Past Events

2016

Sep 19, 2016 - Sep 22, 2016

Corporate Training (Ontario, Canada)

Guelph, Ontario

A private three-day Rapid Software Testing class in Guelph, Ontario, in-house for a corporate client. read more…

Sep 16, 2016

Public Class (Sydney, Australia)

Sydney, Australia

A public one-day Rapid Software Testing for Managers class in Sydney, also organized by Anne-Marie Charrett and Testing Times. read more…

Sep 12, 2016 - Sep 14, 2016

Public Class (Sydney, Australia)

Sydney, Australia

A public three-day Rapid Software Testing class in Sydney, Australia, organized by Anne-Marie Charrett and Testing Times read more…

Sep 8, 2016

Public Class (Melbourne, Australia)

Melbourne, Australia

A public one-day session of Critical Thinking for Software Testers, once again in Melbourne, Australia, and once again organized by Rajesh Mathur and TEAM. read more…

Sep 5, 2016 - Sep 7, 2016

Corporate Training (Melbourne, Australia)

Melbourne, Australia

A private three-day Rapid Software Testing class in Melbourne, Australia, organized by Rajesh Mathur and TEAM. read more…

Aug 8, 2016 - Aug 10, 2016

Conference Workshop (Vancouver, Canada)

Vancouver, Canada

At the Conference for the Association for Software Testing 2016 in Vancouver BC, I gave a one-day tutorial on "Testopsies"—an approach to dissecting your testing. read more…

Aug 3, 2016 - Aug 5, 2016

Corporate Training (Mississauga, Canada)

Mississauga, Canada

A fourth three-day Rapid Software Testing class with a corporate client in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. read more…

Jul 4, 2016 - Jul 15, 2016

Corporate Training (Wuhan, China)

Wuhan, China

Two weeks of consulting and training in Rapid Software Testing approaches, in-house for a corporate client in Wuhan, China. read more…

Jun 30, 2016

Corporate Training (Mississauga, Canada)

Mississauga, Canada

Another one-day version of Rapid Software Testing for Managers for a corporate client in Mississauga, Ontario. read more…

Jun 27, 2016 - Jun 29, 2016

Corporate Training (Mississauga, Canada)

Mississauga, Canada

The second of three three-day Rapid Software Testing class, in-house for corporate client in Mississauga, Ontario. read more…

Jun 23, 2016

Corporate Training (Mississauga, Canada)

Mississauga, Canada

A one-day version of Rapid Software Testing for Managers for a corporate client in Mississauga, Ontario. read more…

Jun 20, 2016 - Jun 22, 2016

Corporate Training (Mississauga, Canada)

Mississauga, Canada

The three-day Rapid Software Testing class, in-house for a corporate client in Mississauga, Ontario. read more…

Jun 13, 2016 - Jun 16, 2016

Corporate Training (Glasgow, United Kingdom)

Glasgow, United Kingdom

The three-day Rapid Software Testing class, in-house for a corporate client in Glasgow, Scotland. read more…

Jun 6, 2016 - Jun 9, 2016

Corporate Training (New York, United States)

New York, United States

A three-day Rapid Software Testing class, in-house for a corporate client in New York, NY. read more…

May 28, 2016

Meetup (Sydney, Australia)

Sydney, Australia

On my way back to Toronto from Melboune, I dropped in on the Sydney Testers' Meetup for An Evening with Rapid Software Testing. read more…

May 23, 2016 - May 25, 2016

Corporate Training (Melbourne, Australia)

Melbourne, Australia

An in-house, private session of the three-day Rapid Software Testing class in Melbourne, Australia. read more…

May 20, 2016 - May 21, 2016

Australian Testing Days Conference Keynote (Melbourne, Australia)

Melbourne, Australia

In Melbourne I gave the opening keynote at the inaugural Australian Testing Days conference, organized by TEAM. read more…

May 19, 2016

Public Class (Melbourne, Australia)

Melbourne, Australia

My Melbourne junket continued with a one-day session of Rapid Software Testing for Managers, again organized by Rajesh Mathur and TEAM. read more…

May 16, 2016 - May 18, 2016

Public Class (Melbourne, Australia)

