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🎯 2025 Coaching Plan: Q2 - Skill Enhancement and Process Improvement

Q2: Skill Enhancement and Process Improvement

April: Advanced Team Collaboration

1. Cross-functional Skill Mapping

2. Pair Programming Workshops

  • Activities:
    • Driver-navigator rotation exercises.
      • Relevant Videos:
        • "Mastering Driver-Navigator Pair Programming" by Martin Fowler: Watch video
        • "Effective Driver-Navigator Switching Techniques" by ThoughtWorks: Watch video
    • Code review practice sessions.
      • Relevant Videos:
        • "Code Review Best Practices in Pair Programming" by Google Engineers: Watch video
        • "Live Code Review Session" by Microsoft DevOps: Watch video
    • Problem-solving challenges in pairs.
      • Relevant Videos:
        • "Problem Solving Techniques in Pairs" by Uncle Bob Martin: Watch video
        • "Collaborative Problem Solving in Software Development" by Kent Beck: Watch video
  • Tools & Templates:
    • VS Code Live Share/JetBrains Code With Me
    • Git for version control practice
    • Timer app for rotation management

3. Team Retrospective Improvement

Session Guidelines (April):

  • Run 2-hour focused sessions for each topic.
  • Include mix of theory and hands-on practice.
  • Record sessions for future reference.
  • Create action items for continuous improvement.

May: Quality Engineering Focus

  • Automated testing strategies:
    • "Getting Started with Test Automation" by Selenium: Video Link
    • "Cypress End-to-End Testing" by Traversy Media: Video Link
    • "Test Automation Best Practices" by TestProject: Video Link
  • Performance testing workshops:
    • "JMeter Beginner Tutorial" by JMeter Academy: Video Link
    • "k6 Performance Testing" by Grafana: Video Link
  • Security testing awareness:
    • "OWASP Top 10 Security Risks" by OWASP: Video Link
    • "Web Application Security Testing" by PortSwigger: Video Link

Suggested Activities and Tools for May:

1. Automated Testing Strategies

  • Activities:
    • Test automation framework setup workshop.
      • Relevant Videos:
        • "Building a Test Automation Framework from Scratch" by Test Automation University: Video Link
        • "Selenium Test Framework Design Best Practices" by Selenium Conference: Video Link
    • Test case design and prioritization sessions.
      • Relevant Videos:
        • "Effective Test Case Design Techniques" by ISTQB: Video Link
        • "Risk-Based Test Case Prioritization" by Google Testing Blog: Video Link
    • Continuous integration testing practices.
      • Relevant Videos:
        • "CI/CD Pipeline with Test Automation" by GitHub Universe: Video Link
        • "Implementing Continuous Testing in DevOps" by DevOps Enterprise Summit: Video Link
  • Tools & Templates:
    • Selenium/Cypress for UI testing
    • JUnit/Jest for unit testing
    • Test case template library

2. Performance Testing Workshops

  • Activities:
    • Load testing scenario creation.
      • Relevant Videos:
        • "Load Testing Best Practices" by TestingWorld: Video Link
        • "Performance Testing with k6" by Grafana Labs: Video Link
    • Performance metrics analysis.
      • Relevant Videos:
        • "Web Performance Metrics Explained" by Google Web.dev: Video Link
        • "Core Web Vitals in Detail" by Chrome Developers: Video Link
    • Bottleneck identification exercises.
      • Relevant Videos:
        • "Performance Bottleneck Analysis" by AWS Events: Video Link
        • "Debugging Performance Issues" by Microsoft DevOps: Video Link
  • Tools & Templates:
    • JMeter/K6 for load testing
    • Grafana for metrics visualization
    • Performance test plan templates

