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Jul 24, 2020Online (for American Time Zones)An afternoon online group consulting and Q&A session with a private client in Portland, ME. read more…
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Jul 14, 2020 - Jul 17, 2020Online (for American Time Zones)Another sold-out presentation of Rapid Software Testing Explored online, presented by James Bach with me providing support and colour commentary. read more…
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Jul 13, 2020Online (for American Time Zones)An online presentation as part of the QA Touch Virtual Series. You can find the recording and the transcript here, but beware: the transcript seems to have been done with voice recognition software that isn't as careful as a human transcriber would be. read more…
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Jul 3, 2020Online (for American Time Zones)I was interviewed by Federico Toledo of Abstracta for the company's Quality Sense podcast series. QA Touch Virtual Series. read more…
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Jun 26, 2020Online (for Asia/Pacific Time Zones)A virtual fireside chat with Ajay Balamurugadas at TribalQonf, an online conference organized by The Test Tribe in India. read more…
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Jun 17, 2020 - Jun 19, 2020Online (for American Time Zones)Another Rapid Software Testing Applied class in which we applied Rapid Software Testing methodology to a real product, already in production. James Bach presented the class live via Zoom teleconferencing, and I provided support and colour commentary. An overview of Rapid Software Testing Appliedhere; details here. read more…
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Jun 16, 2020Online (for Europe/UK Time Zones)The Quare Meetcast, organized by Adam Matlacz, in which James Bach and I presented emerging ideas on experiential software testing (that's what people mean, by and large, when they say "manual testing"). read more…
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Jun 10, 2020 - Jun 11, 2020Online (for Europe/UK Time Zones)Days Three and Four of Rapid Software Testing Explored online for a client in Estonia. read more…
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Jun 9, 2020Online (for American Time Zones)An online meeting of the Denver SQuAD, in which another panelist and I discussed ideas about artificial intelligence in testing. read more…
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Jun 3, 2020 - Jun 4, 2020Online (for Europe/UK Time Zones)Days One and Two of Rapid Software Testing Explored online for a client in Estonia. One benefit of online classes is the capacity to break them up into non-contiguous days. read more…
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May 19, 2020Online (for Europe/UK Time Zones)A one-hour online presentation for a corporate client in the Netherlands. read more…
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May 19, 2020Online (for Europe/UK Time Zones)An online London Test Automation in Devops meetup, organized by Andrew Taylor. read more…
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May 4, 2020 - May 7, 2020Online (for American Time Zones)At the STAR East conference, abruptly moved online, two one-day classes: Critical Thinking for Testers, and X-Ray Vision for Testers—a workshop on how to analyze things. read more…
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Apr 29, 2020Online (for American Time Zones)The Tricentis Accelerate online conference, during which I presented a shorter version of Testing Deep and Shallow. read more…
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Apr 28, 2020 - Jan 6, 2022Online (for American Time Zones)An online event for the Toronto Association of System and Softare Quality, in which I presented a longer version of Testing Deep and Shallow. read more…
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Mar 9, 2020 - Mar 11, 2020Copenhagen2, DenmarkA public presentation of the Rapid Software Testing Explored class, organized by Nine in Copenhagen, Denmark. read more…
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Feb 28, 2020Auckland, New ZealandAnother one-day visit to another corporate client for a day of coaching and exercises in Rapid Software Testing approaches in Auckland, New Zealand. read more…
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Feb 27, 2020Auckland, New ZealandA one-day visit to a corporate client for a day of coaching and exercises in Rapid Software Testing approaches in Auckland, New Zealand. read more…
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Feb 24, 2020 - Feb 26, 2020Auckland, New ZealandFor the first time in New Zealand, a public presentation of the Rapid Software Testing Explored class, organized by Assurity. read more…
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Feb 17, 2020 - Feb 21, 2020Auckland, New ZealandA private three-day Rapid Software Testing Explored class for a corporate client; then a couple of consulting days, featuring internal presentations and discussions in Auckland, New Zealand. read more…
