The Future of Testing is in New Zealand

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1 Europe s Premier Software Testing Event World Forum Convention Centre, The Hague, Netherlands The Future of Software Testing The Future of Testing is in New Zealand David Hayman, The Testing Consultancy, New Zealand

2 The Future of Software Testing is in New Zealand 2

3 A bit about NZ Population [as at July 2008] New Zealand; 4,269,846 UK; 60,776,238 Land Mass New Zealand; 270,534 sq km UK; 242,900 sq km People per sq km New Zealand; UK;

4 NZ comparison M1 SH1 4

5 You may not know A J Hackett [Bungee jumping] Hamilton Jet Boat Richard Pierce first man to fly William Pickering Rocket man [NASA] Sir Edmund Hillary 5

6 Main Centres Hectors Dolphin: Wellington capital city Central Government Some Banks Auckland Most Banks Utilities Insurance Telecom Christchurch Tourism Agriculture Maui Dolphin: 110 only 6

7 Industry Sectors and Companies Finance/Banking - ASB, ANZ, BNZ, Westpac, National Bank, ING, Sovereign Insurance - Tower, State, AA, QBE, PGG Wrightson Power/Utilities - Vector, Meridian, Genesis, Contact, Mercury Telecom/TV/News - Telecom, Vodafone, TelstraClear, TVNZ, Fairfax, RNZ Central Government Departments - Ministry of Social Development, Ministry of Justice, ACC Agriculture/Dairy - Fontera, RD1 Retail - Warehouse, Pak n Save, New World Lots of rural stuff, land management, cars, white goods, building and ancillary supplies 7

8 Where are we Advanced for a rural country Testing Ground for Japan Love technology we try everything first Necessity is the mother of Invention Communication is essential for where we are KORU A new beginning Broadband is relatively slow but we are getting there 8

9 What I ve that worked on and the issues I ve seen Innovative, more small companies per capita than anywhere in the world Often have to build it as it s expensive to import Probably 5 years behind Europe Cinderella issue Banks and big organisations have a willingness to learn but we have a shortage of testing experience 24 x 7 Testing Kiwi Invention Pavlova or Pav 9

10 My Experiences Software Development House a first for me! Multiple customer base Everyone was testing the same things why? Large Bank DTMF system upgrade, CRM Software and Hardware Upgrade and a Voice based system a first for me! Everyone was testing the same things why? [sound familiar?] Tools are the solution! I have been told this will solve our testing issues ahem! Abdication of responsibility Not sure what testing is so we ll get someone else to do it 10

11 Testing Methodologies Fundamentally using the waterfall approach, but are not aware of that fact V Model concepts are understood, but implementation is an issue due in the main to a shortage of experienced practitioners We don t have the testing pedigree so are missing out on test maturity and this is causing some consternation Testers are not widely read on methods, they are very much self taught they do what they do, they have no name for the approach though 11

12 Agile Testing Gaining momentum, however it is being used as an excuse to do testing badly It is being seen as the solution Not good for Large Projects Not good for Infrastructure or Platform Products But often the basics are missed in order to apply Agile you need a vehicle Agile can be compared to a test tool, you need a process to know where it needs help 12

13 Where are our test processes First Testing Index is a review of organisations in Australia carried out by Planit 2008 Index to include New Zealand I don t expect the results to be much different! Approximately half of the organisations are at TMM level 1 or 2 Level 1 organisations, for example, report 29% of projects complete successfully, 62% complete after significant changes, and 9% are cancelled For level 5 organisations these figures are, 60%, 37% and 4% respectively. 13

14 The other side. Unsurprisingly. Those that believe in testing in the main have achieved TMM levels 3 or 4 Those that spend more on testing report a higher success rate Testing effort is increasing in line with training and process improvement In hindsight many companies would start testing earlier Off-shoring is not common Software development is an uncertain undertaking Source The Planit Testing Index October

15 ISTQB and ANZTB Foundation, relative to Aussie and UK Starting to see jobs that ask for the Foundation level Increased 10 fold since I ve been there maybe because of me ANZTB 7 th largest market in the world First to run the ATA and have piloted the ATM Market thoughts on: Foundation Advanced Test Analyst Advanced Test Manager Advanced Technical Tester 15

16 What is there for testers New Zealand Computer Society - Test Professionals Network Every 6-8 weeks Auckland and Wellington SIGIST Every couple of months Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra Soon Auckland & Wellington ANZTB Test 2009 w/c March 23rd STANZ [July/August] New Zealand Australia KIWI KIWI FRUIT 16

17 Career Opportunities All the usual roles and industry sectors plus a few specialist industries like: Sheep, dairy and deer farming Forestry Tourism Innovative Engineering Breweries Graduate Programmes Instigated by independent companies who run training boot camps and incremental training programmes 17

18 Further Information Where to look: Treble Cone Ski Resort, Queenstown - on a busy day! Brochures and leaflets here at the back On the Testing Solutions Stand Catch me for a chat

19 How to Speak Kiwi E becomes I e.g. Pen becomes Pin, Ten becomes Tin AI becomes E e.g. Chair become Cheer I becomes U e.g. Fish & Chips becomes Fush & Chups O stays as O A becomes AAA e.g. Mate becomes Maaate Wh becomes F e.g. Whakapapa becomes Fakapapa!!! Every sentence ends with a question, e.g. It s a nice day today eh? [ eh pronounced a ] 19

20 Whale Watching Kaikura, South Island 20

21 Testing in NZ Contact: The Testing Consultancy T: M: E: david.hayman@testingconsultancy.com W: The Testing Consultancy