This document discusses the role of a quality assurance specialist on an agile project. It begins by providing background on why agile methods have become popular, noting that agile values flexibility and collaboration over rigid processes and documentation. It then discusses key agile principles, practices, and frameworks. The document emphasizes that being agile is more important than just knowing agile practices. It also outlines the responsibilities of a quality assurance specialist on a cross-functional agile team, including automation testing, collaboration, and coaching. Finally, it provides recommendations for developing agile mindsets and continuing education in areas like testing and facilitation.
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Introduction
Svetlana Mukhina
ICAgile ICP, ICP-ATF, ICP-BVA, PSM I, CSPO, Professional Coach
Agile and career coach at Luxoft Agile Practice
Experience: 13+ years in IT, Computer Linguistics, Technical
Writing, Quality Assurance, Business Analysis, Project and program
management, Agile Coaching
Interests: Project management, Agile transformation, Career and
performance coaching, Psychology
Hobbies: Horse riding, music, poker, travelling, swimming
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T-shaped Specialist
QA Specialist in Agile
Business
Analysis
Technical
Writing
Scrum
coaching
Manual
testing
Test
Automation
and
Continues
integration
QA
Community
Public
Speaking
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Books
Agile Testing Specific
Agile Testing by Lisa Crispin and Janet Gregory
Specification by Example: How Successful Teams Deliver the Right Software by Gojko Adzic
Lean-Agile Acceptance Test-Driven Development: Better Software Through Collaboration by Ken Pugh
Explore It!: Reduce Risk and Increase Confidence with Exploratory Testing by Elisabeth Hendrickson
Agile Mindset Specific
Leadership Agility: Five Levels of Mastery for Anticipating and Initiating Change by William Joiner and
Stephen Josephs
Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us by Dan Pink
The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and
Performance at Work Hardcover by Shawn Achor
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Events
Agile Talks in Luxoft Sofia – contact Luxoft zone for registration
Agile/Scrum
TDD
Facilitation
Product Ownership
Webinars from Luxoft Agile Practice:
Overview of estimation in function points
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7096855347981584898?source=qaconf
What Scrum Master should do on the project?
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2729760089256435713?source=qaconf
Team Coaching - https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6203372409494778628?source=qaconf
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