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Apr 26, 2011 - Apr 28, 2011Toronto, CanadaRapid Software Testing, delivered as a three-day public class in Toronto, Ontario. The class was organized by the Toronto Association of System and Software Quality. read more…
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Apr 18, 2011 - Apr 21, 2011Bedford, United KingdomRapid Software Testing in-house, along with a free day of talks and consulting, for a corporate client in Bedford, England. read more…
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Apr 15, 2011Kitchener, CanadaA presentation on Test Framing at the Kitchener-Waterloo Software Quality Association's Targeting Quality conference. You may also wish to refer to my paper on Test Framing, first provided to workshop participants at EuroSTAR 2010. read more…
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Apr 6, 2011 - Apr 8, 2011London, United KingdomYet another wonderful group of participants in a Rapid Software Testing class in London, UK, organised by ElectroMind. read more…
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Apr 6, 2011London, United KingdomAt the London Tester Gathering, I asked (and gave some answers to) the question Why Didn't You Find That Bug? read more…
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Mar 15, 2011 - Mar 18, 2011Lund, SwedenI delivered Rapid Software Testing in-house, along with a free day of talks and consulting, for a corporate client in southern Sweden. read more…
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Mar 14, 2011Mannheim, GermanyI gave a keynote address at SAP's Quality Day in Mannheim, Germany. Rapid Software Testing was the subject of the talk, and the presentation slides are here. read more…
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Mar 10, 2011Denver, United StatesA keynote presentation, Testers: Get Out of the QA Business, at the Denver SQuAD Conference. read more…
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Mar 9, 2011Denver, United StatesTwo half-day Test Framing workshops at the Denver SQuAD Conference. read more…
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Feb 28, 2011 - Mar 3, 2011Toronto, CanadaThree days of Rapid Software Testing and a day of consulting in-house for a corporate client. read more…
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Feb 10, 2011Calgary, CanadaA one-hour presentation on Test Framing for the Software Quality Discussion Group's lunchtime meeting in Calgary, Alberta. read more…
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Feb 7, 2011 - Feb 9, 2011Calgary, CanadaA three-day public offering of the three-day Rapid Software Testing class in Calgary, Alberta. read more…
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Jan 24, 2011 - Jan 28, 2011Oslo, NorwayI was in Oslo, Norway, for three days of the Rapid Testing class and two days of consulting with a corporate client. read more…
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Dec 1, 2010 - Dec 2, 2010Copenhagen, DenmarkEuroSTAR 2010 continued with track sessions and the Test Lab. My account of the proceedings starts here. read more…
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Nov 30, 2010Copenhagen, DenmarkAt my fourth consecutive EuroSTAR conference, EuroSTAR 2010 in Copenhagen, Denmark, I presented a half-day tutorial on test framing, the skill of linking risk, oracles, coverage, and tests—and your account of them—in a coherent logical framework. The EuroSTAR slides and paper nan be be found here. There's an updated version more … read more…
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Nov 19, 2010Saint Petersburg, RussiaAfter a two-day Rapid Software Testing class, I gave a keynote presentation (Testers: Get Out of the Quality Assurance Business and a half-day Exploratory Testing Master Class at SQA Days in St. Petersburg, Russia. read more…
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Nov 2, 2010 - Nov 4, 2010London, United KingdomA three-day public Rapid Software Testing class in London, UK; organized by Electromind, with testers from the U.K., Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, and Sweden. read more…
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Nov 2, 2010London, United KingdomI was delighted to be invited to speak at the London Tester Gathering, a series of monthly get-togethers hosted by the enterprising Tony Bruce, at the Shooting Star Pub in the City of London. I talked about Burning Issues of the Day. read more…
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Oct 22, 2010Toronto, CanadaI presented a talk on two futures of testing at the offsite retreat for a corporate client in the medical field. read more…
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Oct 21, 2010Toronto, CanadaA keynote presentation of my talk, Testers: Get Out of the QA Business! at the TesTrek conference here in Toronto. read more…
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Oct 19, 2010Las Vegas, United StatesI presented a track session, Testers: Get Out of the QA Business! at STPCon. I was honoured to have Jerry Weinberg attending and contributing to the presentation. read more…
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Oct 17, 2010 - Oct 18, 2010Las Vegas, United StatesA two-day version of the usually-three-day Rapid Software Testing course at the Software Test Professionals Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. read more…
