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SQA Days conference, Russia: How I lost my head as the Head of QA

Aleksandra Kornecka
November 18, 2017
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SQA Days conference, Russia: How I lost my head as the Head of QA

Aleksandra Kornecka

November 18, 2017
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  1. Software Quality Assurance days
    International Conference of
    Software Quality Assurance
    sqadays.com
    St.Petersburg. November
    17–18, 2017
    Aleksandra Kornecka, OLX, Poland
    How I lost my head as the Head of QA
    (lightning talk)

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  2. How I lost my head as the Head of QA
    Hello world!
    # sQA, 4+ years
    # MSc.of cognitive science
    # leader of Girls Who Test
    # sQA mentor volunteer
    # currently NOT the Head of QA ;-)

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  3. How I lost my head as the Head of QA
    Firstly:
    the Head of QA in my mind

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  4. How I lost my head as the Head of QA

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  5. How I lost my head as the Head of QA
    then...

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  6. How I lost my head as the Head of QA
    ...one day...

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  7. How I lost my head as the Head of QA
    I lost my head!
    Really?

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  8. How I lost my head as the Head of QA

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  9. How I lost my head as the Head of QA
    After :
    the Head of QA in my mind

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  10. How I lost my head as the Head of QA
    How was that possible?

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  11. How I lost my head as the Head of QA
    Thought 1:
    skills over experience
    ● if you proves business and technical skills, here you go
    ● your skills and your managers decide
    ● actually, your mind decides, too

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  12. How I lost my head as the Head of QA
    Thought 2:
    companies are various

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  13. How I lost my head as the Head of QA
    Thought 3:
    soft skills needed

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  14. How I lost my head as the Head of QA
    … but still ...

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  15. How I lost my head as the Head of QA
    ...I need to learn!

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  16. How I lost my head as the Head of QA
    Final thought:
    challenge your head!

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  17. How I lost my head as the Head of QA
    Thank you for your attention!
    [email protected]
    @aleko_tweets
    girlswhotest.pl

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