On May 14, XBOSoft, in conjunction with Chris Laney from Zenergy Technologies, and Charlene Woolley from Xpanxion, LLC shared their ideas on how to best recruit high-performing QA engineers. Chris has over twenty years experience in the IT industry with seventeen specifically in QA & testing and is a US Navy veteran and graduate of East Carolina University. Charlene manages a blended team of onshore, onshore and farm shore resources. With over 15 years of Quality Assurance experience, Charlene has worked in all areas of the Software Development Lifecycle process.

1. Chris Laney and Charlene
Woolley
How to get quality people
on your QA team

2. XBOSoft
• Founded in 2006
• Dedicated to software quality
• Software QA consulting
• Software testing services
• Offices in San Francisco, Beijing, Oslo
and Amsterdam

3. XBOSoft
Molly Jan

4. Housekeeping
• Please mute your mic
• Ask questions via the GoToWebinar control on the right side
of your screen
• Questions can be asked throughout the webinar, we’ll try to
fit them in when appropriate
• General Q & A at the end of the webinar
• You will receive info on recording after the webinar

5. Chris Laney
• Twenty years experience
in the IT industry with
seventeen specifically in
QA & testing.
• US Navy veteran and
graduate of East Carolina
University
• In 2006, the Triad
Business Journal
recognized Chris as one of
its 40 Leaders under 40.
Zenergy Technologies
@blueskybyway

6. Charlene Woolley
• 15 years of QA experience
• Experience with Project
Management, Business
Analysis, System Design, Code
Reviews, Project
Implementation and Post
Project Analysis
• Worked as a Project
Manager, Business Analyst, QA
Tester, QA Lead, QA Manager,
and Release Manager
Xpanxion, LLC
@charlene_woolle

7. Qualities And Characteristics
• What are qualities and characteristics
to look for in personnel?
• What are qualities and characteristics
to avoid in personnel?
• How important are certain traits?

8. What To Ask?
• How do you assess whether
candidates have the traits your
looking for?
• What are questions you can ask?
• What other activities or methods of
assessment can you use?

9. Agile
• How is agile different?
• Do you need an entirely new
workforce?
• How do you adapt to the agile
process?

10. Evaluating Your Team
• How do you evaluate?
• How to reward high-value
employees?
• How do you encourage employees to
adapt?

11. Contact Us
Charlene Woolley
@charlene_woolle
Xpanxion, LLC
@Xpanxion
Chris Laney
@blueskybyway
Zenergy Technologies
@ZenergyTech
@XBOSoft
services@xbosoft.com

12. Thank you for attending