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Oct 8, 2010Berlin, GermanyA lunchtime visit to a corporate client in Berlin, Germany, where I was privileged to speak to a handful of testers and a large bunch of programmers about testing. read more…
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Oct 4, 2010 - Oct 7, 2010Berlin, GermanyA one-day tutorial workshop and a keynote, Testers, Get Out of the QA Business at Agile Testing Days in Berlin, Germany. A related blog post is here. At this conference, we also had extensive discussions on certification and its discontents. Those who are interested in that topic might like to more … read more…
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Sep 30, 2010Kitchener, CanadaThe first presentation of Test Framing for the Kitchener-Waterloo Software Quality Association. (There's also a blog post about test framing here.) read more…
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Sep 17, 2010Belfast, United KingdomA day of presentations, exercises, and consulting in-house for a corporate client in Belfast, Northern Ireland. read more…
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Sep 16, 2010Belfast, United KingdomA lunchtime presentation of Two Futures of Sofware Testing for Softtest in Belfast, Northern Ireland. read more…
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Sep 14, 2010Dublin, IrelandAn evening presentation of Two Futures of Sofware Testing for Software Skillnet in Dublin. read more…
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Sep 13, 2010 - Sep 15, 2010Dublin, IrelandI presented a public offering of the three-day Rapid Software Testing class in Dublin, Ireland. read more…
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Aug 17, 2010 - Aug 18, 2010Waterloo, OntarioI presented a keynote address at the RIM Test Automation Conference, August 18-19, in Waterloo, Ontario. read more…
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Aug 16, 2010Toronto, CanadaA two-hour online coaching presentation for a large corporate client. This was done as a conversation with one of their staff, and seemed very well received. read more…
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Aug 3, 2010 - Aug 4, 2010Grand Rapids, United StatesAt CAST (the Conference of the Association for Software Testing) in Grand Rapids, Michigan, I was asked at the last minute to do a presentation as a replacement for a presenter who was unable to attend. I did my presentation on Noticing. read more…
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Jul 17, 2010 - Jul 18, 2010Toronto, CanadaThe Sixth Toronto Workshop on Software Testing, an invitation-only peer conference which I co-founded with Fiona Charles. This year we were privileged to have attendees from Calgary and England, in addition to our usual complement of people from Ottawa and southwestern Ontario. read more…
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Jul 7, 2010 - Jul 9, 2010Amsterdam, NetherlandsA public offering of Rapid Software Testing in Amsterdam, organized by Diaz and Hilterscheid, the publishers of Testing Experience magazine. read more…
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Jun 28, 2010 - Jun 30, 2010Waterloo, CanadaCo-presented Cem Kaner's Black Box Software Testing class (with Cem himself in the lead role) to a corporate client in Waterloo, Ontario. read more…
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Jun 23, 2010 - Jun 25, 2010Toronto, CanadaAssisted Cem Kaner in a rare live presentation of his Black Box Software Testing class here in Toronto, for TASSQ, the Toronto Association of System and Software Quality. Check out the online courses offered by the Association for Software Testing. read more…
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Jun 22, 2010Online (for Europe/UK Time Zones)A webinar to help promote the EuroSTAR testing conference: "Testers: Get Out of the Quality Assurance Business". read more…
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Jun 17, 2010 - Jun 18, 2010Ontario, CanadaA two-day public class in two parts: A Rapid Introduction To Rapid Software Testing and Critical Thinking for Testers, for the Southwestern Ontario Software Quality Group. read more…
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Jun 14, 2010 - Jun 16, 2010Waterloo, OntarioAn in-house presentation of Rapid Software Testing for a corporate client in Waterloo. Because of a crowded schedule, we'll be doing the free fourth day later. read more…
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Jun 10, 2010Calgary, CanadaFor the Calgary Software Quality Discussion Group, the first public presentation of "Testers: Get Out of the Quality Assurance Business". read more…
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Jun 7, 2010 - Jun 9, 2010Calgary, CanadaRapid Software Testing, in a three-day public offering in Calgary, AB, sponsored by Lynn McKee and by Wayne Stark of Integritas Solutions. read more…
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May 14, 2010Edinburgh, United KingdomAn afternoon with the Scottish Testing Group in Edinburgh. I presented Two Futures of Sofware Testing, Six Short Talks About Software Testing, and a new version of Burning Issues of the Day. read more…
