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One Test Cycle from Extinction: Testing Debt |
Many of us know the phrase "…Like a Thief in the Night…" from its biblical roots and foundation. In some quality and testing circles, Testing Debt has been described as this thief. It moves swiftly and secretively, surreptitiously robbing and stealing an organization's quality, testing innovations and assets. The results are typically experienced in the lack of testing coverage, misunderstanding of the product requirements, defect leakage or outages in production environments, and a diminished customer experience. Though they have not been adequately addressed over time, these issues are well-known. The question is, as quality and testing professionals, how do we create a balance to maintain an appropriate test-debt quotient to improve the results experienced with testing debt? In this presentation, Alvin Sumter will seek to give an overview about Testing Debt and its origins, show how it diminishes the quality and testing return on investment (ROI), and discuss how to move from creating testing debt to building Test Wealth
Alvin Sumter Alvin Sumter studied Industrial Engineering and started as a database administrator at IBM Corporation in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA. He holds a B.S. and M.S. in Industrial Engineering from North Carolina State University and Georgia Institute of Technology. Alvin has a background of more than twenty-plus years in software engineering. He has broad experience in quality and test engineering, test architecture, and test governance across various industry verticals. He has been responsible for designing, implementing, and improving quality and testing programs internationally. Alvin heads the Quality Engineering Center for Knowledge and Innovation at Cox Enterprises, Inc in Atlanta, Georgia. His focus is to mature quality and test processes using various models like TMMi and TPI. Alvin is a frequent speaker at domestic, international seminars and conferences on Test Automations, Test Risks, and Test Metrics and KPIs. ..
This presentation will adress testing debt and how to reduce it. |
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