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| <mainDescription><p> The person in this role is primarily responsible for the following&nbsp;tasks: 
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| </p>
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| <ul>
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| <li> Identifying the tests&nbsp;that need to&nbsp;be performed </li>
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| <li> Identifying the most appropriate implementation approach for a given test 
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| </li>
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| <li> Implementing individual tests </li>
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| <li> Setting up and running the tests </li>
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| <li> Logging outcomes and verifying that the tests have been run </li>
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| <li> Analyzing and guiding the recovery from execution errors </li>
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| <li> Communicating test results to the team </li>
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| </ul></mainDescription> |
| <skills><p> A person&nbsp;filling the&nbsp;this role should have these skills: </p>
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| <ul>
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| <li> Knowledge of testing approaches and techniques </li>
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| <li> Diagnostic and problem-solving skills </li>
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| <li> Knowledge of the system or application being tested (desirable) </li>
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| <li> Knowledge of networking and system architecture (desirable) </li>
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| </ul>
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| <p> Where automated testing is required, consider requiring these additional qualifications: 
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| </p>
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| <ul>
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| <li> Training in the appropriate use of test automation tools </li>
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| <li> Experience using test automation tools </li>
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| <li> Programming skills </li>
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| <li> Debugging and diagnostic skills </li>
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| </ul>
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| <p> <strong>Note:</strong> <br />
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| Specific skill requirements vary depending on the type of testing that you are 
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| conducting. For example, the skills needed to successfully use system load-testing 
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| automation tools are different from those needed for the automation of system 
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| functional testing. </p></skills> |
| <assignmentApproaches><p> This role can be assigned in the following ways: </p>
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| <ul>
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| <li> Assign one or more testing staff members to perform this role. This is 
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| a fairly standard approach and is particularly suitable for small teams, as 
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| well as for teams of any size where the team is made up of an experienced 
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| group of testers of relatively equal skill levels. </li>
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| <li> Assign one or more testing staff members to perform only this role.&nbsp;This 
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| works well in large teams. It is also useful to separate responsibilities 
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| when some of the testing staff has more test automation experience than other 
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| team members. </li>
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| <li> Assign one (or more) team member who is already playing other role in the 
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| project to be responsible for the testing of some part of the system's capabilities.&nbsp;The 
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| team member must have the appropriate test skills </li>
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| </ul></assignmentApproaches> |
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