Software Testers Coaching Program. Introduction to STCP

STCP
STCP = Software Testers Coaching Program
STCP is developed to provide hi-qualified Junior Software Testers for our company’s commercial projects
This lecture provides detailed information about coaching program, scope of program, overall schedule, assessment criteria and deadlines.

Teaching, Training, Coaching…
Teaching is to give instruction, especially as an employment.
Training is to acquire knowledge, skills, and competencies as a result of the teaching.
Coaching is a trainee-centered process, solution focused and result-oriented, facilitating the enhancement of a trainee’s capacity to make their own choices and create their own style of work to achieve personal fulfillment.

Know where you stand
Know what is expected of you
Know you are valued and recognized
Know you are supported
Know where you are going
You are given objective feedback on your progress
Key benefits of coaching for individuals (improving):
Relationships
Teamwork
Job satisfaction
Productivity
Quality
Benefits of coaching and our program

01 INT Introduction to STCP
02 SDC Commercial Software Development Concepts
03 STF Software Testing Fundamentals
04 ITS Defect Processing and Issue Tracking Systems
05 CRA Customer Requirements Analysis
06 TMT Test Methods and Techniques
07 STM Software Testing Metrics
08 TQD Test/QA Documentation
09 TPE Test Planning and Estimations
10 PPM Project and Process Management
Scope of STCP

Schedule
At the Training Center trainee signs in the contract and gets personal working place equipped
Mentor or area expert delivers an initial lecture material with high-level overview of main aspects and provide questions-answers session
Trainee gets detailed tasks for topic processing with basic materials of knowledge base for outline document creation
Discussions of trainee’s outline documents reviewed by mentor. Only 3 attempts allowed for each topic.
Having the outline document approved by mentor trainee undertakes by the test
Trainee gets topic assessment and provides fill in feedback form to mentor
Next topic starts in the same flow
Having all topics approved by mentor trainee undertakes by the final test and gets overall coaching program assessment

Assessment levels
Excellent – high level of the scope of topic outlining, additional knowledge shown in area
Good – core level of topic’s scope is learned and well outlined
Satisfactory – basic level of topic’s scope is learned, difficulties with outlining accepted
Not Satisfactory – weak understanding of the material delivered

Check list
Bands provided by mentor by the end of each stage completed:
Table below represents the trainee’s progress during education:

High-level assessment
Definitions completeness in accordance with international standards
Document creation process completeness
Business writing
Time management
Task management