Thomas Haver

Thomas Haver, Test Automation Architect

Topic – Example Mapping

Abstract

Example Mapping is a collaboration technique used by teams to help refine requirements. Every team should have a set of “ready” criteria that includes some kind of workshop between development team members to establish a shared understanding. In a time-boxed Example Mapping session, rules will summarize examples or constraints about a user story, and questions about outcomes or dependencies are documented for future refinement. The end result is requirements written as user behaviour with a shared understanding of all roles on an Agile team. The audience will participate in a live Example Mapping session and learn how to implement the workshop within their own team.

Top Takeaways:

  • Share knowledge about the application & feature to be developed between members of the team before committing to work
  • How to reframe requirements as specifications with examples, which become our functional tests

Speaker Bio

Thomas is presently serving as a Test Automation Architect. He leads a team of testers, ops engineers, and production support analysts in the adoption of DevOps practices. Previously, he led the enterprise automation support of 73 applications at Huntington National Bank that encompassed testing, metrics & reporting, and data management. Thomas has a background in Physics & Biophysics, with over a decade spent in research science studying fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy before joining IT.

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