Impressing as a New Quality Lead: Tips for Success in Your First Three Months

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Mar 21, 2023

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Starting a new role can be intimidating and challenging, especially when it involves taking on a leadership position or you are expected to improve the quality bar of the team. As a quality lead, it’s important to make a strong impression in your first quarter on the job in order to set the tone for your future success. In this blog post, we’ll discuss strategies to impress your boss and colleagues as a quality lead during your first three months on the team. Whether new to the company or transitioning into a new role, these tips will help you hit the ground running and make a lasting impact.

Don’t wait until your first day on the job to prepare. Create a roadmap with an actionable plan for the first three months.

1. Learn about the tech stack used there or the stack that you will propose
2. Learn about your colleagues and assess your communication skill, write an introduction, and draft the discussion plan
3. Schedule a one-on-one with your team and peers
4. Review the current testing process and development process
5. Create a vision, roadmap, and OKRs
6. No need to rush to find friends, focus on your target, friendship will come automatically

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Learn about the tech stack used there or the stack that you will propose

Observe the information of the tech stack. It typically includes a combination of programming languages, frameworks, libraries, and tools that work together to create a cohesive development environment. Although the programming language of the test framework is not directly dependent on the product engineering programming language, it will be better if the language is similar to better collaboration in the future.

In short, you need to excel with the test framework that you will use there.

Learn about your colleagues and assess your communication skill, write an introduction, and draft the discussion plan

Learning about your colleagues and assessing your communication skills can help you to build strong relationships and work effectively as part of a team. Why it’s needed:

1. Understanding your colleagues and their roles can help you to better understand how your work fits into the broader context of the quality of the development process and how you can contribute to the team’s success.
2. Assessing your communication skills can help you to identify any areas where you may need to improve in order to effectively collaborate with your colleagues and communicate your ideas and work.
3. Writing an introduction and a discussion plan can help you to effectively communicate your ideas and goals to your colleagues and to get their feedback and support.

Schedule a one-on-one with your team and peers

1. One-on-one meetings allow you to get to know your colleagues and learn more about their roles, responsibilities, and goals. This can help you to better understand how you can contribute to the team’s success as well as his career development and how you can work effectively with your colleagues.
2. One-on-one meetings can also be an opportunity to ask questions, get clarification on tasks and expectations, and seek guidance and support as needed.
3. One-on-one meetings can also provide an opportunity to build relationships with your colleagues and establish open lines of communication. This can help to create a positive and collaborative work environment and can lead to more effective teamwork and problem-solving.

Overall, scheduling one-on-one meetings with your team and peers can help you to feel more connected to your colleagues.

Review the current testing process and development process

When you join as a Quality Lead, you will not be provided with the list of tasks on day to day basis, so you need to do this activity. It is important to review the current testing and development processes for a number of reasons:

1. To identify any bottlenecks or inefficiencies in the process: Reviewing the current processes can help to identify any bottlenecks or inefficiencies that may be slowing down the development or testing process. This can help to identify areas where improvements can be made to streamline the process and make it more efficient.
2. To identify any potential risks or issues: Reviewing the current processes can also help to identify any potential risks or issues that may arise during the development or testing process. This can help to identify ways to mitigate these risks and ensure the success of the project.
3. To identify opportunities for improvement: Reviewing the current processes can also help to identify opportunities for improvement, such as adopting new technologies or tools, or streamlining existing processes.
4. To ensure that the process aligns with industry best practices: Reviewing the current processes can also help to ensure that the process aligns with industry best practices and that the team is using the most effective and efficient methods for development and testing.

Create a vision, roadmap, and OKRs

Creating a vision, roadmap, and OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) can help to ensure that the team is working towards a shared goal and that progress is being made toward that goal. Here is why these elements are important:

1. A vision provides a clear and compelling direction for the team, outlining what success looks like and how the team will achieve it.
2. A roadmap outlines the steps that the team will take to achieve the vision, including specific tasks, milestones, and deliverables.
3. OKRs provide a framework for setting and tracking progress towards specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound objectives. This helps to ensure that the team is making progress toward the vision and that efforts are focused on the most impactful initiatives.

If you don’t have a vision, you will be like water flowing over taro leaves.

No need to rush to find friends, focus on your target, friendship will come automatically

It is important to focus on your work and goals when you join a new company, rather than rushing to find friends. Here are a few reasons why:

1. Adjusting to a new company and role can take time, and it is important to focus on your work and get up to speed in your new role.
2. Building friendships naturally takes time and effort, and it is important to allow those relationships to develop organically rather than trying to force them.
3. Focusing on your work and goals can help you to feel more confident and competent in your new role, which can in turn help you to build strong relationships with your colleagues.
4. Building friendships with your colleagues can be a positive and enjoyable aspect of working at a new company, but it should not be the primary focus. By focusing on your work and goals, you can help to ensure that you are making a positive contribution to the company and that you are on track to achieve your career goals.

Overall, it is important to focus on your work and goals when you join a new company, rather than rushing to find friends. By doing so, you can help to ensure that you are making a positive contribution to the company and that you are on track to achieve your career goals.