What went well?
- Originally created a rough mind map based on information available through Twitter and the STWC World Cup website
- Kept on top of logging defects
- Google Hangouts worked in a pinch because we could no longer be collocated
- YouTube channel
- Multitasking went pretty well even though it caused a distraction that may have limited the amount we got done
- Google Drive allowed for collaboration with updating a strategy (really just jotting down ideas), and creating our Test Report
What did we plan to do that didn't get done?
- Collocate for testing
- We had planned to be collocated for the testing portion however due to a bug in our plan there was time zone miscalculation by us, then the organizers, then again by us (us being Ed with no “review”)
- Google Hangouts was quickly tested when we discovered just a few hours before the competition that we weren't able to use the location we had planned on because of timing
- Pre-create ideas of what to include in a test report
- We did create a mind map a few weeks before the competition of things we could have used however because it was still several weeks away
- It was rough because we did not know what the SUT was
- Before we knew it, it was the week of the competition and we didn't get a chance to review because our schedules had gotten really busy between family and work commitments
- Most of what we had in our “strategy” because it turned out to be a software completely different than what we had anticipated
- Plan a backup strategy in advance so that if person presence has to change we could have failed over
- Make sure schedules are coordinated better
- We did have a fourth person that had to back out last minute due to a seminar commitment he had
- Have one person pay attention and co-ordinate questions to the YouTube channel so it does not distract us all
- This person could also have started on the Test Report
- At least dual monitors at home (although this was solved by using two computers/Chromecast)
- Perform more of a “Kanban” approach
- Create a more software agnostic “strategy”
- We (incorrectly) assumed that the SUT would be a Web App based on the FAQ’s but turned out to be a Desktop App
- This caused us to rethink our strategy last minute
For those interested, here is a shot of the original mind map that gave us (undocumented) ideas for testing this software: