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An Organic Mechanism

Effective Localization QA in Agile Development Environments

PART IAgile Principles in

Localization

TESTINGAGILE WORKFLOW

AGILE LOCALIZATION• Fast response to changing

requirements

• Collaborative

• Shorter deployment periods

• Better work tracking

• Better project integration

BUT miscommunication and unclarity compromise results.


AGILE EMANCIPATES TEAMS…

Emphasis on coordination and communication.Tighter localization and development integration.

More transparency.


AGILE EMANCIPATES TEAMS…

Indetermination leads to poor efficiencyENSURE YOUR TEAM KNOWS WHAT TO DO


TEAM COMMUNICATION• Continuous communication

• Implement centralized tools

• Clarify workflows

• Sync and review materials

PART IIAgile QA

Planning & Workflow

• Pre-analysis for new project

• Establish string typology

• Draft GUI mockups with

development teams

• Draft style guide (capitalization,

register, hyphenation, glossary,

punctuation)

LOCALIZATION VISIONTESTINGAGILE WORKFLOW

Localization is not a service “black box”

GLASS-BOX PRINCIPLE

LOCALIZATION PRE-PLANNING• Establish localization environment• Sync with code repositories• Request tracking• Identify actors and integrate LSPs in

workflow• Resource planning and necessary

outsourcings• Release plan settlement (simship or

gradual?)


• Integrate outsourced resources(centralized in-house TMS, Wiki, repositories access)

• Invest in language neutrality and long-term frameworks

• Rapid deployment preparation


AGILE WORKFLOW

Analysis

Refactoring

Review

GUI Controls

Information Messages

Log & Error Messages

• Establish priorization• Assess localizable resources:

strings, images, GUI adaptation• Plan localization stages


LOCALIZATION SCOPE


TEST STRATEGY• Testing practices• Story testing• Test automation• Testing tools and environment• Requirements for testing• Synced with wider company

objectives and practices

MULTI-PROJECT, LONG-TERM GOALS


TEST PLANNING• Solution verification testing• User acceptance testing• Priorize and systematize:

Exploratory testingUsability testingFunctionality testing

• Draft test cases• Sync with development

PROJECT AND REQUIREMENT-SPECIFIC

INTEGRATION TESTING MODEL


ProjectStart

Sprint 2

Sprint 3

Sprint 4

Sprint 5

ProjectEnd

Sprint 6

GLOBALIZATION TESTING

LOCALIZABILITY TESTING

LOCALIZATION TESTING

Draft

ImplementReview

Testing

Product incremen

t

TestingUpdate product backlog

Implement

Best for centralized and tight teams.

Software development and localization processes are complementary.

Translation is carried out within the user-story scope.

User Story Planning

Localization Draft

Localization Review

Localization Translation

Localization QA

User Story Review


LOCALIZATION

DEVELOPMENT

INTEGRATION TESTING MODELComplementary Localization/Development Cycles

Draft

ImplementReview

Testing

Product incremen

t

TestingUpdate product backlog

Implement

QA is a combination of AUTOMATED and MANUAL testing.

AUTOMATED• Regression tests• New functional test casesMANUAL• Linguistic

User Story Planning

Localization Draft

Localization Review

Localization Translation

Localization QA

User Story Review


LOCALIZATION

DEVELOPMENT

INTEGRATION TESTING MODELComplementary Localization/Development Cycles

Preparation

• Draft guidelines for master localization

• Mock-ups and text with Dev. & GUI teams

LocalizationProcess

• Master Localization review & testing• Pseudo-translation

Pre-Multilingual Localization

• Review & analysis• Guidelines adjustment for other

languages


LOCALIZATION PROCESS

PART III

Agile Testing QA

TESTING METHODOLOGIESTESTINGAGILE WORKFLOW

• Integrated test and development environments

• Combination of testing methods

• Resource and project-dependent

• Accurate test case management

TESTING METHODOLOGIES1 2 3MANUAL SEMI-AUTOMATED AUTOMATED

Advantages:

Language consistency

Style/register issues

Terminology issues

Feedback on in-context usability testing


1 2 3MANUAL SEMI-AUTOMATED AUTOMATED

Disadvantages:

Training curve requiredHigh risk of inconsistenciesTime-consuming Harder logistical management


TESTING METHODOLOGIES


Human factor with tool support



Test case automatization

Suitable for text checks

Excellent in GUI testing




Functional testsUnit testsGUI validationReusabilityGUI prototype validation

LOCALIZATION TESTINGTESTINGAGILE WORKFLOW

Capitalization

Cultural adequacy

1 LINGUISTIC

Spellchecking

Style/register

Terminology


Capitalization

Cultural adequacy

1 2LINGUISTIC FUNCTIONALITY

Spellchecking

Style/register

Terminology

Installation

Menus and hotkeys

Replicabilityin all languages

Input correctness

Compatibility


Capitalization

Cultural adequacy

1 2 3LINGUISTIC FUNCTIONALITY COSMETIC

Spellchecking

Style/register

Terminology

Truncation

Content

GUI integration

Consistency

Layout

Installation

Menus and hotkeys

Replicabilityin all languages

Input correctness

Compatibility

• Test cases replicability• GUI validation:

– Alignment, truncation– Overlapping

• Text:– Rendering– Blacklists, hotkeys– Linguistic checks


AUTOMATED TESTING Manual

TestsAutomated

GUI Tests

Automated Unit Tests

@implementation tests

-(void)testCreateFoo {STAssertNotNil (foo, @”Unable to create dialog”);

} ...

LOCALIZATION UNIT TESTSTESTINGAGILE WORKFLOW

Automation on code level

Check semantics on:• New build• New compilation

Ideal in test-driven development

Limit regressions

Identify bugs sooner

Reduce testing effort

Rendering engine

GUI changes

Frameworks

Test cases

Bug fixing

Text refactoring

Updated icons and graphics

Code updates

Code semantics check

Strings ID and content

Locale files dependencies

Time zone/cultural marks

GUI layout (mobile and desktop apps)

Localization requirements

Technical framework

Product internationalization

Cultural appropriateness

LOCALIZATION TEST STAGES

TESTCYCLE

ACCEPTANCE

UNIT TESTSREG

RESSION

INTEGRATION


CONCLUSIONS• Work closely with and at an

early stage• Keep expectations realistic• Train skill-based role sharing• Engage stakeholders as they

will influence the company culture

• Make localization QA an integral part of the project plan

QUESTIONS? DOUBTS?

THANK YOUFOR YOURATTENTION

ALBERTO FERREIRA

[email protected] Operations GmbH & Co. KG

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