Building a Quality Engineering Chapter: Pitfalls to Avoid and Best Practices

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About the talk:
Working in a completely Agile environment is an enriching experience, but how can we share best practices and learnings from the several Quality Engineers spread across several squads and tribes? Build a Community, a Chapter of Practice. Not only to share experiences but also to engage the QA, Architects, and Developers into a common goal: the whole team-based approach toward quality.

In this talk, Larissa will explain what a Chapter is, why it is essential, and share her experience building a Quality Engineering practice into an utterly Agile environment. She will detail how the idea began, how she engaged the Quality Engineers and Architects completely remote due to the pandemic, how the first Chapter and room started until getting momentum, and how to keep that momentum going. She will also talk about how engagement and sharing experiences improved the quality of the work the squads were delivering and how common concepts and shared experiences could increase the speed of ramp-up for new squads.

After the talk, the audience will better understand what a Chapter is and have guidance on how to start it, avoid the known pitfalls, and focus on what works best for their context through engagement and technical excellence.

About the Speaker:
Larissa Rosochansky is a senior IT Executive with over 20 years of experience in IT and is used to leading large operations since 2014 driving its strategy, growth, P&L, and operation metrics. Moreover, Larissa is also a worldwide speaker on Quality and Agile, primarily focused on delivering value to the customer by using Lean Digital Transformation and Agile Engineering. Larissa has deep knowledge and experience with Agile, Lean, Agile Engineering, QA, RPA, Design Thinking, DevOps, Lean Software Delivery, Leadership, Cognitive, and Automation. Focus Industries: Banking, Telecom, Beverage, and Automotive.