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Coaching Space

When James Bach gave his keynote on “Cool new things” at CAST 2011, I suspected that our work on coaching might come up. What I wasn’t expecting was a break down of my work and the recognition of the work I had done. So thank you James. I’ve

Where do I go from here?

Where do I go from here?

In two months to this day, I will be giving my tutorial on Career Management for Software Testers [http://www.associationforsoftwaretesting.org/conference/cast-2011/tutorials/]at CAST 2011 [https://www.associationforsoftwaretesting.org/conference/cast-2011/], in Seattle, USA. Any self respecting software tester has asked themselves at least once in their

Keeping the lights on when your battery is running low

Keeping the lights on when your battery is running low

Most of when I test I’m thoroughly engaged and involved and enjoying the moment. Then there are those “other” times. Typically for me they happen in the afternoon. My sugar levels get low, I get tired, and I stop testing well. But darn it, there’s so much testing

How to write about software testing

How to write about software testing

Based on the number of requests I’ve had to write articles recently, there seems to be a big demand for testers who can write well about software testing. I’ve been asked by a few different companies to write articles on their behalf. Sometimes I’ve been asked to

Put your lips together and blow

Put your lips together and blow

When I first heard about Tacit Knowledge, I had a vague idea what it was. The word “tacit” sounded a bit like “tactile” so I guessed it was knowledge that you could touch. I was a bit off the mark. Normally, I try to avoid starting my posts with definitions,

Beware the Lotus Eaters

Beware the Lotus Eaters

I wrote a feature article for Logigear Magazine February Edition entitled Beware the Lotus Eaters. I really enjoyed writing this article, I hope you get something out of it. Beware the Lotus Eaters [http://www.logigear.com/magazine/exploratory-testing/beware-of-the-lotus-eaters-exploratory-testing/] Drawing from the Greek mythology of the lotus eaters, Anne-Marie

Not a conference but a CASTalyst

Not a conference but a CASTalyst

Firstly, apologies for the terrible play on words, its got to be one of the worst pun ever! Put it down to a lack of imagination. I’m going to be busy at CAST 2011 this year as not only am I attending but I’ll be holding a workshop