From Tester to QA Lead: Game Testing, Jira & QA Mastery

Become a Game QA Lead: Master Testing, Leadership, and Project Management Skills

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🧑‍💻2,090 students

🎬 4 hours on-demand video

📝38 lectures / 1 control test 

📜 Certificate of completion

📱 Access on mobile and TV

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What you'll learn

Understand the Role of a QA Lead

Learn what a QA Lead actually does, including responsibilities in planning, coordination, and quality control within a game development team.

Make the Shift from Tester to Lead

Build the leadership and organizational skills needed to move beyond bug reporting and into team and process management.

Create Test Plans and Manage QA Strategy

Learn to write comprehensive test plans, define testing strategies, and manage deadlines across multiple QA phases.

Master Jira for Team Management

Set up Jira projects, workflows, filters, and dashboards like a pro - and use it to streamline task tracking and bug reporting.

Evaluate Risks and Ensure Quality

Gain skills in identifying risks early, planning mitigation strategies, and maintaining high product quality under pressure.

Lead to Support a QA Team

Understand how to motivate, guide, and manage QA testers effectively - improving team collaboration and overall performance.

Course content

Detailed Course description

Learn from Real QA Leadership Experience

Every lesson is grounded in real-life examples from game development studios. You’ll get practical, no-nonsense knowledge that’s actually used on the job - no theory overload.

Transition Smoothly into a Lead Role

Understand what changes when you go from executing tasks to leading people and processes. Learn how to step into leadership confidently, even if you’ve never managed a team before.

Master QA Planning and Documentation

Build skills in creating test strategies, test plans, and timelines. You’ll learn how to write documentation that guides your team and communicates clearly with stakeholders.

Use Jira Like a Pro

Go beyond basic Jira usage. Learn how to structure workflows, configure dashboards, set filters, and manage a QA project from start to finish inside one of the most used tools in the industry.

Develop Strong Risk Management Strategies

Discover how to identify project risks early, assess their potential impact, and design mitigation plans that keep your QA efforts on track.

Lead Effective Communication Across Teams

Improve how you interact with developers, producers, designers, and other stakeholders. Learn how to raise issues, negotiate scope, and ensure QA gets the support it needs.

Motivate and Support Your QA Team

Learn what it takes to build and manage a high-performing team - from onboarding and daily standups to coaching, mentoring, and resolving team conflicts.

Balance Technical and People Responsibilities

Understand how to juggle leadership tasks like planning and communication with the need to stay hands-on and technically sharp in a fast-paced QA environment.

Drive Quality Across the Entire Project

Learn how QA Leads contribute to overall game quality - not just by finding bugs, but by improving workflows, enforcing process discipline, and being an advocate for the player experience.

Who this course is for:

QA professionals looking to transition into a QA Lead role

Newly Appointed QA Leads – Those recently promoted to lead QA roles who need practical guidance and real-world insights.

Junior and Mid-Level QA Testers – Those looking to advance into a leadership position in game testing.

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