TestBash World is set to be the biggest and most inclusive software testing conference in 2022. In true MoT style, we’ve gone big and bold as we continue to push the boundaries of what online conferences look like. 

For this new event, we’ve smashed the groundbreaking 24-hour conference, TestBash Home, with our global meetup network to bring to you TestBash World. This innovative conference will run for a full 24 hours over the 22nd and 23rd of June and is free for all to attend

With TestBash World, you can join from the comfort of your own home, attend a local meetup or even set up your own watch party! This means that even more members of the community can get involved and enjoy the TestBash experience.

Our estimates suggest there will be over 2,000 members of our active community joining TestBash World. And, with multiple ways for you to learn, engage and have shared experiences with the community during the event; we know it’s going to be an incredible TestBash for everyone. 

So why not join them? With TestBash World following our successful 24-hour format, you’ll be able to attend the conference live no matter where you are in the world. Register to attend below. You may also have the opportunity to learn with others at a local Meetup if there's one close to you. Check here all the Meetup groups around the world. No Meetup near you? Then why not set up your own Watch Party below.

 

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  • Melissa Fisher
  • Using Brain Science to Build Better Products
    Melissa Fisher
    Talk

    Using Brain Science to Build Better Products

    What

    Talk

    Description

    I fell into testing by accident. My background was not in tech instead, it was in Brain Science (Neuroscience). It was a subject that focused on the brain and its impact on behaviour and how people think. It may sound like a strange combination, a Neuroscience graduate, then turned tester. However, it has turned out to be the perfect match!

    The problem that I have noticed is that sometimes we forget about people and how they work. This means we forget about things like how quickly a user can learn a product or how they might feel when using it. This impacts the business because it changes how likely a person would recommend a product to others or whether they continue to use it.

    In this talk, I want to share the knowledge that I have learnt about the brain and its impact on behaviour and how people think so that you can start asking more questions to build better products with people in mind. In the introduction, we explore the structure of the brain and what each of the areas does. Then we’ll go through some exercises to explore how the brain interprets our environment. We will then go on to explore the multi-store memory model, working memory and why we need to consider memory when building products. Then lastly we will explore emotions and how you can use them as a tool to guide your testing.

    Takeaways

    • Four facts about the structure of the brain and what each of the brain areas do
    • How we register information through our senses, process this information and then perform an action
    • The importance of simplification, so our brains find it easier to process the products we use
    • The multi store memory model, working memory and why we need to consider it when building products
    • Ten emotion paths to help guide our testing
    • When we understand people we can use that knowledge to build products with people in mind

    Speaker

    Melissa Fisher
    Melissa Fisher
    Test Team leader
    Melissa is a Quality Engineering Manager and currently works at EasyJet. She enjoys supporting test engineers, mentoring/coaching on testing topics and leading on continuous improvement activities. Outside of work, Melissa loves to spend time with her family, get outside in nature, eat lots of plants and read plenty of books.
  • Ryo Chikazawa
  • Removing the Test Phase with Machine Learning
    Ryo Chikazawa
    Talk

    Removing the Test Phase with Machine Learning

    What

    Talk

    Description

    Ryo Chikazawa, CEO of Autify, will talk about the current challenges in QA testing, the short-term solution (automation testing) and the long-term solution, which is eliminating the test phase with Machine Learning by shifting left and right.

    We will start with the reason why we should eliminate the test phase, showcasing the issues of Agility Vs Quality and their trade-off at different stages of the product development. Then, we will move to the section of how to eliminate the test phase and introduce testing strategies while considering Machine Learning and what it can do for us.

    We will review Visual Regression, Visual Self-healing, MLUI and Visual App Explorer, 4 technologies Autify is developing to achieve this phase.

    Finally, we will cover how to shift left and right at the same time by running tests all the time throughout the SDLC.

    Takeaways

    • Challenges in QA Testing
    • Short-term solution: automation testing
    • Eliminating the test phase with Machine Learning

    Speaker

    Ryo Chikazawa
    Ryo Chikazawa
    CEO & Co-Founder, Autify, Inc.
    I've worked as a software engineer in Japan, Singapore, and the US (San Francisco). During that time, I came to realize that there’s one common problem that software development companies in all those countries face; software testing takes way too long. That's why I founded Autify. For software developers to succeed in a rapidly changing marketplace, it's imperative to deliver at a fast release cycle. Software drives much of our lives, but developers are struggling to keep up. Autify was born to solve this. Our goal is to provide services that any software development company can use to deliver quality software to their customers faster. If you're ready to take on this challenge with us, we want to hear from you!
  • Francis Ho
  • My Imperfect Journey to the Whole Team Owning Quality
    Francis Ho
    Talk

    My Imperfect Journey to the Whole Team Owning Quality

    What

    Talk

    Description

    We often hear success stories about shifting QA left; to have the mindset of preventing bugs rather than finding bugs, or that the entire product team is responsible for quality. I’ve always found them inspiring, so when I was given the opportunity to lead and define how we do QA at my company, an expanding startup with a growing engineering team, I set out on the journey to experience for myself this utopia where QA isn’t just about gatekeeping.
     
    Four years later at my company, we no longer perform full manual regression tests before every release but are now deploying to production dozens of times a day without the need for human gatekeepers.
     
    In this talk let me take you through our journey towards that utopia, what happened along the way, and how I battled between the desire for shared ownership of quality and the reassurance from hands-on QA testing before releases that is deeply embedded in me, because that’s just what’s expected of QA folks. A QA that doesn’t do any testing before releases, or sometimes even new features? What am I here for then?
     
    This is a real story of how it unfolded. It is not a perfect journey, but it is ours.

    Takeaways

    • Hear about a real story of how QA stopped being the gatekeepers
    • How to let go of doing what we have been taught our entire careers
    • Learn about ways of working to enable frequent releases while still having a quality product
    • Inspire you at least a little to take small steps towards a bigger goal

    Speaker

    Francis Ho
    Francis Ho
    Quality Engineering Lead
    Francis Ho is the Quality Engineering Lead at Auror, a startup that helps prevent retail crime, reduce loss and making stores safer. They work with some of the largest retailer in the regions, e.g. Walmart, Coles, Woolworths. Francis has previously worked in companies of varying size and many sectors, from Healthcare to Fintech to Big data and now Retail Crime. He is passionate about creating a work environment that allows people to do their best work, and he loves building software that brings a positive impact to the society. He joined his current company in hopes of finding a different way of working than what he has previously done. Francis lives in New Zealand, home of the Hobbits. In his spare time, he is busy exploring with his two years old son and listening to baby shark on repeat.
  • Francis Ho
  • Whole Team Owning Quality
    Francis Ho
    Activity

    Whole Team Owning Quality

    What

    Activity

    Description

    Curated by Mark Winteringham. Inspired by Francis Ho’s talk “My Imperfect Journey to the Whole Team Owning Quality”

    In this activity, we will explore ways to encourage our team members to take ownership of quality. Our working contexts are all different, therefore how we approach them will require us to identify unique ideas and approaches that nudge our teams towards taking on quality.

