1 “ Understanding leads to perfection” Author: Herb Isenberg Ph.D A Bird’s Eye View Quality Foundations January 2011

2 Testing Strategy Automation Infrastructure Quality Originates Here! Data Management Baseline data Backup/Reload Process HL 7 Standards / Fictional Data Test Planning, Risks, Mitigation Test Coverage / Complexity Metrics Functional & Business Specifications Change Management, Version Control Environments, Migration Path Pipes and Plumbing Verified Batch Process Web Services Virtualization as Required Tests Tasks Manual Testing Author: Herb Isenberg Ph.D Use Cases Defect Tracking Coverage Matrix Rqmt Traceability Domain Expertise White/Black Box Usability Testing Integration Testing Iterations/Sprints Root Cause Analysis Security Testing Execution Goals Agile Evaluation

3 Success Factors Automated Testing Infrastructure Data Management Architecture Manual Testing Author: Herb Isenberg Ph.D Team Work Cross/Training Environment Support Staffing Levels Vendor Relationships / on-off Shore Roles / Responsibilities Organizational Structure Available 24x7 Continual Updates Multiple Versions Cycles Repeatable Well Staffed Collaboration Skilled Testers

Focus on Key Principles Sprints : short, fixed length, adjust according to weight Project stakeholders prioritize functionality based on value added Rapid Delivery Deliver a “slice” of tested functionality Customer verification Scrum oversight Tailor the Practice Meet the needs of the culture & project Rotate product owners Be flexible, use traditional practices when appropriate Add QA processes to address external constraints such as regulatory compliances 4 Direction Agile and Rapid Testing

5 Automation Framework One Point Maintenance Data Driven Test Case Independence Script Management Home Base Granularity

6 Test Coverage Gap Time to test # Features Features Tests Coverage Gap Automation fills in the Coverage Gap Risk Availability Reliability Author: Herb Isenberg Ph.D