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PUBLIC CLASSES IN TORONTO - APRIL 17-19, 2012
"Beyond Process - Project Skills for Testers and Test Leaders" is my new series of three affordable, interactive 1-day workshops, intended for the busy tester or test leader who wants to grow his or her effectiveness on projects, but may not be able to devote more than a day at a time for training.
Each workshop goes beyond the standard processes you can learn from a book, providing opportunities to experience, observe and discuss life-like project interactions related to testing in the safe environment of a classroom where everyone is learning.
Registration information. Individual workshops: Inspiring Testing - Test Leadership; Determining Business Risks for Testing; The Design Behind the Plan - Test Strategy.
UPCOMING CONFERENCES and SPEAKING EVENTS
STPCon, March 26-29, 2012 (New Orleans)
"To Infinity and Beyond: Career Management for Software Testers" (tutorial) - I'll be joining forces with Anne-Marie Charrett to present this in-depth tutorial challenging testers to take ownership of their testing careers and create the future they want to share.
"Strategies for a Successful Systems Integration Test" (track) - The first time you’re faced with a big Systems Integration Test, it can seem like an overwhelming job. With a few key strategies drawn from my experience, you can craft a successful test.
KWSQA Targeting Quality Conference, April 23-24, 2012 (Waterloo, Ont.)
"Shaping the Future: Your testing Career" (tutorial) - We'll explore where you want to go in your career, and the skills and personal qualities you want to develop, and how.
"Mind-mapping a Test Strategy" (tutorial) - We'll walk through an example to illustrate how a mindmap can be used effectively for a test strategy, and then participants will have the opportunity to practice developing and presenting their own mind-mapped strategies.
Let's Test Conference, May 7-9, 2012 (Stockholm) - At this exciting new conference, I'll lead a full-day experiential tutorial, "Inspiring Testing - Test Leadership". We'll explore how you can shine as a test leader even if you are the only tester on your project team.
"Strategies for a Successful Systems Integration Test" (track)
Computer Aid Webinar, June 7, 2012, 11:00 am -. "That's an Elephant Over There (and other uncomfortable project truths)" - Strategies for delivering project news that is unwelcome to the recipients, including models and techniques to help us understand and deal with difficult conversations successfully.
BCS SIGIST, June 21, 2012 (London) - "Are You Managing Testing - or The Test Process" (opening keynote) - How do we reconcile what we need to do as good test managers with the often excessive demands of predefined process? How can we ensure that essential project work dictates our processes, rather than processes dictating the
work?
"Mind-mapping a Test Strategy" (workshop)
CAST 2012, July 16-18, 2012 (San Jose, CA) - Program Chair
CAST is THE testers' conference, and I'm always delighted to be there. This year I am Program Chair, working with colleagues on putting together an exciting program of in-depth sessions, workshops and tutorials on "The Thinking Tester". Proposals for workshops and regular sessions are now closed, but you can submit a proposal for the Emerging Topics track until June 18, 2012.