#Interview - How We Drive Quality @ tb.lx, Lina Kulakova

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A QE Unit interview with Lina Kulakova on aligning quality at tb.lx in an agile organization https://qeunit.com

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Starting a QA practice alone is not easy. The true challenge is to bring value to the organization's purpose and mission, aligning the various stakeholders on the right priorities.

Lina Kulakova is the founder of the QualityTalks community. She joined tb.lx to take on the challenge of driving quality in the company. In this interview, we share her perspective, learnings and convictions about her experience.

We cover the following themes through this interview:

• Understanding the company context, purpose and mission
• Aligning stakeholders expectations on the value to deliver
• The importance to develop habits, autonomy and collaboration
• How to implement fast feedback loops to experiment the value of quality
• Select the tool to support the overall why, not only a technology silo
• Focus on prevention rather than reaction and its impact on measurement

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05:40 The mission and purpose of tb.lx

08:20 The Why of investing in Quality at tb.lx

11:00 The first 90-days & How the dynamic started

13:45 The Methods to align Quality

16:00 The key elements of the Quality strategy

18:00 Architecture & Technology choices

22:00 What impacts and value for business

26:00 Management, metrics and KPIs in place

28:00 Organization & Skills perspective

32:00 Key challenges and learnings

36:00 Key takeaways & advices to start

39:00 Recommended inspirational content

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