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Chris Laney and Charlene
Woolley
How to get quality people
on your QA team
XBOSoft
• Founded in 2006
• Dedicated to software quality
• Software QA consulting
• Software testing services
• Offices in San Francisco, Beijing, Oslo
and Amsterdam
XBOSoft
Molly Jan
Housekeeping
• Please mute your mic
• Ask questions via the GoToWebinar control on the right side
of your screen
• Questions can be asked throughout the webinar, we’ll try to
fit them in when appropriate
• General Q & A at the end of the webinar
• You will receive info on recording after the webinar
Chris Laney
• Twenty years experience
in the IT industry with
seventeen specifically in
QA & testing.
• US Navy veteran and
graduate of East Carolina
University
• In 2006, the Triad
Business Journal
recognized Chris as one of
its 40 Leaders under 40.
Zenergy Technologies
@blueskybyway
Charlene Woolley
• 15 years of QA experience
• Experience with Project
Management, Business
Analysis, System Design, Code
Reviews, Project
Implementation and Post
Project Analysis
• Worked as a Project
Manager, Business Analyst, QA
Tester, QA Lead, QA Manager,
and Release Manager
Xpanxion, LLC
@charlene_woolle
Qualities And Characteristics
• What are qualities and characteristics
to look for in personnel?
• What are qualities and characteristics
to avoid in personnel?
• How important are certain traits?
What To Ask?
• How do you assess whether
candidates have the traits your
looking for?
• What are questions you can ask?
• What other activities or methods of
assessment can you use?
Agile
• How is agile different?
• Do you need an entirely new
workforce?
• How do you adapt to the agile
process?
Evaluating Your Team
• How do you evaluate?
• How to reward high-value
employees?
• How do you encourage employees to
adapt?
Contact Us
Charlene Woolley
@charlene_woolle
Xpanxion, LLC
@Xpanxion
Chris Laney
@blueskybyway
Zenergy Technologies
@ZenergyTech
@XBOSoft
services@xbosoft.com
Thank you for attending

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How To Get Quality People On Your QA Team Webinar

  • 1. Chris Laney and Charlene Woolley How to get quality people on your QA team
  • 2. XBOSoft • Founded in 2006 • Dedicated to software quality • Software QA consulting • Software testing services • Offices in San Francisco, Beijing, Oslo and Amsterdam
  • 4. Housekeeping • Please mute your mic • Ask questions via the GoToWebinar control on the right side of your screen • Questions can be asked throughout the webinar, we’ll try to fit them in when appropriate • General Q & A at the end of the webinar • You will receive info on recording after the webinar
  • 5. Chris Laney • Twenty years experience in the IT industry with seventeen specifically in QA & testing. • US Navy veteran and graduate of East Carolina University • In 2006, the Triad Business Journal recognized Chris as one of its 40 Leaders under 40. Zenergy Technologies @blueskybyway
  • 6. Charlene Woolley • 15 years of QA experience • Experience with Project Management, Business Analysis, System Design, Code Reviews, Project Implementation and Post Project Analysis • Worked as a Project Manager, Business Analyst, QA Tester, QA Lead, QA Manager, and Release Manager Xpanxion, LLC @charlene_woolle
  • 7. Qualities And Characteristics • What are qualities and characteristics to look for in personnel? • What are qualities and characteristics to avoid in personnel? • How important are certain traits?
  • 8. What To Ask? • How do you assess whether candidates have the traits your looking for? • What are questions you can ask? • What other activities or methods of assessment can you use?
  • 9. Agile • How is agile different? • Do you need an entirely new workforce? • How do you adapt to the agile process?
  • 10. Evaluating Your Team • How do you evaluate? • How to reward high-value employees? • How do you encourage employees to adapt?
  • 11. Contact Us Charlene Woolley @charlene_woolle Xpanxion, LLC @Xpanxion Chris Laney @blueskybyway Zenergy Technologies @ZenergyTech @XBOSoft services@xbosoft.com
  • 12. Thank you for attending