    Instructions:

    Part 1

    Visualise your current software development lifecycle (SDLC) using a pen and paper or diagramming tool. Try to capture each of the activities in your SDLC and how they flow into one another. Here is an example diagram to help you get started:

    Part 2

    Next, create a second diagram that would describe your ‘dream’ SDLC flow where the whole team has ownership of quality. You can add new activities, add responsibilities or re-arrange your SDLC process.

    Part 3

    Comparing your two SDLC  processes, write down three small experiments/ideas that you could try out as a team to help nudge you towards whole team ownership of quality.

    Wrap-up:

    Encouraging your team to own quality as a whole is an iterative process that requires experimentation. Rather than suggesting large changes to how we work, we can set up small experiments that let us see ways in which we can nudge our teams towards quality ownership. These experiments can be identified and agreed upon through team conversations and collaboration. Once an experiment is complete we can analyse data and discuss with our teams whether they were a success or not. Allowing you to move closer to whole team ownership of quality.

    Resources:

    Download the Activity Handout here.

    Takeaways

    • How a team adopts ownership of quality will differ depending on your working context
    • Experimentation is key to encouraging adoption
    • Start small with experiments and review the results with your team
    • Encourage a culture of trust and support to openly analyse what works and what doesn’t

    Speaker

    Francis Ho
    Francis Ho
    Quality Engineering Lead
    Francis Ho is the Quality Engineering Lead at Auror, a startup that helps prevent retail crime, reduce loss and making stores safer. They work with some of the largest retailer in the regions, e.g. Walmart, Coles, Woolworths. Francis has previously worked in companies of varying size and many sectors, from Healthcare to Fintech to Big data and now Retail Crime. He is passionate about creating a work environment that allows people to do their best work, and he loves building software that brings a positive impact to the society. He joined his current company in hopes of finding a different way of working than what he has previously done. Francis lives in New Zealand, home of the Hobbits. In his spare time, he is busy exploring with his two years old son and listening to baby shark on repeat.
  • Mike Clarke
  • Setting Sail into the Great Unknown: How I Got Started in Testing from a Non-technical Background
    Mike Clarke
    Test Bash Revisited

    Setting Sail into the Great Unknown: How I Got Started in Testing from a Non-technical Background

    What

    Test Bash Revisited

    Description

    In this session, we will be revisiting Mike Clarke's talk from TestBash New Zealand 2019. Mike will join us on stage for a chat whilst we watch the talk and discuss what was said back in 2019 and what could have changed since then.

     

    In a dark, windowless room hidden in a top-secret facility in the middle of a military compound, I was faced with two choices – stay where I was and risk missing out on key moments in my children’s lives, or leave the safety and security of the job I knew and leap into the unknown, risking everything.

    Well, that all sounds a bit dramatic!

    My talk is about how I went from being a Communications Warfare Specialist for the Royal New Zealand Navy (with no experience in software, let alone testing), to launching into a career in testing and becoming an active member of the software testing community in Auckland.

    I’ll tell tales of uncertainty and success, and then leave you with some tips on how to make progress in your testing career.

    Takeaways

    • How to take steps to grow your testing career
    • How to get started in a field you don't know much about
    • Where to find the people who can support your testing journey

    Speaker

    Mike Clarke
    Mike Clarke
    Consultant
    I'm one of the co-organisers of the MoT Auckland chapter and love the wonderful world of testing. Although these days I'm not "technically" a tester, I still like introducing ideas, themes and practices from everything that I've learned through testing into my role as a consultant.
  • Ashley Graf
  • Testability Methods to Enhance Exploratory Testing
    Ashley Graf
    Talk

    Testability Methods to Enhance Exploratory Testing

    What

    Talk

    Description

    One day, just a few months into my career change, I found out that I have a condition that makes me more than a bit dozy. A real quality of life killer. Now, I liked what I’d only just been starting to do full-time and wanted to keep on doing it. So I got really into learning about testability because it seemed like the answer to my question: How could I get more testing done in the same amount of time, just as thoroughly?

    Throughout my time so far as a tester, I have been compiling a list of testability methods that can make that happen, wherever I’ve found them. What does testability look like in practice? In this talk, I answer that question. I’ll share with you these testability methods, and show you where they fit into the testability aspects. My focus will be on methods that can make exploratory testing easier, by making many of the variables of and surrounding the software under test easier to change, and easier to observe.

    Why? Because better testability makes for better testing. The hassle of test environment setup can cause over-familiarity, and I think it’s better to test deliberately. Why do we like having new starters run amok? They see things we’ve stopped seeing. With better testability, you can combine first-day energy with long-timer context. Of course, there are trade-offs, and there’ll be a brief discussion on that. By the end of my talk, you’ll be able to improve your testing by learning more ways you could make your software testable, and consider which ones to try.

    Takeaways

    • There are so many ways to make software more testable
    • Testing can be efficient, enjoyable, and thorough
    • Trade offs to think about during method selection

    Speaker

    Ashley Graf
    Ashley Graf
    Test Analyst
    A former marketer and eCommerce coordinator turned software tester, Ashley has worked in QA for the last few years at a startup, a few consultancies, and a big corp. She enjoys using her analytics skills and marketing background to translate testing concepts for new audiences. Fun fact! The first thing she ever tested was the batteries on a solar-electric race car. Ashley has worked in projects across healthcare, energy, education, financial services, and food & beverage for companies of various sizes.
  • Hilary Weaver-Robb
  • PowerPoint Karaoke - TestBash World Edition
    Hilary Weaver-Robb
    Power Point Karaoke

    PowerPoint Karaoke - TestBash World Edition

    What

    Power Point Karaoke

    Description

    You get on stage, start your presentation, and OH NO! You’ve never seen this slide deck before! What the heck is this topic? But the show must go on - so you present the mystery slide deck as if you’ve been practising with it for weeks! Ten slides, with little to no text, but lots of graphs, charts, images, and inferred meaning that you need to create a presentation out of!

    Don’t worry, it’s not a nightmare - it’s PowerPoint Karaoke! And it’s not serious business either - these slide decks are meant to make you think on your feet and come up with a zany presentation. In fact, this may be the most fun you have presenting a talk you’ve ever had! We’ll get four volunteers from the audience to come on stage and present a mystery topic and a slide deck they’ve never seen before, for about four minutes each.

    Are you brave enough to take on a mystery slide deck?

    Takeaways

    • Practice your improvisation and presentation skills
    • Get the opportunity to be on the stage of a worldwide testing conference
    • Lots of fun!