3. Security Testing Awareness

  • Activities:
    • OWASP Top 10 review sessions.
      • Relevant Videos:
        • "OWASP Top 10 2023 Deep Dive" by OWASP Foundation: Watch video
        • "Understanding Web Security with OWASP Top 10" by PortSwigger: Watch video
    • Security vulnerability scanning demos.
      • Relevant Videos:
        • "Getting Started with OWASP ZAP" by Simon Bennetts: Watch video
        • "Web Application Security Testing with Burp Suite" by PortSwigger: Watch video
    • Secure coding practices workshop.
      • Relevant Videos:
        • "Secure Coding Best Practices" by SANS Institute: Watch video
        • "DevSecOps: Integrating Security into Development" by Snyk: Watch video
  • Tools & Templates:
    • OWASP ZAP for security testing
    • SonarQube for security scanning
    • Security checklist templates

Session Guidelines (May):

  • Schedule 2-3 hour focused sessions for each topic.
  • Include hands-on exercises.
  • Record sessions for reference.
  • Create specific action items for implementation.

June: Integration and Deployment

  • CI/CD pipeline optimization:
    • "Optimizing Your CI/CD Pipeline" by GitHub: Watch video
    • "Jenkins Pipeline Best Practices" by CloudBees: Watch video
    • "Building Efficient CI/CD Pipelines" by GitLab: Watch video
  • Feature toggling strategies:
    • "Feature Flags: Best Practices" by Martin Fowler: Watch video
    • "Implementation Patterns for Feature Toggles" by LaunchDarkly: Watch video
  • Release management best practices:
    • "Modern Release Management Practices" by Azure DevOps: Watch video
    • "Continuous Delivery Best Practices" by ThoughtWorks: Watch video

Suggested Activities and Tools for June:

1. CI/CD Pipeline Optimization

  • Activities:
    • Pipeline performance analysis workshop.
      • Relevant Videos:
        • "Optimizing CI/CD Pipeline Performance" by GitLab: Video Link
        • "Jenkins Pipeline Performance Best Practices" by CloudBees: Video Link
    • Build time optimization exercises.
      • Relevant Videos:
        • "Speeding Up Your Build Pipeline" by JFrog: Video Link
        • "Maven Build Optimization Techniques" by Apache Maven: Video Link
    • Parallel execution strategy planning.
      • Relevant Videos:
        • "Parallel Execution in Jenkins Pipelines" by Jenkins: Video Link
        • "Concurrent Pipeline Execution Strategies" by GitHub: Video Link
  • Tools & Templates:
    • Jenkins/GitHub Actions for CI/CD
    • Docker for containerization
    • Pipeline metrics dashboard

2. Feature Toggling Strategies

  • Activities:
    • Feature flag implementation patterns workshop.
      • Relevant Videos:
        • "Feature Flags Best Practices" by LaunchDarkly: Video Link
        • "Feature Toggle Patterns in Practice" by Martin Fowler: Video Link
    • Toggle management strategy sessions.
      • Relevant Videos:
    • A/B testing setup demonstrations.
      • Relevant Videos:
        • "A/B Testing with Feature Flags" by Google Chrome Developers: Video Link
        • "Implementing A/B Tests Using Feature Toggles" by Microsoft DevOps: Video Link
  • Tools & Templates:
    • LaunchDarkly/Split.io for feature management
    • Feature flag decision matrix
    • Toggle cleanup checklist

3. Release Management Best Practices

  • Activities:
    • Release planning and coordination workshops.
      • Relevant Videos:
        • "Enterprise Release Planning Best Practices" by Atlassian: Video Link
        • "Effective Release Coordination in DevOps" by AWS DevOps: Video Link
    • Rollback strategy simulations.
      • Relevant Videos:
        • "Implementing Safe Rollback Strategies" by Google Cloud Tech: Video Link
        • "Zero-Downtime Rollbacks in Production" by Netflix Technology: Video Link
    • Release documentation reviews.
      • Relevant Videos:
        • "Creating Effective Release Documentation" by Microsoft DevOps: Video Link
        • "Documentation Best Practices for DevOps Teams" by GitLab: Video Link
  • Tools & Templates:
    • Jira/Azure DevOps for release tracking
    • Release checklist templates
    • Deployment runbook templates

Session Guidelines (June):

  • Schedule 2-3 hour focused sessions for each topic.
  • Include DevOps team members and developers.
  • Use hands-on exercises with real pipeline examples.
  • Document best practices and lessons learned.