Survival techniques for testers Beyond the T-shaped tester Derk-Jan de Grood & Jan Jaap Cannegieter
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Survival techniques for testersBeyond the T-shaped tester
Derk-Jan de Grood & Jan Jaap Cannegieter
Survival techniques for testersBeyond the T-shaped tester
Derk-Jan de Grood@[email protected]
Jan Jaap [email protected]@squerist.nl
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Testers piramideTest consultancy
Test management
Team lead
Test design & execusion
T-shaped professional
Conceived by David Guest in 1991 ["The hunt is on for the Renaissance Man of computing,", The Independent, September 17, 1991. ]
What is a T-shaped professional?
Deep/specificDeep/specific
Broad/GenericBroad/GenericKnowledge
Skills
Knowledge
Skills
Skills vs knowledge
Knowledge
Knowledge
SkillsSkills
Actual level
There is not one T
Bridge builder
Super specialist
And what about someone who can test and elicitate / manage
requirements?
Combining two specialities
Workshops on EuroSTAR 2015 and TestNet 2016200+ test professionals
Wisdom of the crowd sessions
We asked the attendees to identify different π-shaped profiles
What specialism could be wise to grow as a second leg?
What specialism to grow as a 2nd leg?
Dot-voting
Choosing your future path
Brainstorm in groups
Test automation• Programming knowledge• Technical knowledge• Tool knowledge• Scripting• Tool selection• BDD / TDD / ATDD• Keyword driven testing
• Version and config mngt• Backend testing• Integration testing• GUI testing• Infrastructure• Virtualization
It may be strategic,but …does it fit ?
Ace
$€
Like
Programming• Program languages• Java / C#• Scripting• Code generators• Unit testing / TDD• Whitebox testing• Code checkers
• Programming framework• Analytical skills• Critical thinking• Development tools• Modelling• Software architecture
Requirements management• Communication• Interview techniques• Problem analysis• Modelling techniques• Process analysis• Domain knowledge• Business case
• Negotiation• Technical skills• Creativity• Requirements elicitation• Risk analysis• Review techniques
Agile• Communication Skills• Thinking business value• Process knowledge• Agile Foundation• Agile test strategy• Knowing how to solve agile
problems• Time management
• Being adaptive• CI/CD• Soft skills: Empathic, Honesty,
Dealing with uncertainties• Implementation/leading
change • Self critical
Hey,now it is up
to you!
TestbashHacketronPilotTalk with peersDownload a toolBook readingCourseDo Utest Let the world
know what your capable of
Nothing beats the real thing
Profiling-Curve by De Grood & Cannegieter (2015)
Retweet Tweet Respond to
blogpost
Write a blog
Talk at conference
Start a SIG
Organize a session at
work
Maybe a challenge but high impact
Easy with
limited effect
Wrap up
Learning starts now:
Succes with building your profile !
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