Testing at the Speed of Agile

Writing software faster is only a part of the problem Agile proposes to solve. Testing it as the speed of business is essential to allowing the kinds of pivots businesses need to gain and maintain a competitive advantage. Using Test Driven Development and Behavior Driven Development Agile Teams, including those who aspire to be Agile can support more rapid changes with greater confidence. This session will review the mechanics of TDD and BDD and provide a demonstration of how they work using C#, Visual Studio and Visual Studio Team System.

“Working software is the primary measure of progress.” A specification is a desire for a system to perform some set of activities. A passing test is proof that it does what the test proves. Time spent writing tests is more valuable than time spent writing specifications.

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Bob Dobson is a Regional Agile Delivery Leader for the Eliassen Group’s Agile Consulting Practice. Bob has over 25 years of experience in IT including work in public and private sectors in the healthcare, manufacturing, construction, non-profit and defense industries.

With over 10 years’ experience in agile transformations with one of the largest IT service companies, Bob’s perspective and knowledge extend from coder to CTO. As a passionate developer his focus is on aligning all parts of the delivery team to accelerate the realization of business value. He development experience is primarily with the .NET stack and he is proficient with a variety of programming and scripting languages.

Bob is credentialed as a Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe Agilist (SA) and ICAgile Certified Professional – Agile Coaching (ICC-ACC).