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Track Talk W16

Crisis-Resilient Testing Strategy: A Real-Time Playbook

Maryna Didkovska

15:15-16:15 Wednesday 12th June

As we all woke up on February 24th, the reality in Ukraine had dramatically shifted. Amid the crisis, the tech industry faced the Herculean task of sticking to release schedules, while orchestrating emergency protocols to ensure team safety. It wasn’t just about risk mitigation anymore; it was about adapting on the fly, demonstrating resilience that was nothing short of heroic. As a Director of Software Quality in a company employing over 14,000 people in Ukraine, I was at the heart of this. Together with my team, we faced the critical challenge of marrying rigid project delivery timelines with the erratic rhythms of a nation in turmoil. Stand-ups, regression tests, customer demos – all these had to dovetail with the pressing imperative of safety, a constant dance between the structured world of IT and the chaos enveloping the streets.

In this session, I will share firsthand the methodologies and strategies we adopted to not just survive, but to ensure seamless continuity of operations. We upheld the sanctity of quality gates, while nurturing a communication line with customers that was both honest and reassuring.

This narrative isn’t just about survival; it’s about a resilience grounded in strategy, a testimony to the results a well-coordinated team can achieve under the most adverse circumstances. It’s about finding clarity in chaos, employing a measurable testing framework, and, quite literally, building a fortress of reliability and quality in the trenches.

Join me for a story of resilient strategy, and navigating a sea of uncertainty. You will leave with not only a deeper understanding of crisis management in the tech space, but also insights into enhancing performance, building a measurable testing framework, maintaining solid quality gates, and handling customer communications — all while literally in the trenches.

What you will learn

  1. Understand how to quickly get a handle on what's happening in a project. Learn to make fast and informed decisions to keep things on track, even when the situation is chaotic
  2. Learn how to keep essential parts of the business running during a mess, & how to quickly replace key people if necessary and use tools like the RACI matrix to clearly define everyone's roles
  3. Develop skills to navigate technical challenges specific to crisis situations, with a focus on maintaining quality standards and fostering transparent communication with clients

Session Details

  • Intermediate
  • 1 Hour
  • Includes 20mins Discussion
  • Mistakes & lessons learnt
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Session Speaker

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Maryna Didkovska

Director of Quality Engineering – EPAM, Hungary

Maryna Didkovska is a Quality Engineering Director at EPAM Systems. As a Test Manager, Delivery Manager, and Software Automation Engineer, Maryna has managed teams to build scalable testing processes on projects with over 600 participants, develop testing ecosystems on enterprise level, find solutions to quality architectural challenges, and coached others be experts and leaders. She holds a PhD in the software reliability domain, and leverages her academic background with hands-on work experience in software automation testing and programming. She interacts with team members and clients all over the globe, to continuously improve software quality, and drive digital transformations. Maryna is a regular speaker at technical and management conferences such as STAREAST, SEETEST, etc, covering a variety of testing topics. Maryna is passionate about making quality improvements process transparent and trackable.

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