Chris Laney and Charlene Woolley

How to get quality people on your QA team

XBOSoft

• Founded in 2006

• Dedicated to software quality• Software QA consulting• Software testing services

• Offices in San Francisco, Beijing, Oslo and Amsterdam

XBOSoft

Molly Jan

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Chris Laney• Twenty years experience

in the IT industry with seventeen specifically in QA & testing.

• US Navy veteran and graduate of East Carolina University

• In 2006, the Triad Business Journal recognized Chris as one of its 40 Leaders under 40.

Zenergy Technologies

@blueskybyway

Charlene Woolley

• 15 years of QA experience

• Experience with Project Management, Business Analysis, System Design, Code Reviews, Project Implementation and Post Project Analysis

• Worked as a Project Manager, Business Analyst, QA Tester, QA Lead, QA Manager, and Release Manager

 Xpanxion, LLC

@charlene_woolle

Qualities And Characteristics

• What are qualities and characteristics to look for in personnel?

• What are qualities and characteristics to avoid in personnel?

• How important are certain traits?

What To Ask?

• How do you assess whether candidates have the traits your looking for?

• What are questions you can ask?

• What other activities or methods of assessment can you use?

Agile

• How is agile different?

• Do you need an entirely new workforce?

• How do you adapt to the agile process?

Evaluating Your Team

• How do you evaluate?

• How to reward high-value employees?

• How do you encourage employees to adapt?

Contact Us

Charlene Woolley@charlene_woolle

Xpanxion, LLC@Xpanxion

Chris Laney@blueskybyway

Zenergy Technologies@ZenergyTech

@XBOSoftservices@xbosoft.com

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