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What Influences me in Software Testing? A mind-mapping workshop

Test Management Summit 2009. What Influences me in Software Testing? A mind-mapping workshop. Graham Thomas Independent Software Testing Consultant TMF Summit IOD, London 28 th January 2009. Icebreaker. Seminars & Conferences. Self Selecting Groups. BCS SIG Standards Working Party

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What Influences me in Software Testing? A mind-mapping workshop

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  1. Test Management Summit 2009 What Influences me inSoftware Testing?A mind-mapping workshop Graham Thomas Independent Software Testing Consultant TMF Summit IOD, London 28th January 2009

  2. Icebreaker

  3. Seminars & Conferences

  4. Self Selecting Groups • BCS SIG Standards Working Party • UK Software Testers Retreat • LEWT • Post Sig ‘meetings’ in the Volunteer • Post Conference dinner and drinks

  5. Good People – my top 10 • Simon Stillwell - Senior Programmer • Mike Burnup - Senior Consultant • Theo Taylor - Boss (Testing Guru) • Paul Herzlich – W Model;1st Sig presentation • Paul Gerrard - EA “Challenge Everything” • Stuart Reid - Compendium of Testing knowledge • Isabel Evans - Shapes the future • Geoff Thompson - Knows how it all fits together • Les Hatton - Open your mind for 5 minutes • CCB - Encouragement, support, . . . .

  6. Methods / Latest Thinking • Agile methods • XP • A vs a • Devil always has the best Technology • Continuous Integration • Pair Programming • Test Driven Development • Attitude • Agile Good / Non-Agile Bad • Active spinning; • Coverage Bingo, Waterfall 2006, • Grand Testing Master Theory • Axioms • See Paul Gerrard’s blog

  7. Books or Blogs? • Blogging – extracts from a blog • I'm tired of......Interviewing people that haven't read a single book about testing......Interviewing people that don't have regular websites that they read to keep up to date on what's happening around matters relating to testing......Interviewing people that boast of their ISTQB qualification but can't even tell me how to apply boundary value analysis or basic combinatorial techniques properly...How can you have 3-6 years experience in testing and never have read a book or even have regular websites or blogs that you visit... and then claim that you are passionate about it!!! • The bad book - Object Oriented Software Testing – Siegel pp8 • Are there any good books ? • Book reviews – Personal experience

  8. Things that annoy me • Traffic Lights • Puffin (Pedestrian User-Friendly Intelligent crossings) • Ariane 5 – Flight 501 • Shuttle Columbia – Accident Report

  9. Analogies • 1st World War Officer Going over the top • Video • Ronin - Driving the wrong way • Galaxy Quest - “Never Give Up . . . “ • Brazil - Dysfunctional process • October Sky - Rocket Science • Thrust SSC - Ideal Tester • Process Improvement

  10. Other Stuff • Nintendo Wii • Geo-tagging photos • GPS embedded devices • Netbooks – My Eee • Graphics Tablets • Windows Vista / 7 . . . XP

  11. Contact Details Graham Thomas • Independent Software • Testing Consultant graham@badgerscroft.com +44 7973 387 853  www.badgerscroft.com

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