Why do I love software testing, and helping others find their own testing joy? The latest book we are reading in the DevOps Book Club, led by the awesome Tristan Lombard and Niranjani Manoharan, is Start with Why by Simon Sinek. Starting with “why” has always made sense to me. Gojko Adzic’s Impact Mapping was […]
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I’m happy to see more people talking about job ads for testers with arbitrary requirements like “3 years experience”. In the last several years, I have met many testing and quality professionals who, with only one or two years in the profession, are sharing their valuable insights in conference talks, blogs and other media. Your […]
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For the past couple decades, I’ve enjoyed working as a hands-on tester and internal test consultant at several different companies. I was lucky to be a part of some teams who achieved a high level of product quality, team performance, and joy. Whatever the outcome – I always learned a lot! At the same time, […]
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Recently, I misunderstood a request to contribute my thoughts on skills for testers going forward into the 21st century and wrote the following. It wasn’t appropriate for that publication, but I still would like to share it. Courage isn’t exactly a skill, it’s more of an ability or characteristic, and we need it more than […]
Read MoreI was honored recently to be interviewed by Phil Burgess for his IT Energizer Podcast. Check out my episode. What career advice would you give? I’ve enjoyed many episodes, so many different insights and stories. Check them all out!
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