Survival techniques for testers, beyond the T-shape tester
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The T-shaped tester (Rob Lambert, Lisa Crispin and Janet Gregory) combines need for general knowledge with advanced test skills to be successful. But testing is a versatile profession and demands are growing. Time to go beyond the T-shape and introduce the π-shaped tester. Extend your global knowledge (development, project management, agile etc) and test skills with yet another specialism to stay in demand, e.g. security, test automation, requirements. In this presentation we’ll search for and define our future. How do we survive as a tester and what skills and knowledge de we need to develop.
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- 1. Survival techniques for testers Beyond the T-shaped tester Derk-Jan de Grood & Jan Jaap Cannegieter
- 2. Survival techniques for testers Beyond the T-shaped tester Derk-Jan de Grood @derkjandegrood derkjandegrood@valori.nl Jan Jaap Cannegieter @jjcannegieter jcannegieter@sysqa.nl
- 3. Agenda 8.30 – 9.00 Opening, introduction of the workshop 9.00 – 9.30 Determination of the π profiles 9.30 – 10.00 Elaboration of the chosen profiles 10.00 – 10.30 Break 10.30 – 11.30 Gallery and personal development plan (PDP) 11.30 – 12.00 Discuss some of the PDP’s 12.00 – 12.30 Your future profile and development path
- 6. Testers piramide Test consultancy Test management Team lead Test design & execusion
- 9. T-shaped professional Conceived by David Guest in 1991 ["The hunt is on for the Renaissance Man of computing,", The Independent, September 17, 1991. ]
- 10. What is a T-shaped professional? Deep/specificDeep/specific Broad/GenericBroad/Generic Knowledge Skills Knowledge Skills
- 12. There is not one T Bridge builder Super specialist And what about someone who can test and elicitate / manage requirements?
- 16. ExamplesExamples RequirementRequirement ss TestingTesting Broad/GenericBroad/Generic The knowledge and skills varyThe knowledge and skills vary with each π-shapewith each π-shape ToolingTooling TestingTesting Broad/GenericBroad/Generic ManagementManagement TestingTesting Broad/GenericBroad/Generic
- 17. Assingment 1: What’s in the second leg? Identify different π-shaped profiles 15 minutes
- 19. Assingment 2: Zooming in
- 20. Assingment 2: Define knowledge and skills • Go to the profile you want to elaborate • Determine: • Knowledge in second vertical • Skills in second vertical • Knowledge and skills in horizontal • Knowledge and skills in testing vertical • 30 minutes
- 21. Gallery Gallery, walk around and view each others work Add items using sticky notes in case you think it is incomplete
- 23. Personal preferences & strategic choices AceAce $€$€ LikeLike
- 24. Testbash Hacketron Pilot Talk with peers Download a tool Book reading Course Do Utest Testbash Hacketron Pilot Talk with peers Download a tool Book reading Course Do Utest Let the world know what your capable of Let the world know what your capable of Nothing beats the real thing Nothing beats the real thing
- 25. 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 achallenge buthigh impact Maybe achallenge buthigh impact Easy with limited effect Easy with limited effect
- 26. Assingment 3: Personal Dev Plan • Determine what profile fits you best (in the future) • For each of the knowledge items and skills do determine what you need to develop to meet the requirements of this profile • Make your own personal development plan based on the template • Present your plan to another delegant
- 27. From the CAT manual
- 28. Learning starts now: Choose your sessions based on your personal goal!
Editor's Notes
- 8.30 – 9.00 Opening, introduction of the workshop ----------------------------------------------------------------- Slide 1-10: 15 min - Intro Slide 10-16: 15 min – T-shape 9.00 – 9.30 Determination of the π profiles -------------------------------------------------------- Slide 17: 20 min – The 2nd leg Slide 18:15 min - Dot voting <NOTE 5 min over time> 9.30 – 10.00 Elaboration of the choosen profiles -------------------------------------------------------- Slide 19-20: 30 min – Skills 10.00 – 10.30 Break 10.30 – 11.30 Gallery and personal development plan (PDP) ----------------------- Slide 21: 15 min – Gallery Slide 22-25: 15 min – Theory Slide 26: 30 min - Make your personal plan PDP 12.00 – 12.30 Your future profile and development path ------------------------- Slide 28:15 min – Closure <NOTE 15 minutes slack>
- Are you comfortable, you might be in a bubble?
- Team member instead of tester in an agile team The DEV testing in the agile team Increased automation due to several deployments a day Increased outsourcing (also high tech and high education) Increased business agility Increased importance of non-functional aspects … Add the consequence of this. E.g. test get done by the dev, tester out of a job Introduce priamid, 10 manual testers, 5 coordinatior, 2 TM, 1 teamlead. So not all manual testers can be a teamlead. Suggest roles from [1]. Focus on skills en competences instead (see also ** on slide 8 examples)
- The old function names don’t work anymore
- In iedere poot zitten zowel hard- als softskills. In de horizontal zitten softskills die voor iedere specialisatie van belang zijn, bijvoorbeeld samenwerken In de verical zitten de softskills die bij de specialisatie horen bijvoorbeeld technische affiniteit bij testautomaisering of inlevingsvermogen bij BA. De lengte van de vertical wordt dus bepaald door de laagste waarde van hard skills en soft skills van de specialisatie. De lengte van de poot bepaald de effectiviteit van de specialisatie. Interactief zowel de horizontale als de verticale invulling aan geven met de zaal History of testing profiles… Introduce _ and | shape. Who came up with the T shape Mile wide-inch deep of true generalist Specialist with deep knowledge Example 1: of how IT knowledge is applied while doing specislit work, Example 2: Domain knowledgw Example 3: of how communication skills are used when doing e.g. specifiaction work.
- In iedere poot zitten zowel hard- als softskills. In de horizontal zitten softskills die voor iedere specialisatie van belang zijn, bijvoorbeeld samenwerken In de verical zitten de softskills die bij de specialisatie horen bijvoorbeeld technische affiniteit bij testautomaisering of inlevingsvermogen bij BA. De lengte van de vertical wordt dus bepaald door de laagste waarde van hard skills en soft skills van de specialisatie. De lengte van de poot bepaald de effectiviteit van de specialisatie. Interactief zowel de horizontale als de verticale invulling aan geven met de zaal History of testing profiles… Introduce _ and | shape. Who came up with the T shape Mile wide-inch deep of true generalist Specialist with deep knowledge Example 1: of how IT knowledge is applied while doing specislit work, Example 2: Domain knowledgw Example 3: of how communication skills are used when doing e.g. specifiaction work.
- Horizontaal: niet diepgaande kennis, nodig om te communiceren met andere disciplines Vertical: specialistische kennis, wat je toevoegt aan het project Alleen horizontal overleven: generalisten. Blinkt nergens in uit maar overziet het geheel wel Alleen verical: heeft (veel) diepere kennis van anderen, als je het echt niet meer weet bel je hem/haar. Maar wordt
- Do we need to be multi skilled in order to survice as a tester???? Brittany Hunter explains the Broken Comb people. (note she is a developer, but imagine what the comb would look like for testers….) The message: be multi skilled but you don’t have to be the best in all area’s But maybe its wise to think in profiles….. How do you want to sell yourself?
- 15 minutes
- The top 8 profiles to be elaborated. At the end of the break we have: Per profile-to-be-elaborated four sheets Knowledge and skills in horizontal Knowledge and skills in testing vertical Knowledge in second vertical Skills in second vertical
- Bespreken: wij lopen rond en interviewen mensen
- We (DJ/JJ) write a Eurostar ebook with the elaboration of the 8 profiles. And credit the attendees.