My Story of Kanban and Its Positive Impact on Testing - Conor Fitzgerald

Description:

18 months ago I joined a new company as a tester and was part of a new team that was forming. The decision to use Kanban had an enormous influence on how we tested as a team.

My personal story of testing with Kanban includes

• No split between development and testing - nothing was considered done until it was tested.
• Everyone became a tester.
• Supported a quality culture and test coaching
• "Quality gate" became kanban stages
• Production issues were prioritised over feature work.
• How we solved a serious bottleneck in our testing and how it improved overall quality.

• Kanban is more than a  visual workflow management tool
• Kanban can support improved quality
• Makes everyone a tester 
• Improves collaboration and communication