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Equipping you for the unexpected challenges of Testing
Emma Armstrong@EmmaATesterwww.taooftesting.co.ukEmma.armstrong@towerswatson.com
My Knife–
Mando GomezSlide2
Image -sewing needle with thread-Markus
Grossalber
Challenges
Technical Challenges
Technology
Social challenges
Development Practices
Communication and InteractionSlide3
Haste
Image -Time
For ? -Alexander Boden
Unrealistic targets
Unrealistic estimations
Compromise on Quality
Sub-standard workSlide4
Apathy
Meh or Men – you decide -Tom Woodward
Raise bugs you find
Solve problems that you encounter
Learn what you needSlide5
Complexity
Image -C
omplexity – Mark Skipper
Organic development
Legacy code
“Smart” code
Latest technologySlide6
Unchartered Waters
Image -Sea
- Moyan Breen Slide7
Exercise One – UI Design
VisualSpeedFeedbackCommunicationResource –Designing the User Interface by Ben ShneirmanSlide8
Exercise One – Shneiderman’s 8 Golden Rules
Strive for consistency.Enable frequent users to use shortcuts.
Offer informative feedback.
Design dialog to yield closure.Offer simple error handling.
Permit
easy reversal of
actions.
Support
internal locus of
control.
Reduce
short-term memory load
.
Resource –Designing the User Interface by Ben
ShneidermanSlide9
Exercise One – Jakob Nielsen’s 10 Usability Heuristics
Visibility of system statusMatch between system and the real worldUser control and freedom
Consistency and standardsError prevention
Recognition rather than recallFlexibility and efficiency of use
Aesthetic and minimalist design
Help users recognize, diagnose and recover from errors
Help and documentation
Resource –http://www.nngroup.com/articles/ten-usability-heuristics/Slide10
Be Aware
Time
ComplexitySkillExternal FactorsSlide11
Challenge yourself
Deliberate Practice
MentoringKatas
Brown bagsRead – Books/Articles/BlogsCommunitySlide12
Skills
Cheat sheets
HeuristicsRubber Duck
VisualisePracticeSlide13
QuotesSlide14
Quotes
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it - AristotleSlide15
ResourcesSlide16
Equipping you for the unexpected challenges of Testing
Emma Armstrong@EmmaATesterwww.taooftesting.co.ukEmma.armstrong@towerswatson.com
My Knife–
Mando Gomez