shifting left - bdd from the cloudband trenches - noy itzikowitz

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BDD from the trenches – our journey Noy Itzikowitz June 2015

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“Responsibility is not inherited, it is a choice that everyone needs to make at some point in their life.” - Byron Pulsifer

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Who are we?

WITH CLOUDBAND WE ARE PROVIDING THE PLATFORM FOR NFV


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NO DEV RESPONSIBILITY FOR QUALITY

Our problem – poor quality


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QA DEV

E2E system testing

Regression

Manual/automatic features tests

Test plans for features

Feature development

Our process in the past


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Moving quality attention to the left


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New roles and responsibilities between DEV and QA

QA DEV

Regression

Manual/automatic features tests

Test plans for features

E2E system testing

Test plan review

Testing guidance


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Change in tools


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The CHANGE journey

Changing the QA role

Convincing the developers

The UI developers challenge

How to evolve the infrastructure?


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It wasn't easy…


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Motivation problem


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6 month later…


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Daily Regression Review


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ROI

•  Trust on regression.

•  Immediate bugs found

•  Critical bugs forced BDD test before close

•  Velocity

-  Stories moved to done. -  More stories in releases.


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• Focus on small stepping stones.

• Retrospectives

• Deep management involvement

• Motivation, Motivation, Motivation

Tips for success


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shifting left - bdd from the cloudband trenches - noy itzikowitz

Technology

bdd test

dev responsibility

motivation problem

qa role

motivation tips

daily regression review

features feature development

problem poor quality