“We have come to value: Individuals and interactions over processes and tools Working software over comprehensive documentation Customer collaboration over contract negotiation Responding to change over following a plan That is, while there is value in the items on the right, we value the items on the left more." | Agile Testing What is it? Can it work? bret@ Copyright © 2002 Bret Pettichord. All rights reserved. September 2002 People are talking about Extreme Programming and other agile development methodologies that favor speed over process. Do they provide better ways to deliver software? Or are they simply licenses for hacking? Bret Pettichord will review these trends and discuss his experiences working as a tester on agile projects. He'll present what testers can learn from agile techniques and values regardless of whether they are working on agile projects themselves. Should responsible quality professionals try to adapt to these new methods? Or should they refuse to cooperate with this madness? Pettichord believes they present a unique opportunity to develop a practice for agile testing that uses tests as a way of communicating intention and expectation throughout the project team. Agile methods currently say little about the role of the tester. Come hear his discussion of how testers can help ensure smooth sailing on agile projects. The Agile Alliance Values “We have come to value: Individuals and interactions over processes and tools Working software over comprehensive documentation Customer collaboration over contract negotiation Responding to change over following a plan That is, while there is value in the items on the right, we value the items on the left more." What is Agile Testing? 1. Testing practice that follows the agile manifesto, treating development as the customer of testing In this light the context-driven manifesto provides a set of principles for agile testing. 2. Testing practice for projects using agile methodologies. What is the role of the tester on an agile project? Context-Driven Principles The value of any practice depends on its context. There are good practices in context, but there are no best practices. People, working together, are the most important part of any project’s . | Agile Testing What is it? Can it work? bret@ Copyright © 2002 Bret Pettichord. All rights reserved. September 2002 People are talking about Extreme Programming and other agile development methodologies that favor speed over process. Do they provide better ways to deliver software? Or are they simply licenses for hacking? Bret Pettichord will review these trends and discuss his experiences working as a tester on agile projects. He'll present what testers can learn from agile techniques and values regardless of whether they are working on agile projects themselves. Should responsible quality professionals try to adapt to these new methods? Or should they refuse to cooperate with this madness? Pettichord believes they present a unique opportunity to develop a practice for agile testing that uses tests as a way of communicating intention and expectation throughout the project team. Agile methods currently say little about the role of the tester. Come hear
