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One of the things testers often notice about Extreme Programming is that there is no defined role for testers on the team. Yet XP teams describe themselves as “test infected.” You could even call them “test obsessed.” Elisabeth Hendrickson has spent the last several years on a quest to discover how testers can contribute effectively on Extreme Programming projects. In this presentation, Elisabeth shares her experiences and the lessons she's learned about how testers can play well and succeed on XP teams.
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The role and value of testing has been misunderstood by many in senior management. In this presentation, Tom Wissink describes steps undertaken at Lockheed Martin to change this culture of misunderstanding into a culture of appreciation, satisfaction, and excitement. Tom’s transformational steps—using robust test design techniques, practicing exploratory testing, developing and conducting regular test training, and developing a return on investment model for test automation in your environment—are defined such that test organizations and individuals can begin to implement them now.
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