Feb

08


2011

2011 February Meetup

Tue (07:00 PM - 09:00 PM)

Summary

Join us this February for an eye-opening session with Gojko Adzic as he explores the long-term benefits of automated acceptance tests. While we often focus on their immediate advantages, such as defect detection and regression testing, Gojko will share insights from his interviews with over 50 teams that have experienced unexpected long-term payoffs. These teams have found that acceptance tests not only support easier system maintenance but also enable significant business model changes and help them thrive in the absence of key team members. This session will provide you with a fresh perspective on how acceptance tests can deliver lasting value to your team and organisation. Whether you're just starting with acceptance testing or looking to maximize its impact, Gojko's insights will help you understand how to unlock its full potential. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of automated tests and how they can benefit your agile practices in the long run.

Programme

Long term value of acceptance tests
Most of the discussion on automated acceptance tests focuses on immediate benefits in development and defect detection or regression testing. But that's not nearly all you can get from your tests. While working on his new book, Gojko interviewed more than 50 teams that got big pay-offs from automated acceptance tests, including some that have been using agile acceptance testing for six or seven years. In the long term, most of these teams got quite unexpected benefits, such as being able to support their system easier, significantly change their business models or survive the absence of key business people. Gojko will talk about these long term benefits of acceptance tests and what you need to do to get them.
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Gojko Adzic
Gojko Adzic is a software craftsman with a passion for new technologies, programming and writing. Gojko got bitten by the specification-by-example bug five years ago. Since then, he has helped numerous teams implement these practices, written two books on the subject and contributed to several opensource projects for specification by example. At the moment, Gojko is working on his third book, titled Specification by Example.