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  1. ¡ ¡ W13 ¡ Personal ¡Development ¡ Wednesday, ¡October ¡2nd, ¡2019 ¡2:45 ¡PM ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ Capturing ¡Testing ¡with ¡3 ¡Magic ¡Words ¡ ¡ Presented ¡by: ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ Janna ¡Loeffler ¡ ¡ Ultimate ¡Software ¡ ¡ Brought ¡to ¡you ¡by: ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ 888 -­‑-­‑-­‑ 268 -­‑-­‑-­‑ 8770 ¡ ·√·√ ¡904 -­‑-­‑-­‑ 278 -­‑-­‑-­‑ 0524 ¡-­‑ ¡info@techwell.com ¡-­‑ ¡http://www.starwest.techwell.com/ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡

  2. Janna ¡Loeffler ¡ ¡ Janna ¡Loeffler ¡has ¡more ¡than ¡fifteen ¡years ¡of ¡software ¡quality ¡experience. ¡She ¡holds ¡ a ¡bachelor's ¡degree ¡in ¡computer ¡engineering ¡and ¡a ¡master's ¡degree ¡in ¡business ¡ administration. ¡Working ¡in ¡a ¡variety ¡of ¡software ¡engineering ¡roles, ¡including ¡ development, ¡testing, ¡quality ¡assurance, ¡and ¡DevOps, ¡has ¡provided ¡her ¡with ¡a ¡ holistic ¡view ¡of ¡software ¡engineering. ¡She ¡has ¡worked ¡on ¡a ¡wide ¡variety ¡of ¡products, ¡ such ¡as ¡industrial ¡controls, ¡embedded ¡medical ¡devices, ¡websites, ¡mobile ¡ applications, ¡and ¡theme ¡park ¡attractions. ¡Janna ¡has ¡a ¡passion ¡for ¡helping ¡people ¡ build ¡high-­‑quality ¡software ¡more ¡efficiently. ¡ ¡

  3. 9/5/19 CAPTURING TESTING WITH 3 Janna Loeffler MAGIC WORDS “ THE MORE I LEARN, THE MORE I REALIZE HOW MUCH I DON'T KNOW. ” - Albert Einstein 1

  4. 9/5/19 WHAT IS TESTING? Testing is acquiring the competence, motivation, and credibility to create the conditions necessary to evaluate a product by learning about it through exploration and experimentation, which includes to some degree: questioning, study, modeling, observation and inference, including verifying propositions about the product so that you help your clients to make informed decisions about risk . Rapid Software Testing (https://rapid-software-testing.com/) “THE OLDEST AND STRONGEST EMOTION OF MANKIND IS FEAR, AND THE OLDEST AND STRONGEST KIND OF FEAR IS FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN” ― H.P. LOVECRAFT Some of the reasons why testers are afraid to say “I don’t know”: • Fear of losing credibility • Fear of failure • Imposter Syndrome 2

  5. 9/5/19 FEAR OF LOSING CREDIBILITY On the job pressure of needing to provide an answer immediately It’s so real there’s even a wikihow page about it: https://www.wikihow.com/Lose-Your-Fear-of- Being-Fired FEAR OF FAILURE • Kakorrhaphiophobia - The fear of failure or defeat. • Atychiphobia – The fear of failure or failing. "One who fears failure limits his activities. Failure is only the opportunity to more intelligently begin again." - Henry Ford 3

  6. 9/5/19 Impostor syndrome (also known as impostor phenomenon, impostorism, fraud syndrome or the impostor experience) is a psychological pattern in which an individual doubts their accomplishments and has a persistent internalized fear of being exposed as a "fraud". -Wikipedia An estimated 70% of people experience these impostor feelings at some point in their lives, according to a review IMPOSTER article published in the International Journal of Behavioral SYNDROME Science. Impostor syndrome affects all kinds of people from all parts of life: women, men, students, managers, and executives. ”I DON’T KNOW?” OR “I DON’T KNOW.” Some of the reasons when testers might say “I don’t know”: • They are lazy • They don’t want to tell you • They genuinely don’t know 4

  7. 9/5/19 3 COMMON “I DON’T KNOW” QUESTIONS How long is it Do you know What is your going to take how to test … ? test coverage? to test? Don’t say “I don’t know” • There’s a wikiHow for this too! https://www.wikihow.com/Stop-Saying-%22I-Don%27t- Know%22 HOW TO Re-phrase your ”I don’t know” COMMUNICATE • “I’m not sure I’m the right person, but I can help you find out who is.” “I DON’T • “I’m curious about that as well, let’s see if we can figure that out together.” KNOW” IN A • “Here’s what I can tell you” MEANINGFUL Ask questions WAY • ”Can you tell me more about…. ?” • “I’m not sure I understand, can you elaborate?” Most importantly Be Authentic! • Saying “I don’t know” is okay if you genuinely don’t know! 5

  8. 9/5/19 #1 WAY TO AVOID SAYING “I DON’T KNOW” IN TESTING Be prepared! • Go to conferences • Take classes • Be able to communicate your testing story • Know your heuristics and your oracles CONFERENCES & CLASSES 6

  9. 9/5/19 TESTING STORY HEURISTICS & ORACLES In computing, software engineering and software testing a test oracle, or just oracle, is a mechanism for determining whether a test has passed or failed. Kaner, Cem; A Course in Black Box Software Testing, 2004 7

  10. 9/5/19 It’s okay to say “I don’t know.”, just don’t be lazy about it. We can’t be expected to know everything at all times. IN SUMMARY Sometimes our vulnerabilities give us more credibility as humans. The #1 way to avoid saying “I don’t know” is be prepared. QUESTIONS? Janna Loeffler Manager Quality Engineering Ultimate Software Janna_Loeffler@ultimatesoftware.com @JannaLoeffler 8

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