Result Driven Testing: Adding Value to Your Organization

Software testers often have great difficulty in quantifying and explaining the value of their work. One consequence is that many testing projects receive insufficient resources and, therefore, are unable to deliver the best value. Derk-Jan de Grood believes we can improve this situation although it requires changing our mindset to "result-driven testing." Result driven testing is based on specific principles: (1) understand, focus on, and support the goals of the organization; (2) do only those things that contribute to business goals; and (3) measure and report on testing's contribution to the organization. Keeping these principles at the forefront binds and guides the team. Join this session to find out how the test team at Collis has adopted these principles. They have developed a testing organization that generates trust and provides valuable insight into the quality of their organization's products.

• The philosophy of results-driven testing
• How to align your testing to your organization's business goals
• A program to incorporate result driven principles into your test organization