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May 12, 2010London, United KingdomThe London Tester's Gathering in the basement at the LVPO Bar in Soho, London, UK. I talked about (and heartily recommended) Leviathan and the Air Pump, a history of an epic scientific dispute that reflected the tensions between experiment and philosophy. read more…
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May 11, 2010 - May 13, 2010London, CanadaA three-day public offering of Rapid Software Testing in London, England, May 11-13. This one is sponsored by Stephen Allott at Electromind. read more…
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Apr 26, 2010 - Apr 30, 2010Orlando, United States"I Wouldn't Have Seen It If I Hadn't Believed It: Confirmation Bias in Testing", a track session at the STAR East Conference, Orlando, Florida. read more…
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Apr 22, 2010 - Apr 24, 2010Montreal, CanadaThe 14th Workshop on Performance and Reliability in Montreal, Quebec. read more…
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Apr 21, 2010Kitchener, CanadaQuestioning Best Practices—a half-day tutorial at the Kitchener-Waterloo Software Quality Association's third annual Targeting Quality Conference. read more…
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Apr 13, 2010 - Apr 16, 2010Colorado Springs, United StatesA three-day session of Rapid Software Testing, plus a day of free consulting, for a corporate client in Colorado Springs, CO. read more…
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Mar 23, 2010 - Mar 25, 2010Berlin, GermanyA three-day public offering of Rapid Software Testing in Berlin, Germany, sponsored by Testing Experience. read more…
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Mar 23, 2010 - Mar 25, 2010Trondheim, NorwayA three-day public offering of Rapid Software Testing, and a keynote talk on Testing, Checking, and Tools at the Conference on Free Testing Tools, sponsored by the Norwegian Computer Society, in Trondheim, Norway. read more…
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Mar 22, 2010Trondheim, NorwayA keynote talk on testing vs. checking at the Conference on Free Testing Tools, sponsored by the Norwegian Computer Society, in Trondheim, Norway. read more…
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Mar 11, 2010 - Mar 12, 2010Moscow, RussiaA meeting with a number of testers in Moscow, Russia, where I described, explained, and demonstrated Rapid Software Testing. read more…
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Feb 10, 2010Markham, CanadaI gave an interactive talk, "Why Is Testing Taking So Long" at the Markham meeting for TASSQ, the Toronto Association of System and Software Quality. read more…
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Jan 29, 2010 - Jan 31, 2010Melbourne, United StatesThe 2010 Workshop on Teaching Software Testing, in Melbourne, Florida. This year the subject was what to teach programmers about how to test at the implementation level. read more…
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Dec 14, 2009 - Dec 17, 2009St. Louis, United StatesA session of Rapid Software Testing with a corporate client in St. Louis, MO. read more…
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Dec 1, 2009Stockholm, SwedenBurning Issues of the Day, a mini track session presentation at EuroSTAR 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden. read more…
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Nov 30, 2009Stockholm, SwedenAn Exploratory Testing Masterclass, a one-day tutorial at EuroSTAR 2009. read more…
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Nov 19, 2009Bangalore, IndiaExploring Testing (and) Leadership, the opening plenary presentation at STC 2009, a conference sponsored by the Edista Testing Institute and QAI Worldwide in Bangalore, India. read more…
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Nov 17, 2009 - Nov 18, 2009Bangalore, IndiaA two-day Rapid Software Testing class in Bangalore, India. read more…
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Nov 16, 2009Hyderabad, IndiaA one-day session of Rapid Software Testing in Hyderabad, India. read more…
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Nov 13, 2009Chennai, IndiaA one-day session of Rapid Software Testing in Chennai, India. read more…
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Nov 12, 2009Mumbai, IndiaA one-day session of Rapid Software Testing in Mumbai, India. read more…
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Nov 12, 2009Washington, United StatesA day of corporate consulting with a client in the Washington, DC area. read more…
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Nov 2, 2009 - Nov 5, 2009Baltimore, United StatesA session of Rapid Software Testing with a corporate client in Baltimore, MD. read more…
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Oct 26, 2009 - Oct 29, 2009Toronto, CanadaTesTrek, a QAI-produced conference right here in Toronto. I participated in the Managers' Workshop on Monday. This included two impromptu talks Test Process in 20 Minutes and Automation in 20 Minutes. I also presented Two Futures of Software Testing on Wednesday. read more…
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Oct 22, 2009 - Oct 23, 2009Boston, United StatesAt the Software Test and Performance Conference, Boston, MA, a keynote address, Lessons Testers Can Learn from Astronauts. In addition, three track talks: Noticing, A Rapid Introduction To Rapid Software Testing, and Two Futures of Software Testing. read more…
