Lean Testing for Lean Agile Projects

Key Concepts:

Lean and agile does not mean ad hoc or undocumented. There is a process to everything. With builds and features flowing to your test environment at a rate you can not keep up with, you need to be observant vigilant, quick, and sharp. Automation always helps but is not always possible neither it is always effective. Script writing takes time and may not be always possible in a fast pace environment. Before you automate, you need to know what to automate. You will learn how to perform the following activities quickly while keeping an eye on unintended side effects.

Learning Objectives:

• Analyze user stories the close any gaps
• Analyze changes to UI to identify impacts
• Perform a quick impact analysis to see what you need to re-test
• Brainstorm scenarios and conditions that need to be tested
• Validate expected behavior
• Execute scenarios, learn more, and explore
• Report issues quickly and intelligently