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Quality Coach newsletter #38

The Quality Coach's Handbook Course is now available. New post on change in enterprise plus some great discounts for Agile Testing Days 🙌

🌊 Building Momentum

I turns out that walking into enterprise with a whole new bag of tricks on how testing and quality doesn't hold much sway in Enterprise. If you are not careful all your lovely ideas about improving things will fall into the vortex of passive resistence. This is where people politely listen to your idea and then continues on exactly the way they've always done. This is because there is a large system in play. Any change requires a huge amount of inertia to get moving. So you need to build momentum, one conversation at a time. In this paid post, I address the importance of building relationships and communication. Especially with people who may not necessarily want to work with you.

👩‍💻Need online training?

If you work for an organisation that invests in online training, this might be one to consider. Leanpub have converted my book into an online course. The course is the same content as the book but with added quizzes and questions to help digest the content. You can get a 44% discount using this coupon.

If you want to hear about some great discounts for the book, check out my previous newsletter which has access to all the juicy discount codes.

🇯🇵🇧🇷🇵🇱 31 languages

Thanks to TranslateAI, my leanpub book is now available in many different languages, plus its passed the Ace by DAISY accessibility checker, making the book easier to read for all. If you have bought a copy of the english version and want one in your own language, email me with a copy of your original receipt and I'll send you a coupon with a 50% discount.

🏘️ Picks from the Community

Google are offering free* AI courses and their short.

Introduction to Generative AI | Google Cloud Skills Boost

<p>This is an introductory level microlearning course aimed at explaining what Generative AI is, how it is used, and how it differs from traditional machine learning methods. It also covers Google Tools to help you develop your own Gen AI apps.</p>

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*nothing is free, you are the product

Two of my favourite people, Bill Matthews and Martin Hynie have kickstarted a podcast on AI.

There's a newly launched Women in Testing Newsletter that contains some interesting articles on leadership and strategy. Check it out! 👇

https://womenintesting.beehiiv.com/

Shout out to Judy Mosley for putting this together.

🎫 Conferences & Events

I'm speaking/attending the following events

Agile Testing Days

What can I say, I cannot wait for Agile Testing Days where I get to do a tutorial on Expected to Lead Quality along with Fiona Charles, plus a workshop on moving at the speed of trust. I'm looking forward to catching up with so many of you.
Apparently the tickets for the tutorial are selling like hotcakes, so don't miss out. Use discount code 25-150-AnMaCh if you've not yet booked. Hurry up though early bird ends 21st September!

Agile Testing Days

Agile Testing Days - November 23 - 26, 2024 in Potsdam, Germany - Europe’s GreaTest Agile Testing Conference for Software Testers, Developers & Managers