Slide 1 (15) 26 January 2007 Finding the Right Test Manager version 1.1 © SOFTWARE QUALITY CENTRE bbjTest Finding the Right Test Manager

Slide 1 (15)26 January 2007

Finding the Right Test Manager version 1.1© SOFTWARE QUALITY CENTRE bbjTest www.bbjtest.com

Finding the Right Test Manager



Ideal Test Manager?

• Charismatic leader with lots of enthusiasm, or…

• Goal-oriented, rather silent, autocratic Alexander the Great, or…

• Quiet, good administrator, or…• Specialist and engineer, logical,

pragmatic, factual – or…•All four?



Ideal Test Managers for:

• … different people who like to be managed in different ways

• … different project managers who manage people in different ways

• … different project phases• … different business and technical

challenges• … project sizes and organizations



Finding Candidates

• Define the ideal (the job)• Measure people (candidates)• Compare people with the ideal• Choose candidate who suits best



The Art of Match-Making

Man Job

Failure

Success

Unhappy

Happy



Practical Solution

• Measuring people with PPA1)…• … and positions (job profiling)…• … on four scales („DISC”):

– dominance– influence– steadiness– compliance

• 1) PPA = Personal Profile Analysis

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Alexander the GreatD I S C



DilbertD I S C



The Amazing Test Manager…D I S C



… and His Educated Testers? D I S C



Personal ProfilesD I S C

director

D I S C

leader

D I S C

propagator

D I S C

scientist

D I S C

administrator

D I S C

creator

D I S C

advisor



Job Analysis 1(2)



Job Analysis 2(2)



Your F[a|e][li|ci]tator

• [email protected]• www.bbjtest.com• http://spin-eu.org (SPIN CEE)

• www.qamt.net (Kiev, Ukraine, Sept. ‘07)

• http://aqction.bbjtest.com• http://work.bbjtest.com

(finding CEE testers)




Now: the Brainstorm!

• personal profile

• testing knowledge

• project management skills• design and programming

• application domain

• requirements

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Slide 1 (15) 26 January 2007 Finding the Right Test Manager version 1.1 © SOFTWARE QUALITY CENTRE bbjTest Finding the Right Test Manager