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title: "Promote testers by test"
description: "How Team 2 turned QA staff into artists."
canonical: https://tomsharman.com/bookshelf/play-nice/promote-testers-by-test/
updated: 2026-11-03
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# Promote testers by test

> How Team 2 turned QA staff into artists.

Jason Schreier's framework, from Play Nice, pp. 13 to 109.

Framework 4 of 15 from [Play Nice](https://tomsharman.com/bookshelf/play-nice/index.md) by Jason Schreier. Category: Hiring and teams.

## The steps

1. **Announce the openings.** A former tester tells the QA pit that at least one tester will be promoted.
2. **Set a build task.** Applicants use the World of Warcraft map editor to design their own 3D environments.
3. **Promote the best.** The strongest entries move upstairs, which kept testers motivated and filled the ranks with cheaper talent.

## Where it comes from

From chapter: PART ONE: RISE, pp. 13–109

## The animation

24 seconds, 4:5, no sound.

- MP4: https://tomsharman-downloads-006143767029.s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com/downloads/bookshelf/play-nice/promote-testers-by-test.mp4
- MP4, dark: https://tomsharman-downloads-006143767029.s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com/downloads/bookshelf/play-nice/promote-testers-by-test-dark.mp4
- Still: https://tomsharman-downloads-006143767029.s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com/downloads/bookshelf/play-nice/promote-testers-by-test.png
- Still, dark: https://tomsharman-downloads-006143767029.s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com/downloads/bookshelf/play-nice/promote-testers-by-test-dark.png