Ideas generated by workshop participants on what is a quality engineer, what skills are needed, how to get skills, how to transform teams

Lisa Crispin is a software testing advocate and co-author of several books on agile testing and test automation. Readers can explore articles covering topics such as agile testing practices, test automation strategies, and continuous delivery pipelines. Additionally, they can learn about collaborative testing approaches, agile testing metrics, and fostering a culture of quality within teams.

Agile Testing

Quality Engineers (QEs) are strategic leaders who drive quality culture and continuous improvement across software teams. Key skills include facilitating whole-team quality ownership, advanced communication across roles, risk assessment, and fostering collaboration. QEs need leadership capabilities like empathy, coaching, and the ability to design experiments and measure progress. Technical awareness of systems and tools is important, though coding expertise is debated. Learning paths include mentorship, conferences, communities of practice, and hands-on experimentation. To transform organizations, QEs should establish feedback loops, promote transparency, facilitate risk workshops, and practice value stream management.

Workshopping ideas for our future in Quality Engineering

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