    Speaker

    Hilary Weaver-Robb
    Hilary Weaver-Robb
    Sr. Software Engineer (in Test)
    Hilary Weaver-Robb is a Sr. Software Engineer (in Test) near Detroit. She is a mentor to her fellow testers, makes friends with developers, and focuses a lot on API testing, and diving into the code as a tester. Hilary has always been passionate about improving the relationships between developers and testers, and evangelizes software testing as a rewarding, viable career. She runs the Motor City Software Testers user group, working to build a community of quality advocates. Hilary tweets (a lot) as @g33klady, and you can find her thoughts and experiences in the testing world, at g33klady.com.
  • Brittany Stewart
  • Transitioning Into QA: My Shift Left
    Brittany Stewart
    Talk

    Transitioning Into QA: My Shift Left

    What

    Talk

    Description

    When looking to break into the technology industry, non-tech persons can be the secret weapon for a tech company because we bring different perspectives and skills to the team which can have a positive impact on the product. 
     
    In this talk, I will share my transition journey from Designer to Business Management to Software Tester, identify transferable skills from design and business admin to testing as well as provide a guide on how the transferable non-technical and technical skills can be applied to software testing.

    Takeaways

    • Identify the top transferable skills from Design and Business Management to Software Testing
    • Be prepared to use these transferable skills to improve software quality
    • How designers and management team members can impact software quality

    Speaker

    Brittany Stewart
    Brittany Stewart
    Senior QA Consultant
    I am a Senior QA Consultant at QualityWorks. As a Certified Tester (CTFL) with over 3 years of experience in software testing, I have successfully led and participated in testing projects that span across multiple industries. I help organizations improve and execute test strategies for both web and mobile applications.
  • Brittany Stewart
  • Personal Career Reflection
    Brittany Stewart
    Activity

    Personal Career Reflection

    What

    Activity

    Description

    Curated by Mark Winteringham and inspired by “Transitioning into QA: My Shift Left” by Brittany Stewart

    When was the last time you sat back and thought about how good you are at testing? It may seem like an ego-boosting activity, but taking stock of what you can do can help you understand your value as a tester and spot new learning opportunities. So in this activity, we’re going to explore our abilities as a tester to celebrate what we can do.

    Instructions:

    Step 1:

    Create a mind map that captures details about you as a tester. Consider adding in details such as your skills, knowledge, experiences, roles, personal skills, etc.

    You can take a look at Brittany Stewarts' example of a mindmap that she did for her talk “Transitioning into QA: My Shift Left” for inspiration.

    Step 2:

    Review what you have captured (or perhaps share your mindmap with someone else). Reflect on what you have achieved and the abilities you have.

    Finally, capture three new topics you would like to learn more about that would improve your testing skills further.

    Wrap-up:

    As testers, we have an amazing range of skills, experiences and knowledge that we use to provide value to our teams. Sometimes we forget what we’ve learnt along the way so taking time to reflect on what we’ve learnt and achieved helps us to:

    1. Appreciate our abilities as testers

    2. Identify what’s next for us in our learning journey

    Resources:

    Download the Activity Handout here.

    Takeaways

    • Sometimes we forget the many skills we use as testers
    • Testers have a dynamic and varied amount of abilities that help us in what we do
    • Not all our skills are routed in the technical space and that’s good
    • Taking time to reflect on our abilities can reveal skills, knowledge and techniques we’ve learnt along the way
    • Reflection can also help discover gaps that can inform your learning journey

    Prerequisites

    You can take a look at Brittany Stewarts' example of a mindmap that she did for her talk “Transitioning into QA: My Shift Left” for inspiration.

    Speaker

    Brittany Stewart
    Brittany Stewart
    Senior QA Consultant
    I am a Senior QA Consultant at QualityWorks. As a Certified Tester (CTFL) with over 3 years of experience in software testing, I have successfully led and participated in testing projects that span across multiple industries. I help organizations improve and execute test strategies for both web and mobile applications.
  • Ali Haydar
  • Jaswanth Manigundan
  • Pricilla Bilavendran
  • Talking About API Testing
    Ali Haydar, Jaswanth Manigundan, Pricilla Bilavendran
    Panel Discussion

    Talking About API Testing

    What

    Panel Discussion

    Description

    In this session, Jenna Charlton will be joined by three testing experts to discuss all things API Testing. This is your chance to get those burning questions live and have them answered by different individuals with different experiences and views.

    • Jaswanth Manigundan has been a very active member of the Ministry of Testing Community, from giving talks at previous TestBashes to being part of our themed weeks too. Jaswanth is a lead test automation engineer working as a part of the QE practice at Culture Amp led by the legendary Anne-Marie Charret.
    • Pricilla Bilavendran is an active community contributor through her blogs, webinars and workshops. Pricilla is from Malaysia and is a passionate test engineer with a decade of experience in Quality Assurance. For the past three years, she has been in a relationship with APIs and never stopped exploring and playing around with APIs.
    • Ali Haydar a senior software engineer, team leader and an AWS community builder is excited by solving real-world problems, mainly with technology (sometimes it starts operationally then gets automated). Ali does not know many things, but he does know how to learn them efficiently and rapidly.

    Takeaways

    • Understand APIs
    • Get your questions answered by three experts

    Speakers

    Ali Haydar
    Ali Haydar
    Software Engineer
    I am a software engineer passionate about building and delivering high-quality software. My expertise ranges from getting into the nitty-gritty details of code (mainly JavaScript and infrastructure) to leading teams, designing software solutions, testing them and communicating progress. I believe that good software is built through collaboration and communication, so I am a big fan of the DevOps ways of working. I am excited about solving real-world problems, mainly with technology (sometimes it starts operationally and then gets automated). I do not know many things, but I know how to learn them efficiently and rapidly. My untraditional career path has equipped me with versatility across the software lifecycle, with a depth of knowledge in a few vital areas and a breadth that covers all the necessary tasks. I had the opportunities to work in multiple roles in the software industry, starting with testing, development, and product/project management. I love learning and sharing my knowledge - currently part of the AWS Community Builders program, which offers technical resources, mentorship and networking opportunities. Check my latest blog posts at: https://ahaydar.github.io/#/blog.
    Jaswanth Manigundan
    Jaswanth Manigundan
    Staff Quality Coach, Culture Amp
    I’m Jas from Melbourne. I currently work at Culture Amp as a Staff Quality Coach, specialising in test automation and testability. I have worked in the mobile app development space for almost a decade, where I saw mobile devices and operating systems get better and better by the day. My fascination towards mobile devices made me start my professional career as a mobile app developer. But my quest to build better apps and write code that is much more testable lead me to transition into a test automation engineer specialising in mobile. Since then, I’ve gradually explored a wide variety of test automation frameworks and have consulted for some of the leading software teams in Australia to build efficient test automation suites for both mobile and web apps. I have spoken about my test automation journey in a variety of testing conferences like the Ministry of Testing’s Testbashes, Automation Guild (by TestGuild) and Saucelabs’ Saucecon. I now work at Culture Amp alongside the legendary Anne-Marie Charrett helping build a passionate quality enablement team. I currently work with test automation frameworks (functionality, contract and load) for APIs, web apps, micro-services and event sourced systems. Latest obsession… Observability within test frameworks.
    Pricilla Bilavendran
    Pricilla Bilavendran
    Team Leader
    Hello - I am Pricilla, currently based out of Malaysia. I do have many roles, which I am juggling every day and making sure to do justice to every role I play. I have been associated with APIs for around three years, and the relationship grows stronger every day. I had a quest to know more about APIs so that I could play the role of API Tester efficiently and never stopped exploring and playing around with APIs. So, I am constantly learning, upgrading myself, and sharing my knowledge through my blogs, talks, and mentoring sessions. Since the Pandemic, I am more into different communities, and love to catch up with people (virtual coffee in MoT is one of my favorite spots) It all started with small internal knowledge sharing sessions, and right now I could make it into a few virtual conferences. I should admit that I am constantly working on my speaking skills. I love to convey things in a simple, funny, and witty manner. Right from my childhood, I cannot learn something new until I build my own story for that concept. So, I am good at telling stories that can help the audience to relate and learn easily.
  • Mahathee Dandibhotla
  • Anindita Rath
  • Testing a Conversational AI (Chatbots)
    Mahathee Dandibhotla, Anindita Rath
    Talk

