{"id":21502,"date":"2019-10-25T12:53:37","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T11:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devopsonline.co.uk\/?p=21502"},"modified":"2019-10-25T14:10:56","modified_gmt":"2019-10-25T13:10:56","slug":"testing-starting-from-scratch-and-devops-from-an-outsiders-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devopsnews.online\/testing-starting-from-scratch-and-devops-from-an-outsiders-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"Testing – Starting from Scratch and DevOps from an Outsider\u2019s Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"
Recently, I was asked if I\u2019d like to present at the Dev-Test Conference North<\/a> to be held in Leeds in September. I was both humbled and surprised, but as I like to challenge myself I immediately accepted the offer. Immediately, I panicked. I had committed to present a keynote speech to a room full of industry experts at a DevOps conference, without knowing anything about DevOps! However, it didn\u2019t take long for me to realise that this moment of panic had presented me with the perfect material.<\/p>\n When attending these events in the past I\u2019ve always viewed the speakers with admiration, as people at the top of their game. These were big shoes to fill and I don\u2019t see myself that way. It occurred to me that many of the people I\u2019ve spoken to at these events don\u2019t see themselves that way either, and often leave the event impressed but not necessarily knowing how to implement these new ideas.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve worked in testing for 15 years and during this time I\u2019ve made numerous mistakes. But there is no better teacher than failure and I learned there are underlying principles which, if followed, will aid in success when starting a new team or taking on a significant change in a process or system.<\/p>\n Know your requirements before you start to make decisions that lock you into a solution. Like any project, starting a team or changing a process requires you to know what your end goal is and to keep it in focus throughout your delivery.\u00a0 So choose the processes and functions that will add benefit to your company with a view to meeting your goals, regardless of what the industry is telling you to do.<\/p>\nPrinciple 1. Know your organisation.<\/strong><\/h6>\n
Principle 2: Know the risk you are trying to mitigate and know your goals.<\/strong><\/h6>\n