JesperApr 21

"What'cha Doin'?" I'm releasing my third book on leanpub. Go check it out!

Early reviewers says it... validates what the role is designed to be and packed with helpful practical resources ... https://leanpub.com/sltrbook#testimonials #SltrBook #StaffLevel #staffengineering

Staff-Level Testing Roles

This book is written as a guide for aspiring and existing staff-level testing professionals, whether they have the formal title or not. Often, it’s the nature of the work - a pattern rather than an explicit title. It can be a way to expand your career if you want to.

Leading Testing ActivitiesApr 3, 2025

The Big Hallucination

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://leading-testing-activities.ghost.io/the-big-hallucination/

The Big Hallucination

Would I be more effective with an LLM? Probably not, no. Maybe I just haven't seen The Emperor's New Clothes. I have seen the Stochastic parrot - that don't impress me much... Sigh.

Leading Testing Activities
JesperJul 27, 2023
As I grow/grew from tester to leading testing the span of my activities become more systemic out of the test team. Jit describes it well here:
#staffLevel
"How principal testers can improve company processes" by Jit Gosai:
https://leaddev.com/process/how-principal-testers-can-improve-company-processes
How principal testers can improve company processes

What is a principal tester and how can they improve your quality culture and team efficiency?

JesperJun 30, 2023
My job as a Staff level individual Contributor is to grow others in the area of my expertise and build more skilled people. It's not to hog all the activities for myself. #staffLevel
While previous test managers have done the analysis, test cases, and follow-up themselves - it doesn't scale folks. Delegate Responsibly.
JesperMar 9, 2023

I Found A Bug- Can I Go Home Now? And other lessons learned from testing cloud

https://jlottosen.wordpress.com/2023/03/09/lessons-learned-in-cloud-testing/
#WardleyMapping #stafflevel #wholeteamapproach

Lessons Learned in Cloud Testing

Complexity is a Matter of Perspective
JesperNov 30, 2022

I can recommend the recent
Quality Bits Podcast for #QualityCoach, #StaffEng, and principal testers.

- how do you build skills in others
- how much hand on should you be as #StaffLevel #Tester

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Bandwidth to Grow: Supporting Growth and Change with Maaret Pyhäjärvi @maaretp
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2037134/11705424

Bandwidth to Grow: Supporting Growth and Change with Maaret Pyhäjärvi - Quality Bits

In this episode, Lina talks to the feedback fairy, a well-known voice in the testing (and not only) community - Maaret Pyhäjärvi about the different readiness for changes in team and supporting the growth journeys.Find Maaret on: - LinkedIn: https...

Buzzsprout
Show threadJesperNov 22, 2022

@nicolalindgren @mazur

Perhaps example based, like some of your other work Nicola?

btw: Here's an example of how to be curious as a #staffLevel test person:
https://jlottosen.wordpress.com/2022/11/21/communicate-curiosity/

Communicate Curiosity

Complexity is a Matter of Perspective
JesperNov 21, 2022
A “testing mindset” of inquiry applies when you are a principal tester or even a senior advisor in testing. Asking open questions and approaching a challenge with exploration proves better than command and control. People are people – be mindful of where they are.
https://jlottosen.wordpress.com/2022/11/21/communicate-curiosity/ #softwareTesting #staffLevel #trust #leadership
#WholeTeamApproach
Communicate Curiosity

Complexity is a Matter of Perspective