Lessons Learned in Mobile Crowdtesting

30-minute Talk

Crowdtesting deals with real devices – no emulators or sterile lab conditions, instead we have relevant mobile networks and real-life smartphone setups. Results in fast top-notch product feedback.

Virtual Pass session

Timetable

3:45 p.m. – 4:25 p.m. Tuesday 10th

Room

Room F2 - Track 2: Talks

Audience

Mobile Testers, but also Web Testers or Test Coordinators.

Key-Learning

  • Do your research (be certain about what want to achieve)
  • Do your housekeeping (test systems, test suites, test data etc.)
  • Always start with a pilot (and stay agile - inspect & adapt!)
  • Consider the Mobile App side of things (app delivery & dev process integration, OS & device combinations, real devices etc.)
  • Communication, communication! (how to communicate best with your crowdtesters)

Crowdtesting involves mostly real people and partially testers, but at the end of the day it represents your product relevant user base – no test fatigue, blinkers or folks stuck in a rut. Let's roll!

Having worked together with many of the industry key players for crowd testing, Ron will tell the story of his journey as a Test Lead striving to make the manual regression tests fun and successful. He crowdtested mobile & web products for an international construction software company, and his experience report aims at helping attendees avoid mistakes he made, uncovering common pitfalls and sharing what worked well. Plus we will look at how Crowdtesting is used sucessfully for multiple products (mobile & web) at his current workplace Joyn…

Crowdtesting involves mostly real people, and partially testers, but at the end of the day it represents your product relevant user base – no test fatigue, blinkers or folks stuck in a rut. What’s more, we’re dealing with real devices – no emulators, no sterile lab conditions, instead we’re talking relevant mobile networks and real-life smartphone setups. Take this combined with your traditional test strategy, and crowd testing will give you a lot of freedom and fast top-notch product feedback. No automation needed! We will take a look at how this could also help your testing organization.

This talk will shed light on what can help you to find the right long-term strategy and provider for your needs. You will find advice on how to adjust your test strategy, what to pursue in a pilot, how to target relevant device groups and equip you with what’s important in your journey to making your mobile releases a success, with happy customers and happy testers.

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