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FIVE MISTAKES MOST QA ENGINEERS DO
Alexander KuznyakCiklum Technologies
or “Being a QA in not only about technical skills”
POINTS TO DISCUSS:
• “GOOD QA ENGINEER” PORTRAITLETS CREATE IT TOGETHER
• WHY EACH AND EVERY QA IS NOT THAT “GOOD”?FIVE COMMON CASES FROM MY PRACTICE AND HOW TO DEAL WITH EACH OF THEM
• DO YOU PLAN TO BECOME BETTER?DISCUSSION SUMMARY AND MY SUGGESTIONS
“GOOD QA ENGINEER” PORTRAITLETS CREATE IT TOGETHER
OFTEN MADE
MISTAKES
WHAT IS CLEAR FOR ME, IS CLEAR FOR EVERYBODYLACK OF COMMUNICATION SKILLS, ENGLISH LEVEL, ETC.
WE NEED TO FIX ALL BUGS BEFORE RELEASE
LACK OF BUSINESS VALUE FOCUS, MISUNDERSTANDING PROJECT GOALS
WE NEED TO AUTOMATE EVERYTHING
MISUNDERSTANDING AUTOMATION NECESSITY AND GOALS
QA DOCUMENTATION IS F*ING IMPORTANT!!!
PUTTING TOOLS AND INSTRUMENTS HIGHER TO PROJECT ITSELF
MY TECH. LEVEL, ENGLISH, ETC. ARE PERFECT
OVERESTIMATING OWN SKILLS, INABILITY TO PERCEIVE CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM
AND THERE IS MORE…
• MAKE YOUR DELIVERABLES GOOD FOR OTHERS, NOT ONLY FOR YOU 1
• ASK “WHY?” AND “WHAT PROBLEMS I WILL SOLVE?” BEFORE DOING SOMETHING
2• LEARN YOUR PRODUCT GOALS AND PAY
ATTENTION TO MARKET TRENDS3• YOU ARE NOT PERFECT AND LIKELY WILL
NEVER BE. LIVE WITH THIS 4• SET GOALS, CHECK HOW YOU STICK TO
THE PLAN5
HOW TO AVOID OR MINIMIZE STUFF WRITTEN ABOVE?
QA-ING YOURSELF AS A METHOD OF GETTING BETTER
• COMMUNICATION
SKILLS
• IMPROVE ENGLISH
• BE PROACTIVE
• BE A TEAM PLAYER
• ASK FOR FEEDBACK
THANK YOUQUESTIONS?