Introduction to Career Path of Tester.ppt

Introduction to Career Path andSoft Skills for Testers Presented by: Jimmy Hui / Zhong Jie Date: October 24, 2008 Agenda IBM GDC Professions Professions in Testing Professional Development Framework (PDF) Career Development Plan The Professions Symphony IT Architect Professions in Testing Arena Professional Development Framework Core capabilities are the business and interpersonal capabilities that underpin our success in the industry. Dimension Capabilities are the professional capabilities that GBS practitioners need to perform successfully in their chosen IBM career. What is a Development Discussion? Your Personal Goals Your Business Goals Your Development Goals How do I plan my IBM career? Consider development an ongoing process; the primary obligation of keeping it alive belongs to you Make planning an ongoing process with regular checkpoints for dialogue with your manager and your mentors Use experiential learning activities and work based assignments; it is not just about coursework You and your manager have a shared role in facilitating your development. Both of you: Backup Slides IBM GDC Professions IT Specialist - develops proof of concepts, design, develop, build, test and implement systems. They use their in-depth specialist knowledge of a particular aspect of IT to participate in solution construction, implementation and systems integration. IT Architect - The IT Architect defines - architects - solutions to client business challenges through the reasoned application of information technology. Those solutions are manifested as architectures and can include systems, applications and process components. They may also involve the application and integration of a broad variety of products, technologies and services, various systems and applications architectures, and diverse hardware and software components. Project Manager - Project Managers lead and are accountable for the success of the project. Project Managers are responsible for an array of acti