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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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Jul 14, 2008 - Jul 16, 2008Toronto, CanadaI acted as Conference Chair for the Conference for the Association for Software Testing (CAST) 2008. Keynotes included Jerry Weinberg, Cem Kaner, Rob and Anne Sabourin, and Brian Fisher. I also presented Testing and Music: Parallels in Practice, Skills and Learning, which I co-authored with Jonathan Kohl, and assisted Jerry more … read more…
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Jul 12, 2008 - Jul 13, 2008Toronto, CanadaThe fourth Toronto Workshop on Software Testing, which I co-organized with Fiona Charles (Fiona did most of the heavy lifting this year). This year's topic was Deception and Self-Deception in Software Testing. read more…
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Jun 23, 2008 - Jun 25, 2008Toronto, CanadaRapid Software Testing in a three-day private session for a corporate client in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Nice to be at home for a change! read more…
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Jun 16, 2008 - Jun 18, 2008Barcelona, SpainRapid Software Testing, a three-day public course sponsored by Sogeti Spain, in Barcelona, Spain. read more…
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May 27, 2008Toronto, CanadaSix Short Talks about Software Testing, for the Toronto Association of System and Software Quality. read more…
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May 19, 2008 - May 21, 2008Stockholm, SwedenA three-day public session of Rapid Software Testing, sponsored by ENEA in Stockholm, Sweden. read more…
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May 18, 2008London, EnglandWhile in transit to Sweden, I had the good luck to be able to attend LEWT, the London Exploratory Workshop on Testing, a peer conference organized by James Lyndsay (and many thanks to him). read more…
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May 7, 2008 - May 8, 2008STAR, United StatesTwo talks at STAR East: Angels and Devils of Software Testing (with Jonathan Kohl) and Understanding Test Coverage. read more…
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Apr 23, 2008Kitchener, CanadaI appeared at the inaugural Conference for the Kitchener Waterloo Software Quality Association, where I presented Why I Am Not (Yet) Certified, followed by a half-day Testing Clinic. read more…
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Apr 15, 2008 - Apr 17, 2008San Mateo, United StatesThe Software Test and Performance Conference (STPCon) in San Mateo, CA. I presented a one-day Rapid Software Testing workshop, and then three track sessions: The Metrics Minefield; User Acceptance Testing; and Exploratory Testing: The State of the Art. read more…
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Mar 31, 2008 - Apr 3, 2008Lund, SwedenA three-day Rapid Software Testing workshop for a corporate client in Ronneby, Sweden, followed by a day of hands-on testing work and two presentations; one to managers and the other to developers. read more…
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Mar 18, 2008 - Mar 20, 2008Ottawa, CanadaA three-day Rapid Software Testing workshop for a corporate client in Ottawa, Ontario. read more…
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Feb 25, 2008 - Feb 29, 2008Istanbul, TurkeyA three-day Rapid Software Testing workshop, followed by a day of work with small groups of testers, for a corporate client in Istanbul, Turkey. read more…
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Feb 13, 2008 - Feb 15, 2008Lund, SwedenRapid Software Testing for a couple of corporate clients in Lund, Sweden. read more…
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Feb 12, 2008Lund, SwedenIn the morning, a presentation on exploratory testing and on heuristics for a group of testers, developers, and managers at a corporate client in Lund, Sweden. In the afternoon, a workshop on exploratory testing, featuring mostly a set of exercises, for some of the testers from the morning group. read more…
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Feb 11, 2008Oslo, NorwayA one-day presentation of Rapid Software Testing for the Norwegian Computer Society in Oslo, Norway. read more…
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Jan 18, 2008 - Jan 20, 2008Melbourne, United StatesParticipated in the Workshop on Teaching Software Testing. Presented a couple of exercises from the Rapid Software Testing course. These exercises engage testers' emotions, curiosity, and inventiveness, which seemed of particular interest to the many of the academics. read more…
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Jan 7, 2008 - Jan 9, 2008Toronto, CanadaRapid Software Testing—a three-day course, sponsored by the Toronto Association of System and Software Testing. read more…
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Dec 19, 2007Mississauga, CanadaOne day of consulting as follow-up to the Rapid Software Testing course for a corporate client in Mississauga, ON. read more…