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Oct 5, 2009 - Oct 9, 2009Anaheim, United StatesThree sessions at STAR West, Anaheim, CA, October 5-9: Tester's Clinic: Dealing with Tough Questions and Testing Myths; Using the Secrets of Improv to Improve Your Testing; and The Skill of Factoring: Identifying What to Test. I also participated in a panel discussion hosted by Ross Collard, with James Bach, more … read more…
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Sep 30, 2009Kitchener, CanadaA re-presentation of my talk on noticing skills at the Kitchener-Waterloo Software Quality Association. That's skills of noticing, rather than how to notice particular skills, which is a somewhat different topic. read more…
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Sep 29, 2009Toronto, CanadaAn online Webinar on exploratory approaches in Agile projects, with Chad Wathington from ThoughtWorks. My slides for the Webinar are are here. read more…
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Aug 31, 2009 - Sep 3, 2009Toronto, CanadaWorking with a local client to present Rapid Software Testing and four sessions of follow-up work, in Toronto, starting August 31 and continuing through the fall. read more…
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Aug 27, 2009 - Aug 28, 2009Chicago, United StatesA workshop on "Why is Testing Taking So Long?" at Agile 2009, Thursday, August 27. The really interesting thing at the conference, for me, was the next day: a lightning talk on testing vs. checking. The story is in this blog post, and a series of blog posts on the more … read more…
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Aug 10, 2009 - Aug 13, 2009Roseville, California, United StatesAn in-house session of Rapid Software Testing and a day of hands-on testing, consulting and coaching with a client in northern Calfornia. read more…
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Aug 10, 2009 - Aug 13, 2009Roseville, California, United StatesAn in-house session of Rapid Software Testing and a day of hands-on testing, consulting and coaching with a client in northern Calfornia. read more…
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Jul 13, 2009 - Jul 15, 2009Colorado Springs, United StatesAt the CAST Conference in Colorado Springs, CO, a one-day tutorial workshop with Fiona Charles called Testing Your Testing: Determining Risks, and solo, an interactive version of User Acceptance Testing: A Context-Driven Perspective. Some notes are available upon request. I also enjoyed facilitating a couple of sessions. read more…
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Jul 1, 2009 - Jul 3, 2009London, EnglandA public session of Rapid Software Testing, in London, England, UK, sponsored by ElectroMind. read more…
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Jun 22, 2009 - Jun 26, 2009Derby, United StatesProfessional development: participated in Jerry Weinberg's workshop, Designing Experiential Exercises and Simulations, presented with Esther Derby June 22-26 in Albuquerque, NM. read more…
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Jun 16, 2009London, EnglandA presentation of my keynote address, Two Futures of Software Testing (here's one version of it) at the June 17 BCS SIGIST Conference in London, England. Later that day, two pseudo-lightning talks (they were longer than five minutes). The first was on the subject of emotions as triggers to recognizing more … read more…
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May 4, 2009 - May 7, 2009Orlando, United StatesAt the STAR East conference, produced by Software Quality Engineering in Orlando, FL, I gave a keynote address on Testing and Noticing. I also gave a half-day experiential workshop on Difficult Testing Questions and How to Answer Them, and a track session called Insource or Outsource Testing: Understanding Your Context. read more…
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Apr 20, 2009 - Apr 22, 2009Chicago, United StatesThe QAI QUEST Conference in Chicago. I gave a full-day workshop called Exploratory Testing: Design, Execute and Learn, and a track session billed as Exploratory Testing: Recording and Reporting. If you're interested in the topic, you may also be interested in a 2007 paper, An Exploratory Tester's Notebook. read more…
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Mar 16, 2009Chapel Hill, United StatesA keynote presentation and a track session at the Triangle Information Systems Quality Assurance 2009 Testing Conference is in Chapel Hill, NC. read more…
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Mar 8, 2009 - Mar 12, 2009Palm Bay, Florida, United StatesRapid Software Testing, a full day of hands-on testing, consulting, coaching, dining, and chat with managers, plus two half-days attending and presenting at the company's Quality Summit. read more…
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Feb 23, 2009 - Feb 26, 2009Madison, United StatesA three-day session of Rapid Software Testing, plus a day of consulting, coaching, and hands-on testing with a corporate client in Madison, WI. read more…
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Jan 30, 2009 - Feb 1, 2009Melbourne, United StatesThe annual Workshop on Teaching Software Testing, a peer conference in Melbourne, FL. read more…
