onsdag den 31. marts 2021

What did you learn in test today

 Nu er jeg ikke den store lyriker, men har med udgangspunkt i og inspiration fra 'What did you learn in school today' (Tom Paxton/Eddie Skoller) omskrevet til handlende softwaretest:

What did you learn in test today
Dear little tester of mine?
What did you learn in test today
Dear little tester of mine?

I learned that vendors never told a lie
I learned that testers seldom die
I learned that nothing is bug free
And that's what the test manager said to me

That's what I learned in test today
That's what I learned in test

What did you learn in test today
Dear little tester of mine?
What did you learn in test today
Dear little tester of mine?

I learned that test managers are my friends
I learned that testing never ends
I learned that bugs die for their crimes
Even if we make a mistake sometimes

And that's what I learned in test today
That's what I learned in test

What did you learn in test today
Dear little tester of mine?
What did you learn in test today
Dear little tester of mine?

I learned our test strategy must be strong
It's always right and never wrong
Our test managers are the finest men
And we admire them again and again

And that's what I learned in test today
That's what I learned in test

What did you learn in test today
Dear little tester of mine?
What did you learn in test today
Dear little tester of mine?

I learned that testing is not so bad
I learned about the great ones we have had
We fought in planning and in execution
And someday I might get my chance

And that's what I learned in test today
That's what I learned in test

 

Tjekliste til projektdialogen mellem projektleder og test(manager)

 Her er en række punkter jeg oftest tager op til et opstartsmøde med projektlederen på et nyt projekt - anvendes til forventningsafstemning:

  • Projektnavn
  • Projekttype - teknologi
  • Projektmetode/udviklingsmetode
  • Hvad skal testes
    • Scope for testen (forventet)
    • Testtyper (forventet)
    • Hvilke systemer indgår (forventet)
  • Ressourcer
    • Hvem er allokeret til projektet
    • Hvem er testerne
    • Styregruppe/projektejer
    • Øvrige relevante informationer
  • Økonomi
    • Budget for projektet
    • Afsat til test - eventuelt på hovedaktiviteter / roller
    • Øvrig testbudget - f.eks. leverandørhjælp
    • Øvrige omkostninger- f.eks. rejser, ophold, forplejning m.m.
  • Tidsplan
    • Projektstart
    • Forventet afslutning
    • Forventet levering af testgrundlag
    • Forventede leverancer / datoer for samme
    • Dato for idriftssættelse
    • Fraværsperioder / lukkeperioder
  • Testgrundlag
    • Løsningsbeskrivelse
    • Kravspecifikation
    • Workshops
    • Andet
  • Testsupport
    • Forventninger til testmanagement
  • Organisatorisk teststyringsdokumentation
    • Testpolitik
    • Organisatorisk teststrategi
  • Testleverancer
    • Testplan(er)
    • Testcases
    • Teststatus (indhold og frekvens)
    • Testafslutningsrapport
  • Testværktøjer
    • Teststyring
    • Testautomatisering
  • Leverandøraftaler
    • Testdata
    • Ressourcer - f.eks. udviklere m.fl.
    • Testsupport
  • Kendte risici
  • Hvad er vigtigst af følgende
    • Tid
    • Budget
    • Kvalitet
  • Andre relevante forhold