Marie Cruz
Marie is a software tester and also a tech blogger at testingwithmarie.com where she talks about testing and test automation in general. Currently, she works as a Developer Advocate for k6.io
lessons learned as a quality engineering manager
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2008
Customer Relations Officer
2010-2013
Computer Science with Business and Accounting
2013
Graduate Test Consultant
2016
Senior Test Engineer
2015
Test Engineer
2017
QA Consultant
2019
Principal Test Automation Engineer
2021
Quality Engineering Manager
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how it started
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how's it going?
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30/60/90 plan
wins of the week 🙌🏻
people management programme
learnings from other managers
phone calls
1:1 template
TEAM PERSONAL MAPS
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what i have learned so far
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1. Lead with empathy and kindness
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2. it's not about you anymore
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3. be prepared to deal with difficult conversations
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4. let them grow in their own pace
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5. your leadership style needs to be adaptable
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6. proactively share your learnings
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7. lead by example
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RESOURCES THAT HAVE HELPED ME
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lessons learned as a quality engineering manager
Lessons Learned As A Quality Engineering Manager
By Marie Cruz
