What Testers can learn from Elephants
Iris Pinkster-O'Riordain & Greet Burkels
Professional Testing
Do you know David Attenborough? He is an English broadcaster and natural historian. He studies, describes and researches wild life to create awareness and secure the preservation of nature. In this track session we follow his footsteps. We step into the wild and study the elephant and the influence it might have on testing.
The elephant is known for collaboration, team building & taking care of each other. Skills that are also important for a tester. We will investigate on how we can make our testing more successful by investing in those elements.
Subjects that will be touched upon are:
- Stakeholder Management
- Lobbying
- Communication techniques for testers
- Team building
During the track session you will be given practical examples that will help you in your work.
Key Takeaways:
- No textbook story, but learning from experience
- Learning what extra topics can be used to make your role as a Tester or Test Manager more complete and successful
- Do’s & Don’ts that can immediately be applied in the organization of the delegates