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Feb 3, 2020 - Feb 5, 2020London, United KingdomMy fourth time visiting a client to deliver a private three-day Rapid Software Testing Explored class in London, England, UK. read more…
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Jan 27, 2020 - Jan 31, 2020London, United KingdomA private three-day Rapid Software Testing Explored class, with an extra day of consulting, plus a presentation at the company's internal testing conference in London, England, UK. read more…
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Jan 22, 2020 - Jan 24, 2020Glasgow2, United KingdomA private three-day Rapid Software Testing Explored class for a public-sector client in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. read more…
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Jan 20, 2020Cardiff, United KingdomA testing meetup in Cardiff, Wales, at which I presented some idea on Testing Deep and Shallow. read more…
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Dec 30, 2019Orcas Island, United StatesWorking on Rapid Software Testing methodology and curriculum with James Bach on Orcas Island, Washington, USA. read more…
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Dec 10, 2019 - Dec 12, 2019Zaragoza, SpainA private three-day Rapid Software Testing Explored class for a corporate client in Zaragoza, Spain. read more…
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Dec 2, 2019 - Dec 5, 2019Munich, GermanyA day of consulting and a private three-day Rapid Software Testing Explored class for a corporate client in Munich, Germany. read more…
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Nov 27, 2019Waterloo, CanadaA lunchtime presentation on The Secret Life of Automation for the Kitchener-Waterloo Software Quality Association (KWSQA) in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. read more…
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Nov 18, 2019 - Nov 20, 2019Vienna, AustriaVienna, Austria's first-ever public presentation of Rapid Software Testing Explored, organized by TechTalk. read more…
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Nov 15, 2019Riga, LatviaHaving never visited Riga, Latvia, before this year, my second visit to Riga in two months. I presented two workshops at an in-house conference for a private client. read more…
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Nov 13, 2019Prague, CzechiaIn Prague, Czech Republic, my thirteenth consecutive year at the EuroSTAR testing conference. This time, I presented a tutorial on Using Risk to Guide Testing. read more…
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Oct 28, 2019 - Oct 30, 2019Moncton, New Brunswick, CanadaA private three-day Rapid Software Testing Explored class for a corporate client in Monction, New Brunswick, Canada. read more…
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Jun 3, 2019 - Jun 7, 2019Altoona, United StatesThree days of Rapid Software Testing Explored, and a couple of days of onsite consulting for a corporate client in Altoona, PA. read more…
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May 21, 2019 - May 25, 2019Montreal, CanadaXP 2019 - The 20th International Conference on Agile Software and Systems Development in Montréal, Québec, Canada. I presented a one-day workshop on Analysis for Agilists, and a talk on Refactoring the Agile Testing Quadrants. read more…
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May 15, 2019 - May 17, 2019Zurich, SwitzerlandA public, three-day Rapid Software Testing Explored class, organized by House of Test Switzerland, in Zurich. read more…
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May 14, 2019Zurich, SwitzerlandAt Meetup of Test, a public presentation of Refactoring the Agile Testing Quadrants, organized by House of Test Switzerland, in Zurich. And you can watch a video of the talk! read more…
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Apr 29, 2019 - May 2, 2019Orlando, United StatesThe STAREast testing conference organized by TechWell. I'll be giving two full-day tutorial workshops: Critical Thinking for Software Testers, and X-Ray Vision For Testers: How to Analyze Things in Orlando, Florida, USA. read more…
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Apr 1, 2019 - Apr 4, 2019San Francisco, United StatesSTPCon, San Francisco. A one-day presentation of A Rapid Introduction to Rapid Software Testing. read more…
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Mar 6, 2019Online (for Europe/UK Time Zones)An online webinar, Higher-Value Checking. This webinar is based on the session of the same name that I presented at EuroSTAR 2018. read more…
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Feb 28, 2019Online (for American Time Zones)I did a one-day takeover of the Techwell Hub #testing Slack channel. There's a recap here. read more…
