Tariq King is the director of test engineering at Ultimate Software and has over a decade of experience in software testing. He will be presenting on "The Path to Test Leadership: A Road Less Traveled" which will outline different testing career paths, roles and levels, how to choose the right path, and how to start your journey toward test leadership. The presentation will provide learning materials and a wrap up.

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Test
Management
10/5/16
11:30
The
Path
to
Test
Leadership:
A
Road
Less
Traveled
Presented
by:
Tariq
King
Ultimate
Software
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2.
Tariq
King
Tariq
King
is
the
director
of
test
engineering
at
Ultimate
Software.
With
more
than
a
decade
of
experience
in
software
testing
research
and
practice,
Tariq
provides
technical
leadership,
people
leadership,
strategic
direction,
and
staff
training
in
software
quality
and
test
engineering.
He
has
previously
held
positions
of
test
manager,
test
architect,
test
lead,
researcher,
and
college
professor.
Tariq
is
a
frequent
presenter
at
conferences
and
workshops,
has
published
more
than
thirty
research
articles
in
IEEE
and
ACM
sponsored
journals,
and
has
developed
and
taught
software
testing
courses
in
both
industry
and
academia.
Contact
Tariq
via
LinkedIn.

3. The Path to Test Leadership
Tariq King
a road less traveled…
TALK OUTLINE
Testing Career Paths
Roles and Levels
Choosing the Right Path
Starting Your Journey
Learning Material
Wrap Up
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Architect Fellow
Engineer I
Manager
Intern (Start)
Engineer III/IV
DirectorVPCQO
Lead People
Engineer II Engineer III
Subject Matter ExpertIndividual Contributor
Lead Technology
Lead
Software Test/Quality Engineer Career Paths
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No techniques.
Little to no testing
knowledge and
experience.
Able to execute
predefined tests.
Guided in basic
testing practices.
Guided learning
of single domain.
INTERN

5. 5
Basic techniques.
Create and execute
tests using boundaries,
equivalence classing,
decision tables, and
exploratory methods.
Independent in basic
test practices.
Basic knowledge of
single domain.
TEST
ENGINEER I
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Intermediate techniques.
Create and execute
tests using all pairs,
state transitions, domain
analysis, and scenario-
based methods.
Technical track: basic
statement and branch
coverage, code reviews,
and test automation.
Proficient, single domain.
TEST
ENGINEER II

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Advanced techniques.
Master black box, and
reach intermediate
white box, or vice versa.
Basic knowledge of
single property area.
Technical track: multiple
condition, basis path,
and loop coverage.
Proficient single domain,
basic second domain.
TEST
ENGINEER III
8
Authority in particular
area or topic.
Mentor others in a
specific domain.
No other change in
responsibilities.
Expert
Authority over team
or organization.
Coach others along
career paths.
Shift in responsibilities,
day-to-day.
Leader
Both?

7. 9
TESTLEAD
10
Technology Leaders
Practices
Strategies
Tools
Innovation

8. 11
Testing Expert
Train Engineers
Implement Tools
Create Strategies
Conduct Research
Org-Level Resource
Industry Contributor
TEST
ARCHITECT
12
Distinguished Engineer
Technical Evangelist
Guide and Mentor Architects
Lead Research Initiatives
Establish Special Projects
Set Future Directions
Industry Leader
ENGINEERING FELLOW

9. 13
People Leaders
Emotional Intelligence
Team Building
Collaboration
Career Development
Fostering
Communication
14
Tactical
Leads Engineers
Single Quality Area
Triage/Assign Tasks
Hire/Inspire Engineers
Team Engagement
Intra-Department
Collaboration
TEST
MANAGER

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Strategic
Leads Managers
Multiple Quality Areas
Develops Plans
Hire/Inspire Managers
Manager Engagement
Inter-Department
Collaboration
TEST
DIRECTOR
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Forecasting
Leads Directors
All Quality Areas
Develops Plans
Hire/Inspire Leaders
Director Engagement
Company-Wide
Collaboration
VICE
PRESIDENT

11. 17
Long-Term Strategic
and Forecasting
Reports to CEO
Leads VPs
All Quality Areas
VP Engagement
Industry-Wide
Collaboration
CHIEF QUALITY
OFFICER
18
Which
path to
choose?

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How
do you start
climbing the
corporate ladder?

13. 21
Keep going the extra mile…
It’s never crowded.
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Find the
right mentor
but start your
own ascent.

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Find the
right mentor…
but start your
own ascent.
R
Create/Evaluate
New Tools
Improve
Process
Pilot New
Initiatives
Invest in
People
WAYS TO DEMONSTRATE LEADERSHIP
24
Express your
desire to lead
to the
right people.

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Create a successor,
success depends on it.
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Create a successor…
success depends on it.
Marks
Maturity
Do not
Double
Focus on
Future
Increase
Incrementally
SUCCESSION PLANNING

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Pass the baton, and let it go.
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Pass the baton…and let it go.
13
4
Delegate FirstPause & Evaluate
Don’t Delegate
Love Hate
PASSION
GoodNotGood
COMPETENCE
2Delegate Next

17. 29
Establish an executive presence
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Lead yourself in learning.

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FUNDAMENTALSFUNDAMENTALS BUSINESSBUSINESS TECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGY
INTRODUCTION
Software Engineering
Software Testing
Value of Testing
Testing Challenges
TESTING THEORY
Ideal Test
Laws and Axioms
TESTING PRACTICE
Test Design
Exploratory Testing
Automated Testing
Test Reporting
Reviews
Risk Analysis
LEVELS
Story
Feature
Feature Interaction
Functional End-to-End
MODELS
Decision Tables
State Machines
COVERAGE
Acceptance Criteria
Positive Scenarios
Negative Scenarios
Rules/Variants
States
Transitions
LEVELS
Unit Testing
Class Integration
Service
Service Integration
MODELS
Flow Charts
UML Diagrams
COVERAGE
Statement
Branch
Condition
Basis Path
Loops
Definition-Use Paths
NON-FUNCTIONALNON-FUNCTIONAL
PERFORMANCE
Scalability
Stability
Reliability
COMPATIBILITY
Platforms
Devices
SECURITY
Buffer Overflow
Injection Techniques
Denial of Service
USABILITY
User-Friendliness
Accessibility
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PRACTICAL TESTING: DESIGN, EXPLORE, BREAKPRACTICAL TESTING: DESIGN, EXPLORE, BREAK

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PRACTICAL TESTING: DESIGN, EXPLORE, BREAKPRACTICAL TESTING: DESIGN, EXPLORE, BREAK
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AUTOMATED TESTING: SCRIPT, REFACTOR, REPORTAUTOMATED TESTING: SCRIPT, REFACTOR, REPORT

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STATIC TESTING: INSPECT, REVIEW, WALKTHROUGHSTATIC TESTING: INSPECT, REVIEW, WALKTHROUGH
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SECURITY TESTING: HACK, ATTACK, DEFENDSECURITY TESTING: HACK, ATTACK, DEFEND

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PERFORMANCE TESTING: RESPOND, SCALE, RELYPERFORMANCE TESTING: RESPOND, SCALE, RELY
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LEADERSHIP: SERVE, DEVELOP, INSPIRE, INFLUENCELEADERSHIP: SERVE, DEVELOP, INSPIRE, INFLUENCE

22. 39
Be a conference
presenter…
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Be a conference
presenter…
Prepare Propose Pitch Present
SPEAKER SUBMISSION PROCESS

23. 41
Hang in there…
a promotion will come.
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THANK YOU…