Assumptions and Pre-Conceptions Workshop
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Happy Spring, so glad it's finally here. Something new and interesting for you all. Challenge the way you think, ditch those pre-conceptions before you start testing.
This Session:
One of the biggest battles a tester fights is that of shedding their bias as they prepare to plan and test something. The biggest part of that battle is even being aware that there is a bias to shed. It’s not something you should be ashamed of; the way that humans are so successful in our complex environments is by being able to quickly assess ‘new’ sensory inputs, compare them to our existing knowledgebase and make a quick decision about the ‘best’ way to react to the new stimulus. As Testers, however, the assumptions that come along with these biases can provide a skewed result to our tests, these pre-conceptions can become deadly when you hit production and realize that you just weren’t viewing things the same way as others were going to.
As a change of pace for yvrTesting we are going to hold a hands-on workshop that will help you understand a bit better how you form pre-concepts and some ways you can break out of your Assumption Cycle to give your testing a fresh look. Because we are testers we are going to do this by playing some testing games! Stuart Ashman, longtime friend to yvrTesting and testing guru in his own right will facilitate the session, breaking us out into manageable groups and providing individual coaches for each group.
Limited room for this one so please sign up early if you want to come. Also, if you can’t come, please take your name off the list so someone in the waiting room can jump in.
So spread the word and RSVP!
Hope to see you there!
Bio
Stuart Ashman - Stuart Ashman is an experienced Director of Quality Assurance with a demonstrated history of improving quality, practice and process across a variety of business domains. He has worked with Vision Critical, Joyent, Sophos, Sun Microsystems, Motorola, and is currently an Engineering Manager at PAI Health. Stuart has helped companies, teams, and individuals work more efficiently and effectively by improving the quality of everything they do.
Stuart has experience in agile and lean methodologies, and he has shaped teams to get it working well and consistently deliver high quality products. He is a strong quality assurance professional, skilled in Test Management, Test Automation, Test Planning, Regression Testing, and Continuous Integration.
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