How to Bui ld a Winning Test TeamTe s t B e y o n d t h e O b v i o u s

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Teamwork

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To retain good quality testers within our test teams, we must spend time developing the people side of test management. This can be achieved by promoting the importance of testing, emphasizing a career future for testers and recognizing your team’s strengths and weaknesses

Best Practices

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At QualiTest, we have high standards for our employees, both professionally and personally. After years of experience in creating, developing and managing test teams; we have found that the following factors will lead you in your path to creating successful teams

Incorporate the right mix of

people

Ensure that everyone knows

their job

Allow Ownership

Mingle Novice and Seasoned

Team Members

Motivational Leadership

The Perfect Recipe for a

Great Test Team

Incorporate the Right mix of People

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A major component to a successful testing team is recognizing each member and their value in completing project activities

The right mix of people is about encouraging growth in new areas while maintaining core strengths in relation to on-going activities

Each team member must align themselves towards the common goal of the team, working toward an understanding of the problems

Ensure that everyone knows their job

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By clearly defining roles and responsibilities, individuals can understand the project in the “bigger picture” context

Honing each individual’s role towards their relevant skills and talents brings a commitment to their work, therefore contributing to the overall quality of the project

Allow Ownership

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Allowing an individual to feel ownership of their project will promote a leadership mentality, which will encourage other team members to meet the set level of enthusiasm

When people are permitted to feel pride and ownership in their work, it motivates them towards a future in software testing as a testing lead

Mingle Novice and Seasoned Team Members

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Seasoned team members are crucial to a test team, as they bring experience from previous projects that can help to guide or inform others about new projects

The entire team benefits by learning from the seasoned individual, and allowing each team member to witness their future in software testing

Assembling a team with a mixed range of experience will allow for different types of solutions to problems

Motivational Leadership

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The Test Leader must be prepared to have a positive attitude and to lead by example

The Test Leader must also understand each individual and their qualities and work style

The Perfect Recipe for a Great Test Team

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The following ingredients should be found in each member of your testing team

Unity Trust Respect

To retain good quality testers within our test teams, we must spend time developing the people side of test management. This can be achieved by promoting the importance of testing, emphasizing a career future for testers and recognizing your team’s strengths and weaknesses

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