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Based on the little I learned about QA at my last post, I'd think that you
would need to be highly experienced with the programs that you'll be
managing QA for. You might get the same impression from what Margaret said.
The QA Analysts wrote and ran test scripts for all the programs and those
that they had impact upon when they did the testing.
I guess it might depend on the size and skill of the staff, but where I
was, the Manager oversaw the testing, she didn't just assign people and
monitor progress.
OTOH, from the variety of comments you've received, it's possible that I
saw only a narrow segment of QA Management. So I'll be interested to see
more comments.
And good luck to you, Alison.
Kathleen
On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 9:46 AM, Alison Wyld <alison -dot- wyld -at- wyld-home -dot- net>wrote:
> Does anyone out there have experience moving from a technical writing role
> to a Quality Management role ? I'm a TW with 20 years experience, last 10
> years or so mostly doing project management. The contract I've been
> working on for the last couple of years is not going to be renewed beyond
> the end of the year, so I'm in tentative talks with my employer about what
> else I can do for them. One identified need is for someone to formalize our
> quality system. For a previous employer, I was involved in an ISO9K2K
> exercise, so I figure its do-able, probably with some support/training.
>
> Anyone out there made this move ? Any pearls of wisdom to share ?
>
> thanks
>
> Alison
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