    Testing a Conversational AI (Chatbots)

    What

    Talk

    Description

    Chatbots are one of the most widely adopted AI/ML implementations in the business sector and are widely used as a personal assistant, customer service, HR, sales and marketing.
     
    As the chatbots, users do not have any barriers and due to the unpredictable user behaviour, it becomes utmost difficulty to verify the correctness on the output. 
    Based on customer proximity and the enormous number of people a chatbot could reach, quality assurance in this area is becoming very important. 

    Through our talk, we would be covering all essential aspects to get you started with chatbot testing, its benefits, challenges, industry use-cases and a demo.
     

    Takeaways

    • Understand the technologies used to build Chatbots and how they make them different from other applications for testing
    • Begin with ChatBot testing
    • Test Strategy for chatbots
    • Tools for testing Chatbots

    Speakers

    Mahathee Dandibhotla
    Mahathee Dandibhotla
    Senior Engineering Lead Quality
    I'm Mahathee and I work as Senior Engineering Lead Quality at Persistent Systems Hyderabad, India.
    Anindita Rath
    Anindita Rath
    SR QA Engineer
    Anindita is currently working as a Sr QA engineer with CRISIL . Her Curiosity to learn and know more about a software led her to be a tester by profession. She is always Excited and happy to explore and learn new things.
  • Deborah Sherwood
  • Ask Me Anything About Regression Testing
    Deborah Sherwood
    Ask Me Anything

    Ask Me Anything About Regression Testing

    What

    Ask Me Anything

    Description

    During this one hour long session, our host James Espie will be joined by the fantastic Deborah Sherwood for a Testing Ask Me Anything about Regression Testing.

    Deborah Sherwood is an engineering manager and quality lead and is passionate about making high-quality products that not only work but are accessible and meet customers' expectations. 

    Outside of work, she's a mum to two boys and three cats.

     

    Takeaways

    • What is regression testing
    • Where and how can regression testing be applied
    • How can regression testing be achieved

    Speaker

    Deborah Sherwood
    Deborah Sherwood
    Engineering Manager and Quality Coach
    I started my career as a software engineer and moved into software testing 14 years ago. From there I began my journey to become a quality coach and then adding engineering manager. I am passionate about making high-quality products that not only work but are accessible and meet customers' expectations. You may build something that has no bugs but if it doesn't do what the customer wants or requires, then it's not high quality. Outside of work, I am a Mum to two boys and three cats.
  • Mike Talks
  • The Game of Testing
    Mike Talks
    Talk

    The Game of Testing

    What

    Talk

    Description

    Shall we play a game? Love to!

    In this session, we'll explore "the game of testing" - putting a simple website through its paces as we test it.

    The game is a simple guessing game - the computer will roll two dice, and you need to guess the answer correctly.  What could go wrong? Hold that thought!

    The game functions as a model of testing, and at the end of it, we'll have made some revelations on items we need to factor in when testing at work.

    I make a bold claim, there's one important lesson you'll learn which, if it's the only thing you learn at the conference, will be worth your price of admission!

    Takeaways

    • How you actually describe a problem to the rest of your team and how to explain it

    Speaker

    Mike Talks
    Mike Talks
    Technical Product Owner - Testing
    Mike Talks works in Wellington, shaping testing approaches for a number of projects. He loves strategy in all shapes and sizes, having helped to deliver all shapes and size of project. However, challenge him to a game of chess, and he might need clarification of "how does the horsey move again?".
  • Mike Talks
  • The Game Of Testing - Activity Details
    Mike Talks
    Activity

    The Game Of Testing - Activity Details

    What

    Activity

    Description

    It couldn’t be simpler! The website we’ll test simulates rolling two dice, and all you have to do is guess the number.

    There are 13 builds to test, and each will challenge you as you test them. Play them several times, and get a feel for what’s going on.

    The sessions will be structured to work through the builds, but if you’re comfortable, work at your own pace.

    Instructions

    Go to the website (or use the QR code above): testsheepnz.github.io/random-number.html

    You can choose the build of the game you’re testing from the drop-down:

     

    This rolls the dice and starts the game. You can re-roll at any point (you don’t have to finish the last game).

    Enter your guess and select Submit. You’ll be told if it’s correct, too low, too high or not a number.

    Play each game at least three times, try to explain if you think there is a problem and discuss your observations with other attendees.

    Wrap Up

    Here are some things to think about beyond just the game,

    • What is an approach that you think would work for testing this game?

    • Are there implicit requirements that are worth capturing?

    • As a tester, what level of detail do you need to provide in describing what’s happening to the build?

    • How would you change the game's rules to make it easier to test? How would you do this in real life?

    Additional webpage

    At some point, you will need to visit the following modified page: testsheepnz.github.io/random-number-logging.html

    Takeaways

    • A vital part of this exercise is about explaining to other people when a system is behaving unexpected and being able to phrase why you feel it’s wrong (it’s sometimes harder than you think)
    • Even something as simple as ‘guess the number’ has implicit requirements which we as testers need to be able to draw out and include in our testing approach
    • Thinking about how much information do we need to provide on the underlying problem causing a defect
    • How can we ask for and champion testability?

    Prerequisites

    Go to the website (or use the QR code above): testsheepnz.github.io/random-number.html

    Download the Activity Handout here.

    Speaker

    Mike Talks
    Mike Talks
    Technical Product Owner - Testing
    Mike Talks works in Wellington, shaping testing approaches for a number of projects. He loves strategy in all shapes and sizes, having helped to deliver all shapes and size of project. However, challenge him to a game of chess, and he might need clarification of "how does the horsey move again?".
  • Samuel Nitsche
  • Testing in the Imperial Database
    Samuel Nitsche
    Talk

    Testing in the Imperial Database

    What

    Talk

    Description

    In a fast-changing tech world, there is one thing that commonly stays the same for years or even decades: the system that holds the data. This data is often one of the most important assets of a business and it’s critical to keep it safe and in good condition.
     
