ISTQB, Fever Dreams and Testing
Someone over at the self-proclaimed united nations of testers, also known as the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) published recently a letter (a white paper really) of what I assume is the result of having a fever dream after having watched Blade Runner 2049….
Book Review: “Impact Mapping” by Gojko Adzic
After I finished reading GojkoAdzic’s book ‘Impact Mapping’, here are some impressions this book left on me. Things that I liked: Look, Feel, and Style Being a magazine designer myself, I always try to keep the design easy to read and appealing enough to keep the…
Software Testing And The Art Of Staying In Present
When I first wrote an article on Soft skills that make a tester some years back, little did I capture the importance that the power of concentration plays in our profession. As I grew more in the professional life, I am beginning to get more…
Building QA Processes
Some context I began my journey at Talkdesk in October 2016, motivated by the big challenge of building a QA process, almost from scratch. From day one I could see that all my colleagues were wondering how I was going to tackle this challenge and…
Introducing Change In Organisation
Did you ever feel like being stuck in a hamster wheel? Doing the same work over and over again without any engagement? The job that you were happy to have and brought you joy, became… just a job that you had to do. Burnout is…
Announcing ConTEST NYC 2021
PRESS RELEASE January 31, 2021. New York City Test Masters Academy is proud to announce its famous conference ConTEST NYC 2021 in Virtual “Around the Globe” edition. ConTEST is exploring the role of software quality and testing in the context of the modern world. It…
Context-driven Approach for Testing Complex IoT Systems & Devices
The IoT story Since the internet of things (IoT) is very popular nowadays, this is a great opportunity to share some interesting experiences of testing complex IoT systems and devices. The idea of having all the devices around us wirelessly connected has been alive for…
Over A Cup Of Tea With Jerry Weinberg
“Your ideal form of influence is first to help people see their world more clearly, and then to let them decide what to do next”, is what I have learned from him and that’s how he has been helping many others like myself. “I don’t…
An Author’s View of Testing
In 2002, I decided that I wanted to keep a journal for my professional career. In the early pages of this journal, I wrote the following: “I want to write a book someday”. I knew, even back then, that my ultimate goal was to write…
Do We Need Batman If We Have Testers?
They say interesting things happen to you when you expect the least. I had such an interesting experience lately. If you are active on Twitter, some of you might have noticed my reports on Test Leadership Congress 2020. For those who don’t know, I am…