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Topic: Role of a Tester or Quality Analyst in Agile Development
Location: Snyder's Willow Grove Restaurant - Linthicum, MD Presenters: Mr. Bill Rinko-Gay Host Company: N/A Registration: 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Opening Remarks: 9:00 AM – 9:05 AM Presentation: 9:05 AM – 12 Noon Lunch: 12 Noon – 1:00 PM Q & A: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Meeting Abstract Agile methods
are becoming increasingly popular. But while significant information and
literature exists to describe the management and development frameworks for an
Agile project, the Quality Assurance framework has been largely
unexplored. This presentation will discuss:
A
definition of Quality Assurance and Testing on an Agile Project
A
QA Framework that supports Agile methods
Fitting
the QA activities into the Agile iterations
The
skills the Agile Quality Analyst must have
The Quality
Assurance approach to Agile is still largely broken into two camps. One
camp says that Quality is built into the Agile methodology so there is no need
for an additional Quality Assurance role. The other camp still focuses
the iteration on the development aspects and asks the Quality Assurance team
(often really the Test team) to bolt its activities on after development is
through. This framework makes Quality Assurance an integral part of the
process and includes both Development and Test phases(or the Dev-Test
phase as I prefer to view it) within the iteration. The result is much more
robust code at the end of the iteration and a scalable enterprise approach to
Agile.
This process
doesn’t work unless you have the right people for the role, and the QA role is
significantly different in Agile methods than in traditional
methods. After briefly describing the Agile Quality Framework, we will
discuss the skills that the Agile Quality Analyst needs and how to go about
finding those skills.
Speaker Bio
Bill
Rinko-Gay is an Agile
Quality Assurance Lead for the Eliassen Group partnering with
ScrumMasters. Bill has been involved in Software Test and Quality
Assurance since 1982 when he began testing command and control software for
orbiting satellites for the US Air Force. Frustrated with the lack of
structure in the testing program Bill began working on a more comprehensive
approach to software quality. Since leaving the DOD Bill has worked on
projects in defense, computer manufacturing, publishing, computer security,
financial, state and local governments. With experience in development
teams ranging in size from three to sixty and in the middle of his third decade
in the field, Bill is still looking for techniques to allow teams to work
well. His most recent work is in Agile methodologies, and the role of
Software Quality Assurance in these methodologies. Bill currently holds
PMP and CSQA certifications.
Directions to the Meeting Directions to Snyder's Willow Grove Restaurant 841 North Hammonds Ferry Rd. Linthicum, MD 21090 Phone: 410-789-1149 From outer loop of Baltimore beltway (I-695) heading East: Take I-695 east to Exit 8 (Hammonds Ferry / Nursery Roads). Snyder's Restaurant is visible as you exit. Turn right at the end of the exit ramp. Take the first right into Snyder's parking lot. From inner loop of Baltimore beltway (I-695) heading west: Take I-695 west to exit 8 (Nursery Road). Stay to the right and turn right at the traffic light for Nursery Road. At second traffic light, turn right onto Hammonds Ferry Road and follow to Snyder's on the right. Registration
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