Melbourne, Australia

My first visit to Australia in years—and my first ever to Melbourne—began with a three-day public Rapid Software Testing class, organized by Rajesh Mathur and Test Engineering Alliance Melbourne (TEAM). read more…

May 2, 2016 - May 5, 2016

STAR East Conference Tutorial (Orlando, United States)

Orlando, United States

The annual pilgramage to Orlando, Florida, for the STAR East conference, organized by Techwell. read more…

Apr 25, 2016 - Apr 27, 2016

Public Class (Zurich, Switzerland)

Zurich, Switzerland

The first-ever occasion on which James Bach and I have co-taught the three-day Rapid Software Testing class. The class was organized by House of Test Switzerland. read more…

Apr 4, 2016 - Apr 8, 2016

Corporate Consulting (Christchurch, New Zealand)

Christchurch, New Zealand

A week of on-site consulting and teaching for a private client in Christchurch, NZ. read more…

Apr 1, 2016

Public Class (Auckland, New Zealand)

Auckland, New Zealand

Critical Thinking for Testers and Technical People yet again, this time in Auckland. All thanks to Vicky Price, Merridy Marshall, and Edwin Dando of Assurity for organizing the two-week, pan-New-Zealand excursion of public classes and events. read more…

Mar 31, 2016

Public Class (Auckland, New Zealand)

Auckland, New Zealand

Assurity hosted me in Auckland for another one-day Rapid Software Testing for Managers class. read more…

Mar 31, 2016

Meetup (Auckland, New Zealand)

Auckland, New Zealand

Assurity sponsored an evening of How to Get What You Want from Testing for an Auckland audience. read more…

Mar 30, 2016

Public Class (Christchurch, New Zealand)

Christchurch, New Zealand

Critical Thinking for Testers and Technical People in Christchurch, once again set up by Assurity. read more…

Mar 29, 2016

Public Class (Christchurch, New Zealand)

Christchurch, New Zealand

Assurity continues the Grand Tour of New Zealand with a one-day public version of the Rapid Software Testing for Managers class in Christchurch. read more…

Mar 29, 2016

Meetup (Christchurch, New Zealand)

Christchurch, New Zealand

After class, a talk on How to Get What You Want from Testing for the Christchurch Agile Professionals Network, kindly hosted by the Christchurch office of SLI Systems. read more…

Mar 24, 2016

Public Class (Wellington, New Zealand)

Wellington, New Zealand

Critical Thinking for Testers and Technical People, a one-day class organized by Assurity in Wellington. read more…

Mar 21, 2016 - Mar 23, 2016

Public Class (Wellington, New Zealand)

Wellington, New Zealand

A three-day public Rapid Software Testing class, organized by Assurity, in Wellington, New Zealand. read more…

Mar 7, 2016 - Mar 9, 2016

TestBash Public Class (Brighton, United Kingdom)

Brighton, United Kingdom

A public Rapid Software Testing class, leading into the TestBash conference in Brighton, England, organized by the Ministry of Testing. read more…

Mar 4, 2016

Corporate Training (Cambridge, United Kingdom)

Cambridge, United Kingdom

A one-day private Rapid Introduction to Rapid Software Testing for a corporate client in Cambridge, England. read more…

2015

Nov 22, 2015 - Dec 4, 2015

Corporate Training (Xi'an, China)

Xi’an, China

Eleven days of Rapid Software Testing classes and consulting work with a corporate client in Xi'an, China. read more…

Nov 9, 2015 - Nov 12, 2015

Corporate Training (Zurich, Switzerland)

Zurich, Switzerland

A three-day Rapid Software Testing class and a day of consulting with a corporate client, arranged by House of Test Switzerland. read more…

Nov 6, 2015

Meetup (Zurich, Switzerland)

Zurich, Switzerland

A testers' meetup in Zurich, organized by House of Test Switzerland. I delivered an updated version of The Rapid Software Testing Guide to What You Meant to Say. read more…

Nov 2, 2015 - Nov 5, 2015

EuroSTAR Conference Tutorial (Maastricht, Netherlands)

Maastricht, Netherlands

My eighth annual trip to the EuroSTAR conference, this time for a one-day class and a track session on Exploratory Testing 3.0, among the usual events and diversions, in Maastricht, Netherlands. read more…

