André Verschelling
ALTEN Nederland B.V. (The Netherlands)
Testing in regulated environments doesn't require heavy-weight tools
When testing in highly regulated environments, e.g. in the medical or railway domain, consistent reporting of a/o requirements coverage and test results is not only good practice, but in several cases also mandatory. As a result, many projects opt for a heavyweight process framework and accordingly heavyweight tooling to support such a framework. These choices and/or approaches seem to contradict modern software development methods such as Agile and Scrum. And modern developer tools and often used freeware and open-source tools do not seem to meet the strict process and documentation requirements. However, the process framework defines the why and what, but the how can be implemented in many ways. Therefore, using tools that are familiar to the development team, including lightweight and/or free or open-source tools, can significantly increase the acceptance rate of the process within the team. This presentation discusses the challenges and approaches to overcome these challenges, including examples of real projects in the medical and railway domain.
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André Verschelling is Principal Consultant in Test and Trainer at ALTEN and board member of the BNTQB. As principal consultant, he helps clients of ALTEN to setup their test strategies and processes, especially in R&D environments. His knowledge and experiences range from large scale systems developments in highly regulated environments to small software development projects. André is also a trainer and coach for his test colleagues and helps them grow their career in testing with both the ISTQB® curriculum and custom-made test courses. As an ALTEN Test Ambassador he propagates the test craftsmanship at both internal and external events. As a board member of the BNTQB, André helps to establish a body of knowledge on testing in Belgium and the Netherlands. As webmaster he facilitates the information sharing of both the BNTQB itself as well as its partners, such as training and exam providers.
