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The Changing face of test management
Test management, past, present and future
Ben Williams & Tom Roden #AgileTD – March 2015
About UsBen Williams – @13enWilliams
Tom Roden – @TommRoden
Test manager is not the same as
Test management
Test management of the past
Exploratory testing =Smoke testing =
Stress testing = Penetration testing =
We say… They hear…
Step 1. Remove brain
Step 2. Login to Quality Centre
Step 3. Follow 67 more steps without looking at how the application is behaving
Step 4. Test fails for reason unrelated to test step
Step 5. Step 4 does not compute, enter tight loop until sickness or darkness descends
If the test didn’t find the defect, does the defect really exist?
Stay On Target
Test Management OF the Present
Agile is still on the increase
Computer Weekly Jobs, 8th November 2012
There is no prescribed Test Manager role in Agile methods
What does this mean?
We did a survey
Has the role changed?• 90% have experienced a change in responsibilities
How many have experienced a change?
lots of peoplealmost no-‐one
People reported an increase in…–Coaching practices & techniques –Mentoring –Stakeholder Management –Cross team knowledge
People reported a decrease in…–Planning –Reporting –Test Strategies –Project admin –Project and Programme Management –Reviewing Documentation
People reported no change in…–Budgeting & Staffing –Training –Governance & project assurance –Reviewing tests –Unblocking –Metrics & instrumentation
The Future of Test Management
“As agile methods continue to replace traditional, the role of test manager will cease to exist.
Test managers will cover a different role, with a broader scope, utilising a different skillset.
Teams will need to assume more accountability for test activities than they have done in the past”
Our Hypothesis
Inside the team or
Outside the team
Defect management?
Inside the team Outside the team
Test Automation?
Inside the team Outside the team
Test Tool Selection?
Inside the team Outside the team
Principles & Strategy?
Inside the team Outside the team
Principles of Testing
Source – Tom Roden & Paul Wilford 2013, SQS
In order that you ensure quality As a team member I want you to be responsible for a lot more
This isn’t Management
Test “Managers”, the point is…
Stop Managing Start enabling!!!
Tom Roden – @tommroden
Ben Williams – @13enWilliams
What Do You Do?
