ReTestBash UK 2022: Live Q&A with Stuart Day and Vernon Richards

10th January 2023
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Stuart Day

Head of Quality - Capital One

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Vernon Richards

Quality Coach / Senior Quality Engineer

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Stuart Day and Vernon Richards joined us at ReTestBash UK 2022 for a live Q&A session after their talk What is Quality Coaching, Why Should Testers Care And What Difference Does It Make For Our Teams? and we had some very interesting questions and answers.

All resources, answered and unanswered questions were added to this Club Thread.

Head of Quality - Capital One
I'm Stu Day. I've been in the software testing and quality world since 1997 and love it. I'm a senior leader, a coach, podcast host, international speaker and workshop facilitator, writer and more
Quality Coach / Senior Quality Engineer

I’m a Quality Coach & Tester that helps orgs, teams & individuals understand the relationship between quality & testing to help them build better products & deliver more effective services.

I’ve been testing since 2002 starting with video games on PS2, Xbox & PC. It may not sound like a real job but it’s the truth!

By day I’m a Senior Quality Engineer at a health tech night I run Abode of Quality. Here is one of my core values:

“The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude (& how you’re thinking) about the problem.” - Captain Jack Sparrow (the part in brackets was my addition though!)

I believe that quality & testing problems are actually people problems in disguise! Often the cause of these problems is misaligned goals, different perspectives, low empathy for colleagues, and the list goes on.

Using my coaching skills in the quality & testing space, I believe the most effective way to serve the business, is to help teams & individuals gain new perspectives about themselves & their teammates.

Head of Quality - Capital One
I'm Stu Day. I've been in the software testing and quality world since 1997 and love it. I'm a senior leader, a coach, podcast host, international speaker and workshop facilitator, writer and more
Quality Coach / Senior Quality Engineer

I’m a Quality Coach & Tester that helps orgs, teams & individuals understand the relationship between quality & testing to help them build better products & deliver more effective services.

I’ve been testing since 2002 starting with video games on PS2, Xbox & PC. It may not sound like a real job but it’s the truth!

By day I’m a Senior Quality Engineer at a health tech night I run Abode of Quality. Here is one of my core values:

“The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude (& how you’re thinking) about the problem.” - Captain Jack Sparrow (the part in brackets was my addition though!)

I believe that quality & testing problems are actually people problems in disguise! Often the cause of these problems is misaligned goals, different perspectives, low empathy for colleagues, and the list goes on.

Using my coaching skills in the quality & testing space, I believe the most effective way to serve the business, is to help teams & individuals gain new perspectives about themselves & their teammates.

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