What leaders get wrong about quality assurance with Leigh Rathbone, Gear4Music | TLH #14

<p>“Quality is a team-based thing. ‘My QA is my quality gatekeeper’ is a ‘90s mindset.” – Leigh Rathbone, Head of Quality Engineering at Gear4Music Ltd.</p> <p>After having worked at companies like Sony (working on the Playstation), Sony Ericsson, and The Very Group, Leigh Rathbone decided to get involved with an industry he’s extremely passionate about: music.</p> <p>Now, as the Head of Quality Engineering at Gear4Music, Leigh is responsible for improving quality within the 12 development squads working on their music gear web store.</p> <p>But what does quality really mean, and how does the definition change for companies of various sizes?</p> <p>And how can you structure your teams and workflows to bake quality into everything you do so you can delight your users?</p> <p>Topics we covered:</p> <p>– Why you shouldn’t follow the big players when it comes to quality</p> <p>– Why the QA tester shouldn’t own the quality of the product</p> <p>– What a Head of Quality Engineering does and the goals of the role</p> <p>– Why Leigh introduced a new name for his QAs’ role</p> <p>– How to build quality into everything you do</p> <p>Get more guides, news, and videos from STX Next!</p> <p>Website: <a href="https://stxnext.com/" target="_blank">https://stxnext.com/</a></p> <p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/stx-next-python-experts" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/company/stx-next-python-experts</a></p> <p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/STXNext/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/STXNext/</a></p> <p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/StxNext/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/StxNext/</a></p> <p>Behance: <a href="https://www.behance.net/STXNextTeam/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.behance.net/STXNextTeam/</a></p> <p>Dribbble: <a href="https://dribbble.com/STXNext/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://dribbble.com/STXNext/</a></p> <p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stx_next/" target="_blank" rel="nof