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Nov 17, 2014 - Nov 20, 2014Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaOn 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…
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Oct 27, 2014 - Nov 7, 2014Chengdu, ChinaA 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…
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Oct 13, 2014 - Oct 16, 2014Anaheim, United StatesThe 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…
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Oct 2, 2014Vienna, AustriaI 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…
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Sep 29, 2014 - Oct 3, 2014Vienna, AustriaA 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…
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Sep 22, 2014New York, United StatesWhile 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…
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Sep 15, 2014 - Sep 24, 2014New York, United StatesAn 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…
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Aug 11, 2014 - Aug 13, 2014New York, United StatesAt 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…
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Jun 27, 2014Dublin, IrelandI 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…
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Jun 23, 2014 - Jun 26, 2014Dublin, IrelandA three-day Rapid Software Testing class, in-house for a corporate client in Dublin, Ireland. read more…
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Jun 12, 2014New York, United StatesFor 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…
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May 26, 2014 - May 28, 2014Lund, SwedenThe 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…
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May 5, 2014 - May 8, 2014Orlando, United StatesA full-day tutorial and a track session at the STAR East conference in Orlando, Florida. read more…
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Apr 28, 2014 - May 2, 2014London, United KingdomA return visit to a client in London, UK, for four days (!) of the three-day Rapid Software Testing class. read more…
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Apr 11, 2014 - Apr 17, 2014Beijing, ChinaA 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…
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Apr 7, 2014 - Apr 8, 2014Toronto, CanadaA full-day tutorial, a keynote address, and a track session at STAR Canada in Toronto. read more…
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Mar 26, 2014 - Mar 28, 2014Maspalomas de Gran Canaria, SpainA 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…
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Mar 17, 2014 - Mar 19, 2014Porto, PortugalAn in-house, three-day Rapid Software Testing class for a corporate client in Porto, Portugal. read more…
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Mar 15, 2014Porto, PortugalA 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…
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Mar 12, 2014 - Mar 14, 2014Breda, NetherlandsA public three-day class Rapid Software Testing, in Breda, Netherlands, organized by CodeCentric. read more…
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Mar 11, 2014Utrecht, NetherlandsTasting 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…
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Feb 20, 2014London, United KingdomYet another London Tester Gathering, hosted by the inimitable Tony Bruce. read more…
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Feb 20, 2014London, CanadaYet another London Tester Gathering, hosted by the inimitable Tony Bruce. Here I presented a short version of the read more…
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Feb 17, 2014 - Feb 20, 2014Heathrow, United StatesAn 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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Feb 3, 2014 - Feb 7, 2014Haifa, IsraelA three-day in-house Rapid Software Testing class for a corporate client near Haifa, Israel. read more…
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Jan 24, 2014Copenhagen, DenmarkA keynote presentation at the first CopenhagenContext, a one-day conference on context-driven approaches, hosted by PrettyGoodTesting. Other speakers included Carsten Feilberg, Louise Perrold, Huib Schoots, and Henrik Emilsson. read more…
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Jan 23, 2014Copenhagen, DenmarkA day of consulting and presentations on context-driven testing approaches in Agile environments for a corporate client in Copenhagen, Denmark. read more…
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Jan 20, 2014 - Jan 22, 2014Copenhagen, DenmarkA three-day in-house Rapid Software Testing class for a corporate client in Copenhagen, Denmark. read more…
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Nov 21, 2013Eindhoven, NetherlandsA visit to Eindhoven, Netherlands, for an evening talk in Sioux Software's "Hot or Not" series. The topic: "A Very Rapid Introduction to Rapid Software Testing" read more…
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Nov 18, 2013 - Nov 20, 2013Dordrecht, NetherlandsA visit to Dordrecht, Netherlands to present the three-day Rapid Software Testing class, organized by CodeCentric. read more…
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Nov 4, 2013 - Nov 7, 2013Lund, SwedenI was first-ever non-European Programme Chair for the EuroSTAR 2013 in Göteborg, Sweden. EuroSTAR is Europe's largest testing conference. read more…
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Oct 21, 2013 - Oct 25, 2013Lund, SwedenA private session of the three-day Rapid Software Testing class for a corporate client in Malmö, Sweden, along with a fourth day of consulting, coaching, and outside presentations. read more…
