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Soft Skills Required in QA

Soft Skills Required in QA

Rostislav Yavorski, Head of Research, Exactpro

“Soft skills help employees stay organised, fully utilise their hard skills, establish a reputation, and, eventually, improve the productivity of your company. The list of top soft skills depends on the industry. For software testers, lifelong learning and communication definitely are of the highest priority."

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QA Meetup. 18 June 2022

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  1. 1 BUILD SOFTWARE TO TEST SOFTWARE
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    exactpro.com
    Soft Skills Required in QA
    Rostislav Yavorskiy
    18 JUNE 2022
    WYNDHAM GRAND TBILISI, BALLROOM
    Exactpro Head of Research

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    Skill is
    the ability to do something well

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    vs.
    Hard Skills
    Teachable abilities or skill sets
    that are easy to quantify
    Soft Skills
    Also known as “people skills”
    or “interpersonal skills”
    Language proficiency
    Certificate or degree
    Typing speed
    Machine operation
    Computer programming html
    >
    Communication
    Flexibility
    Leadership
    Teamwork
    Time Management
    Hard Skills vs. Soft Skills

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    Soft skills
    ● Critical thinking, problem solving, public speaking, professional writing,
    teamwork, digital literacy, leadership, professional attitude, work ethic,
    career management and intercultural fluency
    ● Organization, communication, teamwork, networking, public speaking,
    creative writing, time management, leadership
    ● Social skills, interpersonal skills, and a positive attitude

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    Top soft skills per industry. Technology
    1. Humility - Critical when working with other team members who may need help
    2. Teamwork - Able to work collaboratively and independently
    3. Lifelong learner - Continues to stay updated with industry trends
    4. Leadership - Openness to helping others with their personal development
    5. Self-Starter - Able to recognize problems within systems and take action to resolve
    https://www.testgorilla.com/blog/top-soft-skills-per-industry/

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    Zero Outage Industry Standard
    Sense of urgency to reduce business impacts, Pro-active work approach
    Communication, Teamwork, Sense for quality, Decision making
    Adherence to processes, Outcome oriented, Learning from mistakes
    Conflict resolution and mediation skills, Reliability and credibility
    https://zero-outage.com/the-standard/people/competency-model/

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    Soft skills
    help employees fully
    utilize their hard skills

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    Happy employees
    ● Maintain relationships
    ● Grow a network
    ● Facilitate growth
    ● Stay organized
    ● Prove initiative
    ● Develop leadership
    ● Gain confidence
    ● Establish a reputation

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    Happy business
    ● Improved productivity
    ● Improved leadership
    ● Better teamwork
    ● Increased workplace communication
    ● Enhanced employee satisfaction

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    Soft skill:
    Data literacy

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    What is data literacy
    The ability to read, understand, create, and
    communicate data as information
    Data literacy skills include the following abilities:
    ● Knowing what data is appropriate to use for a
    particular purpose
    ● Interpreting data visualizations
    ● Understanding data analytics tools and methods
    ● Data storytelling, communicating information about
    data to other people

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    Data collection culture
    The process of gathering and measuring
    information on targeted variables in an
    established system, which then enables
    one to answer relevant questions and
    evaluate outcomes

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    Data quality attributes
    ● Accuracy, whether or not given values are correct and consistent
    ● Completeness, there should be no gaps or missing information
    ● Reliability, how well a method measures something
    ● Relevance, consistency between the content of data and the area of interest
    ● Timeliness, the time between when information is expected and when it is readily
    available for use

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    Data visualization proficiency
    The graphic representation of data, particularly efficient way of
    communicating
    Data visualization principles:
    ● show the data
    ● present many numbers in a small space
    ● encourage the eye to compare different pieces of data
    ● reveal the data at several levels of detail
    ● serve clear purpose: description, exploration, or decoration
    Histogram Bar Chart
    Line Graph Scatter Plot
    Pie Chart Radial Chart

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    Storytelling with data
    Understand
    the context
    Choose an
    Effective Visual
    Focus
    Attention
    Tell a Story

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    Storyboard example

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    Storyboard example
    Start with
    an overview

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    Storyboard example Zoom in one
    part

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    Storyboard example
    Zoom in
    the other part

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    Storyboard example
    Focus on
    relationships

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    Storyboard example
    Conclude

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    Example:
    Data story for Linuxgram channel

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    Start day 2016-Jan-06
    Subscribers 68 828
    Total posts 8 897
    Posts per day 3.8
    Linuxgram .
    t.me/linuxgram

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    Posts per week

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    Posts per week
    3-6
    posts/day
    2-4
    posts/day

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    Seasonal

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    Seasonal - Insignificant

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    Daily cycle

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    Daily cycle
    Midnight?

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    Daily cycle
    Midnight?

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    Number of posts per day distribution

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    Number of posts per day distribution
    Outlier!

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    Linuxgram
    Start day 2016-Jan-06
    Subscribers 68 828
    Total posts 8 897
    Posts per day 3.8
    Posts per day distribution
    Weekly activity

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    Questions?
    Thank You!

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