    In this highly entertaining, light-hearted talk, I want to show you that it’s not only viable but also a lot of fun to do this directly at the database level!
     
    Join me on a journey to the infamous Death Star, where the Galactic Empire runs the Imperial Database™ with all the expectable problems of a complex, long-running software system.
    It has survived numerous iterations of different frontend systems - and we are suddenly responsible to ensure the stability and reliability of the data, while constantly dealing with new changes and features.
     
    We will quickly learn that there are some special challenges when testing in relational databases, and meeting a real Sith Lord face-to-face is only one of them. On the other hand, we will also learn about new friends and use practical examples to answer a number of questions:
    • What can we test for in a database on a high and low level?
    • How can we introduce automated tests to a database?
    • And what are these ancient relational force techniques that can be used to prevent errors before they appear?
     
    While the Imperial Database™ runs on Oracle, all of the examples will be presented in a way that is adaptable to other relational databases.
    Having beginner-knowledge about SQL is beneficial for attendees.

    Takeaways

    • What can be (automatically) tested for in a database on a high and low level
    • How can automated tests be introduced to a database
    • How can core features of relational databases be leveraged to help us with test data setup and cleanup
    • How can the relational model help with ensuring data quality

    Speaker

    Samuel Nitsche
    Samuel Nitsche
    Senior Software Developer
    Samuel Nitsche is a curiosity-driven software developer who programs, learns and collaborates in the software trade since the early 2000s. He works as Senior Software Developer and trainer at Smart Enterprise Solutions GmbH. His main interest is on modern database development, automated testing and code quality, topics he writes regularly about on different platforms (e.g. his blog https://developer-sam.de, Simple-Talk and several Oracle-related print magazines). He is an Oracle ACE, one of the main contributors and maintainers of utPLSQL (http://utplsql.org) and loves to share his experience in an entertaining way - gladly in Sith robes - at meetups and conferences.
    Our Famous 99-Second Talks
    99 Second Talks

    Our Famous 99-Second Talks

    What

    99 Second Talks

    Description

    It's not a TestBash without 99-Second Talks.

    The perfect opportunity for you to be live on stage and talk for up to 99-seconds. If you exceed 99-seconds you'll hear a noise and your time is up!

  • Cristiano Cunha
  • From SDET to SRE
    Cristiano Cunha
    Talk

    From SDET to SRE

    What

    Talk

    Description

    In this talk you will be taken down the journey of how a central test automation team is responsible for:
    • producing and maintaining an automation framework
    • helping define the standards and tools
    • evangelising and training testers and teams
    • contributing to the pipeline definition
    • and ended up being converted into a full-blown SRE team.

    How was the shift to such a different position, what were the challenges, the learning paths, the strategies and also why we did the change?

    With DevOps practices rising what are the benefits of making this change in a growing company that cannot stop delivering value.

    Come and learn how did we solve the huge gap of knowledge, the strategies and approaches we have implemented, the mentality shift needed, the adjustments made to perform a gradual change, the bi-directional learning needed and the alignment from top to bottom for the change to happen and what was the impact of such a change in the team.

    If you are thinking of doing such a change or are just curious to know how it has ended come and join me!

    Takeaways

    • Learn the difference between SDET and SRE
    • Identify and understand challenges of transitioning to an SRE role
    • Discover different strategies to address those challenges
    • Realise that there is no such thing as a DevOps team!

    Speaker

    Cristiano Cunha
    Cristiano Cunha
    Solution Architect & Testing Advocate
    Cristiano Cunha is a Solution Architect & Test Advocate in Xray Team. He is passionate about testing, automation and delivery process improvement. He started his career as a developer and evolved to be a tester, passing through an Infrastructure position along the way, always learning different ways to enhance the process, either technically or focusing in soft skills. His career path, having been on all sides of the trenches, provided him with a unique view of the process and the challenges it puts forward. He also writes in his blog: https://cristianomcunha.com/ and has contributed to several test automation tutorials. Cristiano has already talked in several conferences such as: ExpoQA, PortoTechHub, Workshops in Ministry of Testing and Testing Portugal. He also participates in several meetups and other events.
  • Cristiano Cunha
  • On Your Path to SRE
    Cristiano Cunha
    Activity

    On Your Path to SRE

    What

    Activity

    Description

    Site Reliability Engineer by definition is an engineering approach to IT, these engineers are development-focused engineers who solve operational/scale/reliability problems. Knowing that SREs are vital to supporting the DevOps change and being an SDET, how can you apply what you already know from your engineering approach to testing that can be applied to this scenario? Using the context of your companies, sit down and think about what it could mean to make such a change in your context.

    Define context

    Sit down with your teammates (or alone) and describe the context of the company that would benefit from the creation of an SRE team, use the aspects of your company to bring some realism to this activity (or be creative and include problems you would like to have discussions over them and solutions suggested).

    If you prefer you can use the following example:

    “In this company, you have an infrastructure/operations team that is the one responsible for everything happening in infrastructure and in production. This team is being drowned by tickets and resolving issues using manual actions. They use some scripts but spread in diverse machines with no versioning. They also do on-call and support production 24x7.“

    Generate plan

    Reflect on the situation described and discuss it with your teammates. What different approaches will you take to implement such change? Define 3 to 5 points that you and your team think are the most important to be addressed (explain how to implement it and what is the outcome that you expect for each point).

    Starting to use Source Control tool

    • How:
      • Online training on source control.
      • Sharing sessions on how we can save scripts in source control.
      • Make sure all scripts are now “downloaded” from source control and contribution is done in it (No more local scripts).
      • Ensemble programming for everyone to see how it should be used.
    • Outcomes:
      • No more scripts in local machines.
      • Code starts to flow into the source control tool and a process starts to be designed for sharing and contribution.

    Share

    Choose 2-3 volunteers to describe their context and their plan to make the change and open a Q & A to discuss the approach.

     

    Wrap-up:

    Understanding what an SRE is and the set of responsibilities they are accounted for will help in the decision of considering a role in this area or not.

    You will also have an overview of the possible challenges to expect when doing such a change and possible solutions to try (or adapt) in order to invest in the change while moving forward.

     

     

    Takeaways

    • Understand what is an SRE
    • What can we bring from SDET into this transition
    • Identify challenges on your path and how to address them
    • Realize if becoming an SRE is something you should consider

    Prerequisites

    Download the Activity Handout here.