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Oct 17, 2013Waterloo, OntarioI gave the keynote presentation at the Kitchener-Waterloo Software Quality Association's Targeting Quality Conference 2013 in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The topic was The Role of Emotions in Software Testing, and the presentation materials are here. read more…
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Sep 30, 2013 - Oct 3, 2013Mechelen, BelgiumRapid Software Testing's first foray into Belgium for a three-day course and a one-day testing retreat—a kind informal workshop with discussions, problem-solving, and exercises—in Mechelen. The events were organized by Co-Learning, InfoSupport, and ZSharp Consulting. read more…
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Jul 15, 2013 - Jul 23, 2013Shenzhen, ChinaEight days of training classes, consulting, coaching, and presentations on Rapid Testing methodology to a corporate client in Shenzhen, China. read more…
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Jun 24, 2013 - Jul 3, 2013Xi’An, ChinaNine days of training classes, consulting, coaching, and presentations on Rapid Testing methodology to a corporate client in Xi'An, China read more…
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Jun 12, 2013New York, United StatesAttended the Per Scholas ROI Dinner, honouring Joe Squeri of Barclays. Here I am participating a heads or tails contest. I prevailed over 1:512 odds, only to lose to a woman who made ten correct guesses (1:1024). That's QA Symphony's Josh Lieberman in the foreground, and Perze Ababa to the more … read more…
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May 23, 2013Lund, SwedenA visit to Gothenburg, Sweden, to scope out the site of EuroSTAR 2013, and also to deliver a presentation on How to Get What You Really Want from Testing for the Swedish Association for Software Testing. I also was given the privilege of a question-and-answer session with some of Martin more … read more…
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May 20, 2013 - May 22, 2013Lund, SwedenParticipant presenter at the second Let's Test conference in Âkersberga, Sweden. I gave a half-day tutorial workshop on Problems with Problems, and a track session on the role of Tacit and Explicit Knowledge in testing. read more…
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May 16, 2013 - May 17, 2013Copenhagen, DenmarkA public offering of the two-day Rapid Software Testing for Managers class, also presented by PrettyGoodTesting, in Ballerup (Copenhagen), Denmark. read more…
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May 13, 2013 - May 15, 2013Copenhagen, DenmarkA public offering of the three-day Rapid Software Testing class, presented by PrettyGoodTesting, in Ballerup (Copenhagen), Denmark. read more…
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Apr 29, 2013 - May 2, 2013Orlando, United StatesAt the STAR East conference in Orlando, Florida, a one-day Rapid Introduction to Rapid Software Testing; a track talk on The Role of Emotions in Software Testing. I also filled in for a speaker who couldn't make it, presenting a track session on regression testing and on test framing. read more…
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Apr 19, 2013Wellington, New ZealandA one-day class on Critical Thinking Skills for Testers, organized by Assurity. read more…
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Apr 18, 2013Wellington, New ZealandAn evening meeting (in the form of a tiny peer conference) with WeTest, a Wellington, NZ testing group. read more…
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Apr 18, 2013Wellington, New ZealandMeetings, consulting, and coaching with corporate client in Wellington, New Zealand. read more…
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Apr 15, 2013 - Apr 17, 2013Wellington, New ZealandA semi-public session of the three-day Rapid Software Testing class, organized by Assurity. read more…
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Apr 9, 2013 - Apr 11, 2013Toronto, CanadaAt the inaugural STAR Canada conference, Critical Thinking for Testers (a one-day tutorial), The Role of Emotions in Software Testing (a track talk), and Attention, Deficit, Disorder (a lightning talk). read more…
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Mar 30, 2013Toronto, CanadaWebinar on Exploratory Testing for Tai Xiaomei and her testing community in China. read more…
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Mar 23, 2013Cardiff, United KingdomWith James Bach, a visit with Professor Harry Collins for discussions about his books (including Tacit and Explicit Knowledge, The Shape of Actions, and Artificial Experts) and about his keynote presentation, "Testing Machines as Social Prostheses" and his tutorial presentation, Using Sociology to Examine Testing Expertise at EuroSTAR 2013. read more…
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Mar 22, 2013Brighton, United KingdomMicrosponsored TestBash, presented by the Ministry of Testing, in Brighton, England, and delivered a 99-second lightning talk. read more…
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Mar 19, 2013London, CanadaA brief informal talk at the London Tester Gathering, organized by Tony Bruce. read more…
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Mar 18, 2013 - Mar 21, 2013London, CanadaFour days of corporate consulting on Rapid Software Testing methodology, management, and automation with Barclays in London, UK. read more…
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Mar 11, 2013 - Mar 12, 2013Galway, IrelandA two-day meeting of the EuroSTAR Programme Committee in Galway, Ireland, in which we decided on the lineup for this year's conference. read more…
