THECHANGING FACEOF SOFTWARE TESTINGSOME SCARY TRUTHSFOR SOFTWARE TESTERSAND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT

Bruce McLeodMANAGER, TEST AUTOMATIONNBNCo

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Batteries not included.

THERESA STORM

COMING IN

LEADINGINDICATORS

ENTRY LEVELTESTING ROLESARE BECOMINGEXTINCT

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JOBSEARCHES

1,739 jobs containing test management

607 jobs containing test analysis

604 jobs containing test lead

297 jobs containing manual testing

11 jobs containing graduate tester

SOURCE -http://www,mycareer.com.au/ - Feburary 7, 2013

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SERVICESUNION

"[Offshoring] is part of our industry, and we need to embrace it, understand it, and work with it as such," he said. "But we can't allow it to become a reason for people to not come into the IT profession."

- Westpac CIO Clive Whincup

SOURCE - http://www.zdnet.com/ - October 9, 2012

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THE TRADITIONALTESTERROLE IS CHANGING

LEADING INDICATOR

TEST

AGILE COMBINES

ROLES BA

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HOW IS TESTINGVIEWED ?

HOW DOES YOUR COMPANYVIEW TESTING?

It’s a low priority4%

It’s a cost to be minimised11%

It’s a necessary evil18%

It’s strategically important for the organisation’s success23%

It’s a critical element in producing reliable software44%

SOURCE - PlanIT Index 2011

BAD33%

GOOD67%

OR ANOTHER WAYTESTING IS ...

POORJOB LISTINGS

DONT HELP

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REPUTATION PROBLEM

HOWEVER ...

WE CANCHOOSE

OUR OWNPATH

TESTING IS NEGATIVETHINKING

POSITIVETHINKING

IS POWERFUL

POSITIVETHINKING

IS POWERFUL

THECHANGING FACEOF SOFTWARE TESTING

CHANGING THE FACEOF SOFTWARE TESTING

REDUCETHE

COST OFTESTING

BECOME BETTER AT

SELLINGTESTING

BECOME A TESTINGMASTER

UNDERSTANDAND USE

YOUR DATA

MAKERESEARCH

YOUR SUPERPOWER

NEVERSTOP

LEARNING

BUILDYOUR

COMMUNITY

BUILDYOUR OWN

TOOLS

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CHALLENGETHE STATUS

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YOU DONTNEED

CORPORATEAPPROVAL

TO BE A TESTING

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