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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 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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What Influences me inSoftware Testing?
A mind-mapping workshop
Graham ThomasIndependent Software
Testing Consultant
TMF SummitIOD, London
28th January 2009
TEST MANAGEMENT SUMMIT 2009
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Icebreaker
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Seminars & Conferences
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Self Selecting GroupsBCS SIG Standards Working Party
UK Software Testers Retreat
LEWT
Post Sig ‘meetings’ in the Volunteer
Post Conference dinner and drinks
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Good People – my top 10
1. Simon Stillwell - Senior Programmer
2. Mike Burnup - Senior Consultant3. Theo Taylor - Boss (Testing Guru)
4. Paul Herzlich – W Model; 1st Sig presentation 5. Paul Gerrard - EA “Challenge Everything”
6. Stuart Reid - Compendium of Testing knowledge7. Isabel Evans - Shapes the future
8. Geoff Thompson - Knows how it all fits together9. Les Hatton - Open your mind for 5 minutes
10.CCB - Encouragement, support, . . . .
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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
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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
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Things that annoy meTraffic Lights
Puffin (Pedestrian User-Friendly Intelligent crossings)
Ariane 5 – Flight 501
Shuttle Columbia – Accident Report
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Analogies1st World War Officer Going over the top
VideoRonin - Driving the wrong wayGalaxy Quest - “Never Give Up . . . “Brazil - Dysfunctional processOctober Sky - Rocket ScienceThrust SSC - Ideal Tester
Process Improvement
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Other StuffNintendo WiiGeo-tagging photosGPS embedded devicesNetbooks – My Eee
Graphics Tablets
Windows Vista / 7 . . . XP
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Contact Details
Graham Thomas
Independent SoftwareTesting Consultant
[email protected] +44 7973 387 853 www.badgerscroft.com
