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# 🔭 Quality Coach newsletter #26
- URL: https://www.annemariecharrett.com/newsletter/quality-coach-newsletter-26/
- Published: 2024-05-16T21:34:34.000Z
- Updated: 2024-05-16T21:34:34.000Z
- Author: Anne-Marie Charrett
- Tags: Monthly Newsletter

## 🔭 Tails don't wag dogs do 

Knowing what you can and can't control helps manage expectations. Over time, you can look for ways to incorporate some of these factors into your circle of influence. This article includes a download to help you determine what you can and can't control with your work. 

This is a helpful starting point for any conversation around accountability with your manager or other people in the organisation. 

[Tails don’t wag, dogs doKnowing what you can and can’t control helps manage expectations. Over time, you can look for ways to incorporate some of these factors into your circle of influence.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e2/0b/e20b1dc7-7596-416c-bbad-2be3126c3a68/content/images/size/w256h256/2021/06/icon.png)Anne-Marie CharrettAnne-Marie Charrett![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e2/0b/e20b1dc7-7596-416c-bbad-2be3126c3a68/content/images/size/w1200/2024/05/bear-1.png)](https://www.annemariecharrett.com/tails-dont-wag-dogs-do/)

## 🏘️ Picks from the Community

There are so many fantastic articles to share this month. Here's some of them:

[Quality Coaching – Encouraging TestabilityAs an Agile Quality Coach, I focus on enabling teams to take ownership of the quality of their software. One of the ways I do this is by encouraging teams to consider the testability of their softw…![](https://marianneduijst.nl/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/cropped-Marianne_Duijst-270x270.jpg)Marianne DuijstMarianne Duijst![](https://marianneduijst.nl/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Marianne-Duijst-Quality-Coaching-Testability-Sketchnote.jpg)](https://marianneduijst.nl/2024/04/22/quality-coaching-encouraging-testability/?ref=annemariecharrett.com)

[Making Releases RoutineIdeas and experiences on software testing, software development, conference speaking and organizing.![](https://visible-quality.blogspot.com/favicon.ico)Maaret Pyhäjärvi![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVdW7yk8misvFy52tZ99rTKao7OzjS-EjnXSuk-q_TXlarhP4pWVaRgcnGUZ-nhvm32nEGdJPojXHMJuo9vlwcy0kh2z75m5os0KZ8QWiXzsKNi-2MVUfdjTxSn4hTXdOZg1ufwHMarKStaSbeZ5iDHTN8zow3xWLj7ChESD7Ui7Lm_8AuIGN1q3GlQ/w1200-h630-p-k-no-nu/Screenshot%202024-02-14%20at%2021.10.36.png)](https://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2024/02/making-releases-routine.html?ref=annemariecharrett.com)

[Three Ingredients for Tasty Platform CapabilitiesLast week, Manuel Pais and Laura Tacho discussing platform success they said: Figure out what your company cares about.How to Structure Your Platform Team What the company cares about is the impact…![](https://unremarkabletester.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cropped-transparent-logo-1-1.png?w=192)More Questions Than AnswersAreti Panou![](https://unremarkabletester.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/img_20230930_102313874.jpg?w=1200)](https://unremarkabletester.com/2024/05/01/three-ingredients-for-tasty-platform-capabilities/?ref=annemariecharrett.com)

[Risks on data ProjectsI’ve been working on a data programme and one of the things is the different lense on how you think about the impact to the customer. In…![](https://cdn-static-1.medium.com/_/fp/icons/Medium-Avatar-500x500.svg)MediumMelissa Fisher![](https://miro.medium.com/v2/1*kFrc4tBFM_tCis-2Ic87WA.png)](https://fishouthebox.medium.com/risks-on-data-projects-413ffbb62cc0?ref=annemariecharrett.com)

## Upcoming speaking engagements

[Agile & Quality; Is quality \*really\* everyone’s responsibility?, Wed, Jul 24, 2024, 5:45 PM | Meetup\*\*Agile Quality - Is quality really everyone’s responsibility?\*\* \[Ann Marie-Charret\](https://www.linkedin.com/in/testingtimes/) In Agile, quality is a shared responsibility![](https://secure.meetupstatic.com/next/images/general/m_swarm_196x196.png)Meetup![](https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/c/e/600_518820206.jpeg)](https://www.meetup.com/scrum-12/events/298892061/?ref=annemariecharrett.com)

[HUSTEF - Hungarian Software Testing Forum on LinkedIn: #hustef #softwaretesting #softwarequalityWe proudly announce our first Keynote Speaker of HUSTEF 2024, the fantastic Anne-Marie Charrett! 🎉 We can't wait to meet her personally in Budapest - How…![](https://static.licdn.com/aero-v1/sc/h/al2o9zrvru7aqj8e1x2rzsrca)LinkedInHUSTEF - Hungarian Software Testing Forum![](https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/D4D22AQGXObabt-4AIg/feedshare-shrink_2048_1536/0/1706096542277?e=2147483647&v=beta&t=xd2dSo8JNQiXNzPv-59InlRsk7i1S8KxKARz44PR0C4)](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7155887556297932800/?ref=annemariecharrett.com)

[Testing Talks Conference 2024 MelbourneWe want Testing Talks Conference 2024 to be a reunion for our community. A fun event for all; to share, learn and reconnect in-person.![](https://testing-talks-release-assets.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/favicon.ico)Testing Talks Conference 2024 Melbourne![](https://www.testingtalks.com.au/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBdDRIIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--d770658c6dd09517eb820728c1c197515ca70791/tt-2024-melb-graph.png)](https://www.testingtalks.com.au/upcoming-events/testing-talks-conference-2024-melbourne?ref=annemariecharrett.com)

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