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Feb 18, 2013 - Feb 22, 2013Stavanger, Norwaythe three-day Rapid Software Testing class for a development services organization in Stavanger, Norway. This also included an evening presentation for some of the development shop's corporate clients, and a one-day visit for presentations and consulting with one of its larger clients. read more…
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Feb 4, 2013 - Feb 7, 2013Milwaukee, United StatesThe three-day Rapid Software Testing class and a free follow-up day of consulting and coaching for a corporate client in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. read more…
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Feb 1, 2013Toronto, CanadaCorporate Q & A: a two-hour online session with a corporate client, provided as a follow-up to a Rapid Software Testing class. read more…
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Jan 28, 2013 - Jan 30, 2013Toronto, CanadaOnline coaching and support for the three-day Rapid Testing Intensive Online class, presented by James Bach and Satisfice. read more…
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Jan 21, 2013 - Jan 24, 2013Winnipeg, CanadaAn in-house version of the three-day Rapid Software Testing class, plus a free day of Q & A, coaching, and consulting for a corporate client in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. read more…
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Jan 13, 2013Galway, IrelandA flying visit to the offices of EuroSTAR Conferences in Galway, Ireland for a planning session for EuroSTAR 2013. read more…
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Jan 7, 2013 - Jan 11, 2013Oslo, NorwayCorporate training and consulting for a client in Oslo, Norway. This included the three-day Rapid Software Testing class and two days of follow-up work, exercises, and test management training. read more…
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Dec 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2012Toronto, CanadaThirty-one days of delightful time at home, doing writing, planning, and maintenance work and spending time with family. read more…
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Nov 19, 2012 - Nov 23, 2012Lund, SwedenA presentation of the three-day Rapid Software Testing class, plus a couple of days of consulting for a corporate client in Lund, Sweden. read more…
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Nov 7, 2012Almere, NetherlandsA meeting at SysQA in Almere, Netherlands, where I introduced senior staff to some of the principles and practices of the Rapid Software Testing methodolgy. read more…
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Nov 3, 2012 - Nov 6, 2012Amsterdam, NetherlandsAt EuroSTAR 2012 in Amsterdam, NL, I presented a one-day class on Critical Thinking for Testers, and a track session called Evaluating Testing the Qualitative Way. I was also named as Programme Chair for EuroSTAR 2013, which was and is a great honour. read more…
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Oct 22, 2012 - Oct 25, 2012Jersey City, United StatesTwo days of the Rapid Software Testing class, and two days of consulting for a corporate client in Jersey City, NJ and New York, NY. read more…
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Oct 9, 2012 - Oct 11, 2012Toronto, CanadaA three-day public offering of the three-day Rapid Software Testing class, organized by the Toronto Association of System and Software Quality. read more…
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Oct 1, 2012 - Oct 4, 2012Anaheim, United StatesAt the STAR West Testing conference in Anaheim, California, I gave three presentations: a one-day Rapid Introduction to Rapid Software Testing; a one-day presentation of Critical Thinking for Testers; and an experiential track session on The Metrics Minefield. read more…
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Sep 19, 2012Kitchener, CanadaA live presentation of Things Could Get Worse: Ideas about Regression Testing for the Kitchener-Waterloo Software Quality Association. read more…
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Sep 18, 2012Toronto, CanadaThings Could Get Worse: Ideas about Regression Testing, a one-hour Webinar in support of the upcoming EuroSTAR 2012 conference. (A link should appear here shortly.) read more…
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Aug 20, 2012 - Aug 31, 2012Beijing, ChinaTraining and consulting in exploratory testing for a corporate client in Beijing, China. read more…
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Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 18, 2012San Jose, Costa RicaA presentation of "Critical Thinking for Testers" at the CAST 2012 conference in San José, California, USA. read more…
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Jul 10, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012Cary, United StatesBack to Cary, NC, for more private training and consulting in Rapid Software Testing with a corporate client. read more…
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Jun 25, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012Atlanta, United StatesRapid Software Testing class, presentations for managers, and a bonus workshop for a corporate client in Atlanta, GA. read more…
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Jun 12, 2012 - Jun 15, 2012Toronto, CanadaPrivate training and consulting in Rapid Software Testing for a corporate client. read more…
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May 24, 2012 - May 25, 2012Utrecht, NetherlandsA public class of Rapid Software Testing for Managers, also presented through Immune-IT. read more…
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May 21, 2012 - May 23, 2012Utrecht, NetherlandsA public session of the Rapid Software Testing class in Utrecht, Netherlands, presented through Immune-IT. read more…