    Speaker

    Cristiano Cunha
    Cristiano Cunha
    Solution Architect & Testing Advocate
    Cristiano Cunha is a Solution Architect & Test Advocate in Xray Team. He is passionate about testing, automation and delivery process improvement. He started his career as a developer and evolved to be a tester, passing through an Infrastructure position along the way, always learning different ways to enhance the process, either technically or focusing in soft skills. His career path, having been on all sides of the trenches, provided him with a unique view of the process and the challenges it puts forward. He also writes in his blog: https://cristianomcunha.com/ and has contributed to several test automation tutorials. Cristiano has already talked in several conferences such as: ExpoQA, PortoTechHub, Workshops in Ministry of Testing and Testing Portugal. He also participates in several meetups and other events.
  • Saskia Coplans
  • Threat Modelling: How Software Survives in a Hacker’s Universe
    Saskia Coplans
    Test Bash Revisited

    Threat Modelling: How Software Survives in a Hacker’s Universe

    What

    Test Bash Revisited

    Description

    In this session, we will be revisiting Saskia Coplan's talk from TestBash Manchester 2019. Saskia will join us on the main stage for a chat whilst we watch the talk and discuss what was said back in 2019 and what could have changed since then.

    This is the story of how a client lost millions due to a costly oversight that allowed attackers to exploit a devastating vulnerability. Although the client was aware that this weakness existed when the final product was launched, it would have been too expensive to fix and would have required them to miss critical deadlines.

    In this talk, we'll discuss how with version 2, we helped our client by starting with some threat modelling techniques in order to understand; which assets an attacker would be after, what weaknesses existed in the design that would allow an attacker to access them, and what protections could be put in place to stop the same level of attack happening again.

    Takeaways

    • How we can use threat modelling to think like an attacker
    • How threat modelling can help us secure our applications and how software testers can integrate this technique into the testing process
    • Why thinking about security as early as possible is the safest option

    Speaker

    Saskia Coplans
    Saskia Coplans
    Founder and Security Consultant
    Saskia is the Cofounder and Director of Digital Interruption and REXScan, and is the Director of Innovation for Data Science, AI and Cyber and HOST Salford. Saskia has over ten years experience in information security and governance along with standards and policy development. She has worked across Europe and Central Asia for Governments, NGO’s, Regulators and the Private Sector and presents at events and conferences world wide. She sits on the Greater Manchester Cyber Advisory Group, the Board of OWASP Manchester and the Infosec Hoppers and is a Copresenter on the Greyhats Podcast. 
  • Julia Duran
  • It's Time for a Change
    Julia Duran
    Talk

    It's Time for a Change

    What

    Talk

    Description

    Sometimes we find ourselves at points of no progress in our professional careers. We do not recognize ourselves in the work we do in our day-to-day lives. We are not happy doing tasks to which we dedicate a large part of our lives.
    It was at that point that I decided to take charge of the situation and seek a change. I was willing to face being uncomfortable and all the consequences of leaving the safe environment in which I found myself.
     
    In this talk, I will tell you about my journey from being a Testing Manager to returning to my origins as a Tester, in a profession that has changed so much in the last 15 years. It has not only meant changing companies but also working in a language that is not my mother tongue.
    I will explain to you how I identified my goal, made my plan, the tools I used to gain access to technical positions and I will share everything I learned in the course of the interviews I did.
     
    Those who listen to me will obtain tools to identify their own path, tricks to better cope with interviews, and, above all, an example with which they will identify and serve as inspiration.

    Takeaways

    • The value of your community
    • Feeling uncomfortable makes you grow - Only by having the courage to face situations that make you feel uncomfortable can you grow
    • Plan, do, fail, learn - It is the old recipe that continues to work, with a special focus on the learning obtained and how valuable it is to share what has been learned with others

    Speaker

    Julia Duran
    Julia Duran
    Testing Engineer at Glofox
    I love asking questions and I have managed to get paid for it ;). Continuous learning!
  • Joel Montvelisky
  • Orchestrating Your Testing Process - Coordinating Your Manual and Automated Testing Efforts
    Joel Montvelisky
    Talk

    Orchestrating Your Testing Process - Coordinating Your Manual and Automated Testing Efforts

    What

    Talk

    Description

    Most testing and development organizations approach their manual and automated testing efforts independently. What’s more, when you look closer at them, you notice that even within their automation efforts they are using a number of different testing frameworks, running independently and without much thought around coordination, coverage overlaps or functional dependencies.
     
    This needs to change! We’re wasting efforts and confusing our stakeholders (& even ourselves) with these dispersed and sometimes seemingly contradictory results. We need an approach to coordinate the planning, designing, execution, and reporting of our complete testing process, to achieve better visibility and make more accurate decisions faster.
     
    This can be achieved by implementing the Test Orchestration Methodology. Where each part of the testing process “plays” independently based on its needs and tools, and when grouping them all together, you get a more complete and valuable set of results for your organization, based on the coordinated synergies of the different parts.
     
    During the session we will review how to implement and adapt the Orchestration approach to your organization and your process.

     

    Takeaways

    • Understand the main reasons why the communication between testers and developers is sometimes broken
    • Learn new approaches in order to improve this communication channel
    • Learn how to foster the collaboration between devs and testers

    Prerequisites

     

    Basic experience working on teams using both automation and manual efforts.

    Speaker

    Joel Montvelisky
    Joel Montvelisky
    Co-Founder and Chief Solution Architect
    Joel has been in testing and QA since 1997, working as a tester, QA Manager and Director, and a Consultant for companies in Israel, the US and the EU. Joel is a Forbes council member, a blogger with the QA Intelligence Blog, and is constantly imparting webinars on a number of testing and Quality Related topics. In addition, Joel is the founder and Chair of the OnlineTestConf, the co-founder of the State of Testing survey and report and a Director at the Association of Software Testing. Joel is a conference speaker, presenting in various conferences and forums worldwide, among them the STAR Conferences, STPCon, JaSST, TestLeadership Conf, CAST, QA&Test, and more.
  • Rahul Parwal
  • Ajay Balamurugadas
  • Game-Based Learning of Testing Skills
    Rahul Parwal, Ajay Balamurugadas
    Talk

    Game-Based Learning of Testing Skills

    What

    Talk

    Description

    Learning has always been a tough road for many. Yet, it is the most important skill for a tester.

    As children, we all used to enjoy learning as it was filled with excitement, games, and fun. We want to share some interesting games that have helped us to sharpen our testing skills.

    These games have a huge potential in the way teams approach learning.
     

