Testing Lessons from Hockey (The World's Greatest Sport)

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1 Testing Lessons from Hockey (The World's Greatest Sport) Robert Sabourin President & Principal consultant Montreal, Canada Slide 1

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3 Overview Learning, Metaphors The Players The Coaches The Fans The Score Board The Standings The Big Picture Testing Lessons from Hockey Slide 3

4 Welcome to Toronto Slide 4

5 1967 Stanley Cup Slide 5

6 Learning and Metaphors Teaching Learning Retaining Applying knowledge Share experiences Don t get carried away Slide 6

7 The Players Hockey cards Name & Position Achievements History & highlights Statistics & context Gum Slide 7

8 Forward Some History Games Played Goals Assists Points Penalty Minutes Junior Professional International Averages Highs and Lows Slide 8

9 Goalie Games Played Wins Losses Ties Minutes Played Goals Against Shut Outs Goals Against Average Save % Slide 9

10 Testing Development History Bugs Bugs by type Show stoppers Bug isolation % Estimate/Actual Defect Density Function points K-LOCs Dev/Rework Estimate/Actual Agility Context Slide 10

11 Testing Cards AMIBUG WINGS Collard AMIBUG WINGS AMIBUG WINGS Copeland AMIBUG WINGS AMIBUG WINGS Bolton AMIBUG WINGS Slide 11

12 Paraphernalia Slide 12

13 The Players Hockey Roles Center Wing Defense Man Goalie Captain Penalty Killer Goon Testing Roles Test Analyst Scripted Tester Test Automation Explorer Subject Matter Security tester Load tester Slide 13

14 Collard The Players Hall of Fame AMIBUG WINGS Beizer Meyers AMIBUG WINGS Gelperin AMIBUG WINGS AMIBUG WINGS Slide 14

15 Learning how to play hockey? Watching others might help explain some of the rules Slide 15

16 Years of dedication and perseverance by hockey Moms and hockey Dads Learning how to play hockey? Slide 16

17 Hone your craft Practise Practise And then Practise some more Learning how to play hockey? Slide 17

18 The Play by Play He Shoots He Scores! Slide 18

19 The Coaches Team building Hiring winners Player Development Junior Leagues, Training Management Strategy, Tactics, Implementation Progress and status Feedback Encouragement Redirect Slide 19

20 The Coaches Direct the play play Line changes Defend players Argue with refs Motivate Drill Pull the goalie Bridge to stakeholders Slide 20

21 The Test Lead Team building Hiring winners Tester Development Training Management Strategy, Tactics, Implementation Progress and status Feedback Breakfast of champions Slide 21

22 The Fans Hockey Fans Watch games Buy the tickets Eat the food Exhibit loyalty Provide feedback Important stakeholders Slide 22

23 The Hockey Fan Feedback Anxiety Excitement Stress Slide 23

24 The Hockey Fan Feedback Applaud Progress Cheer success Boo the other team Slide 24

25 Raving Fans of Testers Developers Database Admin Managers Slide 25

26 Raving Fans of Testers Customers End Users Business Stakeholders Slide 26

27 Keep it clean Know the rules Make the rules Break the rules Respect stakeholders Play well with others Slide 27

28 Keep it clean Checking? Slide 28

29 Keep it clean Testing? Slide 29

30 Keep it clean Learning? Slide 30

31 Keep it clean Controlled environment Clean surface Prepared Ready to play Slide 31

32 The Right Gear Helmet Mask Gloves Pads Skates Stick Other stuff Slide 32

33 Getting Started Face off All ready Get control Understand what you are up against Go for it Slide 33

34 Hockey Score Board Visible to all Score Period Time Key incidents Penalty time Ads Out of town scores Excitement Slide 34

35 Generally Time Bugs Priority, Severity Regress Confidence Pass Fail Exploratory Opportunities On charter time % Testing Score Board Slide 35

36 Bug Sweet Spot Urgent Severe Urgent Not Severe Not Urgent Severe Not Urgent Not Severe Slide 36

37 Testing Scoreboard Progress in the Project When in project? Phase Bugs counts by severity, priority Objectives identified, elaborated Exploratory Test charters identified Tests run, passed, failed, blocked Test Project Statistics Testing effort done, effort to go Running totals (of all counts) Slide 37

38 Testing Scoreboard Feedback Big, Visible, Obvious Focus of attention Great place for Ads! Slide 38

39 01/11/98 01/18/98 01/25/98 02/01/98 02/08/98 02/15/98 02/22/98 03/01/98 03/08/98 03/15/98 03/22/98 03/29/98 04/05/98 04/12/98 04/19/98 04/26/98 05/03/98 05/10/98 05/17/98 05/24/98 05/31/98 06/07/98 06/14/98 06/21/98 06/28/98 07/05/98 07/12/98 07/19/98 07/26/98 08/02/98 08/09/98 08/16/98 08/23/98 08/30/98 09/06/98 09/13/98 09/20/98 09/27/98 10/04/98 10/11/98 10/18/98 10/25/98 11/01/98 11/08/98 11/15/98 11/22/98 11/29/98 12/06/98 12/13/98 01/14/99 01/18/99 01/25/99 02/01/99 02/08/99 Testing Scoreboard Trend Chart Open Bugs Open P1 & P2 Bugs Bugs Pending validation (Corrigé) Slide 39

40 How is the team doing? Games played Games at hand Total Wins Total Loses Relative placement Division standing League standing Attendance Profit Hockey Standings Slide 40

41 Testing Project Standings How is the project doing? Progress toward goals On Time Quality Budget Comparing all projects To go / Done effort Estimation accuracy Work breakdown Effort distributions Slide 41

42 Testing Project Standings Slide 42

43 Is the franchise healthy? Revenues Expenses Profit Loss Contracts Media Civic responsibility Capital Hockey Big Picture Slide 43

44 Hockey Big Picture How is the franchise doing? Value External factors Supply Demand Opportunity Image Brand Revenue Slide 44

45 Is the company healthy? Revenues Expenses Profit Loss Contracts Media Civic responsibility Capital Testing Big Picture Slide 45

46 The Big Picture How is testing adding value to the organization? More sales revenue Fewer support calls Lower development cost Competitive time to market Best of breed technology Accountable and auditable! Attracts top talent, Fun team All know how testing ties to corporate values Slide 46

47 Thank You Questions? Slide 47