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Jan 4, 2019 - Jan 6, 2019Washington, United StatesSatisfice Peer Conference (by invitation only in Orcas Island, Washington, USA. read more…
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Dec 13, 2018Sydney, AustraliaThe Sydney Testers' Meetup, organized by Catherine Karena and Samantha Connelly. I gave a presentation on Rapid Software Testing in an Agile World. read more…
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Dec 11, 2018 - Dec 14, 2018Sydney, AustraliaFor a private client, an in-house, three-day Rapid Software Testing 4.0 class, followed by a day of consulting in Sydney, Australia. read more…
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Nov 26, 2018 - Nov 29, 2018London, United KingdomFor a private client, an in-house, three-day Rapid Software Testing 4.0 class, followed by a one-day internal conference in London, UK. read more…
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Nov 12, 2018 - Nov 15, 2018The Hague, NetherlandsThe EuroSTAR Testing Conference in Den Haag, Netherlands. At my 12th consecutive EuroSTAR, I gave a one-day class on Analysis for Testers, a track talk on Higher-Value Checking, and a lightning talk. read more…
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Nov 7, 2018 - Nov 9, 2018London, United KingdomA public presentation of the three-day Rapid Software Testing class in London, UK, organized by Learning Connexions. read more…
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Oct 22, 2018 - Oct 24, 2018Zagreb, CroatiaFor the first time ever in Croatia (Zagreb), the three-day Rapid Software Testing class, organized by the good folks at ChangeCon and Testival. read more…
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Oct 18, 2018 - Oct 19, 2018Utrecht, NetherlandsA two-day live public Rapid Software Testing Applied class, organized by Improve Quality Services in Utrecht, Netherlands. read more…
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Oct 15, 2018 - Oct 17, 2018Utrecht, NetherlandsA three-day public Rapid Software Testing class, organized by Improve Quality Services in Utrecht, Netherlands. read more…
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Oct 1, 2018 - Oct 4, 2018Anaheim, United StatesAt the STAR West testing conference in Anaheim, Calfornia, USA, organized by TechWell, I presented Critical Thinking for Testers on Monday, a one-day Rapid Introduction to Rapid Software Testing on Tuesday, and a lightning talk on Wednesday. read more…
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Sep 26, 2018 - Sep 28, 2018Seattle, United StatesThe first public presentation of the updated Rapid Software Testing 4.0 class was held in Seattle, Washinton, USA. And for the first time, the class was presented by all three RST instructors: James Bach, Michael Bolton, and Paul Holland. read more…
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Sep 21, 2018 - Sep 22, 2018Kyiv, UkraineThe QA Fest conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, at which I gave two talks, one on Risk Analysis, and the other on Regression Obsession. read more…
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Sep 18, 2018 - Sep 20, 2018Kyiv, UkraineThe first public presentation of the three-day Rapid Software Testing class in Kyiv, Ukraine. And it was sold out! read more…
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Jul 10, 2018 - Jul 13, 2018Birmingham, AlabamaA three-day Rapid Software Testing class and a day of in-house follow-up consulting for a corporate client in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. read more…
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Jun 18, 2018 - Jun 21, 2018Portland, United StatesA three-day Rapid Software Testing class and a day of in-house follow-up consulting for a corporate client in Portland, Maine, USA. read more…
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Jun 14, 2018Toronto, CanadaA talk on How To Get What You Want from Testing (for CTOs) at the True North CTO Meetup group in Toronto. read more…
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Jun 4, 2018 - Jun 6, 2018Toronto, CanadaA public Rapid Software Testing class in Toronto, organized by the Toronto Association of System and Software Quality. read more…
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May 23, 2018 - May 29, 2018Łódź, PolandA public session of the three-day Rapid Software Testing class, followed by a keynote talk at the Testing Cup and Championship in Łódź, Poland. read more…
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May 17, 2018 - May 18, 2018Saint Petersburg, RussiaTwo talks—"The Logic of Verification", and "Testers as Their Own Worst Enemies"—at the Heisenbug Conference in St. Petersburg, Russia. read more…
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May 14, 2018 - May 18, 2018Saint Petersburg, RussiaThree-day Rapid Software Testing class with a corporate client in St. Petersburg, Russia. read more…