    Takeaways

    • Learn ways to increase bonding between team members
    • Learning can be fun and exciting if approached with gamification
    • Testing is about exploring things, and so are games
    • Uncover my hidden biases and learn how to overcome them

    Speakers

    Rahul Parwal
    Rahul Parwal
    Senior Software Engineer
    Rahul is a Software Engineer by education and works as a Senior Software Engineer with ifm engineering pvt. ltd., India. He is a Software Tester by trade, Programmer by practice, and a Mythology lover by heart. His latest e-book is available at https://leanpub.com/productivitytoolkit
    Ajay Balamurugadas
    Ajay Balamurugadas
    Senior Director - QE, GSPANN Technologies
    Ajay Balamurugadas, goes by the handle ‘ajay184f’ in the testing community and is continuously re-inventing his testing methodology. He co-founded Weekend Testing - a worldwide movement for skilled testing, authored multiple books available at bit.ly/booksaj and bit.ly/ajleanpub. His friends associate the terms - ‘Change Agent, Idea Man, Motivational’ to him. He tweets under @ajay184f and loves to have long conversations on software testing and life in general. He is currently working at GSPANN Technologies, Inc. as Senior Director - QE. When not testing, he spends time with his wife and two children.
  • Ajay Balamurugadas
  • Rahul Parwal
  • Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe
    Ajay Balamurugadas, Rahul Parwal
    Activity

    Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe

    What

    Activity

    Description

    Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe is a board game that uses nine tic-tac-toe pieces arranged in a 3 x 3 grid. Players take turns playing on the smaller tic-tac-toe boards until one of them wins on the larger board. In contrast to the traditional tic-tac-toe game, this game teaches you about systems thinking, visualization, and anticipation.

    Instructions:

    Overview of Game:

    • This is a two-person game. You will need a partner to play this game.
    • This game is available for free on various websites. The one that we prefer is available here: https://bit.ly/mottictactoe

    Gameplay:

    In addition to the local board, which is similar to a normal tic-tac-toe board, each move must also take into account the global board in the following ways.

    1. Anticipate the next move: Each move played on a local board determines where the opponent's next move may be played.
    2. Visualize the game tree: Each move determines the next move, and therefore reading ahead, predicting future moves follows a much less linear path leaving many possible paths.
    3. Winning the game: Local wins are not valuable if they cannot be used to win the global board - it may even be strategic to give up a local board to your opponent in order to win a more important local board.

    Wrap-up:

    Adding games to learning can make the experience more engaging and effective. Additionally, it helps us make sense of the information available to us, and spot mistakes or gaps in our understanding. We can use games to develop testing skills. Unlike the elementary game of Tic-Tac-Toe, Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe is not something that can be solved using brute force. The game requires continuous analysis and strategizing. With the Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe, you will learn and practice skills like analysis, strategizing, risk storming, systems thinking, etc.

     

    Download the Activity Handout here.

    Takeaways

    • Games can be used to generate interest and enthusiasm as learners
    • Games and Testing both need similar skills like critical thinking, strategizing, investigation, pattern recognition, sense-making, time management, etc
    • Not all creative processes can be automated. Computer systems still cannot reasonably solve this game as it requires continuous analysis and strategizing
    • A small positional advantage might cause a bigger loss in the larger game landscape

    Prerequisites

    Speakers

    Ajay Balamurugadas
    Ajay Balamurugadas
    Senior Director - QE, GSPANN Technologies
    Ajay Balamurugadas, goes by the handle ‘ajay184f’ in the testing community and is continuously re-inventing his testing methodology. He co-founded Weekend Testing - a worldwide movement for skilled testing, authored multiple books available at bit.ly/booksaj and bit.ly/ajleanpub. His friends associate the terms - ‘Change Agent, Idea Man, Motivational’ to him. He tweets under @ajay184f and loves to have long conversations on software testing and life in general. He is currently working at GSPANN Technologies, Inc. as Senior Director - QE. When not testing, he spends time with his wife and two children.
    Rahul Parwal
    Rahul Parwal
    Senior Software Engineer
    Rahul is a Software Engineer by education and works as a Senior Software Engineer with ifm engineering pvt. ltd., India. He is a Software Tester by trade, Programmer by practice, and a Mythology lover by heart. His latest e-book is available at https://leanpub.com/productivitytoolkit
  • Louise Gibbs
  • Ben Dowen
  • Karen Tests Stuff
  • How To Get More Involved with the MoT Community
    Louise Gibbs, Ben Dowen, Karen Tests Stuff
    Panel Discussion

    How To Get More Involved with the MoT Community

    What

    Panel Discussion

    Description

    At this Panel Discussion, Bart Knaack will be joined by three Ministry of Testing's community superstars to discuss how you can get more involved with this great community and how that can improve your testing career and knowledge.

    Louise Gibbs has been involved with Ministry of Testing's community for years now and she's an advocate for sharing knowledge with fellow testers. Louise has spoken at several TestBash conferences, written blogs and she's super skilled at note taking.

    Karen Todd is also another great community member, who loves to bring people together and educate them about opportunities to support and build with one another. As she says 'Let's do this thing, together!'

    Ben Dowen also known online as 'The Full Snack Tester', runs the daily celebration of the Testing Community called Tester of The Day. Ben is also an avid blog writer where he's constantly sharing his knowledge with the wider community.

     

    Takeaways

    • Understand the value of a community
    • Learn how to get the best out of your community
    • How can the MoT community support your testing career and knowledge

    Speakers

    Louise Gibbs
    Louise Gibbs
    Senior Automation Tester
    Louise is a Senior Automation Tester at PebblePad. Her main job is to review and maintain the automated tests that are run overnight, and investigate the causes of any failures. She has also worked for companies in the e-commerce, scientific research and automotive industries, and runs a personal blog at louisegibbstest.wordpress.com, where she talks about her experiences as a software tester. She enjoys improving her testing skills and her main method for achieving this is by speaking to other Testers and discussing ideas.
    Ben Dowen
    Ben Dowen
    Full Snack Tester
    Working professionally in Software Testing for almost ten years I've had the pleasure of working on a range of different software. From enterprise infrastructure and virtualisation at Citrix, via WebApps and more then one back-end API and micro-service! I like to think I understand how software is built and where it lives, and this helps give me confidence when exploring and identifying risks. Known online as The Full Snack Tester, I run the daily celebration of the Testing Community called Tester of The Day: https://testeroftheday.com/
    Karen Tests Stuff
    Karen Tests Stuff
    Content Creator/Associate QA Analyst
    Hello, world! I fell in love with software testing in December 2020, and never looked back. I am passionate about advocacy in the software testing world, for people and the craft. I want to bring people together and educate them about opportunities to support and build with one another. Let's do this thing, together!
  • Kiruthika Ganesan
  • Mind Maps as Agile Test Plans and More!
    Kiruthika Ganesan
    Talk

    Mind Maps as Agile Test Plans and More!

    What

    Talk

    Description

    Are you interested in creating Test plans for your epics, features, user stories? Are you looking for ideas to link them all together, make some sense to get a big picture and also have the capability to drill down to find details when needed? If yes, then this talk might be useful to you.
     
    In this Agile world where change is quite constant, test planning and how we test need to keep up with the pace. The age of detailed documentation is also gone.
    We need something that is concise and precise, to help us understand the main customer journeys and offer collaboration ideas between various stakeholders. Test planning through mind maps is a way to cater for all these and much more!

