QW2002 Paper 7A2 Mr. Flavio Kubagawa (QAD Inc.) & Mr. Hans Buwalda (LogiGear Corp.) Experiences with Action Based Testing, a Case Study

Key Points

• Challenges in testing enterprise software
• Introduction to action based testing
• Practical experiences and solutions

Presentation Abstract

In 2001, QAD started a project to implement Action Based Testing (ABT), an approach for testing and test automation. In this talk Flavio Kubagawa of QAD will present how the ABT process was applied, the problems encountered along the way, the challenges due to the specific environment at QAD, and how they were resolved. The main focus of the case study shared by Flavio is the practical experiences with Action Based Testing. As part of the discussion, he will show the specifics of the architecture developed by him and his colleagues at QAD. Hans Buwalda of LogiGear will provide a background introduction to the concepts behind ABT.

About the Author

Flavio Kubagawa is a Test Automation Engineer at QAD Inc and has been working in the testing arena for the past 5 years both as a tester and a test automation engineer. Currently he is implementing the use of Action Based Testing methodology as QAD's test automation tool. Prior to joining QAD he has worked in Brazil as a developer and systems analyst for major banks (Itau, Banespa), as well as in projects for the Brazilian Navy and Brazilian Air Force, where he obtained his degree in Computer Science from Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, in the city of São José dos Campos.

Hans Buwalda, ABT Chief Architect, leads LogiGear's Action Based Testing™ research and development, including ABT Toolset™ operations, and oversees the practice of ABT methodology. Prior to joining LogiGear, Hans served as Project Director at CMG The Netherlands where he was the original architect behind the Action Words approach — an integrated method for planning, managing, and deploying software testing and test automation. Hans is an internationally recognized expert specializing in action-based test automation, test development, and test-technology management. He speaks and presents workshops at international conferences on testing concepts such as Action Based Testing, The Three Holy Grails of Test Development, Soap Opera Testing, and Testing in the Cold. Hans authored (along with Dennis Janssen and Iris Pinkster) Integrated Test Design and Automation (Addison Wesley 2001). He holds a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from Free University, Amsterdam.