Ajay Balamurugadas, Testflix 2020
A - Awareness
Be aware of what you do
Don't over relax while testing
Check out:
bit.ly/testflixaware
B - Business B - Backup
Spend time exploring customer's business
Check out:
craft.co
Take backups, Be data ready always
C - Communities C - Customers
Participate
Learn
Network
Share
Ex:
TTT
TTC
MOT
ATA
Clavent
Think like customer
Use the product
Experience E2E journey
D - Data
Get data from as many sources as possible
Apply it to testing
E - Efficiency E - Ecosystem E - Ego
URL shorteners
Quick Access
Pinning
Text Expanders
Build your KenAshraya
Ken = Knowledge
Ashraya = Support
Support for knowledge
Check out:
50+ Tips to improve tester-programmer relationships
bit.ly/booksaj
F - Fear F - Failure
Do not run away from FEAR
Face it, Learn from it
Check out:
bit.ly/ajkeynote
F.A.I.L. = First Attempt in Learning
By - Babatunde Oduniyi
G - Groundwork
Be ready with your groundwork
Be ready with atleast 5 questions for every task given to you
H - Help
Help others to experience their context
Learn from that experience
I - Iterate
Don't aim for perfection in first attempt
Keep iterating
J - Jargons
Jargon is a jargon till you know about it
Learn about it with an open mind
K - Kudos
Appreciate as soon as you see someone do a good job
Send "Kudos" often
L - Limitless L- Learn to Learn
There is always so much to learn
What you say to yourself matters!
Learning Styles
Visual
Auditory
Kinaesthetic
M - Meetings
Meet with clear agenda
Templatize your meetings
N - NLQ
NLQ = Next Logical Questions
Be ready with the next logical questions
O - Opportunities
Learn to connect dots
Say YES even if you are not 100% sure
P - Pain P - Portfolio
Each pain teaches something, Learn it
Resume = Compete with millions
Portfolio = Fast Track for next opportunity, Build it!
Q - Questions
How many type of questions can you ask?
R - Reinvent
Reinvent testing for yourself
S - Signature S - Share
People should be able to recognize you by your work
Sharing is not easy
Write once = Read twice = Learn twice
T - Tools
Know at least three tools of each category
U - Uninterrupted
Learn to work in an uninterrupted way
Check out:
Book: Deep Work
Book Reading Sessions: Happy Book Reading by Ajay
V - Vision
Have a vision for your career
W - Weekend Testing
Test
Participate
Learn
Contribute
Y - YouTube
Amazing Channels
Association for Software Testing
EvilTester - Software Testing
The Test Tribe
Agile Testing Days
The Test Chat
Agile Testing Alliance
STeP-IN Forum
EuroSTAR Testing Conference
Test Masters Academy
Z - Zeal
You only have one life
Try to make the most of it!