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How to Build a Great Test Team
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• Vision• Diversity• Leadership• Get to know them• Bringing them together• What can you do (how to be an
Avenger)?
Vision
noun - the ability to think about or plan the future with imagination or wisdom.
• What is your teams vision?
• What is your WHY? This is where is starts…
• Mission? Skillset? Tools?• How is this communicated?• What is your language?
How do you interview?
How do you build your team?
What are you after?
Diversity
noun - the condition of having or being composed of differing elements : variety; especially : the inclusion of different types of people in a group or organisation
• What types of testers do you have?• What type of skillsets do you have?• Gender?• Occupational backgrounds• Leaders?• Extroverts and Introverts
Leadershipnoun - the power or ability to lead other people
• Are you …• Motivating?• Inspiring?• Fun to be around?• Know how to set expectations?• Are you a manager or a leader?
“Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because they want
to do it.”
“You are good. But it is not enough just to be good. You must be good for something…you can and must rise above mediocrity, above indifference. You can become involved and speak with a strong voice for that which is right.”
Gordon B. Hinckley
Get to know them…
• Stand ups• Mentoring sessions and regular catch
ups– Formal and informal
• Be interested in your people• Correct if need be, then love them…• Give people the opportunity to *shine*
He aha te mea nui o te ao?He Tangata, he tangata, he tangata
Bringing them together…
• Define your vision• Bring in the people you need (not
just skills)• Empower, uplift and motivate…• Give opportunities to people to
succeed
• “If you ain’t the lead dawg, the view is always the same…”
What can you do (how to be an Avenger)?
How to be an Avenger…
• Seek understanding and knowledge…be proactive
• Find a mentor(s)• Be active in the community…• Blog• Tweet• Challenge and be challenged…
Questions?
