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ENDLESS METAMORPHOSES
OF CONSCIOUSNESS OR
THE SAGA OF A
TRANSFORMER MAN
WHO ARE
YOU?
Motivator, consultant, mentor,
speaker and open-source
contributor.
Sergey Korol
Waverley Software
‘‘
3
WHO AM I?
DEV
TE
Tech
Lead
TAE
Technical
QA Manager
EVOLUTION
SPEED
QA
AGGRESSIVE SLOGANS
AGGRESSIVE SLOGANS
AQA
AMORPHOUS AND CARELESS PEOPLE
TRANSFORMATION
11
*-SHAPED SKILLS
HEY BUG! I DON’T KNOW
WERE EXACTLY
YOU ARE
BUT I WILL FIND AND FIX YOU!
13
14
TREE-SHAPED SKILLS
15
15
QA EVOLUTION – v1.0.0
QA AQA
Senior
or
Lead
1-2 years
2-3 years
16
16
QA EVOLUTION – v1.0.0
QA AQA
Senior
or
Lead
1-2 years
2-3 years
17
17
QA EVOLUTION – v1.0.0
QA AQA
Senior
or
Lead
1-2 years
2-3 years
18
18
QA EVOLUTION – v1.0.0
QA AQA
Senior
or
Lead
1-2 years
2-3 years
19
19
QA EVOLUTION – v1.0.0
QA AQA
Senior
or
Lead
1-2 years
2-3 years
20
20
KEY RECRUITING MISCONCEPTION
MiddleJunior Senior Lead
QA
21
21
KEY RECRUITING MISCONCEPTION
MiddleJunior Senior Lead
QA
22
22
KEY RECRUITING MISCONCEPTION
MiddleJunior Senior Lead
TE
23
23
KEY RECRUITING MISCONCEPTION
MiddleJunior Senior Lead
TE QA
24
24
KEY RECRUITING MISCONCEPTION
MiddleJunior Senior Lead
TE QA
Assurance Auditor
WHO IS QA?
27
27
DISPELLING THE MYTH ABOUT SDET
28
28
DISPELLING THE MYTH ABOUT SDET
The SET is a developer. Period. Google
pays them as developers, calibrates their
performance reviews against developers,
and calls both roles software engineers. (c)
29
29
DISPELLING THE MYTH ABOUT SDET
2008 year 2012 year
COMBINED / UNIFIED ENGINEERING
Developers Testers
Test ManagerDev Manager
30
COMBINED / UNIFIED ENGINEERING
Developers Testers
Engineering Manager Engineering Manager
31
COMBINED / UNIFIED ENGINEERING
Developers TestersTop 20%
Best DEVs
Top 20%
Best TEs
32
Engineering Manager Engineering Manager
COMBINED / UNIFIED ENGINEERING
Developers TestersTop 20%
Best DEVs
Top 20%
Best TEs
33
6 months
Engineering Manager Engineering Manager
COMBINED / UNIFIED ENGINEERING
Developers Testers
How to test? How to code?
Top 20%
Best DEVs
Top 20%
Best TEs
34
6 months
Engineering Manager Engineering Manager
35
35
QA EVOLUTION – v2.0.0
TE SWE
Dev
Ops
BA
Senior
or
Lead
1-2
+
TE
SWE
+
?
*-shaping
~3-5 years ~3-5 years PM
Soft
Skills
36
36
QA EVOLUTION – v2.0.0
TE SWE
Dev
Ops
BA
QA
Senior
or
Lead
1-2
+
TE
SWE
+
*-shaping
~3-5 years ~3-5 years PM
Soft
Skills
37
37
QA EVOLUTION – v2.0.0
TE SWE
Dev
Ops
BA
SA
Senior
or
Lead
1-2
+
TE
SWE
+
*-shaping
~3-5 years ~3-5 years PM
Soft
Skills
38
38
QA EVOLUTION – v2.0.1
TE
SWE
Dev
Ops
BA PM
Senior
or
Lead1-2
?
+3-5 years
*-shaping
Soft
Skills
39
39
QA EVOLUTION – v2.0.1
TE
SWE
Dev
Ops
BA PM
Senior
or
Lead1-2
SWE
+3-5 years
*-shaping
Soft
Skills
40
40
QA EVOLUTION – v2.0.1
TE
SWE
Dev
Ops
BA PM
Senior
or
Lead1-2
BA/PM
+3-5 years
*-shaping
Soft
Skills
IS THERE A
LIFE AFTER
LEADING?
SOFT
SKILLS
COMMUNICATION
COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY
CRITICAL / SYSTEMIC THINKING
LEADERSHIP / MENTORSHIP
HOW TO SHAPE?
PRIORITIZED READING
NO ONE OWES YOU ANYTHING.
LEARN IT YOURSELF!
BE CURIOUS, ASK QUESTIONS!
LEARN HOW
THINGS WORK
IMITATE PEOPLE
YOU ADMIRE
KEEPING YOUR BRAIN IN FIT
DO THE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU
WHO AM I?
Master’s Degree
Engineer-
Mathematician-
Researcher
WHO AM I?
Master’s Degree What I really do
Engineer-
Mathematician-
Researcher
Research
Engineer
Coincidence?!
WHO AM I?
Master’s Degree What I really do
Engineer-
Mathematician-
Researcher
Research
Engineer
And what’s your calling?
Coincidence?!
WHO AM I?

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