Testing is not enough to ensure software quality. It only verifies the existing level of quality. To truly improve, we need to consider the product as a whole and collaborate with the business, engineering, and process optimization. In this session, Finn will share how he applied this holistic approach with diverse teams across multiple projects and achieved significant improvements in product quality. He will also reveal his insights from the pandemic. You will learn how to adopt this approach and deliver better software faster with a stronger team culture.

Target Audience: Test-*, Quality Analysts, anyone who is thinking about a high quality Product (not just code)
Prerequisites: Basic agile knowledges about processes in teams, approach to testing testing and knowledge about how feedback loops in teams work
Level: Advanced

Extended Abstract:
Did you know you can enable your team to build better software faster while having a stronger team culture? Too good to be true? In recent years, agile has influenced the early involvement of testing in the development cycle. With this more and more testers are testing new functionality as soon as a commit is pushed. Yet such teams still fail to deliver high-quality software. Why? What is missing? Working with various diverse teams across multiple projects, Finn realized that testing doesn’t actually improve software quality. It’s just a bar assuring a certain level of quality that already exists. In order to actually improve we must get involved in much more than simply testing and think about the product as a whole. In this session, Finn will share specific examples of how engaging with the business, engineering, and process optimization as well as the entire cross-functional team can lead to significant improvements in the product’s quality. He will also dive into recent learnings during the pandemic. At the end of the talk, you will know how to start with a holistic approach to improving product quality throughout the entire software delivery lifecycle.