Oct 26, 2015 - Oct 29, 2015

Corporate Training (New York, United States)

New York, United States

Three days of the Rapid Software Testing class and a fourth day of consulting work with a corporate client on Long Island, NY. read more…

Oct 19, 2015 - Oct 21, 2015

Public Class (Vancouver, Canada)

Vancouver, Canada

A return visit to Vancouver, BC, for another three-day Rapid Software Testing class and other events, organized by PQA Testing. read more…

Oct 10, 2015 - Oct 12, 2015

Corporate Training (Maspalomas de Gran Canaria, Spain)

Maspalomas de Gran Canaria, Spain

A three-day session of the three-day Rapid Software Testing class for a corporate client, who provides RST on Gran Canaria as a signing bonus for new employees. How about that? read more…

Oct 5, 2015 - Oct 6, 2015

Corporate Consulting (Chicago, United States)

Chicago, United States

A day of training and a day of participation at an in-house testing conference for a corporate client in Chicago, Illinois. read more…

Sep 28, 2015 - Oct 1, 2015

STAR West Conference Workshop (Anaheim, United States)

Anaheim, United States

Two tutorial workshops and a track session at the STAR West conference, organized by SQE. read more…

Sep 17, 2015 - Sep 18, 2015

Public Class

Copenhagen, Denmark

A two-day presentation of Rapid Software Testing for Managers, organized by PrettyGoodTesting, at the Tivoli Congress Center in downtown Copenhagen. read more…

Sep 14, 2015 - Sep 16, 2015

Corporate Training (Copenhagen, Denmark)

Copenhagen, Denmark

Three days of Rapid Software Testing work in Copenhagen, Denmark, organized by PrettyGoodTesting for a corporate client. read more…

Sep 10, 2015 - Sep 11, 2015

Public Class (Sweden, United States)

Lund, Sweden

A return to Malmö, Sweden, for another accelerated two-day session of Rapid Testing approaches. read more…

Sep 7, 2015 - Sep 9, 2015

Public Class (Utrecht, Netherlands)

Utrecht, Netherlands

A three-day public Rapid Software Testing class, organized by Improve Quality Services, in Utrecht, Netherlands. read more…

Sep 1, 2015 - Sep 3, 2015

Corporate Training (Mississauga, Canada)

Mississauga, Canada

A three-day Rapid Software Testing class in-house for a corporate client in Mississauga, Ontario. read more…

Jul 12, 2015 - Jul 15, 2015

China Test Conference Workshop (Beijing, China)

Beijing, China

Four days at the China Test conference in Beijing, including a one-day Exploratory Testing Masterclass, a one-day Testing Workout, a one-hour track talk, and a keynote address. read more…

Jun 29, 2015 - Jul 10, 2015

Corporate Training (Wuhan, China)

Wuhan, China

Ten days of Rapid Software Testing classes and consulting work with a corporate client in Wuhan, China. read more…

Jun 7, 2015 - Jun 12, 2015

Conference Talk (Nevada, United States)

Nevada, United States

The The Better Software Conference West, in Las Vegas, Nevada, organized by SQE. I gave a presentation with Laurent Bossavit on how not to get fooled by people wielding numbers. read more…

Jun 2, 2015 - Jun 4, 2015

Public Class (York, United States)

New York, United States

My first public Rapid Software Testing class in New York City, organized by Doran Jones. read more…

May 28, 2015 - May 29, 2015

Corporate Consulting (Stockholm, Sweden)

Stockholm, Sweden

Two days of consulting and new-tester training on Rapid Testing approaches with a corporate client in Malmö, Sweden. read more…

May 27, 2015

Meetup (Stockholm, Sweden)

Stockholm, Sweden

A private afternoon event and an public early evening event at Sogeti in central Stockholm, Sweden. read more…

May 25, 2015 - May 27, 2015

Conference Workshop (Sweden, United States)

Lund, Sweden

The Let's Test Conference, an intensive three-day meetup held in beautiful, isolated Åkersberga, Sweden. Laurent Bossavit and I presented a workshop on Defense Against the Dark Arts—a session on critical thinking about numbers and published research. read more…

