Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword by Bob Bartlett
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- PART 1 REVIEW OF OLD-SCHOOL AND AGILE APPROACHES
- PART 2 EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT: AGILE CASE STUDIES
- PART 3 AGILE MY WAY: A PROPOSAL FOR YOUR OWN AGILE TEST PROCESS
- 24 Analysis of the Case Studies
- 25 My Agile Process
- 26 The Roll-out and Adoption of My Agile Process
- APPENDIX A The Principles of Rapid Application Development
- APPENDIX B The Rules and Practices of Extreme Programming
- Appendix C The Principles of the Dynamic Systems Development Method
- Appendix D The Practices of Scrum
- APPENDIX E Agile Test Script Template
- Appendix F Agile Test Result Record Form Template
- Appendix G Agile Test Summary Report Template
- Appendix H My Agile Process Checklist
- References
- Index
26 - The Roll-out and Adoption of My Agile Process
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 October 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword by Bob Bartlett
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- PART 1 REVIEW OF OLD-SCHOOL AND AGILE APPROACHES
- PART 2 EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT: AGILE CASE STUDIES
- PART 3 AGILE MY WAY: A PROPOSAL FOR YOUR OWN AGILE TEST PROCESS
- 24 Analysis of the Case Studies
- 25 My Agile Process
- 26 The Roll-out and Adoption of My Agile Process
- APPENDIX A The Principles of Rapid Application Development
- APPENDIX B The Rules and Practices of Extreme Programming
- Appendix C The Principles of the Dynamic Systems Development Method
- Appendix D The Practices of Scrum
- APPENDIX E Agile Test Script Template
- Appendix F Agile Test Result Record Form Template
- Appendix G Agile Test Summary Report Template
- Appendix H My Agile Process Checklist
- References
- Index
Summary
As is so often the case, improving quality turns out not to be a technology problem, but a people issue and a leadership challenge.
Nick Denning, MD of DiegesisIntroduction
Having selected and documented your agile best practices, even the best agile development and testing process is nothing without the acceptance and consistent use by a community of testers within an organization. Technical issues aside, the introduction and adoption of your agile testing process is likely to be the most difficult step in delivering effective and efficient agile testing within your organization.
In some organizations, the roll-out and adoption of agile best practices may not be an issue. For example, if you work in an enlightened company that is already familiar with the benefits agile can provide, it is likely that agile practices are already in the process of being used. Similarly, if your company already has a pressing need to adopt an agile means of working – perhaps to satisfy the terms and conditions of another organization that has asked them to bid for some development work, and who are looking for responses from companies that will employ agile practices – you may not need to evangelize about agile.
If none of the aforementioned applies to your organization, the following sections describe a tried and tested strategy for the introduction, adoption, and ongoing use of your agile process. This chapter also addresses the issues associated with the subsequent maintenance and update of your testing process.
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- Agile TestingHow to Succeed in an Extreme Testing Environment, pp. 251 - 258Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2009