Sample: How to fill up Appraisal Form ( by a Test Manager)

Sample: How to fill up Appraisal Form ( by a Test Manager)

Communication:

 Coordinated with the cross team (dev/doc/qa/dev/recruitment/IT) for the required information. Shared project updates with the team members. Conducted 1:1 with the team members and listened to them carefully. Always set the goals/expectation to the team members and also shared the vision/big picture behind it. Asked for the feedback/opinion from the onsite manager/local Manager as on when required. Coordinated with onsite and keep them updated about the project progress on regular basis with adequate information. Discussed about the Future work, Test strategy and Hiring part with onsite manager. Understood the client need and suggested suitable solution on the project work and thus won client trust within a very short span of time.

  

Team Play:

Helped the team members to achieve their goals. Always looked for their strong area and utilized on them and helped the team members to overcome the improvement areas. Maintained a very good rapport with all the team members. Gave lot of suggestion on their project work. Gave the team members an honest feedback as on when required both for positive as well as for improvement area. Encouraged and gave positive reinforcement to boost up their productivity. Recognized the team members for their achievements/Appreciated in team meeting based on the weightage of their achievements/initiative taken. Showed team members care and respect to them. Coached the team members to make them self sufficient as much as possible. Motivated the team members to do their best.

Work Output:

Accomplished work with utmost sincerity and due diligence. Completed each of the assigned tasks in whole and within time. Always took the complete ownership of the task given. Took guidance/inputs from manager as on when required but made sure the assigned task is done completely and delivered with high quality. Proactively made a list of the tasks and worked towards achieving those goals. Always put 100% to the work and tried to excel in each of the task executed. Always strived for high quality in all the deliverables. Made sure to gain product/domain knowledge which helped me to make a better plan and guide the team members and thus managed the team better. Took part in reviewing the Test Artifacts prepared by the team members and driving the issue faced by the team to closure. Took effort to gather the pertaining data and made an analysis and took an optimum decision out of it. Eager in learning in nature and hence looked for every opportunity to upgrade myself on professional knowledge /skill. Attended several trainings during the period with utmost sincerity (Manager Foundation Program, QC, Performance Appraisal and few sessions by Testing council team). Excellence in task completed helped me to gain client confidence and thus was able to take the QE team from 0 to 12 member team in a less than a year.

New Ideas:

Made sure the resources are effectively utilized and took proactive action on preparing back up resources for critical work and training resources for the upcoming work. Took initiative to expand the Automation skill within the team. Gave many ideas related to day to day work to perform better and getting higher productivity. Took initiative on capturing the knowledge on troubleshooting areas, Query tracker, QC implementation, Test Case repository build up, Preparing closure report etc. Proactive in making a list of item what the team can take up during lean period or if Plan A does not work and thus utilized the team effectively.

Attitude:

Always look at the problem as an opportunity for learning. Approached to problem with a can-do attitude. Think hard and explored all the possible solution before taking any decision. Thought about the pros and cons of each of the solution; made analysis and found out the best solution to be applied. Flexible in nature – sometime if required put effort beyond the office hour/ from home to deliver the committed deliverables within the time. Positive and flexible in nature.

Strength:

Quality Deliverables – Accomplish work completely and with utmost diligence. 

Commitment – Take full ownership of the task and deliver on time.                                       

Proactive in Approach and Focused & Positive in nature.

Improvement areas:

Presentation skill and skill on selling an idea

Next year's goals:

Bring more Testing Maturity (Expansion of Automation skill, Taking presentation in Organisation level from the team, KB article preparation –Knowledge Management etc)