[First posted on leading-testing-activities.ghost.io, Dec 2024 ]
Do you know how theatre has dress rehearsals before opening night? 2024 taught us that businesses need the same for their compliance and resilience. 🎭
Testing isn’t just about software anymore – it’s about rehearsing how your organization handles real-world challenges. EU regulations like NIS2, WCAG, EU DORA and the EU AI Act aren’t just documentation exercises – they’re about proving operational resilience.
Three posts that captured this evolution:
“Lead the Testing Activity – Book Launch“
Because testing leadership isn’t about titles – it’s about enabling others to succeed and shine: “A treasure trove of useful ideas to help you write your own test leadership story” https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7206207235763429376
“Test Con Europe Conference Wrap“
On learning to lead and helping others develop their testing expertise, https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7255153984590520321/
“Test Strategy Document Should be Canned“
Why visual strategy mapping beats lengthy documents for explaining the ‘why’ https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7163814960576323584/?
Key learnings from directing the testing stage:
• Compliance testing is as critical as any feature
• Disaster recovery rehearsals beat actual incidents
• Visual strategies communicate better than documents
• Everyone can lead testing activities, regardless of title
• Your testing should tell you if your business is resilient
Looking ahead to 2025:
While working on my coming book about Staff-Level Testing Roles, I’ll keep helping organizations test their operational resilience. There’s more to testing than checking requirements – ask.
Remember: An imaginative testing mindset helps you see beyond the obvious risks. Sometimes the best leadership move is directing the spotlight toward others. 🎬