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Please describe a time when your testing strategy and methodology conflicted with one your supervisor preferred and how you resolved the conflict.
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William Swansen has worked in the employment assistance realm since 2007. He is an author, job search strategist, and career advisor who helps individuals worldwide and in various professions to find their ideal careers.
"It has only happened once, but I did encounter a conflict with one of my supervisors about a software test strategy I recommended. They were new to the organization and felt they could improve the operations by implementing their former employers' test strategies. I knew that our current test procedures were effective and that the software development team helped develop them. I explained this to the supervisor and then suggested that perhaps we could integrate some of his new procedures into the existing test plan to improve the efficiency of the process. After reviewing the new procedures, we agreed to add several steps to the process to replace some of the initial tests. This allowed us to reduce the testing time by 20%, which pleased the software development team."
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