1. Slide 1 (15) 26 January 2007 Finding the Right Test Manager version 1.1 © SOFTWARE QUALITY CENTRE bbjTest www.bbjtest.com Finding the Right Test Manager

2. Slide 2 (15) 26 January 2007 Finding the Right Test Manager version 1.1 © SOFTWARE QUALITY CENTRE bbjTest www.bbjtest.com Ideal Test Manager? Charismatic leader with lots of enthusiasm, or… Goal-oriented, rather silent, autocratic Alexander the Great, or… Quiet, good administrator, or… Specialist and engineer, logical, pragmatic, factual – or… All four?

3. Slide 3 (15) 26 January 2007 Finding the Right Test Manager version 1.1 © SOFTWARE QUALITY CENTRE bbjTest www.bbjtest.com Ideal Test Managers for: … different people who like to be managed in different ways … different project managers who manage people in different ways … different project phases … different business and technical challenges … project sizes and organizations

4. Slide 4 (15) 26 January 2007 Finding the Right Test Manager version 1.1 © SOFTWARE QUALITY CENTRE bbjTest www.bbjtest.com Finding Candidates Define the ideal (the job) Measure people (candidates) Compare people with the ideal Choose candidate who suits best

5. Slide 5 (15) 26 January 2007 Finding the Right Test Manager version 1.1 © SOFTWARE QUALITY CENTRE bbjTest www.bbjtest.com The Art of Match-Making ManJob Failure Success Unhappy Happy

6. Slide 6 (15) 26 January 2007 Finding the Right Test Manager version 1.1 © SOFTWARE QUALITY CENTRE bbjTest www.bbjtest.com Practical Solution Measuring people with PPA 1) … … and positions (job profiling)… … on four scales (DISC): –dominance –influence –steadiness –compliance 1) PPA = Personal Profile Analysis www.thomasinternational.net

7. Slide 7 (15) 26 January 2007 Finding the Right Test Manager version 1.1 © SOFTWARE QUALITY CENTRE bbjTest www.bbjtest.com Alexander the Great D I S C

8. Slide 8 (15) 26 January 2007 Finding the Right Test Manager version 1.1 © SOFTWARE QUALITY CENTRE bbjTest www.bbjtest.com Dilbert D I S C

9. Slide 9 (15) 26 January 2007 Finding the Right Test Manager version 1.1 © SOFTWARE QUALITY CENTRE bbjTest www.bbjtest.com The Amazing Test Manager… D I S C

10. Slide 10 (15) 26 January 2007 Finding the Right Test Manager version 1.1 © SOFTWARE QUALITY CENTRE bbjTest www.bbjtest.com … and His Educated Testers? D I S C

11. Slide 11 (15) 26 January 2007 Finding the Right Test Manager version 1.1 © SOFTWARE QUALITY CENTRE bbjTest www.bbjtest.com Personal Profiles D I S C director D I S C leader D I S C propagator D I S C scientist D I S C administrator D I S C creator D I S C advisor

12. Slide 12 (15) 26 January 2007 Finding the Right Test Manager version 1.1 © SOFTWARE QUALITY CENTRE bbjTest www.bbjtest.com Job Analysis 1(2)

13. Slide 13 (15) 26 January 2007 Finding the Right Test Manager version 1.1 © SOFTWARE QUALITY CENTRE bbjTest www.bbjtest.com Job Analysis 2(2)

14. Slide 14 (15) 26 January 2007 Finding the Right Test Manager version 1.1 © SOFTWARE QUALITY CENTRE bbjTest www.bbjtest.com Your F[a|e][li|ci]tator bogdan@bbjtest.com www.bbjtest.com http://spin-eu.org (SPIN CEE) www.qamt.net (Kiev, Ukraine, Sept. 07) http://aqction.bbjtest.com http://work.bbjtest.com (finding CEE testers) Slide 14 (13) 25 January 2007

15. Slide 15 (15) 26 January 2007 Finding the Right Test Manager version 1.1 © SOFTWARE QUALITY CENTRE bbjTest www.bbjtest.com Now: the Brainstorm! personal profile testing knowledge project management skills design and programming application domain requirements