ATM: Advanced Test ManagerDemo

Consider the following skills-assessment spreadsheet for your test team, which consists of four team members:

This spreadsheet contains three sections: technical expertise, testing skills, and professionalism.

The skill levels for every skill area in both the “technical expertise” and “testing skills” sections have been rated using a four-point scale:

• E (Expert): indicates that a person has expert knowledge and experience in the skill area.
• B (Beginner): indicates that a person has some knowledge and experience in the skill area but is not autonomous.
• W (Wants to learn): indicates that a person has no knowledge or experience in the skill area but wants to learn that skill.
• NI (Not Interested): indicates that a person has no knowledge or experience in the skill area and is not interested in learning that skill.

The skill levels for each skill area in the “professionalism” section have been rated on a three-point scale (H=High, M=Medium, L=Low).

Consider the following analysis of testing skills performed on four people: Alex, Robert, John, and Mark (all skills have been rated on an ascending scale; the higher the score, the better the skill):

Based on this analysis, which person would you expect to be most suitable specifically for work as a test designer?