Quality != Testing - Anne-Marie Charrett

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Talk Description
Many of us have heard the phrase ‘Quality is a team responsibility’ meaning instead of quality being owned by one person (typically a tester) it’s something that many are responsible for. But what does the word quality mean for you, your team and importantly for your stakeholders? Is it simply another word for testing, or is there more to Quality than we think? Does it matter if we understand Quality or not?

This talk explores the importance of understanding quality in the context of a contemporary engineering practices such as Extreme Programming, CI/CD and Devops. When quality is owned collectively, it can facilitate testability and shift testing closer to the design process.

Do I believe testers have a place in this future? Absolutely! In fact, I think the role of a tester is needed more now than ever but perhaps not in a way we have traditionally seen our roles.

A must for anyone moving to contemporary engineering approaches.

Key takeaways from this talk:

  • Learn how testing fits into quality
  • How testing might fit into contemporary engineering practices
  • A way to have a conversation about quality at your workplace

 

What you’ll learn

By the end of this talk, you'll be able to:

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Anne-Marie Charrett

Anne-Marie Charrett is a software tester, trainer and coach with a reputation of excellence and passion for Quality and the craft of software testing.

An electronic engineer by trade, software testing chose her when she started testing protocols against European standards.

Anne-Marie advocates a whole team approach to Quality. She sees software testing as a skilled activity that many might perform. She trains & coaches teams to help embrace this approach to quality with a contextual mindset.

In the past, Anne-Marie has developed software testing courses and lectured at the University of Technology, Sydney, and ran the Sydney Testers Meetup.

Anne-Marie is available for work through her company Testing Times where she offers consulting, training and coaching services.

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