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P030    Hiring and Staffing SQA Testers

This workshop walks you through the entire process of staffing a testing team, from interviewing candidates to testing their skills. You will review sample definitions of all roles, suggested team structures, and the relevant skills, experience and education for each position.

Benefits
After completing this workshop, you will be able to find and select the best applicants for your testing team with confidence.

Topics Covered
  • Taking risks in the hiring process
  • Interviewing candidates
  • Testing and checking references
  • Gauging ability to learn or fit in
  • When/when not to use contract help
  • Using student testers or professionals from other fields
Who Should Attend
Anyone involved in hiring and staffing software SQA positions including Testers, Test Leads, Managers and Directors.

Learning Approach
Lecture, Group, Examples, Walkthrough

Suggested Prerequisites
P010  ESQA: The Effective SQA Manager
D101  A Day in the Life of a Tester
D102  A Day in the Life of a Test Lead
D105  A Day in the Life of an SQA Manager

   


About the Instructor
Robert Sabourin, P. Eng. has 20+ years management experience leading teams of software development professionals to consistently deliver projects on-time, on-quality and on-budget. He is a well-respected member of the software engineering community who has managed, trained, mentored and coached hundreds of top professionals in the field. He frequently writes and speaks to conferences around the world on software engineering, SQA, testing, management and internationalization.


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