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Pete Walen discusses software testing leaders at STPCon2011

Pete Walen discusses software testing leaders at STPCon2011

Pete Walen discusses software testing leaders at STPCon2011

Date: Oct 27, 2011

Pete Walen, SSQ software testing expert, discussed leadership qualities at STPCon2011. In this video clip, he invokes Harry Potter to identify leadership strengths that can benefit software testers.

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