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Dec 11, 2007 - Dec 14, 2007Omaha, United StatesRapid Software Testing—a three-day course, followed by a day of consulting, at a corporate client in Omaha, NE. read more…
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Dec 3, 2007Stockholm, SwedenA Rapid Introduction to Rapid Software Testing—a one-day workshop at EuroSTAR 2007, Stockholm, Sweden. read more…
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Nov 20, 2007 - Nov 22, 2007Ontario, CanadaRapid Software Testing at a corporate client in Mississauga, Ontario. read more…
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Nov 7, 2007 - Nov 8, 2007Grand Rapids, United StatesGreat Lakes Software Excellence Conference, Grand Rapids, MI. I gave a half-day Rapid Software Testing tutorial, a lightning talk on Emotions and Oracles, and appeared on a panel discussion software testing certification schemes (I'm not in favour of the current ones). read more…
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Oct 30, 2007Toronto, CanadaLive host for a remote presentation by David Platt on Why Software Sucks. read more…
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Oct 29, 2007Toronto, CanadaGave an Ignite Presentation (a lightning talk) on Emotions and Test Oracles at DemoCamp 15, Toronto, ON. read more…
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Oct 25, 2007Anaheim, United StatesPresented Emotions and Test Oracles, a track presentation at the STAR West conference, Anaheim, CA. read more…
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Oct 22, 2007 - Oct 24, 2007Tempe, United StatesThree-day Rapid Software Testing course for a corporate client in Tempe, AZ. read more…
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Oct 15, 2007 - Oct 18, 2007Waterloo, OntarioPresented a three-day Rapid Software Testing course, with an extra day of followup consulting with the test leads, for a corporate client in Waterloo, ON. read more…
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Oct 11, 2007Redmond, United StatesA one-day Rapid Introduction to Rapid Software Testing for a modestly-sized corporate client in Redmond, WA. read more…
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Oct 9, 2007 - Oct 10, 2007Portland, United StatesPresented three papers for the 25th annual Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference in Portland, OR: Two Futures of Software Testing and User Acceptance Testing in Context (two older talks promoted to papers) and An Exploratory Tester's Notebook (a new talk and paper). read more…
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Oct 2, 2007 - Oct 4, 2007Boston, United StatesAt the Software Test and Performance Conference in Boston, MA, I presented a one-day Rapid Introduction to Rapid Software Testing, and three talks—When Two Plus Two Doesn't Equal Four; The Metrics Minefield, and User Acceptance Testing in Context. In addition, James Bach and I practiced rapid software testing on a more … read more…
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Sep 10, 2007 - Sep 13, 2007Halifax, CanadaPresented a three-day Rapid Software Testing course, and provided a day of coaching and consulting to a corporate client, Halifax, NS. read more…
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Aug 28, 2007 - Aug 30, 2007Cupertino, United StatesPresented Rapid Software Testing to a corporate client, Cupertino, CA. read more…
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Jul 17, 2007 - Jul 19, 2007Caribou, United StatesPresented Rapid Software Testing to a corporate client, Caribou, ME. read more…
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Jul 9, 2007 - Jul 11, 2007Bellevue, United StatesAttended the Conference of the Association for Software Testing, Bellevue, WA. read more…
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Jul 7, 2007 - Jul 8, 2007Seattle, United StatesParticipant in the Workshop on Heuristic and Exploratory Techniques, Seattle, WA. read more…
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Jul 4, 2007 - Jul 5, 2007Waterloo, OntarioConsulting and coaching in rapid and exploratory testing, corporate client, Waterloo, ON. read more…
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Jun 24, 2007 - Jun 29, 2007Albuquerque, United StatesParticipated in Jerry Weinberg's Problem Solving Leadership workshop (co-hosted by Johanna Rothman and Esther Derby), Albuquerque, NM. read more…
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Jun 22, 2007Toronto, CanadaPresented four one-hour talks (Two Plus Two: Recognizing Oracles and Setting Context; First to Market or First to Fail; The Metrics Minefield; and Numbers vs. Narratives) at Bank of Montreal's Professional Excellence Symposium, Toronto, ON. read more…
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Jun 18, 2007 - Jun 20, 2007Las Vegas, United StatesPresented "First to Market or First to Fail", a presentation on innovation, at the Better Software Conference and Expo, Las Vegas, NV. read more…
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Jun 14, 2007 - Jun 15, 2007Montreal, CanadaOn-site consulting with a corporate client, Montréal, QC. read more…
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Jun 9, 2007 - Jun 10, 2007Toronto, CanadaContent owner with Fiona Charles for the third Toronto Workshop on Software Testing (TWST III), this time on the subject of risk-based testing, Toronto, ON. read more…
