What You’ll Learn: How to navigate the learning curve as a new test manager while making use of your testing mindset and skills Tips for building strong offshore team relationships, improving communication, and fostering collaboration. Practical advice for managing tactical plans, tracking deliverables, and maintaining quality advocacy. How to embrace continuous learning, grow emotional intelligence, and lead with empathy.
After reading, share your thoughts:
What’s the biggest challenge you’ve faced (or anticipate facing) as a new test manager?
How do you continue to apply your testing mindset in a leadership role?
Good day @sarahdeery ,
Thank you for sharing this insightful article by @swathika.visagn! The transition into test management is indeed a fascinating journey, and keeping the tester mindset alive adds immense value to leadership. Here’s my take:
Biggest Challenge as a New Test Manager:
One of the most significant challenges I anticipate is balancing strategic oversight with hands-on involvement. While managing teams and deliverables, there’s a constant pull to dive deep into the technical aspects and ensure quality firsthand. Learning to delegate effectively while trusting the team’s capabilities is an area I aim to refine.
Applying the Testing Mindset in Leadership:
As a leader, the testing mindset translates into:
Proactive Problem-Solving: Anticipating risks and issues before they escalate, much like identifying bugs early in the testing cycle.
Continuous Improvement: Fostering a culture of feedback and retrospectives to improve processes iteratively.
Empathy and Communication: Understanding the challenges testers face and advocating for resources, training, and realistic timelines to maintain quality.
Looking forward to reading this article and learning more practical tips for navigating this journey. Thanks again for sharing!
How to navigate the learning curve as a new test manager while making use of your testing mindset and skills
Tips for building strong offshore team relationships, improving communication, and fostering collaboration.
Practical advice for managing tactical plans, tracking deliverables, and maintaining quality advocacy.
How to embrace continuous learning, grow emotional intelligence, and lead with empathy.
The transition into test management is indeed a fascinating journey, and keeping the tester mindset alive adds immense value to leadership. Here’s my take: