Presented by
Gerie Owen, QA Engineering Manager, Roobrik
About this talk
The very nature of testing is undergoing radical and continual change. Testers need to be aware of these dramatic shifts and prepare to redefine their careers. The testing profession has evolved to meet the challenges of agile development, increasing levels of test automation, DevOps and quality engineering. We embrace our roles as members of software development teams and we recognize that as such, testing is a social activity. We become data scientists as we train and test AI, mitigating the effects of bias and groupthink. We are shifting both left and right, and yet we are only in the early stages of a profound transformation in testing skills and the roles testers will play in delivering quality software.
Testers ask what knowledge and skills are needed to have a successful career in an era where testing means many different things. In this presentation, viewers will learn current trends and make educated analyses of what the future of testing and test activities may look like.
Tune into this session to hear Industry thought leader Gerie Own discuss how the testing profession has responded to the dramatic shifts in the software development lifecycle and provide testers with an approach to prepare for the future. She'll describe the “T” shaped skill assessment theory and show testers how to evaluate their skills, strengths and weaknesses and determine their next direction. Finally, I’ll introduce the concept of the “Flexible Generalist” and show you can become a tester of the future.
Takeaways:
1. Attendees will understand how the role of the tester has evolved and how testers met the challenges of those changes.
2. How to embrace testing as a social activity.
2. Learn what skillsets and mindsets will be important to the tester of the future
3. How to prepare ourselves to become the testers of the future
