eBay Inc’s mobile apps

TESTERS
RAISE
YOUR
HANDS

DEVELOPERS
RAISE
YOUR
HANDS

AGILE PEOPLE
RAISE
YOUR
HANDS

WHAT I AM GOING TO TELL YOU HAS
NOTHING TO DO WITH AGILE

SOME SELF REFLECTION

TEST CYCLES
Traditional model - 6 months
Development Test
Agile - 2 weeks
Development Test
Development Test Development Test

THE IDEAL MIX?

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
QUALITY?

THE BI(U)G HUNT

BUG PREVENTION?

TESTING OF THE FUTURE?
Non-Stop Testing
Parallel to Development
All test levels are done within the sprint
Testing is the job of the entire team
Testers are engineers with specific
“superpowers”

CORE PRINCIPLES
A team is only complete with an embedded
tester
Focus on prevention, not detection
Early involvement
Lightweight approach

HORIZONTAL / VERTICAL SUPPORT
HORIZONTAL SUPPORT
VERTICAL VERTICAL VERTICAL
TEAM 1 TEAM 2 TEAM 3

VERTICAL SUPPORT
Manual testing: Very very very very important
Rapid testing / exploratory approach
Focus on fast feedback
Focus on primary work artifacts
Domain knowledge

HORIZONTAL SUPPORT
Architecture
Infrastructure
Tools
TDD
Automation
Continuous Integration
DevOps

HOW TEAMS EVOLVE
PO
UX
DEV
DEV
DEV
DEV
DEV
PO
UX
DEV
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DEV
SET
PO
UX
DEV
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EBAY AGILE TESTING MANIFESTO
We believe that... By that we mean...
1 our main work product is
information relevant to people who
matter
We give feedback about the product as early as possible in a lean way, asking questions and providing
information during pair programming to prevent bugs.We report truthfully, concisely, allowing stakeholders
to make informed decisions.We rapidly uncover and report significant risks to the project.
2 we as testers explore the
differences between perception,
desire and reality
We understand that things can be different. Sometimes those differences are important. We uncover what
those differences are and where they may lead to problems. We discover new information by the skilled
application of exploratory testing.
3 testing is a collaborative endeavor Testing is not delegated to testers only, but should also be done by everyone else in the team. The
expertise of both testers and developers enables a broader testing coverage. We closely collaborate with
developers and work side-by-side every day.
4 learning about the domain is crucial
to doing a good job
No one has all the answers up front. Project requirements evolve over time. Rather than follow a rote
plan, we learn as we test and we use what we learn to guide what we test next. We aim to understand
eBay systems and share our knowledge with our peers.
5 ignorance about the domain is not
a reason not to test
We don't wait for a complete set of documentation and instructions before we start testing, but we apply
good testing practices at any given time.
6 the space between automation and
manual testing is a continuum
Humans excel at qualitative analysis - we notice things. Machines do quantitative analysis very well -
rapidly making boolean choices. Our approach combines the two, ensuring that machines are employed
for what they do best (automation, repetition and tooling), while the rest is left to humans.
7 developing tools for the benefit of
all teams supports overall
productivity
We can be more effective if shared tools are in place to optimize repetitive tasks and avoid solving the
same problem multiple times. Those tools can either be sourced from outside or built in-house.
8 metrics are a way to start a
conversation and not to end it
Sometimes metrics are selected simply because they are easily available and not because their construct
validity has been established. Misapplied metrics can cause a lot of harm. We use metrics to help us
achieve results, hence we value inquiry metrics over evaluation metrics. http://www.developsense.com/
blog/2009/01/meaningful-metrics/
9 we are not the gatekeepers of
quality
We provide information to allow others to make informed decisions, including "ship" / "no ship" decisions.
We highlight risks. It is up to our stakeholders to decide what to do based on that information.
10 our approach is applicable eBay
wide
We believe that an agile, embedded approach fosters close working relationships between testers and
other roles. It helps deliver more value more quickly and reduces unnecessary overhead.

HOW TO BE THIS MAGIC PERSON?

MAKE IT WORK
Be part of the team
Involve yourself right from the start
Act as a bridge
Pair
Educate

ATLASSIAN
Source: Andrew Prentice, Atlassian, Sydney May 2014

THE BIG GOAL

THANK YOU!

REFERENCES
http://weekendreflection.blogspot.ch/
http://perfectplate.com/
http://www.jamshid-ibrahim.net/
http://simplehomemade.net/
http://npr.org
http://creatia2013.wordpress.com/
www.kaushik.net
Sackmesser.ch
http://betterafter50.com
http://estonianfreepress.com/

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