#NottsTest - Andy Glover: Test With Purpose, Test To Win

Have you ever thought what kind of legacy you are creating in your role? I believe it’s important for software testers to regularly stop and think about the purpose of testing and what kind of legacy they’re creating.

Recently I read the book ‘Legacy’ by James Kerr, a book based on the New Zealand Rugby team and how they developed and focused on key values to become a remarkedly successful team. Legacy is traditionally defined as something transmitted from the past and has somehow changed the universe.

For us mere mortal testers, I like the idea of leaving a footprint, making subtle but positive changes in testing, modest improvements, either in the workplace or in the wider testing community. I noticed many of the values from the Rugby team are applicable to software testing and test teams.

With 20 years of working with software testers across a number of organisations and industries, I will share my experience and stories on how implementing these key values can improve testing and leave a lasting and positive legacy.

Bio:
Andy Glover has been working in software development for over 20 years, the majority of the time in software testing. His current role is Head of Test at Ideagen, managing a team of 50 testers. Andy has written a couple of books including the popular “The cartoon Tester”.

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