Creating a collaborative culture in the testing world by Shay Naiki - NZTestingConf 2024

Recorded with NZ Sign Language (NZSL) interpretation at NZTestingConf 2024, on 27th June 2024.
Transcript on NZTestingConf website: nztestingconf.nz/2024/speaker...
Lessons from life in a digital agency.
When you’re testing in a digital agency you’re often labelled as a “third party vendor”.
Your job involves navigating multiple relationships while working across a variety of products that you don’t own - but care for as if you do.
So how do you collaborate without overstepping boundaries?
How do you foster a caring working relationship and avoid blame culture?
And how do you ensure that quality is owned by everyone, at every stage, across the project?
00:08 Aaron introduces Shay
01:12 Shay introduces herself with her mihi
03:58 Questions for the audience
04:47 A day in life of a QA at Alphero
10:27 Challenge 1: No control
13:19 Challenge 2: Loss of identity
14:42 Challenge 3: context switching at pace
16:35 Overcome or accept those challenges: Culture
22:29 Overcome or accept those challenges: Find balance
23:01 Wrap up
Speaker’s recommended materials:
Burnout to Brilliance book www.thenile.co.nz/books/stuar...
References:
Matariki www.matarikifestival.org.nz/a...
Mihi (Māori self introduction) www.reomaori.co.nz/learn-your...
Pepeha (part of mihimihi) www.massey.ac.nz/student-life...
Alphero www.alphero.com/
Work and Income NZ www.workandincome.govt.nz/
MSD (Ministry of Social Development) www.msd.govt.nz/
Tim Tebow en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Tebow
About the speaker:
Shay is part of the wonderful QA team at Alphero. Alphero is a Digital Agency based in Wellington with an office in Auckland.
Going from a large Govt organisation to a Digital agency has been an experience. She will talk about her journey, challenges, opportunities, and experience so far in this space.
LinkedIn / shay-naiki-a339aab6
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