maelscrum / business story manager overview
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Overview of the Gerrard Consulting Story Platform including Maelscrum and Business Story Manager.TRANSCRIPT
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Business Story MethodTechnical Overview and
StatusNov 2010
Gerrard Consulting LimitedPO Box 347
MaidenheadBerkshireSL6 2GU
Tel: +44 (0) 1628 639173Fax: +44 (0) 1628 630398
Web: gerrardconsulting.com
AssuranceImprovement
Outsourcing Slide 1
Intelligent Testing, Improvement and Assurance
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Agenda
• The Business Story Method™• Testela Business Support Tool• A Walkthrough of the Main Testela
Business Functionality
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Intelligent Testing, Improvement and Assurance
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Business Story Method
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ExecutionPlanningAnalysis
Business Story Method - Overview
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Test the Requirements
RefineRequirements
Processes, Stories,
Scenarios
• Dictionary of business terms and data items
• Approved Business Stories• Approved Acceptance Criteria• Approved Stories and Scenarios
Procedures from Scenarios
• Procedures map to business processes
• Assured process and feature coverage
• Test data requirements
Test Detailing
• Test scripts from procedures
• Test schedule
Execution Management
• Test team management
• Incident Management
• Reporting
Collate Requirements
Scope of Testela Business
Scope of Most Test Mgt Tools
Future…Services to deliver content
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Analysis
ExecutionTest Design
Business Story Method and Projects
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Requirements
Build Stories
Test Reqs.
Design, Build System
Functional System Test
System Integration
Non-Functional Testing
Acceptance Test Prep.
Acceptance Test Execution
Evolving requirements, incremental story development, requirements testing, fortnightly updates etc.
Client
BSM Scope
Key:
Intelligent Testing, Improvement and Assurance
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Testela Business Support Tool
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Testela Business - Scope
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Intelligent Testing, Improvement and Assurance
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Testela Business – Status 1/11/2010
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Intelligent Testing, Improvement and Assurance
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A Walkthrough of the Main Testela Business
Functionality
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Intelligent Testing, Improvement and Assurance
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User interface features
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System messages are displayed here. Dismissed by clicking on them.
The Tabs. These align with the BSM phase (mostly)
Fast access – you can view records quickly – e.g. r/123 gives you requirement 123.
Ribbon buttons (small or large) take you to the screens
Home page (the dashboard) shows your current settings and other ‘gadgets’
Most screens have a help button and a printer-friendly button
Intelligent Testing, Improvement and Assurance
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Dashboard, Cases and To Do List
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Intelligent Testing, Improvement and Assurance Slide 13
The home page is a dashboard (how conventional!)• My To Do list (cases for me to action)• My Cases (cases I’ve raised)
• Cases used to register to dos, defects, review requests etc.• Can be raised against reqs, stories, processes, terms
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To Do List
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Intelligent Testing, Improvement and Assurance
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Intelligent Testing, Improvement and Assurance Slide 15
• Cases can ‘apply to’ any entity on the system
• A case can be any action you require someone else to perform. This includes the business users.
• Updates emailed to person raising and actioned
• Cases can have attached/uploaded files
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BSM - Analysis
Requirements and glossary upload, story creation, requirements testing,
indexing, data item creation
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BSM - Analysis
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Prepare and upload requirements and glossary content
Analyse requirements, create stories, conduct workshops
Intelligent Testing, Improvement and Assurance
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List requirements
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Intelligent Testing, Improvement and Assurance
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The Dictionary
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Dictionary
Glossaryof Business
Terms
Data Item Register
The INDEX(references to all usage in requirements and Stories)
Requirements Stories
• Requirements and stories are scanned and terms indexed
• Undefined (candidate) terms in stories can be identified using [square brackets]
• [candidate terms] are loaded in the index and appear on the ‘Terms to Define’ report
• Business users provide definitions and approve terms
• Scenarios that have data items (parameters) defined are scanned, indexed and entered into the register
• Data item properties (type, size, validation rules) can be edited
Intelligent Testing, Improvement and Assurance
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The dictionary provides a foundation for introducing ‘Ubiquitous Language’ into your projects – right from the start. See URL:http://domaindrivendesign.org/node/132
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View/Update Requirements
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Intelligent Testing, Improvement and Assurance
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View Story
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Intelligent Testing, Improvement and Assurance
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View a story with errors
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Intelligent Testing, Improvement and Assurance
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List Index
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Intelligent Testing, Improvement and Assurance
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View data item in dictionary
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Intelligent Testing, Improvement and Assurance
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Glossary Terms
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Intelligent Testing, Improvement and Assurance
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BSM - Planning
Create processes, process elements, process paths and procedures, edit scenarios
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BSM - Planning
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Create processes and process paths
Create test procedures, check coverage and perform test detailing
Intelligent Testing, Improvement and Assurance
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List processes
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Intelligent Testing, Improvement and Assurance
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View Process
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Intelligent Testing, Improvement and Assurance
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View Process elements
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Intelligent Testing, Improvement and Assurance
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Process paths
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Intelligent Testing, Improvement and Assurance
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View Scenario
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Intelligent Testing, Improvement and Assurance
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Update scenario 1
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Intelligent Testing, Improvement and Assurance
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Update scenario 2
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Intelligent Testing, Improvement and Assurance
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End of Walkthrough
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Beta/evaluation period
• Work with small number of willing volunteer companies to trial and refine the tool
• Testela Business – to trial the method, user interface (look and feel) and outputs
• Testela Story Manager – to support testers in Agile projects (initially) with a view to supporting Agile teams
• Beta period to end Q1 2011
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Intelligent Testing, Improvement and Assurance
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