Building Automation Engineers From Scratch

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BUILDING AUTOMATION ENGINEERS FROM SCRATCH @jennydoesthings

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HI, I’M JENNY HUMAN INTERFACING IS MY FAVORITE THING MY PRONOUNS ARE SHE/HER @jennydoesthings

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THIS IS MY DARLING DANTE THIS IS DAX DUMPLING PRIVATE EYE @jennydoesthings

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@JENNYDOESTHINGS THE PLAN ▸ Assumptions ▸ The Abridged History of Jenny ▸ Set Expectations ▸ Framework for Success ▸ Face Challenges ▸ …. ▸ Win!

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ASSUMPTIONS YOU NEVER START FROM ZERO @jennydoesthings

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@JENNYDOESTHINGS ASSUMPTIONS - RESOURCES ▸ You have a group of manual testers or are a manual tester interested in moving towards automation. ▸ You have time and resources to apply to this adventure. ▸ You may have some kind of support system or mentoring system in place, but at least have people willing to help. ▸ You’re willing to make a plan and execute that plan.

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@JENNYDOESTHINGS ASSUMPTIONS - HUMANS ▸ Every tester is an SME in their ﬁeld ▸ Manual testing is still very important ▸ Not everyone wants to be an automation engineer ▸ Change is scary

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THE ABRIDGED HISTORY OF JENNY WHO ARE YOU @jennydoesthings

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Dogs on the Internet @JENNYDOESTHINGS

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I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I’M DOING. Dogs on the Internet. Also Jenny Bramble @JENNYDOESTHINGS

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THE ABRIDGED HISTORY OF JENNY WHO ARE YOU @jennydoesthings

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EXPECTATIONS FIRST THINGS FIRST @jennydoesthings

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GET OUT IN FRONT EXPECTATIONS @jennydoesthings

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PERCEPTION OF ABILITY EXPECTATIONS @jennydoesthings

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I DIDN’T REALIZE I WAS SUPPOSED TO KNOW EVERYTHING BY MY SECOND RODEO. SEEMS LIKE A LOW NUMBER OF RODEOS. The Internet @JENNYDOESTHINGS

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RESPECT THE MANUAL ADJUSTMENT @jennydoesthings

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RESET YOUR MINDSET ADJUSTMENT @jennydoesthings

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LOSE YOUR FEAR OF NOT BEING ‘TECHNICAL ENOUGH’. Lisa Crispin, Janet Gregory Authors of Agile Testing, personal heroines @JENNYDOESTHINGS

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PERCEPTION OF VELOCITY EXPECTATIONS @jennydoesthings

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MA’AM, DO YOU KNOW HOW FAST YOU WERE GOING? Officer Howard Wilmington, NC Police Department @JENNYDOESTHINGS

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VELOCITY IS NOT OBJECTIVE ADJUSTMENT @jennydoesthings

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PERCEPTION OF SUCCESS EXPECTATIONS @jennydoesthings

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IF YOU LOOKS CLOSELY, MOST OVERNIGHT SUCCESSES TOOK A LONG TIME. Steve Jobs Apple founder, enjoys turtlenecks @JENNYDOESTHINGS

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DEFINE YOUR SUCCESS METRICS ADJUSTMENT @jennydoesthings

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@JENNYDOESTHINGS SUCCESS METRICS ▸ Everyone on the team put in a PR ▸ Golden Path is automated ▸ We can do x, y, and z ▸ There are 15+ tests ▸ We got tests running in CI ▸ No one cried this week

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DEFINE YOUR SUCCESS METRICS ADJUSTMENT @jennydoesthings

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FRAMEWORK FOR SUCCESS WHERE DO I EVEN START @jennydoesthings

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WHAT DO YOU KNOW? FRAMEWORK FOR SUCCESS @jennydoesthings

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@JENNYDOESTHINGS WHAT DO YOU KNOW? ▸ Remember this is a skill built on top of your existing skills, not starting form zero. ▸ You don’t just drop your manual skillset wholesale to pick up automation ▸ Everything you’ve done in your past is a stepping stone to making automation better ▸ How to use tools and language ▸ Logic ▸ Ability to learn

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TESTERS HOLD THE MENTAL MODEL OF THE SYSTEM IN THEIR MINDS. Jasmin Smith Tester, speaker, good human @JENNYDOESTHINGS

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WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW? FRAMEWORK FOR SUCCESS @jennydoesthings

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@JENNYDOESTHINGS WHAT DO YOU KNOW? ▸ Learn to code; don’t ‘learn to automate’ ▸ Learn the software development lifecycle at your company ▸ Learn Git or whichever versioning tool your company uses ▸ Learn your IDE ▸ And remember…

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AUTOMATION CODE IS PRODUCTION CODE. Paul Grizzaffi, Automation engineer, metal head @JENNYDOESTHINGS

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LEARNING FRAMEWORK FOR SUCCESS @jennydoesthings

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@JENNYDOESTHINGS FRAMEWORK FOR SUCCESS - LEARNING ▸ FIND A MENTOR. ▸ Pairing with devs and testers ▸ Dedicated time for PRs, help, and other tasks ▸ Example automation projects ▸ Coursework ▸ Games

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PRACTICE MAKES PERMANENT. Sheila Dacus My piano teacher when I was 12 @JENNYDOESTHINGS

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FACE CHALLENGES YOU MEAN WE’RE NOT DONE YET?? @jennydoesthings

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DE-PRIORITIZED CHALLENGES @jennydoesthings

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TRY NOT TO BECOME A [HUMAN] OF SUCCESS. RATHER, BECOME A [HUMAN] OF VALUE. Albert Einstein Smart guy, gravity connoisseur @JENNYDOESTHINGS

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MAKE AUTOMATION INVALUABLE MEET IT @jennydoesthings

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AUTOMATION IS ANOTHER TOOL MEET IT @jennydoesthings

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BUT I DON’T WANNA CHALLENGES @jennydoesthings

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TOUGH LUCK. Steve Gibson QA Manager, part time motivational speaker @JENNYDOESTHINGS

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WHOLE TEAM APPROACH MEET IT @jennydoesthings

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AUTOMATION IS SCARY. WORK TO GET YOUR WHOLE TEAM ENGAGED RATHER THAN SPECIFICALLY TO BECOME A TEST AUTOMATION ENGINEER. Lisa Crispin @JENNYDOESTHINGS

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MEANS CHANGE MEET IT @jennydoesthings

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MEANS CHANGE MEET IT @jennydoesthings

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WIN …. @jennydoesthings

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@JENNYDOESTHINGS THE PLAN ▸ Set Expectations ▸ Respect the manual tester ▸ Reset your mindset ▸ Velocity is not objective ▸ Deﬁne your success metrics ▸ Create Your Framework for Success ▸ What do you know? ▸ What do you need to know? ▸ Learn how you learn ▸ Face Challenges ▸ Make automation invaluable ▸ Realize automation is just another tool ▸ Embrace a whole team approach ▸ Accept that professional development means change

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BUILDING AUTOMATION ENGINEERS FROM SCRATCH @jennydoesthings

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ANY QUESTIONS? DERP @jennydoesthings

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@JENNYDOESTHINGS FIND ME ONLINE! ▸ jenny.bramble@gmail.com ▸ http://twitter.com/jennydoesthings ▸ https://linkedin.com/in/ jennybramble ▸ http://jennydoesthings.com ▸ Willowtree!