May 15, 2015

Corporate Consulting (Auckland, New Zealand)

Auckland, New Zealand

A day of conversation and consulting in-house for a corporate client in Auckland, New Zealand. read more…

May 11, 2015 - May 14, 2015

Corporate Training (Auckland, New Zealand)

Auckland, New Zealand

A three-day Rapid Software Testing class, with a fourth day of extra stuff, in-house for a corporate client in Auckland, New Zealand. read more…

May 4, 2015 - May 7, 2015

STAR East Conference Workshop (Orlando, United States)

Orlando, United States

The STAR East Conference in Orlando, Florida, USA, organized by SQE. I gave one-day tutorials on Rapid Software Testing and on Critical Thinking for Testers, plus a track session (with James Bach) on our Rapid / Agile Software Testing ecosystem. read more…

Apr 13, 2015 - Apr 16, 2015

Corporate Training (San Luis, United States)

San Luis, United States

A three-day session of Rapid Software Testing (with an extra day for consulting) for a corporate client in San Luis Obispo, California, USA. read more…

Apr 8, 2015 - Apr 10, 2015

Public Class (Vancouver, Canada)

Vancouver, Canada

For the first time in Vancouver, a three-day public Rapid Software Testing class, organized by PQA. read more…

Mar 30, 2015 - Apr 1, 2015

Public Class (Brighton, United Kingdom)

Brighton, United Kingdom

The three-day Rapid Software Testing class returns to Brighton for a public course, hosted by the Ministry of Testing. read more…

Mar 27, 2015

TestBash Conference Keynote (Brighton, United Kingdom)

Brighton, United Kingdom

At TestBash in Brighton, UK, a keynote presentation called The Rapid Software Testing Guide to What You Meant to Say, in which I noted ways in which imprecision in language can sometimes cause problems for testers and project teams. You can see this presentation here. read more…

Feb 23, 2015 - Feb 26, 2015

Corporate Training (Armenia, Colombia)

Yerevan, Armenia

Rapid Software Testing visited Armenia for the first time, for a private class for a corporate client in Yerevan. read more…

Feb 20, 2015 - Feb 21, 2015

Conference Keynote (Tokyo, Japan)

Tokyo, Japan

For Rapid Software Testing's first visit to Japan, I presented a tutorial and a keynote address—How To Get What You Want from Testing—at JaSST, the Japan Symposium on Software Testing in Tokyo. read more…

Feb 12, 2015 - Feb 13, 2015

Corporate Training (Montreal, Canada)

Montreal, Canada

Two days of consulting in Rapid Software Testing approaches with a team at a corporate client in downtown Montréal, Québec. read more…

Feb 2, 2015 - Feb 5, 2015

Corporate Training (London, Canada)

London, Canada

A three day Rapid Software Testing class for a corporate client on the outskirts of London. read more…

Jan 27, 2015 - Jan 30, 2015

Corporate Training (Manchester, United Kingdom)

Manchester, United Kingdom

A three-day Rapid Software Testing class for a corporate client in Manchester, UK, this time with the free day preceding the class. read more…

Jan 25, 2015 - Jan 27, 2015

Corporate Training (Amersfoot, Netherlands)

Amersfoot, Netherlands

Three days of a private Rapid Software Testing class for a corporate client in Amersfoort, Netherlands. read more…

Jan 24, 2015

Peer Conference (Driebergen, Netherlands)

Driebergen, Netherlands

The second day of the Dutch Exploratory Workshops on Testing, in Driebergen, Netherlands. read more…

Jan 18, 2015 - Jan 22, 2015

Public Class (Brno, Czech Republic)

Brno, Czech Republic

A new country for the list: three days of Rapid Software Testing in the classroom, followed by two days of consulting for a corporate client in Brno, Czech Republic. read more…

Jan 12, 2015 - Jan 15, 2015

Corporate Training (Athabasca, Canada)

Athabasca, Canada

A private three-day Rapid Software Testing class with an extra day of consulting and presentations, in-house for a client in Athabasca, Alberta. read more…

Jan 7, 2015 - Jan 9, 2015

Public Class (Calgary, Canada)

Calgary, Canada

A public three-day Rapid Software Testing class organized by PQA in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. read more…

