testaus 2014 -seminaari. kari kakkonen, fistb-puheenvuoro
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FiSTB – Agile Testing
Kari Kakkonen, Chairman, FiSTB
Agile Testing
FiSTB 14.5.2014
@kkakkonen
ISTQB® - 320 000+ certificates
• ISTQB® : International Software Testing Qualifications Board (www.istqb.org) – Non-profit association – Founded in 2002 - Headquarters in Belgium – With own constitution, rules and regulations – Composed of volunteer international Testing Experts – Responsible for “ISTQB® Certified Tester” scheme
worldwide
• ISTQB® is the world’s leading organisation for Software Testing Certification
• Advancing the software testing profession
ISTQB® - August 2012 3
ISTQB in Finland – 2600+ certificates
• Coordinated by FiSTB (Finnish Software Testing Board), www.fistb.fi • Board is responsible for
– Bringing Finnish perspective to international cooperation – Coordinating national working groups – Running Finnish Certification Body for ISTQB – Organizing annual Finnish Testing Assembly conference – 25.9.2014
http://testingassembly.fistb.fi/ – Promoting software testing among universities through ”School tours” – Creating a network for professionals and companies
• FiSTB is a member of Finnish Information Processing Association (TTL ry)
• FiSTB cooperates with Finnish Association of Software Testing (FAST/TestausOSY)
ISTQB® SURVEY RESULTS FINLAND
ISTQB® Internal Document – Not to be disclosed outside
ISTQB® 2014 6 ISTQB®
Results Finland – Test Engineer
82; 82 %
18; 18 %
Would you recommend the ISTQB® Foundation Level (CTFL) certification to your colleagues?
Yes No
ISTQB® 2014 7 ISTQB®
Results Finland – Test Manager
97; 97 %
3; 3 %
Would you recommend the ISTQB® Foundation Level (CTFL) certification to your colleagues?
Yes No
ISTQB® 2014 8 ISTQB®
Results Finland – Test Engineer
21; 21 %
29; 29 %
50; 50 %
Would you be interested in Agile testing certification?
No Unsure Yes
ISTQB® 2014 9 ISTQB®
Results Finland – Test Manager
14; 14 %
20; 20 %
66; 66 %
Would you be interested in Agile testing certification?
No Unsure Yes
ISTQB® 2014 10 ISTQB®
• http://istqb.org/references/surveys/istqb-effectiveness-
survey.html
Survey result in web
AGILE TESTING ISTQB Foundation Level Extension
Think through testing quadrants
• Supports Agile testing strategy and planning
• Covers all goals
• Enables balancing testing efforts
Acceptance Testing
(automated or partly
manual)
Unit Testing
(automated)
Business facing
Technology facing
Exploratory Testing
(manual or partly
automated)
Non-functionality tests
(e.g. performance testing
supported by tools)
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Source: original idea by Brian Marick & adaptation by Lisa Crispin and Janet Gregory
Agile testing fit in ISTQB
Agile Testing certificate contents
• Agile Software Development – The Fundamentals of Agile Software Development
– Aspects of Agile Approaches
• Fundamental Agile Testing Principles, Practices & Processes – The Differences between Testing in Traditional and Agile Approaches
– Status of Testing in Agile Projects
– Role and Skills of a Tester in an Agile Team
• Agile Testing Methods, Techniques & Tools – Agile Testing Methods
– Iterations in Agile Projects
– Techniques in Agile Projects
– Tools in Agile Projects
Who should have the certificate
• Three groups of professionals:
– Experienced testers with backgrounds in traditional lifecycles whose teams are using agile methods
– Junior testers, just starting in the profession, who will work on projects following agile methods
– Experienced developers, new to testing, who will do testing tasks as part of their job as agile developers
• Note: includes testers, test analysts, test engineers, test consultants, test managers, user acceptance testers and software developers
Autumn 2014
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Questions?
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