From a young age I enjoyed comedy, raised on a comedy feast of such shows such as Fawlty Towers and Monty Python. For John Cleese fans, yes, a fish called Wanda was also watched. This love of comedy stayed with me through to Adulthood. Open Mic Nights in Sydney Fast forward to the winter of 2008, Sydney, Australia. Sitting in a bar on … [Read more...]
30 Days Of E-Commerce Testing
#30DaysofTesting #day28 #ecommerce #data #ethics tracking data could be used to same products and services are offered at different prices to different customers targeted surveillance by government agencies sharing data with third parties Cambridge Analytica: how did it turn clicks into … [Read more...]
How open do we need to be as speakers?
Some time ago I was enjoying the music of a Singer-songwriter, between songs she spoke so openly to the audience. Her openness seemed to endear her to the audience, it seems that singer-songwriters naturally display openness with their audience. Although as public speakers we are often not open and thus lose the opportunity to truly engage with … [Read more...]
Guidelines For Running a Bug Bash.
Guidelines for Running a Bug Bash My previous blog on Bug Bashing covered the what, why and when. The focus of this blog is how to run a successful bug bash: what you will do before, during and after the Bug Bash. General A Bug Bash should be short, a period of 30 minutes should be sufficient. An additional 30 minutes should be allotted … [Read more...]
Bug Bash – Give it a bash
Often as testers, we question where could we make improvements, bring fresh ideas and add additional value to the testing in our organisations. Based on past experience I have seen huge benefits of running a Bug Bash in previous roles. In this post, I want to cover the topic of the Bug Bash and why I believe is so effective. What is a Bug … [Read more...]
Speech Challenge: Gone in 60 minutes
A member of my toastmaster's club recently set me a challenge, deliver a 5-7 minute speech on a topic with just 60 minutes preparation, rather than the typical number of weeks to prepare. The reasoning behind the challenge was to focus more on delivery than content. Challenge accepted... To make it a little more challenging it would be … [Read more...]
The Role of Software Testing – Where are we going? (Part2)
Where are we going? In the first part of this blog I covered the changes in the software role, in the second part of this blog I will cover how testers can add value and what the future of testing may look like. How testers can add Value? 1. Develop a wider range of skill It is beneficial for testers to learn UX and Product Management skills, … [Read more...]
The Role of Software Testing – how did we get here? (Part1)
How did we get here? The role of software testing has changed dramatically in the last number number of years. In this 2 part blog I will cover how the role of testing has been affected, what has been the testing community's response and what the future may hold for testers. Agile and Shift Left Traditionally testing was viewed as the bottleneck … [Read more...]
Guest Blog: Writing Test cases – The Devil is in the Detail
Checkout my guest blog for EuroSTAR Testing Huddle. https://huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/writing-test-cases-high-level-test-cases-vs-low-level-test-cases/ … [Read more...]
Toastmasters Pathways Part 2
In Pathways: Toastmasters Revitalized Education Program Part 1 we covered the Five key concepts of the existing education program and why the education program is changing. Next we will cover the details of Pathways What is Pathways? Pathways seeks to solve the problems addressed above by providing integrated communication and leadership, … [Read more...]