Build Righter Stuff with HDD (Hypothesis Driven Development), a.k.a., HDD is TDD for the Business Case
With TDD (Test Driven Development) a coder writes a small test, and then just enough code to make the test pass, cleaning up the code along the way. Imagine applying the same concepts to the business case. Now stop imagining and use HDD (Hypothesis Driven Development) to test your business case and refactor it for success.
Our hands on session will cover the basics of ATDD (Acceptance Test Driven Development) and BDD (Behavior Driven Development) to specify by example, so all stakeholders get on the same conceptual page, developers build what the business really wants, and testers can prove it.
But building what we want it not enough, so we will go further and use HDD to validate, or invalidate, business outcomes, focusing us on value instead of on adherence to specification.
This is a hands on session, so come with pen, paper and a readiness to learn by doing!
Outline/Structure of the Workshop
- Introduction: Our story, your facilitator
- Bridging the Gap: What we asked for,what we need
- xDD Driven Development: A brief overview of key agile testing approaches
- Hands on Scenario: The majority of our session
- Closing: Summary
Learning Outcome
- Apply Acceptance Test Driven Development (ATDD) and Behavior Driven Development (BDD) to drive a shared understanding
- Apply ATDD and BDD to improve business cases and rules
- Apply Hypothesis Driven Development (HDD) to test a business case, just like we use TDD, ATDD and BDD to test our software
- Test business outcomes
- Move beyond adherence to specification to providing value
Target Audience
Developers, Testers, Program Managers, Product Managers, Product Owners, ScurmMasters
Links
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