THE
CHANGING FACE
OF SOFTWARE TESTING
SOME SCARY TRUTHS
FOR SOFTWARE TESTERS
AND WHAT WE CAN DO
ABOUT IT


Bruce McLeod
MANAGER, TEST AUTOMATION
NBNCo
DISCLAIMER   The opinions and content expressed here
             are my own and do not represent those of
             my employer.
             Any resemblance to real persons, living or
             dead is purely coincidental.
             Use only as directed.
             Batteries not included.
THERES
  A STORM
COMING IN
LEADING
INDICATORS
ENTRY LEVEL
TESTING ROLES
ARE BECOMING
EXTINCT

LEADING INDICATOR
JOB   1,739 jobs containing test management
SEARCHES   607 jobs containing test analysis

           604 jobs containing test lead

           297 jobs containing manual testing

           11 jobs containing graduate tester




           SOURCE -http://www,mycareer.com.au/ - Feburary 7, 2013
JOB   400
SEARCHES
           300




           200




           100




             0
             $30K   $40-50K   $60-70K   $80-100K   $120-150K   $200K+
INCREASED
OFFSHORING



LEADING INDICATOR
AUSTRALIAN
 FINANCIAL
   SERVICES
    UNION
"[Offshoring] is part of our industry, and we
need to embrace it, understand it, and work
with it as such," he said. "But we can't allow it
to become a reason for people to not come
into the IT profession."
- Westpac CIO Clive Whincup




SOURCE - http://www.zdnet.com/ - October 9, 2012
CO
                                    ST

OFFSHORING




                                     SA
                                       VIN
 CAUSALITY




                                          GS
     CYCLE
                              FF          SE
                           TA                  ND
                         S




                                                   OF
                     F
             LA C K O




                                                    FSHORE
                         N
                             O            IT




                                               Y
                                 JOB SECUR
CAN’T
   PUT THE
     GENIE
   BACK IN
THE BOTTLE
THE TRADITIONAL
TESTER
ROLE IS CHANGING


LEADING INDICATOR
AGILE
COMBINES
                 BA
   ROLES



           DEV        TEST
AGILE
COMBINES
   ROLES
              BA
           DEV TEST
HOW IS TESTING
VIEWED ?
HOW DOES YOUR COMPANY
VIEW TESTING?
                      It’s strategically important for the organisation’s success
                                                  23%


                                                                          It’s a necessary evil
                                                                                   18%




                                                                             It’s a cost to be minimised
                                                                                          11%

  It’s a critical element in producing reliable software           It’s a low priority
                             44%                                            4%


                                                                                         SOURCE - PlanIT Index 2011
OR ANOTHER WAY
TESTING IS ...


     GOOD        BAD
      67%        33%
POOR
JOB LISTINGS
       DONT
        HELP
SOME EVEN
     CLAIM
 TESTING IS
     DEAD
TESTING
      HAS A
REPUTATION
   PROBLEM
HOWEVER ...
WE CAN
 CHOOSE
OUR OWN
    PATH
TESTING IS
 NEGATIVE
THINKING
POSITIVE
    THINKING
IS POWERFUL
POSITIVE
    THINKING
IS POWERFUL
THE
CHANGING FACE
OF SOFTWARE TESTING
CHANGING THE FACE
OF SOFTWARE TESTING
REDUCE
    THE
COST OF
TESTING
BECOME
BETTER AT
  SELLING
 TESTING
BECOME A
  TESTING
   MASTER
UNDERSTAND
    AND USE
  YOUR DATA
MAKE
   RESEARCH
       YOUR
SUPERPOWER
NEVER
    STOP
LEARNING
BUILD
    YOUR
COMMUNITY
BUILD
YOUR OWN
    TOOLS
COACH
CHALLENGE
THE STATUS
      QUO
AND
REMEMBER ...
YOU DONT
       NEED
CORPORATE
  APPROVAL
     TO BE A
    TESTING
  ROCKSTAR

The changing face of software testing