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May 8, 2012 - May 11, 2012Trondheim, NorwayI presented the opening keynote of the World's Northernmost Testing Conference, which started on board the Hurtigruten (the Coastal Express), sailing from Trondheim, Norway. The conference continued over the next three days in Brønnøysund, where I presented a two-day version of the Rapid Software Testing class. So far as we more … read more…
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May 7, 2012Åkersberga, SwedenI presented the first keynote and a half-day tutorial at the inaugural Let's Test Conference at the Runö Conference Centre in Âkersberga, Sweden. read more…
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May 3, 2012 - May 4, 2012London, United KingdomThe UK's first public offering of Rapid Software Test Management, again organized in London, UK by Electromind. read more…
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May 2, 2012London, United KingdomAn impromptu talk (introduced with a song) on the role of emotions in software testing at the London Tester Gathering at the Shooting Star Pub in London, UK. read more…
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Apr 30, 2012 - May 2, 2012London, United KingdomA three-day Rapid Software Testing public class organized by Electromind in London, UK. read more…
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Apr 25, 2012Toronto, CanadaRapid Software Testing training and consulting, in-house, for a corporate client in Toronto. read more…
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Apr 16, 2012 - Apr 19, 2012Orlando, United StatesA tutorial (A Rapid Introduction to Rapid Software Testing) and a keynote, "Evaluating Testing the Qualitative Way", at the STAR East conference, Orlando, Florida. read more…
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Apr 10, 2012 - Apr 13, 2012Daresbury, United KingdomA three-day Rapid Software Testing class in-house for a corporate client, with a free fourth day of test management consulting in Daresbury, UK. read more…
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Mar 26, 2012 - Mar 29, 2012Halifax, CanadaA three-day Rapid Testing class in-house for a corporate client, with a free fourth day of talks and consulting in Halifax, Nova Scotia. read more…
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Mar 15, 2012 - Mar 16, 2012Erlangen, GermanyTwo keynote addresses, a live demonstration of an exploratory survey session, and a one-day class on exploratory skills and tactics for a corporate client in Erlangen, Germany. read more…
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Mar 8, 2012 - Mar 20, 2012Utrecht, NetherlandsMaster classes and train-the-trainer sessions in exploratory testing for a corporate client in Utrecht, Netherlands. read more…
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Feb 29, 2012 - Mar 1, 2012Krakow, PolandRapid Software Testing for a corporate client in Kracow, Poland. For the free fourth day, this client opted for an extra day of in-class discussion and exercises. read more…
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Feb 11, 2012 - Feb 17, 2012Orcas Island, United StatesWriting and course development work with James Bach in Eastsound, Orcas Island, Washington. read more…
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Jan 30, 2012 - Feb 3, 2012Palm Bay, United StatesWriting work with Cem Kaner and Becky Fiedler in Palm Bay, Florida. read more…
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Jan 27, 2012 - Jan 29, 2012Melbourne, United StatesParticipated in the Workshop on Teaching Software Testing in Melbourne, Florida, organized by Cem Kaner and Becky Fiedler. read more…
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Jan 20, 2012Helsinki, FinlandA one-day peer conference on exploratory testing, organized by Maaret Pyhäjärvi in Helsinki, Finland. read more…
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Jan 19, 2012Helsinki, FinlandA morning's conversation with Juha Itkonen on his studies and academic research into exploratory testing. read more…
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Jan 16, 2012 - Jan 18, 2012Helsinki, FinlandA three-day public class of Rapid Software Testing, in Helsinki, Finland, organized by Altom Consulting. read more…
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Jan 3, 2012 - Jan 6, 2012Calgary, CanadaA three-day session of Rapid Software Testing for a corporate client in Calgary, Alberta, with a fourth day of hands-on testing and consulting with managers. read more…
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Nov 28, 2011 - Nov 30, 2011London, United KingdomIn London, UK, I presented another three-day public offering of Rapid Software Testing in collaboration with Electromind. read more…
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Nov 21, 2011 - Nov 24, 2011Manchester, United KingdomIn my fifth consecutive year at the EuroSTAR conference (this year in Manchester, UK), I presented a tutorial on measurement, titled "Illustrating The Quality Story" and a track session called "Dashboards: Real-time Test Information For Managers And Teams." read more…
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Nov 14, 2011 - Nov 17, 2011Potsdam, GermanyIn Potsdam, Germany, I presented a one-day tutorial on Critical Thinking Skills for Testers (and there's a quick video about it here!) at Agile Testing Days 2011. I also delivered a keynote entitled "No More Fooling Around: Skills and Dynamics of Exploratory Testing". read more…
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Oct 31, 2011 - Nov 2, 2011Nieuwegwein, NetherlandsRapid Software Testing returned to Nieuwegwein, The Netherlands for a three-day classs presented by Immune-IT. read more…
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Oct 10, 2011 - Oct 12, 2011Oregon, United StatesAt the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference in Portland, Oregon, USA, I gave a one-day tutorial on Rapid Software Testing, and presented a new talk, Standards and Deviations. read more…
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