Technological Literacy

During this term, I have the opportunity to become certified as a Guidewire Developer at the Associate level, so my first goal for this term is to complete the training and exams necessary to complete this.

I plan on doing this by creating study guides for the developer modules that will allow my team and I to study for the exams together more effectively.

Currently, the training is self-guided videos and slides that aren’t very engaging, so it can be hard to take in large amounts of information.

I know that having a more concise and thoughtfully laid out study guide in plainer language will aid us in preparing for the proctored exam.

 Depth & Breadth of Understanding

A project that I’m excited to work on for this term is the unit test refactoring for the upcoming Cloud Upgrade, where the code is being moved from local to Guidewire Cloud – hosted servers.

Many of the existing unit tests do not meet the new standards, so my team is tasked with going through the test files and investigating/solving the few thousand errors that are being generated.  

I plan on doing so by keeping detailed documentation of the issues I’m experiencing with each file and conferring with my teammates.

Many of the issues are shared between packages so pooling information will allow us to share solutions and go through errors more efficiently. We have shared excel sheets where we input common fixes and can post questions.

 Teamwork

This is my first term working with peers my own age, so one of my goals is to work on my communication and comfort working within a close team. As an anxious person, I can struggle with voicing my suggestions/concerns effectively, as I tend to stumble over my words or lose my train of thought when things go quiet.

 I plan on remedying this by keeping detailed notes that allow me to practice questions and rely on my independent work before posing questions to the team.

When I do interact with them, I aim to focus on positive interactions and building a comfortable rapport with them so I can improve my confidence over time. We have a few team building events that will also help with this goal by allowing us to interact outside of the work environment, as well as meet in person for the first time.