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ATD > MEETUP

1. DEWT

   1. Do people who attend want to be Testers?

      1. Or just Testing for a job and nothing more?

         1. What can we do about this?

   2. Format of a Peer Review

      1. Presentations

         1. Topical Debates

         2. Discussions

         3. Just talk about stuff

         4. Conversations flow after this

   3. Why they are good?

      1. People work in different ways

   4. Don't be elitist

      1. Everyone is a peer - you dont have to be a "recognised" person

         1. In fact, this recognition element should be actively discouraged

   5. Personal Learning

      1. Sturgen's Law

         1. 90% of everything is CRAP

   6. Personal Traits needed

      1. Bravery

      2. Courage

      3. Active Listening

      4. Sharing

   7. Observations by people:

      1. Testers don't appear to be as passionate as Programmers about their craft

      2. Testers earn less

      3. Tester's care about other things

         1. Not sure what context this was specified in

2. What makes a great TESTER?

   1. Empathy

   2. Sense of humour

   3. Open Mind

   4. Passion

   5. Domain Knowledge

   6. Communication Skills

      1. Exchange Information

      2. Articulate

   7. Structured versus Unstructured approach to Testing (??)

      1. Scripted versus Exploratory

      2. Tester versus Non-Tester

   8. Cultural Fit

   9. Curious

   10. Fast Learner

   11. Probe to see underlying complexity in seemingly simple things

   12. Probe to see simplicity in a seemingly complex thing

   13. Think Differently

       1. But How?

   14. Honesty

   15. Humility

   16. Attitude is the most important aspect of everyone

   17. Are we describing what makes a great PERSON/TEAM MEMBER?

3. Management & Leadership

   1. Goal is specifically to fail

      1. As a way of learning

      2. Negative Connotations with the word "fail"

      3. Set expectations for this activity

      4. Emergency situations are good ways to learn

         1. What better way to get out of comfort zone

         2. But needs support and safety

   2. People would rather be mediocre than fail

   3. Leadership is about leading with example

   4. Some people don't fit within context

      1. Often take a long time to find their place

   5. How can you train people to be great testers?

   6. Company needs to find time for learning

   7. A struggle to get people learning

   8. We need to create a community of practice

   9. Uncertainty in business often leads to innovation

4. Acceptable levels of risk

   1. Different people have different perceptions

   2. Do business people (management etc) care about risk

      1. Or at least care enough to really talk about it

   3. To Whom?

      1. The business

   4. How do WE talk about risk?

      1. Who is WE?

   5. We need a common language of risk