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Apr 30, 2018 - May 3, 2018Orlando, United StatesThe STAR East Testing conference in Orlando, Florida, USA. A one-day class on Critical Thinking for Testers; a one-day Rapid Introduction to Rapid Software Testing, and a lightning talk on testing a product the way you'd qualify a candidate for a job. read more…
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Apr 24, 2018Toronto, CanadaTesting is Testing, and Agile is Context: a talk at a meeting of the Toronto Association of System and Software Quality. read more…
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Apr 20, 2018Copenhagen, DenmarkIn Copenhagen, a day of private, internal consulting for clients of PrettyGoodTesting. read more…
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Apr 19, 2018Copenhagen, DenmarkRapid Software Testing for Managers—a long one-day class, organized by PrettyGoodTesting in Copenhagen, Denmark. read more…
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Apr 16, 2018 - Apr 18, 2018Copenhagen, DenmarkA three-day Rapid Software Testing class, organized by PrettyGoodTesting in Copenhagen, Denmark. read more…
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Apr 2, 2018 - Apr 5, 2018Montpellier, FrancePrivate consulting with a corporate client in Montpelier, France. read more…
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Mar 7, 2018 - Mar 9, 2018Zurich, SwitzerlandFor the third year in a row, House of Test Switzerland presented Rapid Software Testing with both me and James Bach co-teaching the class in Zurich, Switzerland. This is very rare indeed, and each year we develop new material for the occasion. read more…
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Feb 21, 2018 - Feb 24, 2018Guadalajara, MexicoRapid Software Testing made its first appearance in Mexico for a public three-day class in Guadalajara. read more…
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Feb 12, 2018 - Feb 16, 2018Portland, United StatesFive days of in-house consulting with a corporate client in Portland, Maine, USA. read more…
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Jan 29, 2018 - Feb 1, 2018Columbia, MO, United StatesThe three-day Rapid Software Testing class, one day of consulting, and evening events with a corporate client in Columbia, Missouri, USA read more…
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Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 18, 2018Vienna, AustriaThe three-day Rapid Software Testing class, one day of consulting, and evening events with a corporate client in Vienna, Austria. read more…
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Dec 12, 2017 - Dec 15, 2017Shenzhen, ChinaA keynote presentation and two workshops for an in-house testing conference for a corporate client in Shenzhen, China, along with several days of consulting to internal clients. read more…
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Nov 23, 2017Montreal, CanadaA day of consulting for a private client in Montréal, Québec, Canada., including a breakfast presentation for the client's customers on The Secret Life of Automation. read more…
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Nov 21, 2017Online (for American Time Zones)A webinar on How to Get What You Want from Testing (Mangers' Edition), as part of the regular Technobility Webinar Series presented by my friend and colleague Peter de Jager. There are also presentation notes. read more…
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Nov 14, 2017 - Nov 16, 2017Brussels, BelgiumA public presentation of the three-day Rapid Software Testing class, organized by RealDolmen and CTG in Brussels, Belgium. read more…
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Nov 6, 2017 - Nov 9, 2017Copenhagen, DenmarkThe 25th EuroSTAR conference (and my 11th consecutive one). A one-day tutorial (Critical Thinking about Numbers and Metrics) and a track talk (Transforming Trainees Into Testers) in Copenhagen, Denmark. read more…
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Oct 26, 2017 - Oct 27, 2017Manchester, United KingdomTwo days of participation in the TestBash conference: a half-day tutorial on recording and reporting, and a plenary talk on Exploratory Testing 3.0 in Manchester, United Kingdom. read more…
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Oct 23, 2017 - Oct 25, 2017Manchester, United KingdomA three-day public Rapid Software Testing class, organized by the Ministry of Testing in Manchester, United Kingdom. read more…
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Oct 17, 2017 - Oct 19, 2017Toronto, CanadaA full-day tutorial on Critical Thinking for Testers, and a track presentation on The Secret Life of Testers at the STAR Canada conference in Toronto, Ontario. read more…
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Oct 9, 2017 - Oct 13, 2017Shanghai, ChinaA five-day event, including a three-day Rapid Software Testing class, organized by Tai Xiaomei and Odd-E in Shanghai, China. read more…
