SGO August 2015 - How to build a QA team
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Kathy Gavini provides tips for building an effective quality assurance team by using an analogy to cooking. She recommends assembling a team with a variety of skills, experiences, and personalities that complement each other. The ingredients represent the team members. It is important to set goals, select the right tools, and define roles. Issues will come up that require adapting, adjusting ingredients, and learning from both successes and failures to improve for future projects. The key is to authentically communicate, collaborate, and continuously assess the team to enhance its effectiveness.
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SGO August 2015 - How to build a QA team
- 2. Introduction
- 3. Me as a Word Cloud
- 4. Building a QA Team • Review a typical hiring budget • Developer to QA Engineer ratio
- 5. Recipe for Building a QA (or any) team Tools & Utensils Large saucepan Wooden spoon Recipe for Nana’s Tomato Sauce Measuring spoons
- 6. PREP WORK • Select the tools • Set team goal and purpose • Assemble ingredients (you might already have some on-hand) • Define roles to be filled
- 7. Ingredients Assorted tomatoes Recipe for Nana’s Tomato Sauce Chopped onion Fresh basil, oregano Salt and pepper to taste
- 9. The Team • Vary skillset : Technical Creative Good troubleshooters, problem-solvers • Vary experience : mix ‘seasoned’ or ‘ripe’ with ‘fresh’ and ‘new’ • Authenticity: open, honest, transparent • Members complement each other using communication and collaboration
- 10. Blend all ingredients in a saucepan and place on stove to bring to a boil. Recipe for Nana’s Tomato Sauce
- 11. Uh Oh!
- 12. Uh Oh / Adapting to adversity and change • Adjust the heat; add a lid to the saucepan (regroup) • Turn off the heat; clean up the splatters • Taste test : adjust or adapt ingredients if necessary • Add your own ‘special’ touch to enhance the recipe
- 13. Uses: Recipe for Nana’s Tomato Sauce serve over pasta sauce base for pizza or calzone minestrone soup baked casseroles
- 14. Uses • Assess what worked (and what didn’t) • Think about adjustments or changes that might be required to take on the next project (let’s add some garlic when using in a baked casserole!)
- 15. “Recipe” Re-cap
- 16. “Recipe” Re-cap • Assemble a variety of ingredients that complement each other • Set team goals and select tools • Authenticity! • Clean up the splatters (tech debt) • Continuously assess team strengths and weaknesses; don’t be afraid to make your own contributions!
- 17. Fitbit is hiring in Boston!