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Dec 8, 2008 - Dec 12, 2008Richmond, United StatesRapid Software Testing—two sets of classes over five days, for testers, test leads, and managers—at a corporate client in Richmond, BC. read more…
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Nov 24, 2008 - Nov 27, 2008Kanata, CanadaRapid Software Testing—three days, plus a day of consulting and coaching for a corporate client in Kanata, ON. read more…
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Nov 17, 2008Baarn, NetherlandsSix Short Talks About Software Testing, for VX Company. read more…
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Nov 10, 2008 - Nov 13, 2008The Hague, NetherlandsEuroSTAR 2008 in Den Haag, the Netherlands, at which I presented three sessions. The first, on November 11, was an experiential tutorial on Critical Thinking for Testers. The second, on November 12, was a double-track experiential session on Heuristics: Solving Problems Quickly. The third on November 13, was a track more … read more…
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Nov 6, 2008Albuquerque, United StatesThe day-after-AYE experiential workshop on teaching experiential workshops, presented by Jerry Weinberg and assisted by Esther Derby. read more…
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Nov 3, 2008 - Nov 5, 2008Phoenix, United StatesThe annual AYE Conference (the ninth, and my sixth), at which I was delighted to assist Jerry Weinberg with several of his experiential workshops. This conference coincided with the debut of The Gift of Time, edited by my colleague Fiona Charles and the first published book to which I've contributed more … read more…
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Oct 24, 2008Umeå, Sweden.A morning presentation for corporate client and their clients on the value of exploratory approaches to testing. The day continued with a lunchtime presentation to the client's testers and programmers, and an afternoon of discussion with a couple of key test managers. Dinner included conversation with the client's staff and more … read more…
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Oct 21, 2008 - Oct 23, 2008Umeå, SwedenA three-day public course of Rapid Software Testing in Umeå, Sweden. read more…
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Oct 10, 2008Minneapolis, United StatesA presentation to a corporate client near Minneapolis, MN, followed by a couple of hours of conversation on test priorities and strategies in a highly regulated, high-risk context. read more…
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Oct 7, 2008 - Oct 9, 2008Minneapolis, United StatesA three-day session of Rapid Software Testing in Minneapolis, MN, sponsored by the Twin Cities Quality Assurance Association, plus an address (Six Short Talks About Software Testing) on the last day to the TCQAA's monthly membership meeting. For a few members of the board, I also provided an evening's worth more … read more…
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Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 2, 2008Orlando, United StatesSTAR West 2008, at which I presented a tutorial (Difficult Testing Question and How To Answer Them) and a track session, a requested repeat of last spring's session on test coverage. I also had the pleasure of some development work on the Rapid Software Testing course with James Bach, and more … read more…
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Sep 23, 2008 - Sep 26, 2008Toronto, CanadaA consulting assignment in which I was asked to observe, analyze, and report on my client's testing and development processes. This was a fairly inspiring occasion; one of the first times that I've even seen a development organization make excellent use of metrics. They used metrics for inquiry, not for more … read more…
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Sep 22, 2008Toronto, CanadaA one-day workshop entitled "Exploratory Testing: Design, Execute, Learn" at the QUEST 2008 conference, Toronto, Ontario. read more…
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Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 20, 2008Provo, United StatesFour days of onsite consulting for a corporate client in Provo, Utah. This was a refreshing opportunity to present some of the material from the Rapid Software Testing course, but also to have more free-ranging discussions about testing with the company's testers and test managers. read more…
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Sep 16, 2008Toronto, CanadaSix Short Talks About Software Testing, a special presentation for a corporate client in Toronto, Ontario. read more…
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Sep 8, 2008 - Sep 10, 2008Toronto, CanadaRapid Software Testing three-day course, plus a day of consulting and coaching for a corporate client in Toronto, Ontario. This is the second time this client has had me teach. Clients often use our exercises for interviews and training after the course, so a lot of the participants this time more … read more…
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Aug 12, 2008 - Aug 15, 2008Wellington, New ZealandWhen Two Plus Two is Wrong (a half-day workshop) and Numbers vs. Narratives (a keynote address) at the Software Testing Australia New Zealand (STANZ) conference in Wellington, New Zealand and Sydney, Australia. I also gave a full-day tutorial, Critical Thinking for Testers, in Wellington. read more…
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