Ministry of Sessions: The Amazing Book of Test Notes

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Two men, looking very happy holding up a physical notebook with the following words on the front cover: Ministry of Sessions: The Amazing Book of Test Notes
In this memory: Simon Tomes

05/04/19, Brighton.

A TestBash 2019 Apple Photos memory just popped up on my iMac.

Rosie Sherry encouraged me and my business partner, Rajit Singh, to develop a physical version of TestBuddy. It was a lot of fun putting it together and utterly wild to see it in the hands of all attendees. Thanks, Rosie. 😃

Each double page had space to take testing notes, which included areas to define a charter, set a duration, capture problems, questions, ideas and praise (PQIP) — plus space for a summary and any other notes.

Fun side story. My mate Jon works for Amex. Has done so since he left uni and has been super successful. You can't see it in the photo, but the notebook is sponsored by Amex. I chuckled, sending him a photo saying, "Thanks for sponsoring my tech startup!" 😅

Wow, we were bold back then to build a SaaS product. What a rollercoaster!

Good memories.

More info on PQIP: https://www.ministryoftesting.com/articles/what-is-exploratory-testing-pqip-four-simple-words-to-level-up-your-testing-efforts

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Hello, I'm Simon. Since 2003 I've had various roles in testing, tech leadership and coaching. I believe in the power of collaboration, creativity and community.
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