Ingredients for A Decadent Automated Testing Recipe

As Agilists we strive to achieve Business Agility, that is, by reducing volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity.  This task can be overwhelming in a world that demands continuous delivery of quality products. Using automated testing techniques is one engineering practice we can use to help us continually drive that quality, however, introducing new tools and techniques can further complicate our delivery.  So how can we achieve Business Agility, automate our delivery, and set ourselves up for success?

Believe it or not, it all starts with a well-refined user story.  This talk will show you simple techniques we can use as business analysts to write awesome, structured user stories that will become the basis for our automated tests.  The techniques include developing a common language and taxonomy that will reduce the VUCA, but also streamline our process, set our team up for a test-first mindset, and give us many other bonuses.