lean agile for testers
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Quick intro to Lean delivered in the Israeli Quality Assurance and Control ConferenceTRANSCRIPT
Lean/Agile Quick Intro for the QA world
Yuval YeretAgile Coach @ Agilesparks
[email protected] Mobile: 054-4802458
Brief IntroAgileSparks is an elite team focused entirely on
helping companies improve their product development operations, by leveraging Lean/Agile/Scrum thinking and techniques.
Yuval Yeret – Lean/Agile Consultant/Coach,
coming from R&D leadership background, specializing in scaling agile through Lean. Find more about me at http://www.linkedin.com/in/yuvalyeret, my google profile
Survey!Who heard about Agile?Who is actually practicing Agile?
Who heard about Lean?Who heard about Toyota?
Competing on the basis of Speed
Lean Principles
Eliminate wasteFocus on learning
Build quality inDefer commitment
Deliver fastRespect peopleOptimize the whole
“You can not inspect quality into the product; it is already there.” W. Edwards Deming
Eliminate Waste (Muda)Extra featuresPartially done workExtra effortHandoffsTask switchingDelaysDefects
Focus on TimeLet it Flow…Eliminate waste that disturbs Flow
Manage Cycle Time
Quality drives Flow…
Value Stream Mapping
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA_YSyBkhiM
Value Stream Mapping
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Stage 1 DoneStage 2 Stage n…Work Items
QueueIn
Process
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Stage 1 DoneStage 2 Stage n…Work Items
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Jidoka Steps
The four steps in Jidoka are:1.Detect the abnormality.2.Stop.3.Fix or correct the immediate condition.4.Investigate the root cause and install a
countermeasure.
In the software world:Continuous
Integration!!!Measure time to fix
builds and defects
Impact on QA worldSupport Flow and Small Batches via
AutomationBuild Quality In
Continuous and Early TestingIntegrated into flow
Improving flow -> Forced you to invest in Quality - otherwise you pay the price of “Defects Waste”
QA Management RoleEnable Lean-Science in the QA
DomainEducate the people -
Teach/CoachChallengeUse Lean Science Thinking to
drive decisions/behaviourWhole-System Thinking
Beyond the Functions/Silos…Find and Address Tough
ImpedimentsDrive QA Continuous
ImprovementA3, Kaizen, PDM