Jan 4, 2015 - Jan 7, 2015

Corporate Training (Calgary, Canada)

Calgary, Canada

Off to sunny, warm, Calgary, Alberta for three days of Rapid Software Testing in the classroom, and then a day of consulting for a corporate client. At least the welcome was warm! read more…

2014

Dec 9, 2014

Meetup (Bucharest, Romania)

Bucharest, Romania

Metrics and Measures and Numbers, Oh My!—a presentation on measurement and metrics for a receptive audience at Tabara de Testare Bucuresti, a Bucharest testing meetup group. read more…

Dec 8, 2014 - Dec 11, 2014

Corporate Training (Bucharest, Romania)

Bucharest, Romania

In Romania again—this time in Bucharest—to present the three-day Rapid Software Testing class for a corporate client. I provided some consulting and a testing game for the test dojo on the fourth day. read more…

Dec 4, 2014

Meetup (Stockholm, Sweden)

Stockholm, Sweden

In Stockholm, Sweden, I gave a presentation at a quarterly meeting of SAST, the Swedish Association for Software Testing on Rapid Testing and the Rapid / Agile Software Testing Ecosystem. read more…

Dec 3, 2014

Corporate Consulting (Stockholm, Sweden)

Stockholm, Sweden

I visited a corporate client and did an information talk on Rapid Testing and the Rapid / Agile Software Testing Ecosystem. read more…

Nov 24, 2014 - Nov 27, 2014

EuroSTAR Conference Tutorial (Dublin, Ireland)

Dublin, Ireland

A half-day tutorial and a track session at the EuroSTAR 2014 conference in Dublin, Ireland. The tutorial was called "What's the Problem?", on the nature of oracles and their role in recognizing problems that happen during testing. I compiled some notes on the subject. The track session, "Every Tester Has more … read more…

Nov 17, 2014 - Nov 20, 2014

Public Class (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

Cluj-Napoca, Romania

On my first trip to Romania I went to Cluj-Napoca, where I presented a three-day public Rapid Software Testing class and a one-day public class on critical thinking sponsored by Altom. read more…

Oct 27, 2014 - Nov 7, 2014

Corporate Training (Chengdu, China)

Chengdu, China

A return visit to China, this time to Chengdu, for two more weeks of training and consulting in Rapid Software Testing with a corporate client. read more…

Oct 13, 2014 - Oct 16, 2014

STAR West Conference Workshop (Anaheim, United States)

Anaheim, United States

The STAR West conference in Anaheim, California, USA. I presented a one day Rapid Introduction to Rapid Software Testing, and a one-day class on Critical Thinking for Testers. read more…

Oct 2, 2014

Meetup (Vienna, Austria)

Vienna, Austria

I was delighted to attend and present at the Vienna Tester meetup, thanks to Kindly Host Tom Mansch and the sponsorship of Ebcont proconsult GmbH. This was also the first time that my daughter attended a presentation, such that I was able give her in-person credit for introducing the Horse more … read more…

Sep 29, 2014 - Oct 3, 2014

Corporate Training (Vienna, Austria)

Vienna, Austria

A three-day Rapid Software Testing class (with an extra day of consulting work and another extra day of Rapid Software Testing for Managers) for a corporate client in Vienna, Austria. read more…

Sep 22, 2014

NYC Testers' Meetup Meetup (New York, United States)

New York, United States

While in New York City, I gave a short talk at the first NYC Testers' Meetup, which I hope was the first of many. Many thanks to Huge Inc., the host of the event; to Doran Jones, the sponsor; and to the organizers: Kate Falange, Anna Royzman, and Perze Ababa. read more…

Sep 15, 2014 - Sep 24, 2014

Corporate Training (New York, United States)

New York, United States

An intensive session of Rapid Software Testing with participants from Per Scholas. I'm excited about all of my classes, but this one was special. I owe a blog post on it. read more…

Aug 11, 2014 - Aug 13, 2014

CAST Conference Workshop (New York, United States)

New York, United States

At the Conference for the Association for Software Testing (CAST) in New York City, I had the privilege of giving a workshop with Laurent Bossavit called "Thinking Critically About Numbers: Defence Against the Dark Arts". In addition, this was the conference at which the context-driven community, inspired by James Christie, more … read more…