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Oct 2, 2017 - Oct 4, 2017Anaheim, United StatesA one-day "Rapid Introduction to Rapid Software Testing" and "Critical Thinking for Testers" at the STARWest conference, organized by TechWell in Anaheim CA, YUSA. read more…
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Sep 27, 2017 - Sep 29, 2017Washington, United StatesTwo half-day classes—"Critical Thinking Skills for Testers" and "Critical Thinking about Numbers and Metrics"—and a talk on "How To Get What You Want from Testing" and another on Rapid Software Testing in Agile Contexts at STPCon, organized by Software Test Professionals in Washington DC, United States. read more…
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Sep 18, 2017 - Sep 21, 2017London, United KingdomAn in-house engagement: three days of the Rapid Software Testing class and a day of consulting for a private client in London, UK. read more…
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Sep 11, 2017 - Sep 14, 2017Utrecht, NetherlandsA public version of the three-day Rapid Software Testing class, organized by Improve Quality Services. Learn about the class here, and register here in Utrecht, Netherlands. read more…
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Jul 3, 2017 - Jul 14, 2017Hangzhou, ChinaTwo weeks of assessment and consulting on testing and test strategy for a corporate client in Hangzhou, China. read more…
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Jun 19, 2017 - Jun 23, 2017Johannesburg, South AfricaA week consisting of three days of Rapid Software Testing class training, followed by a two days of consulting and test management training for a corporate client in Johannesburg, South Africa. read more…
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Jun 16, 2017Copenhagen, DenmarkA day of private, internal consulting for a client of PrettyGoodTesting in Copenhagen, Denmark. read more…
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Jun 15, 2017Copenhagen, DenmarkThe debut of the one-day Rapid Software Test Strategy class, organized by PrettyGoodTesting in Copenhagen, Denmark. read more…
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Jun 12, 2017 - Jun 14, 2017Copenhagen, DenmarkA three-day public Rapid Software Testing class, organized by PrettyGoodTesting in Copenhagen, Denmark. read more…
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May 30, 2017 - Jun 2, 2017Dnipro, UkraineFour days of training and consulting in Rapid Software Testing with a private client in Dnipro, Ukraine. read more…
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May 29, 2017Tel Aviv, IsraelA day of consulting work with a private client followed by a testers' meetup by the seashore in Tel Aviv, Israel. read more…
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May 17, 2017 - May 19, 2017Montevideo, UruguayA three-day public Rapid Software Testing class in Montevideo, Uruguay. read more…
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May 15, 2017 - May 16, 2017Montevideo, UruguayA wonderful visit to the the TestingUY conference in Montevideo, Uruguay. read more…
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May 8, 2017 - May 11, 2017Orlando, United StatesA one-day Introduction to Rapid Software Testing and Critical Thinking for Testers at the STAR East Conference, organized by TechWell in Orlando, FL, USA. read more…
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Apr 26, 2017Amsterdam, NetherlandsA talk at a session at the Test Master's Meetup on the social and technical dimensions of testing and the ways they interact with each other, hosted by Xebia Amsterdam in Amsterdam, Netherlands. read more…
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Apr 25, 2017Istanbul, TurkeyA keynote presentation at the 8th International TestIstanbul Conference, sponsored by the Turkish Testing Board in Istanbul, Turkey. read more…
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Apr 19, 2017Atlanta, United StatesA Ridiculously Rapid Introduction to Rapid Software Testing, at the second annual Quality Jam—a testing conference organized by QA Symphony in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. read more…
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Mar 28, 2017Toronto, CanadaA talk for the Toronto Association of System and Software Quality (TASSQ), "No Test Cases Required", on chartering testing sessions. read more…
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Mar 20, 2017 - Mar 23, 2017Brighton, United KingdomA public three-day Rapid Software Testing class, as part of TestBash week. I also presented a half-day version of the Critical Thinking for Testers class. read more…
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Mar 1, 2017 - Mar 3, 2017Zurich, SwitzerlandFor the second year running, James Bach and I co-taught a three-day class of Rapid Software Testing in Zurich, organized by Ilari Aegerter and House of Test Switzerland. read more…
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