    Takeaways

    • The transformation of Agile Test plans and how they can be lightweight
    • Practical example of the various levels of test plans, how to link them together and get a living documentation out of them
    • Some limitations to the aware of and how to navigate through them

    Speaker

    Kiruthika Ganesan
    Kiruthika Ganesan
    Head of Quality Assurance
    I am someone who is passionate about testing and approaches testing with a holistic view. I have over 17 years of experience in the IT industry, working as a tester, developer and a trainer. I believe in the power of people and collaborating to build a safe environment where the teams can thrive and work on creating great software. I enjoy teaching and getting involved in community activities like speaking at conferences, delivering workshops. I am one of the tutors in the Coders Guild and a core member of Synapse QA-a testing community. Also, a keen advocate of Women in Tech initiatives and a global ambassador! When I am not working, I love spending time with my kids and enjoy writing short stories.
  • Kiruthika Ganesan
  • Create an Agile Test Plan using Mind Maps
    Kiruthika Ganesan
    Activity

    Create an Agile Test Plan using Mind Maps

    What

    Activity

    Description

    Curated by Mark Winteringham based on “Mind Maps as Agile Test Plans and more” by Kiruthika Ganesan

    ‘Create an Agile Test Plan’ presents you with the challenge of creating a lightweight, living test plan that can help communicate how you are going to test a specific feature, epic or project. To help you get comfortable with creating a test plan in mind map form, we’ve going to create one for an imaginary set of features for an application. Can you come up with a test plan in time?

     

    Instructions:

    Download the template Test Plan mind map based on Kika’s mind map she presented in her talk “Mind Maps as Agile Test Plans and more”. Select one of the epics list below, or come up with an epic of your own and attempt to fill in each section of the mind map to create a test plan.

    You can pick from one of the three epics:

    • A cart and checkout system for an online store

    • A dashboard system that provides real-time metrics from motor races

    • A search system for a job site that includes keywords and filters

     

    Tip:

    Struggling to add details? As this is a roleplay, try imagining if your team was responsible for delivering the epic you’ve selected. Based on your knowledge of your team, how would that affect your plan?

     

    Wrap-up:

    Mind maps are a useful way of making sense of all the different activities, resources and ideas that go into a test plan. By creating nodes for each aspect of a plan, you can quickly complete each area and encourage others to collaborate with you on what your test plan is.

     

    Resources:

    Download the Activity Handout here.

    Takeaways

    • Mind maps are excellent ways to explore different aspects of a Test plan
    • They are lightweight enough to create but can communicate your plan effectively
    • Test plans in Mind map form can serve as living documentation that is easy to update when plans change

    Speaker

    Kiruthika Ganesan
    Kiruthika Ganesan
    Head of Quality Assurance
    I am someone who is passionate about testing and approaches testing with a holistic view. I have over 17 years of experience in the IT industry, working as a tester, developer and a trainer. I believe in the power of people and collaborating to build a safe environment where the teams can thrive and work on creating great software. I enjoy teaching and getting involved in community activities like speaking at conferences, delivering workshops. I am one of the tutors in the Coders Guild and a core member of Synapse QA-a testing community. Also, a keen advocate of Women in Tech initiatives and a global ambassador! When I am not working, I love spending time with my kids and enjoy writing short stories.
  • Aaron Flynn
  • Share Your Experiences Through Writing
    Aaron Flynn
    Talk

    Share Your Experiences Through Writing

    What

    Talk

    Description

    In this session, I’ll share my own experiences from writing over the past year.
    I’ll talk about my motivations, how I got started, and the benefits I’ve seen so far. I’m not a regular publisher of content, unlike some people I truly admire. I am early in my writing journey, and still figuring things out. I’m certain some of you have considered writing before, and like me, have decided against it for your own reasons. I hope that by sharing my story, I can inspire some of you to give it a try. You have stories worth sharing.

    Takeaways

    • Reasons to write
    • How to get started
    • The short and long term benefits for you and your career

    Speaker

    Aaron Flynn
    Aaron Flynn
    Senior SDET at Brightpearl
    I'm a Senior SDET at Brightpearl, embedded in a delivery team and working with the wider SDET guild. We support our merchants with selling their goods and services, and integrate with major E-commerce companies, e.g. Amazon, Shopify, Ebay. I've worked across the UK and Ireland with different companies. Ranging from testing self service tills for supermarket chains, to building public services in the UK Civil service. I currently find myself drawn towards Quality Engineering and Test Coaching activities. I am passionate about communities of practice. I believe that a strong, engaged community is the best way to support and develop a practice and its members. This naturally has led me to the Ministry of Testing(MoT) community. I've written for MoT, and publish blogs on my personal site. Feel free to check it out for more about me and what I've been up to.
  • Nicola Lindgren
  • Ask Me Anything, Really Anything About Testing with Nicola Lindgren
    Nicola Lindgren
    Ask Me Anything

    Ask Me Anything, Really Anything About Testing with Nicola Lindgren

    What

    Ask Me Anything

    Description

    We have reserved this session for the end of TestBash World 2022 to give you the opportunity to ask anything, really anything about testing which might not have been covered by all the previous sessions.

    In this AMA, Tristan Lombard is joined by the amazing Nicola Lindgren.

    Nicola has been involved with different testing communities, from Stockholm all the way to New Zealand and has as well worked on projects in various industries including Education, Retail and e-Commerce, giving her a great position to be able to answer anything, really anything about testing!

     

    Takeaways

    • Get your burning testing questions answered

    Speaker

    Nicola Lindgren
    Nicola Lindgren
    Senior QA Engineer/ QA Manager
    I'm Nicola , a Senior QA Engineer/QA Manager based in Malmö, Sweden. I'm constantly looking for ways to learn, grow and adapt. In the past, I have worked on projects in various industries including Education, Retail and e-Commerce.I was the founder of the Stockholm Software Testing Talks meet-up and a co-founder of the WeTest Auckland testing meet-up. I was also a frequent co-instructor for the BBST Foundations course. If you want to read my thoughts on software testing, feel free to check out my blog: https://nicolalindgren.com
    99-Second Talks
    99 Second Talks

    99-Second Talks

    What

    99 Second Talks

    Description

    Our Famous 99-Second Talks are back on this world stage!

    The 99-Second Talks is the attendee's stage, an opportunity for you to come on stage and talk for, that's right, 99 seconds.

    We will be experimenting with something new this time: you will be given the opportunity to pre-record your 99-Seconds Talk throughout the conference. This will then be shown at the end of the day and/or added to the MoT Learning Platform after the event.

    You can talk about anything, a testing topic you want to share, a personal experience, an idea sparked by all the fantastic talks you've just listened to... the stage is yours, for 99-Seconds!

     

    If you are doing the talk live on the main stage, our stage mom Tristan Lombard, will introduce you on stage and start the clock. As soon as the time's up, a noise will be heard and that's it: time's up!

    Prerequisites

    You will need to give your web browser permissions to allow your camera and microphone. Make sure these are enabled before you go on screen.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    How Can I Find Out If I Have a Meetup Close To Me?

    You can check all the Meetup groups around the world here.

    I Don't Have a Meetup Close to Me, How Can I Attend?

    To join the conference online, just click 'Register' - it's FREE for everyone to attend!