How To Be A QA Leader?
4 min readSep 1, 2020
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Now Is a Great Time to Go Pro
Going Pro this week means you can attend the first TestBash Manchester Online, our all-new 99-minute workshops and our latest course from Hilary Weaver-Robb. A great investment in your career.
All Things Ministry of Testing
The latest news, along with recent Dojo additions, events and interesting club posts.
- Meet The Coaches Podcast — Maria Kedemo — Mike speaks with Maria about the difference between mentoring and coaching and how that shapes Marias coaching style.
- What are the best things about working from home? — There have been highs and lows for all of us during lockdown. Has the experience made you reconsider working from home?
- Testers’ Island Discs Ep38 — James Thomas — Mark and James had a punderful time talking about James’ work with the AST, his time running the Cambridge Exploratory Testing Workshop and his own experiences and path to becoming a speaker.
- Onboarding Remotely? — What tips would you offer for people who are onboarding or about to be onboarded remotely?
- Testing Ask Me Anything — Automation — sign up now and ask Marie any questions you might have about automation.
Community News & Podcasts
Posts from our blog & podcast feeds — you can always check out the feeds if you want more!
- I Wish I Knew More About… — Have you ever felt overwhelmed with the number of things you’re supposed to know? You’re not alone.
- Sketchnoting 99 Second Talks — A great example from Louise of how sketchnotes can be useful no matter how long the presentation is.
- Shifting Performance Testing to the left with k6 — Trying to pick the best performance tool for your project can be tricky. Check out Marie’s blog to see if k6 would be the right choice for you.
- 193: Hacking the CIA, Bridgefy, and college lockdowns — Privacy disasters, high profile hacks, leaked documents and flawed tracking apps. There’s lots to digest in this weeks episode!
- Don’t Start Your Automation Strategy With Tools — Most of us tend to reach for tools first when doing something new but is that where we should be starting?
- How to Be a QA Leader — Moving into a leadership position can be a daunting experience but Kristin has some helpful tips to put you on the right path.
99-Minute Workshops — September
- Exploring Requirements with a Tester’s Mindset — Join Janet Gregory at 1pm New York, US Time — 2nd September 2020
- Uncovering the Power of Browser DevTools — Join Butch Mayhew at 12pm New Zealand time (NZST) — 4th September 2020
- An Introduction to SQL for testers — Join Lee Marshall at 12pm UK Time — 7th September 2020
- Leading a test automation strategy — Join Dana Aonofriesei at 1pm New York, US Time — 9th September 2020
- Mocks and Testability — Join Ali Haydar at 12pm New Zealand time (NZST) — 11th September 2020
- Property-based testing in Java — Join Mike Solomon at 12pm UK Time — 14th September 2020
- Continuous Testing Throughout the SDLC — Join Dan Ashby at 12pm UK Time — 21st September 2020
- There’s no U in Coach — Join Lindsay Strydom and Gareth Waterhouse at 12pm UK Time — 30th September 2020
Business
Posts selected from our business feed
- 13 Ways to Optimize Your Test Automation from Home — Being out of the office means that most of us don’t have access to our in-house device lab. Some excellent tips and resources here to help you.
- The C# Selenium Sample Repo You Must Have — If you’re looking for a sample repository to get you started with C# automation, this is a great one to bookmark.
Upcoming MoT Events
- 99 Min Workshops — We have multiple workshops running during different timezones in upcoming months.
- Testing Ask Me Anything — Automation — 8pm UK Time — 8th September 2020
- Masterclass: Let’s Go Larvae Hunting! — 8pm UK Time — 22nd September 2020
- TestBash Manchester Online — 2nd October 2020
- TestBash Netherlands Online — 15th — 16th October 2020
- Test.bash(Online); — 29th October 2020
- TestBash New Zealand Online — 20th November 2020
Things You Might Have Missed
Articles and posts on Security, Accessibility and Automation from around the web.
- Medical Data Leaked on GitHub Due to Developer Errors — Hardcoded login credentials and public repositories that should have been private, a lot to learn here.
- Accessibility Testing is like Making Coffee — If you’ve ever wanted an everyday explanation for accessibility testing, this is a pretty good one.
- 5 most annoying website features I face as a blind person every single day — Has your site got any of these features?
Meetups
- Debate Club — Online, Sheffield
- Simon Tomes: Exploratory Testing Workshop — Online, NottsTest
- Casual Get Together & Beers — Online, Berlin