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Jun 4, 2007 - Jun 6, 2007Rome, United StatesPresented Rapid Software Testing to a corporate client in Rome, GA. read more…
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May 17, 2007 - May 18, 2007Orlando, United StatesPresented two Lightning Talks—one on Rapid Test Estimation, and the other on the role of emotion in software testing—at the STAR East conference in Orlando, Florida. Colloborated with James Bach in the early-morning test tutorials—not an official conference offering! read more…
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May 14, 2007 - May 16, 2007Fort Pierce, United StatesPresented Rapid Software Testing to a corporate client in Fort Pierce, Florida. read more…
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Apr 30, 2007 - May 3, 2007Eden Prairie, United StatesWork onsite with a corporate client in Eden Prairie, MN, presenting Rapid Software Testing, and a day of hands-on and one-on-few consulting before and after the course. read more…
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Apr 17, 2007 - Apr 19, 2007San Mateo, United StatesA one-day tutorial on Rapid Software Testing, plus User Acceptance Testing, When Two Plus Two Equals Four is Wrong, and The Metrics Minefield at Software Test and Performance Conference 2007, San Mateo, California, USA. read more…
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Apr 10, 2007 - Apr 13, 2007Toronto, CanadaOnsite consulting with a corporate client, teaching Rapid Software Testing and testing exercises, at home in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. read more…
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Apr 4, 2007 - Apr 5, 2007Ottawa, CanadaThe Metrics Minefield, a talk about the dangers of numbers without stories, at Statistics Canada's IT Conference 2007, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. read more…
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Mar 20, 2007 - Mar 21, 2007Santa ClaraA half-day tutorial on Rapid Software Testing; a class on Testing Skills That (Almost) No One Talks About; and another class on An Exploratory Tester's Notebook at the SD West Conference and Expo in Santa Clara, California. read more…
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Feb 26, 2007 - Feb 28, 2007Cupertino, United StatesRapid Software Testing three-day course with corporate client in Cupertino, California. read more…
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Jan 31, 2007Koramangala, IndiaPresentation on building a software testing community, with a followup presentation on Learning About Oracles, hosted by NDS Software in Koramangala, Bengalooru, India. read more…
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Jan 31, 2007 - Feb 2, 2007Bengalooru, IndiaRapid Software Testing three-day course with corporate client in Bengalooru, India. read more…
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Jan 23, 2007Waterloo, OntarioConsulting work with corporate client in Waterloo, Ontario, on rapid and exploratory testing. read more…
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Jan 19, 2007Bengalooru, IndiaExploratory Testing - The State of the Art—a plenary address for the STeP-IN Forum 2007, Bengalooru, India. read more…
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Jan 18, 2007Bengalooru, IndiaA Rapid Introduction to Rapid Software Testing—a half-day tutorial for the STeP-IN Forum 2007, Bengalooru, India. read more…
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Jan 16, 2007Bengalooru, IndiaRapid Software Testing Explained—a three-hour presentation, with questions and answers, for a group of senior testers at a major services firm in Bengalooru, India. read more…
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Jan 9, 2007 - Jan 11, 2007Toronto, CanadaRapid Software Testing three-day course for TASSQ, the Toronto Association of System and Software Quality. read more…
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Dec 12, 2006 - Dec 14, 2006Waterloo, CanadaRapid Software Testing three-day course for a corporate client in Waterloo, ON. read more…
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Nov 27, 2006 - Nov 29, 2006Madrid, SpainA three-day tutorial on Rapid Software Testing for inQA:labs in Madrid, Spain. read more…
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Nov 13, 2006 - Nov 17, 2006Orlando, United StatesA tutorial on Rapid Software Testing and participation at the 27th Annual QAI Testing Conference, in Orlando, Florida. The conference featured terrific keynotes by Cem Kaner and Jonathan Bach. read more…
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Oct 30, 2006 - Nov 1, 2006Montreal, CanadaRapid Software Testing for a corporate client, Montréal, Québec. read more…
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Oct 16, 2006 - Oct 18, 2006Kitchener, CanadaRapid Software Testing for the Kitchener-Waterloo Software Quality Association. read more…
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Oct 9, 2006 - Oct 11, 2006Portland, United StatesPacific Northwest Software Quality Conference, Portland, Oregon: Rapid Software Testing One-Day Introduction and an invited talk, First to Market or First to Fail: A General Systems Perspective. read more…
