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Lisa Crispin is a consultant, author and speaker based in Vermont, USA. She and Janet Gregory have co-authored four books, most recently _Holistic Testing: Weave Quality Into Your Product_.
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Lesson 0 of A tester’s role in continuous quality
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Second part of the memory I just posted
Lisa Crispin
Lisa Crispin
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See the attached photo - I didn't know I could only have one! Original post: https://www.ministryoftesting.com/memories/easter-egg-with-when-asked-about-the-problem-our-developers-would
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Easter Egg with "when asked about the problem, our developers would..."
Lisa Crispin
Lisa Crispin
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I joined my first web startup, Trip.com, in 1998. Other than the CTO, the team hadn't even heard of testers or testing. Over time, they started writing their sly responses to any problems I showed ...
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When not testing websites from around the world, Bethany prefers to keep an eye on birds in the backyard.
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5.6.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Lesson 0 of A tester’s role in continuous quality
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Lesson 0 of A tester’s role in continuous quality
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2.6.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Thanks for highlighting the lack of visibility of the MoTaCon 26 events page. 
Lisa Crispin
Lisa Crispin
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Strengths: - eats bugs - loves routine - abhors chaos - alerts her people to anything out of the ordinary Weaknesses - eats bugs - loves routine - abhors chaos (Don't try to give Judy a h...
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New book! _Effective BDD from Gáspár Nagy and Seb Rose_ available in early access
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It's time to remove the silos
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Pragmatic guidelines for AI discussions
Lisa Crispin
Lisa Crispin
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At a recent DORA community meeting, Saul Williamson did a demo of his experiences with spec-driven development. He started by sharing Steve Fenton's pragmatic guidelines for AI discussions. Good th...
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2025 DORA State of Assisted AI report
Lisa Crispin
Lisa Crispin
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Includes data on how AI affects code quality, well-being of team members, performance, based on both qualitative and quantitative research
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Lisa Crispin
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I love seeing experience reports about pairing! I love the deliberate way your organization built this practice. One ... image
"I love seeing experience reports about pairing! I love the deliberate way your organization built this practice. One thing I would add to your steps: have a quick retrospective at the end of each pairing session. What went well? What would you change? ..."
Power pairing our people process: How we moved to a collaborative QA Engineer and QA Analyst model image
Pairing QA Engineers and Analysts isn't just a process tweak, it's a cultural shift that transforms siloed testing into a collaborative, balanced and business-aligned effort.
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Spec-driven development with AI - is anyone using this?
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Four testers are presenting The Testing Planet news from their respective homes. Each is visible in their own video panel.
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It's 13:25 on a Thursday, 12th September 2024. TestBash is go! "Hey, Rosie" "Hey, Simon" "All ok?" "Yep!" "You?" "Yep! Cool. Selfie?" "Yep!" When you're busy making sure everyone at T...
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I recently had the opportunity to participate in the international WiCyS Security Training Scholarship CTF 2025, organized by Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) and the SANS Institute. I didn't know...
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On a bright evening in Milan at TUI/Musement, the local QA and development community gathered for another Ministry of Testing meetup. It was a moment to reflect, share experiences and grow together...
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Lisa Crispin
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IME, the most effective automation happened when developers (programmers) practiced test-driven development or at lea... image
"IME, the most effective automation happened when developers (programmers) practiced test-driven development or at least automated unit level tests, and collaborated with testers to automate at API and UI levels. Google's DORA research backs that up. IM..."
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A golden platter won't save quality, but we might
Lisa Crispin
Lisa Crispin
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I’m excited to share that, alongside TeamMoT, we’ll be gathering 50 Leaders in Quality on September 30th. What looks like a one-day event is actually the beginning of a bigger journey: a committ...
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