Rene Maslen and Craig Smith presentation from SIGIST Brisbane September 2010

1. Agile Testing &
How We Need To Change
Rene Maslen Craig Smith
Suncorp Suncorp

2. Welcome
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3. Speed to cool...
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4. The Agile Team

5. Technical Divide

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Skills even more important

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Involve Early / Test Early

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ATDD

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Automation

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Quality everyone’s business

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It’s all about delivery

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Opportunity

13. Change in
the
organisation
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14. Change
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15. Training and Coaching
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16. Roles & responsibilities
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17. Processes & practices
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18. Tools and Infrastructure
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19. Communications
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20. Implement Change
Example Project Engagement Model
JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER
Preferred
Project A
Tools
Implement
Project B
Strategy
Minimum Pilot
Project C SkillSet Training
Strategy
Project D Input
Strategy Preferred Recruit Deliver
Project E Input Staff Training
Tools
Create Refine
TRAINING & COACHING Training Training
Harmonise
PROCESS & PRACTICES Strategy
HR
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES Guide
Consolidate
TOOLS & INFRASTRUCTURE Tool Set
COMMUNICATION & CHANGE MANAGEMENT

21. Build Quality In
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22. Wrap Up
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Individual passion & craft

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Organisational change

25. Questions ??
Rene Maslen Craig Smith
rene.maslen@suncorp.com.au craig.smith@suncorp.com.au
@renemaslen @smithcdau
http://www.slideshare.net/smithcdau/
Suncorp is one of Australia and New Zealand's largest diversified financial services providers, supplying
banking, insurance and wealth management products to around 9 million customers through well-
established and recognised brands such as AAMI, Australian Pensioners Insurance Agency, Shannons,
Vero, Asteron and Tyndall, as well as Suncorp and GIO. Today, Suncorp is Australia's fifth largest bank
and second largest domestic general insurance group, with over 16,000 staff. Suncorp has
representation in 450 offices, branches and agencies throughout Australia and New Zealand.
(http://www.suncorp.com.au)
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