MoTBucks - Nicola Sedgwick - Let It Go: Knowing when (and how) to let go

Happy New Year from Simon and Stu! We are looking ahead to our 2021 lineup and have booked keynote speaker Nicola Sedgwick to talk at the first MoT Bucks of 2021, this January.

As you are no doubt painfully aware we will need to modify the format so that our meetup can go ahead, given the current Coronavirus restrictions. As such, we've spoken to our colleagues at Ministry of Testing and arranged a Crowdcast (webinar) format for the talk instead.

On behalf of MoTBucks please stay safe, be kind to yourselves and others, and we'll look forward to seeing you online in January!

Speaker: Nicola Sedgwick

Title: Let It Go: Knowing when (and how) to let go

Abstract:
In a permanently changing technical landscape there is a consistent defensiveness about the value of testers (and testing). We talk about strategies to ensure we leave space for testers in our teams. Yet we are human and being human we do not naturally embrace change, but rather seek to maintain the status quo (instead of moving forwards). Looking ahead at the future of our industry it seems increasingly important that testers learn to “let go” of their responsibilities for testing activities, whilst remaining a valuable asset within the team.

In this keynote, Nicola takes you on a journey through her varied experiences: from testing within software houses, to contract-driven testing with digital agencies, to freelancing across different domains, to shaping “what good looks like” within startups. Most of her experiences have eerie similarities around testing bottlenecks and quality responsibilities. Nicola aims to inspire you with her lessons learned (and applied) along the way.

Bio:
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