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Leigh Rathbone

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Beth Marshall

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Lisa Crispin

Alex Schladebeck

Chris Armstrong

Abby Bangser

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“Quality is a team-based thing. ‘My QA is my quality gatekeeper’ is a ‘90s mindset.” – Leigh Rathbone, Head of Quality Engineering at Gear4Music Ltd. After having worked at companies like Sony (working on the Playstation), Sony Ericsson, and The Very Group, Leigh Rathbone decided to get involved with an industry he’s extremely passionate about: music. Now, as the Head of Quality Engineering at Gear4Music, Leigh is responsible for improving quality within the 12 development squads working on their music gear web store. But what does quality really mean, and how does the definition change for companies of various sizes? And how can you structure your teams and workflows to bake quality into everything you do so you can delight your users? Topics we covered: – Why you shouldn’t follow the big players when it comes to quality – Why the QA tester shouldn’t own the quality of the product – What a Head of Quality Engineering does and the goals of the role – Why Leigh introduced a new name for his QAs’ role – How to build quality into everything you do Get more guides, news, and videos from STX Next! Website: https://stxnext.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stx-next-python-experts Twitter: https://twitter.com/STXNext/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StxNext/ Behance: https://www.behance.net/STXNextTeam/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stx_next/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/STXNextPythonPowerhouse

“Quality is a team-based thing. ‘My QA is my quality gatekeeper’ is a ‘90s mindset.” – Leigh Rathbone, Head of Quality Engineering at Gear4Music Ltd. After having worked at companies like Sony (working on the Playstation), Sony Ericsson, and The Very Group, Leigh Rathbone decided to get involved with an industry he’s extremely passionate about: music. Now, as the Head of Quality Engineering at Gear4Music, Leigh is responsible for improving quality within the 12 development squads working on their music gear web store. But what does quality really mean, and how does the definition change for companies of various sizes? And how can you structure your teams and workflows to bake quality into everything you do so you can delight your users? Topics we covered: – Why you shouldn’t follow the big players when it comes to quality – Why the QA tester shouldn’t own the quality of the product – What a Head of Quality Engineering does and the goals of the role – Why Leigh introduced a new name for his QAs’ role – How to build quality into everything you do Get more guides, news, and videos from STX Next! Website: <a href="https://stxnext.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://stxnext.com/</a> LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/stx-next-python-experts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/stx-next-python-experts</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/STXNext/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/STXNext/</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/StxNext/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/StxNext/</a> Behance: <a href="https://www.behance.net/STXNextTeam/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.behance.net/STXNextTeam/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stx_next/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/stx_next/</a> Youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/STXNextPythonPowerhouse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/c/STXNextPythonPowerhouse</a>

What leaders get wrong about quality assurance with Leigh Rathbone, Gear4Music | TLH #14

Mark is joined by one of his favourite people to have a good old chat about testing, Leigh Rathbone. Leigh shares some interesting (and terrifying - Mark) insights into future challenges for software testers and how that is going to impact how we test. The new skills and technologies our industry will face brings the two onto discussing how to keep yourself relevant by learning new technologies and skills and why it’s important to make time to learn. Thanks to WonderProxy who make it easy to test your website from around the world. If you're showing different content to users depending on where they are in the world stop using hacks to see if it's working, and start seeing exactly what your users see with WonderProxy. References:  Fail is not a dirty word Atmosphere music video Liverpool Tester Gathering Meetup Ecstasy of Gold (The Good, The Bad and The Ugly scene) - Ennio Morricone Testers' Island Discs Good reads Submit to join Testers' Island Discs Testers' Island Discs - Spotify playlist Listen to and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes and SoundCloud

Mark is joined by one of his favourite people to have a good old chat about testing, Leigh Rathbone. Leigh shares some interesting (and terrifying - Mark) insights into future challenges for software testers and how that is going to impact how we test. The new skills and technologies our industry will face brings the two onto discussing how to keep yourself relevant by learning new technologies and skills and why it’s important to make time to learn. Thanks to <a href="https://wonderproxy.com/?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=ministryoftesting&amp;utm_campaign=website" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WonderProxy</a> who make it easy to test your website from around the world. If you're showing different content to users depending on where they are in the world stop using hacks to see if it's working, and start seeing exactly what your users see with <a href="https://wonderproxy.com/?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=ministryoftesting&amp;utm_campaign=website" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WonderProxy</a>. References: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DWl4Wtf5_U " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fail is not a dirty word</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EdUjlawLJM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Atmosphere music video</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.meetup.com/Liverpool-Tester-Gathering/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Liverpool Tester Gathering Meetup</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x12pptp " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ecstasy of Gold (The Good, The Bad and The Ugly scene)</a> - Ennio Morricone</li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/428032-testers-island-discs---castaway-recommendations" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Testers' Island Discs Good reads</a></li> <li><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSff4S2TMvBY-kCH0ILeU0BNykHv7adQJ6izHK7AuDP8XhO5tw/viewform" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Submit to join Testers' Island Discs</a></li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5bBsHd7Se0ZUtC7penIXPc?si=ielxL4cuQiquHVgYamOahg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Testers' Island Discs - Spotify playlist</a></li> <li>Listen to and subscribe to this podcast on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ministry-of-testing/id1046372364" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> and <a href="https://soundcloud.com/ministryoftesting" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SoundCloud</a></li></ul>

Testers' Island Discs Ep30 - Leigh Rathbone