Building Automation Engineers From Scratch by Jenny Bramble
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This document outlines a plan for building automation engineers from scratch. The plan assumes resources like a group of manual testers and time are available. It discusses setting expectations around perceptions of ability, velocity, and success. The framework involves identifying existing knowledge and skills, learning new skills like coding, and finding a mentor. Challenges like deprioritization are addressed by making automation invaluable and embracing change. The overall goal is to empower a whole team with automation skills.
![TRY NOT TO BECOME A
[HUMAN] OF SUCCESS.
RATHER, BECOME A [HUMAN]
OF VALUE.
Albert Einstein
Smart guy, gravity connoisseur
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Building Automation Engineers From Scratch by Jenny Bramble
- 1. BUILDING AUTOMATION ENGINEERS FROM SCRATCH @jennydoesthings
- 2. HI, I’M JENNY HUMAN INTERFACING IS MY FAVORITE THING MY PRONOUNS ARE SHE/HER @jennydoesthings
- 3. THIS IS MY DARLING DANTE THIS IS DAX DUMPLING PRIVATE EYE @jennydoesthings
- 4. @JENNYDOESTHINGS THE PLAN ▸ Assumptions ▸ The Abridged History of Jenny ▸ Set Expectations ▸ Framework for Success ▸ Face Challenges ▸ …. ▸ Win!
- 5. ASSUMPTIONS YOU NEVER START FROM ZERO @jennydoesthings
- 6. @JENNYDOESTHINGS ASSUMPTIONS - RESOURCES ▸ You have a group of manual testers or are a manual tester interested in moving towards automation. ▸ You have time and resources to apply to this adventure. ▸ You may have some kind of support system or mentoring system in place, but at least have people willing to help. ▸ You’re willing to make a plan and execute that plan.
- 7. @JENNYDOESTHINGS ASSUMPTIONS - HUMANS ▸ Every tester is an SME in their field ▸ Manual testing is still very important ▸ Not everyone wants to be an automation engineer ▸ Change is scary
- 8. THE ABRIDGED HISTORY OF JENNY WHO ARE YOU @jennydoesthings
- 9. I DON’T KNOW WHAT I’M DOING. Dogs on the Internet. Also Jenny Bramble @JENNYDOESTHINGS
- 10. THE ABRIDGED HISTORY OF JENNY WHO ARE YOU @jennydoesthings
- 12. GET OUT IN FRONT EXPECTATIONS @jennydoesthings
- 14. I DIDN’T REALIZE I WAS SUPPOSED TO KNOW EVERYTHING BY MY SECOND RODEO. SEEMS LIKE A LOW NUMBER OF RODEOS. The Internet @JENNYDOESTHINGS
- 17. LOSE YOUR FEAR OF NOT BEING ‘TECHNICAL ENOUGH’. Lisa Crispin, Janet Gregory Authors of Agile Testing, personal heroines @JENNYDOESTHINGS
- 19. MA’AM, DO YOU KNOW HOW FAST YOU WERE GOING? Officer Howard Wilmington, NC Police Department @JENNYDOESTHINGS
- 22. IF YOU LOOKS CLOSELY, MOST OVERNIGHT SUCCESSES TOOK A LONG TIME. Steve Jobs Apple founder, enjoys turtlenecks @JENNYDOESTHINGS
- 24. @JENNYDOESTHINGS SUCCESS METRICS ▸ Everyone on the team put in a PR ▸ Golden Path is automated ▸ We can do x, y, and z ▸ There are 15+ tests ▸ We got tests running in CI ▸ No one cried this week
- 26. FRAMEWORK FOR SUCCESS WHERE DO I EVEN START @jennydoesthings
- 27. WHAT DO YOU KNOW? FRAMEWORK FOR SUCCESS @jennydoesthings
- 28. @JENNYDOESTHINGS WHAT DO YOU KNOW? ▸ Remember this is a skill built on top of your existing skills, not starting form zero. ▸ You don’t just drop your manual skillset wholesale to pick up automation ▸ Everything you’ve done in your past is a stepping stone to making automation better ▸ How to use tools and language ▸ Logic ▸ Ability to learn
- 29. TESTERS HOLD THE MENTAL MODEL OF THE SYSTEM IN THEIR MINDS. Jasmin Smith Tester, speaker, good human @JENNYDOESTHINGS
- 30. WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW? FRAMEWORK FOR SUCCESS @jennydoesthings
- 31. @JENNYDOESTHINGS WHAT DO YOU KNOW? ▸ Learn to code; don’t ‘learn to automate’ ▸ Learn the software development lifecycle at your company ▸ Learn Git or whichever versioning tool your company uses ▸ Learn your IDE ▸ And remember…
- 32. AUTOMATION CODE IS PRODUCTION CODE. Paul Grizzaffi, Automation engineer, metal head @JENNYDOESTHINGS
- 34. @JENNYDOESTHINGS FRAMEWORK FOR SUCCESS - LEARNING ▸ FIND A MENTOR. ▸ Pairing with devs and testers ▸ Dedicated time for PRs, help, and other tasks ▸ Example automation projects ▸ Coursework ▸ Games
- 35. PRACTICE MAKES PERMANENT. Sheila Dacus My piano teacher when I was 12 @JENNYDOESTHINGS
- 36. FACE CHALLENGES YOU MEAN WE’RE NOT DONE YET?? @jennydoesthings
- 38. TRY NOT TO BECOME A [HUMAN] OF SUCCESS. RATHER, BECOME A [HUMAN] OF VALUE. Albert Einstein Smart guy, gravity connoisseur @JENNYDOESTHINGS
- 40. AUTOMATION IS JUST ANOTHER TOOL MEET IT @jennydoesthings
- 42. TOUGH LUCK. Steve Gibson QA Manager, part time motivational speaker @JENNYDOESTHINGS
- 44. AUTOMATION IS SCARY. WORK TO GET YOUR WHOLE TEAM ENGAGED RATHER THAN SPECIFICALLY TO BECOME A TEST AUTOMATION ENGINEER. Lisa Crispin @JENNYDOESTHINGS
- 48. @JENNYDOESTHINGS THE PLAN ▸ Set Expectations ▸ Respect the manual tester ▸ Reset your mindset ▸ Velocity is not objective ▸ Define your success metrics ▸ Create Your Framework for Success ▸ What do you know? ▸ What do you need to know? ▸ Learn how you learn ▸ Face Challenges ▸ Make automation invaluable ▸ Realize automation is just another tool ▸ Embrace a whole team approach ▸ Accept that professional development means change
- 49. BUILDING AUTOMATION ENGINEERS FROM SCRATCH @jennydoesthings
- 51. @JENNYDOESTHINGS FIND ME ONLINE! ▸ [email protected] ▸ http://twitter.com/jennydoesthings ▸ https://linkedin.com/in/ jennybramble ▸ http://jennydoesthings.com ▸ Willowtree!
- 53. IT’S STORY TIME! Me, probably @JENNYDOESTHINGS