Encouraging Engagement: Changing Our Work Culture - Marianne Duijst

Talk Description

My department is transitioning to DevOps as the next step from working Agile. In the process, Test Analysts and Developers have seen their roles merge. The need to bridge the previous barriers between the roles required more of a cultural change than a polishing up of our technical skills. I believe our work culture is created by myself and my colleagues with small actions every day. Every month, we celebrate events, people and achievements, where a successful go-live is just as important as the latest team outing. All these small actions help foster a culture in which respect, cooperation and personal connection are at the forefront. As a natural result, not only do the former testers learn more technical coding skills, but the former developers are increasingly helping out with test automation and facilitation. I wish to challenge others to think on how to proactively chart a course of your own liking. How do you encourage engagement? What actions do you take every day that bring you and colleagues to work with a smile?

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Marianne Duijst

Marianne Duijst works as an Agile Quality Coach at Sogeti, and held previous roles as a Tester, Software Engineer, Scrum Master, Developer and High School Teacher. She is a frequent speaker at testing conferences around the world and enjoys speaking about critical thinking, work culture and being a Girl Scout. She often sketchnotes to share and learn. Her love for IT and the Testing profession comes from a love for puzzles, logic, and structure mixed together with her creative, writing and crocheting mind. She loves to explore, meet people from different countries and cultures, read voraciously and dream outrageously.