Pre-4 :  To Infinity and Beyond: Career Management for Software Testers
Monday, 9:00am - 4:00pm

 
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Is quality dead? Facebook has declared that it is, yet our software testing skills and special mindset are still very much in demand. We can’t passively stand by while everyone else makes the future of software testing. We have to keep working hard, demonstrating the unique value that we bring to the table—and constantly increasing our value.

This in-depth tutorial challenges you to take ownership of your testing career and create the future you want to share. Join with Anne-Marie Charrett and Fiona Charles to interview test managers, testers, and consultants and find out what these roles really entail. We’ll investigate the unique skill set required for each role and explore the personal qualities like creativity, independence of mind, empathy and courage that distinguish the great test practitioner from the merely competent.

Throughout the day we’ll focus on practical exercises to help you identify your own career aspirations, identify skill gaps and potential for growth, and map a path to help you achieve your testing dream. If you’re ready to review your testing career and take charge of your future growth, this tutorial’s for you!

Anne Marie Charrett

Testing Coach and Trainer, Testing Times

Anne-Marie Charrett is a testing coach and trainer with a passion for helping testers discover their testing strengths and become the testers they aspire to be. Anne-Marie offers free IM Coaching to testers and developers on Skype(id charretts) and is working on a book with James Bach on coaching testers.



 

Fiona Charles

Principal Consultant, Quality Intelligence, Inc.

Fiona Charles teaches organizations to match their software testing to their business risks and opportunities. With 30+ years experience in software development, she has managed testing and consulted on testing on many challenging projects for clients in retail, banking, financial services, health care, telecommunications and emergency services. Throughout her career Fiona has advocated, designed, implemented, and taught pragmatic and humane practices to deliver software worth having—in even the most difficult project circumstances. Her articles on testing and test management appear frequently and she speaks and conducts experiential workshops regularly at conferences.