23. - 24. Mai 2023 | Kap Europa in Frankfurt am Main
Programm 2023
Konferenzprogramm 2023
KEYNOTE: Let's stop talking about quality
We use the word "quality" a lot. We talk about a goal of having high quality, that we have a "quality mindset" or that we build quality in, and we measure a lot of different things to be able to tell/report about that quality. But what do you mean when you say quality? And do you mean the same as your customer, the end users, or your management?
But look at the first principle of agile: Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software.
With that in mind, why not move the focus to what value our customer is pursuing with the solution we are creating for them and figure out a way to measure whether we are delivering that value? And it is interesting from several reasons; Research from Mckinsey identifies that “On average, large IT projects run 45 percent over budget and 7 percent over time, while delivering 56 percent less value than predicted” so not only from a business value perspective but also from an economical point of view this would be a valuable focus for our customers, and therefor also for us.
Gitte Ottosen is a test manager and agile/quality coach with a strong focus on a value driven approach to software development. She has more than 25 years of experience in IT, primarily within test, test management and process improvement, in both traditional and agile contexts. The last fifteen years she has primarily worked within an agile context, focusing on supporting a quality mindset across teams and organizations, and improving the processes for some of the largest international companies in Denmark. As a self-confessed test and agile evangelist who preaches the need for a strong quality and value driven focus, Gitte is a strong advocate for a context-driven approach, a role requiring profound professional insight, passion, and persistence—qualities that Gitte holds in abundance. Gitte is a dedicated trainer within the areas of agile and test and is a regular speaker at international conferences. She holds several certificates within testing as well as agile; ISTQB Expert Level Test Management – Full, Certified agile tester (CAT), TMap Test Engineer, TMAP Organizing Built-in Quality at Scale, Certified SCRUM Master, SAFe Program Consultant