Jun 27, 2014

EuroSTAR Conference Workshop (Dublin, Ireland)

Dublin, Ireland

I gave a half-day presentation for the Dublin testing community as a warm-up event for the EuroSTAR 2014. The topic was How To Get What You Really Want from Testing, along with a brief diversion into the Rapid Software Testing Agile Ecosystem, which James Bach and I are developing as more … read more…

Jun 23, 2014 - Jun 26, 2014

Corporate Training (Dublin, Ireland)

Dublin, Ireland

A three-day Rapid Software Testing class, in-house for a corporate client in Dublin, Ireland. read more…

Jun 12, 2014

Meetup (New York, United States)

New York, United States

For the second time, I was lucky to attend the annual Per Scholas ROI dinner in New York, which this year honoured the work of the Per Scholas graduates and my colleage and friend Keith Klain. read more…

May 26, 2014 - May 28, 2014

Let's Test Conference Workshop (Sweden, United States)

Lund, Sweden

The third annual Let's Test conference in Åkersberga, Sweden, the leading conference for the context-driven community in Europe. This year I presented a workshop on testing games and what we can learn from them with my partner in crime Paul Holland. read more…

May 5, 2014 - May 8, 2014

STAR East Conference Tutorial (Orlando, United States)

Orlando, United States

A full-day tutorial and a track session at the STAR East conference in Orlando, Florida. read more…

Apr 28, 2014 - May 2, 2014

Corporate Training (London, United Kingdom)

London, United Kingdom

A return visit to a client in London, UK, for four days (!) of the three-day Rapid Software Testing class. read more…

Apr 11, 2014 - Apr 17, 2014

Corporate Training (Beijing, China)

Beijing, China

A keynote talk at an in-house testing conference, in Beijing, China, followed by a Rapid Software Testing class and a day of in-house consulting for a corporate client. read more…

Apr 7, 2014 - Apr 8, 2014

STAR Canada Conference Tutorial (Toronto, Canada)

Toronto, Canada

A full-day tutorial, a keynote address, and a track session at STAR Canada in Toronto. read more…

Mar 26, 2014 - Mar 28, 2014

Corporate Training (Maspalomas de Gran Canaria, Spain)

Maspalomas de Gran Canaria, Spain

A three-day Rapid Software Testing class, organized by ImmuneIT for its testing consultants, on Gran Canaria. If you're going to train your employees, why NOT send them to an island resort for a three-day class and then a few days of hanging around the pool? read more…

Mar 17, 2014 - Mar 19, 2014

Corporate Training (Porto, Portugal)

Porto, Portugal

An in-house, three-day Rapid Software Testing class for a corporate client in Porto, Portugal. read more…

Mar 15, 2014

Conference Talk (Porto, Portugal)

Porto, Portugal

A plenary talk at the Blip Ripple conference, in Porto, Portugal. More information can be found here. I gave a talk entitled Testing Is More Than Checking. read more…

Mar 12, 2014 - Mar 14, 2014

Public Class (Breda, Netherlands)

Breda, Netherlands

A public three-day class Rapid Software Testing, in Breda, Netherlands, organized by CodeCentric. read more…

Mar 11, 2014

Conference Workshop (Utrecht, Netherlands)

Utrecht, Netherlands

Tasting Let's Test Netherlands, held in Utrecht, Netherlands, was a one-day, appetizer-sized version of the main-course Let's Test conference in Âkersberga, Sweden in May. Here I presented a talk called "Getting Serious About Emotions in Software Testing". read more…

Feb 20, 2014

Testing Talk, London Tester Gathering (London, UK)

London, United Kingdom

Yet another London Tester Gathering, hosted by the inimitable Tony Bruce. read more…

Feb 20, 2014

Meetup (London, Canada)

London, Canada

Yet another London Tester Gathering, hosted by the inimitable Tony Bruce. Here I presented a short version of the read more…

Feb 17, 2014 - Feb 20, 2014

Corporate Training (Heathrow, United States)

Heathrow, United States

An in-house session of the three-day Rapid Software Testing class for a corporate client near Heathrow, London, UK. read more…

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