{"id":1315,"date":"2016-05-20T09:52:44","date_gmt":"2016-05-20T09:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gallop.net\/blog\/?p=1315"},"modified":"2021-05-15T00:31:56","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T19:01:56","slug":"practical-approach-for-improving-agile-testing-maturity-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cigniti.com\/blog\/practical-approach-for-improving-agile-testing-maturity-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Practical Approach for Improving Agile Testing Maturity – Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Continuing from where we left off in Practical Approach for Improving Agile Testing Maturity \u2013 Part 1<\/a>, let us deep dive into the remaining critical factors for improving an organizations\u2019 agile testing maturity. As explained, the 5 steps to improve your agile test maturity are:<\/p>\n

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  1. Discover and Document<\/li>\n
  2. Analyze and Benchmark<\/li>\n
  3. Develop a Roadmap<\/li>\n
  4. Transformation Approach<\/li>\n
  5. Continuous Process Improvement<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    We discussed the first two steps in the previous blog. Let us now see what the remaining steps entail.<\/p>\n

    Develop a Roadmap<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Based on the results and inferences that can be made from the Analyze and benchmark phase, a transformation agenda can be generated. This agenda, if adopted, will act as a roadmap to convert your goals into reality. The Vision and Mission must be clearly drafted and put in place. The roadmap should contain both long-and-short term strategic objectives that are aligned with achieving the business goals.<\/p>\n

    At a very high-level, the roadmap should include the objectives being targeted, the low-hanging fruits, quick wins, and the potential benefits. Usually a roadmap must be proposed against a set of focus areas or business objectives governed with a strategy, reference models, and enablers that complement the mission. In a testing environment, the organizations can focus on the following focus areas including, but not limited to Testing in Agile Environment, Test Coverage Enhancements, Improving the Testing Lead times, and focusing on the elements that enable the transformation. Organization can do a quick cost benefit analysis, prioritize the areas for improvement based on the value proposition, the business impact, and return on investment (ROI). Categorizing the improvement areas will help teams to stay focused and resilient. Usually efforts invested in enhancing customer satisfaction, quality, and product alignment take precedence over efforts being made on improving the operational efficiency.<\/p>\n

    That said, a roadmap without a proper transformation approach is as useless as trying to reach a destination without a proper route map to reach there.<\/p>\n

    Transformation Approach<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Transformation approach is another vital aspect for converting Vision to Mission. A Target Operating Model has to be designed that sets the tone for transformation. This model can be developed with all the intended and implied needs of customers or clients. For an organization invested in, is following agile development, and is focused on improving its testing maturity, the following focus areas may be considered:<\/p>\n