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The Future of Testing ISSN 1866-5705 www.testingexperience.com free digital version print version 8,00 € printed in Germany 16 The Magazine for Professional Testers The MagazineforProfessional © iStockphoto.com/pidjoe The Future of Testing of The Future December 2011 December Pragmatic, Soft Skills Focused, Industry Supported CAT is no ordinary certification, but a professional jour- The certification does not simply promote absorption ney into the world of Agile. As with any voyage you have of the theory through academic mediums but encour- to take the first step. You may have some experience ages you to experiment, in the safe environment of the with Agile from your current or previous employment or classroom, through the extensive discussion forums you may be venturing out into the unknown. Either way and daily practicals. Over 50% of the initial course is CAT has been specifically designed to partner and guide based around practical application of the techniques you through all aspects of your tour. and methods that you learn, focused on building the The focus of the course is to look at how you the tes- skills you already have as a tester. This then prepares ter can make a valuable contribution to these activities you, on returning to your employer, to be Agile. even if they are not currently your core abilities. This The transition into a Professional Agile Tester team course assumes that you already know how to be a tes- member culminates with on the job assessments, dem- ter, understand the fundamental testing techniques and onstrated abilities in Agile expertise through such fo- testing practices, leading you to transition into an Agile rums as presentations at conferences or Special Interest team. groups and interviews. Did this CATch your eye? If so, please contact us for more details! Book your training with Díaz & Hilterscheid! Open seminars: 05.12.11–09.12.11 in Berlin, Germany * 30.01.12–03.02.12 in San José, USA 13.02.12–17.02.12 in Munich, Germany * 05.03.12–09.03.12 in Helsinki, Finland 23.04.12–27.04.12 in Berlin, Germany * 19.03.12–23.03.12 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands 11.06.12–15.06.12 in Stockholm, Sweden * (German tutor and German exam) Díaz & Hilterscheid GmbH / Kurfürstendamm 179 / 10707 Berlin / Germany Tel: +49 30 747628-0 / Fax: +49 30 747628-99 www.diazhilterscheid.de [email protected] © Sergejy Galushko – Fotolia.com Editorial Dear all, Pragmatic, Soft Skills Focused, Industry Supported it was a crazy month! In November there was plenty of conference work and work for Testing Experience. The result of the latter is now in your hands. I hope you like the articles. We are currently preparing a new website for Testing Experience that we hope will fulfill all your wishes ;-) CAT is no ordinary certification, but a professional jour- The certification does not simply promote absorption In a few weeks we will start into the fourth year of Testing Experience. It was great to ney into the world of Agile. As with any voyage you have of the theory through academic mediums but encour- see how the child grew up. There have been some good and some very good issues of to take the first step. You may have some experience ages you to experiment, in the safe environment of the the magazine, and we did always have the support of the community worldwide. with Agile from your current or previous employment or classroom, through the extensive discussion forums In the meantime Testing Experience is read in the whole world; there is no country you may be venturing out into the unknown. Either way and daily practicals. Over 50% of the initial course is with testers that does not appear in the list! This year, the website had more than 7 million hits! The most frequent download is CAT has been specifically designed to partner and guide based around practical application of the techniques the September 2009 issue with over 450,000 downloads. Impressive numbers. Please you through all aspects of your tour. and methods that you learn, focused on building the contribute to this success by sending us good articles and spreading the word. Test- The focus of the course is to look at how you the tes- skills you already have as a tester. This then prepares ing Experience is the de facto magazine for testing professionals worldwide. ter can make a valuable contribution to these activities you, on returning to your employer, to be Agile. We recently ran the Agile Testing Days in Potsdam near Berlin. It was great. If you even if they are not currently your core abilities. This The transition into a Professional Agile Tester team want to read a resumé, please go to http://www.agile-ux.com/2011/11/19/agile- course assumes that you already know how to be a tes- member culminates with on the job assessments, dem- testing-days-2011-day-1-what-a-fabulous-day/. It was really amazing. I would like to again congratulate Gojko Adzic for winning the award “Most Influential Agile Testing ter, understand the fundamental testing techniques and onstrated abilities in Agile expertise through such fo- Professional Person”. The award was handed over by the Lord Mayor of Potsdam. We testing practices, leading you to transition into an Agile rums as presentations at conferences or Special Interest celebrated the social event and the award ceremony at the Prinz Eisenherz Restau- team. groups and interviews. rant at the Babelsberg Studios. Lisa Crispin on a horse did the speech of honor for Go- Did this CATch your eye? If so, please contact us for jko. It was great. We had fire games, magic close-ups, an acrobatic show and medieval music. If you were not there, you missed a good conference and a great social event. more details! Never mind, there’s always next year… We are planning the Belgium Testing Days in Brussels (www.belgiumtestingdays. Book your training with Díaz & Hilterscheid! com) and the Testing & Finance conference in London (www.testingfinance.com). Don’t miss them if you want to experience a new type of conference. We love knowl- edge, networking and social interaction. We bring the best to you. Enjoy it! Open seminars: I wish you, your family, friends and colleagues a Merry Christmas and a Happy New 05.12.11–09.12.11 in Berlin, Germany * 30.01.12–03.02.12 in San José, USA Year – peace, health, love and time for you and your family! 13.02.12–17.02.12 in Munich, Germany * 05.03.12–09.03.12 in Helsinki, Finland 23.04.12–27.04.12 in Berlin, Germany * 19.03.12–23.03.12 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands 11.06.12–15.06.12 in Stockholm, Sweden * (German tutor and German exam) Yours sincerely, José Díaz Díaz & Hilterscheid GmbH / Kurfürstendamm 179 / 10707 Berlin / Germany Tel: +49 30 747628-0 / Fax: +49 30 747628-99 www.diazhilterscheid.de [email protected] © Sergejy Galushko – Fotolia.com www.testingexperience.com The Magazine for Professional Testers 1 Contents Editorial ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................1 Lean Test Management – The future of testing? .................................................................................................................................4 by Iris Pinkster-O’Riordain & Bob van de Burgt Collaboration Equals Quality ........................................................................................................................................................................8 by Debra Forsyth & Dave Lloyd The Future of Testing is Bleak......................................................................................................................................................................22 by Peter Russell All About Quality .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 26 by Leo Smits Load Test Your Web Application – Before Your Customers Do ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������32 by Mark Eshelby ISTQB Expert Level: Test Management for Complex Systems........................................................................................................34 by Dr. Armin Metzger, Jörn Münzel, Dr. Frank Simon & Dr. Stephan Weißleder Focus on testing: Radical market changes put pressure on quality assurance teams 38 by Murat Aksu & Stefan Gerstner Agile testing is one of the best practices – with a proper test plan and strategy 42 by Hemangi Laxman Gawand IT audit and software testing: Future Partners in quality ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 48 by Cordny Nederkoorn iTesting – “less bored, more inspire. Less donkey work, more games. Hate less, fall in love” 50 by Monika Pluciennik The future of software testing: What about test management? ...............................................................................................52 by Gert-Jan van den Ham The cutting edge ...............................................................................................................................................................................................54 by Bert Wijgers Futurist View of Testing .................................................................................................................................................................................56 by Wayne Ellis Agile Development Lifecycle Will Change
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