Software Testing can be learned! Learn how to coach testers and non-testers alike!
Testers, team leads, managers anyone wanting to learn to coach
A laptop with access to slack.
The coaching that I do, focuses on improving skill through questioning and practice to develop an understanding of testing and how to perform it.
A coach can learn how to help both testers and developers to:
Sharpen reasoning and critical thinking
Explain your testing and why you tested
Understand and deal with ambiguity
Deepen your understanding of the testing you perform
The coaching model that I use is being developed by myself and James Bach. It uses Socratic questioning to probe testing knowledge, challenging developers and testers alike to think deeper and through practice come to a greater understanding of what testing is as well as how to test in a better way.
The intent is for both student and coach to leave coaching feeling enthusiastic about testing, with the motivation to continue self-learning.
The tutorial will examine the coaching model. We will look at the following:
Socratic Questioning
Coaching Task
Managing a coaching session
Evaluating Coaching
Attendees will have the opportunity to observe, analyse, practice and steer coaching sessions throughout the day.
This workshop is suitable for testers, developers and leads who want to learn how to coach team members in either a remote or local environment.