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Oct 2, 2006 - Oct 5, 2006Toronto, CanadaQAI International Software Quality Conference, Toronto: Rapid Software Testing One-Day Introduction and a keynote address, Testing Skills That (Almost) Nobody Talks About. read more…
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Sep 27, 2006Kitchener, CanadaThe Kitchener-Waterloo Software Quality Association, Kitchener, ON: The Metrics Minefield read more…
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Sep 26, 2006Toronto, CanadaThe Toronto Association of System and Software Quality, Toronto: The Metrics Minefield. read more…
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Sep 24, 2006 - Sep 29, 2006Toronto, CanadaRapid Software Testing and consulting at a local client here in Toronto. read more…
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Sep 11, 2006 - Sep 14, 2006Boston, United StatesSD Best Practices, Boston, Massachusetts: Testing Skills That (Almost) Nobody Talks About; Exploring Exploratory Testing; A Rapid Introduction to Rapid Software Testing; When Two Plus Two Equals Four is Wrong: What Is The Problem And How Do We Know? read more…
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Sep 2, 2006 - Sep 8, 2006Crested Butte, United StatesConsultants' Camp, Mt. Crested Butte, Colorado read more…
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Aug 12, 2006 - Aug 19, 2006Recife, BrazilTeaching Rapid Software Testing to a corporate client, Recife, Brazil read more…
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Jul 23, 2006 - Jul 28, 2006Minneapolis, United StatesTwo presentations on Rapid Software Testing and Exploratory Testing at the Agile2006 International Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota read more…
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Jun 28, 2006 - Jun 30, 2006Barcelona, SpainRapid Software Testing, Public Course offered through inQA.labs, Barcelona, Spain read more…
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Jun 24, 2006 - Jun 25, 2006Toronto, CanadaThe Toronto Workshop on Software Testing II (Peer Conference), Toronto, Ontario read more…
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Jun 21, 2006 - Jun 23, 2006Toronto, CanadaRapid Software Testing, Public Course, Toronto, Ontario read more…
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Jun 16, 2006Toronto, CanadaFour one-hour presentations for an in-house conference, BMO Financial Group, Toronto, Ontario read more…
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May 29, 2006 - May 31, 2006Singapore, SingaporeRapid Software Testing, Corporate Client, Singapore read more…
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May 19, 2006 - May 21, 2006Palm Bay, Florida, United StatesWorkshop on Heuristic and Exploratory Techniques (Peer Conference), Palm Bay, Florida; convened by Cem Kaner and James Bach. read more…
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May 18, 2006Orlando, United StatesUser Acceptance Testing: What It Is, And How To Do It Better—In Context, STAR East, Orlando, Florida. People here were very kind. Finally, a presentation that recognizes how important it is that everything must be put into context before its value can be understood or judged. Best presentation so far, by more … read more…
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May 9, 2006 - May 11, 2006Toronto, CanadaRapid Software Testing, Corporate Client, Toronto, Ontario read more…
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May 3, 2006 - May 5, 2006Altoona, United StatesRapid Software Testing, Corporate Client, Altoona, Pennsylvania read more…
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Apr 27, 2006Orlando, United StatesA (Rapid) Introduction to Rapid Software Testing, QAI Conference, Orlando, Florida read more…
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Apr 25, 2006Orlando, United StatesExploratory Testing, half-day tutorial, QAI Conference, Orlando, Florida read more…
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Apr 3, 2006 - Apr 5, 2006Ontario, CanadaRapid Software Testing, South Western Ontario Software Quality Group, Kitchener, Ontario read more…
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Mar 27, 2006 - Mar 31, 2006Albuquerque, United StatesParticipant in Jerry Weinberg's Consultants' Workshop, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA read more…
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Mar 21, 2006 - Mar 23, 2006Stuttgart, GermanyRapid Software Testing Course, Corporate Client, Stuttgart, Germany read more…
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Mar 18, 2006Delhi, IndiaChaired presentations for plenary sessions, and invited panel member for "Testing: How Do We Stop the Madness?", at STC2006, QAI India, Delhi, India read more…
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Mar 17, 2006Delhi, IndiaPresentations of "Two Futures of Software Testing" and "Testing Skills That (Almost) Nobody Talks About, at the Quality Assurance Institute's STC2006, QAI India, Delhi, India. read more…
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