Key Takeaways and Goodreads

Continued notes of my presentation on Tools, Games, and Activities to Gather More Ideas To Test at ConTEST NYC, a software testing conference Test Masters Academy hosted by Anna Royzman.

Link to the previous post.

• Invest in learning novel and informal modes to test.
• Getting together just to learn can be fun.
• Make way for 'ah' moments as Jason Huggins shared in the expert panel or otherwise known as idea doubts.
• Use silence as a way to spark ideas.
• Asking for help is not(yet) a crime.
• Distractions of the right sort can help.
• Diverge and learn from other fields of study.

I am a test leader, how can I help? [Slide for the Test Manager]

Goodreads

Good to know

• ASK: Allow Self to Know.
• ASKer is an active seeker of knowledge.
• Emphasize on hiring passionate people.
• Encourage questioning.
• Dedicate time for building a learning culture.
• Do not encourage or offer to give/take a bribe of any sort in a professional environment.
• The focus needs to be on equipping the team to learn better and not on micromanagement.
• Involve the team of testers early on (and not just at the testing phase or just before the release).
• Collaborate with different knowledge sources.
• Know that we are all in this together as a team and that learning is continuous.