Quality Blether

Emna Ayadi is a Testing Consultant, trainer, and Quality Coach. She is also one of the most in-demand conference speakers in the Testing world. I talk to her about Quality Coaching, her love of games and her passion for helping people improve.

https://emnaayadi.wordpress.com/blog/

The World of Visual Facilitation: Unlock Your Power to Connect People & Ideas by Jeroen Blijsie, Tim Hamons , Rachel S. Smith 

Agile Testing Condensed: A Brief Introduction by Janet Gregory, Lisa Crispin 

The Coach's Casebook: Mastering the twelve traits that trap us by Geoff Watts (Author), Kim Morgan 

Would Heu-risk it?: Tools, traps and weapons for Software Testing by Lena Nyström

This is the podcast of The Scottish Testing Group.

This series of conversations is intended to be a safe space where subjects can be explored in a curious and open-minded way, always remaining friends.

The Scottish Testing Group was set up to connect those people working in the field of software and systems testing across Scotland. Anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the conversation. Networking, mutual support, education, and feeding our curiosity are the primary purpose of STG.

The music is The Beat of Nature by Lesfm, Olexy. Available on Spotify.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I chat with David Crowe, an up-and-coming voice in the arena of Agility, about Mushrooms, Philosophy, History, Diversity & Inclusion, Pirates, Agility, Quality Value, and much, much more.

1. A Thousand Plateaus by Gilles Deleuze, Felix Guattari 
2. Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why it Matters by Richard Rumelt
3. Process Metaphysics: An Introduction to Process Philosophy by Nicholas Rescher 
4. Be More Pirate: Or How to Take On the World and Win by Sam Conniff Allende
5. Lila by Robert Persig
6. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values by Robert Persig

Be More Mushroom

This is the podcast of The Scottish Testing Group.

We talk to key figures in the software quality industry including QA Directors, Award-winning testers, Authors, renowned Quality Gurus, researchers into new technologies, Agilists, futurists, thinkers, do-ers, old hands, and rising new stars.

This series of conversations is intended to be a safe space where subjects can be explored in a curious and open-minded way, always remaining friends, no matter how controversial it may get. This will be an amicable and convivial learning experience for all parties, especially the listener.

The Scottish Testing Group was set up to connect those people working in the field of software and systems testing across Scotland. However, as software affects all of us globally anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the conversation. Networking, mutual support, education, and feeding our curiosity are the primary purpose of STG.

The music is The Beat of Nature by Lesfm, Olexy. Available on Spotify.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I chat with Paul Gerrard, the author, long-term software engineering influencer and general Testing thought-leader, about Engineering, Professionalism, Bluetooth Toothbrushes, Chartered Engineer status for Testers, community, how testers use mental modeling, systems thinking, and many more things.

1. The Tester's Pocket Book by Paul Gerrard
2. The Art of Software Testing by Glenford Meyers (I suggest you search online for cheap secondhand copies)
3. Software Testing Techniques by Boris Beizer
4. Systems Thinking, Systems Practice by Peter Checkland

https://gerrardconsulting.com/

Paul's Youtube Channel

This is the podcast of The Scottish Testing Group.

In each episode we will talk to a key figure in the software quality industry about themselves and their thoughts on the whole field. Those guests will include QA Directors, Award-winning testers, Authors, renowned Quality Gurus, researchers into new technologies, Agilists, futurists, thinkers, do-ers, old hands, and rising new stars.

This series of conversations is intended to be a safe space where subjects can be explored in a curious and open-minded way, always remaining friends, no matter how controversial it may get. This will be an amicable and convivial learning experience for all parties, especially the listener.

The Scottish Testing Group was set up to connect those people working in the field of software and systems testing across Scotland. However, as software affects all of us globally anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the conversation. Networking, mutual support, education, and feeding our curiosity are the primary purpose of STG.

The music is The Beat of Nature by Lesfm, Olexy. Available on Spotify.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Sowmya Ramesh, from the Scottish Testing Group, talks to Janet Gregory about her life in software, her books, Agile Testing, and her latest book QPAM - Quality Process Assessment Model.

1. Agile Testing Condensed: A Brief Introduction by Janet Gregory & Lisa Crispin
2. More Agile Testing: Learning Journeys for the Whole Team by Janet Gregory & Lisa Crispin
3. Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams by Janet Gregory & Lisa Crispin
4. Assessing Agile Quality Practices with QPAM: Enabling Teams to Improve by Janet Gregory & Selena Delesie

Janet consulting company: Dragonfire

Agile Testing Fellowship

This is the podcast of The Scottish Testing Group.

In each episode we will talk to a key figure in the software quality industry about themselves and their thoughts on the whole field. Those guests will include QA Directors, Award-winning testers, Authors, renowned Quality Gurus, researchers into new technologies, Agilists, futurists, thinkers, do-ers, old hands, and rising new stars.

This series of conversations is intended to be a safe space where subjects can be explored in a curious and open-minded way, always remaining friends, no matter how controversial it may get. This will be an amicable and convivial learning experience for all parties, especially the listener.

The Scottish Testing Group was set up to connect those people working in the field of software and systems testing across Scotland. However, as software affects all of us globally anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the conversation. Networking, mutual support, education, and feeding our curiosity are the primary purpose of STG.

The music is The Beat of Nature by Lesfm, Olexy. Available on Spotify.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I talk to Simon Prior, the Head of QA for the airline easyJet. We discuss many topics including quality engineering, neurodiversity, leadership, universities and books, but not football.

1. Leading Quality: How Great Leaders Deliver High Quality Software and Accelerate Growth by Ronald Cummings - John & Owais Peer 
2. Explore It!: Reduce Risk and Increase Confidence with Exploratory Testing by Elisabeth Hendrickson 
3. Team Guide to Software Testability: Better software through greater testability by Ash Winter & Rob Meaney

https://testingpeers.com/

Growing A Culture of Quality (And Making Testing Fun)

This is the podcast of The Scottish Testing Group.

In each episode we will talk to a key figure in the software quality industry about themselves and their thoughts on the whole field. Those guests will include QA Directors, Award-winning testers, Authors, renowned Quality Gurus, researchers into new technologies, Agilists, futurists, thinkers, do-ers, old hands, and rising new stars.

This series of conversations is intended to be a safe space where subjects can be explored in a curious and open-minded way, always remaining friends, no matter how controversial it may get. This will be an amicable and convivial learning experience for all parties, especially the listener.

The Scottish Testing Group was set up to connect those people working in the field of software and systems testing across Scotland. However, as software affects all of us globally anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the conversation. Networking, mutual support, education, and feeding our curiosity are the primary purpose of STG.

The music is The Beat of Nature by Lesfm, Olexy. Available on Spotify.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Scottish Testing Group are proud and pleased to present a brand new podcast.

In each episode we will talk to a key figure in the software quality industry about themselves and their thoughts on the whole field. Those guests will include QA Directors, Award-winning testers, Authors, renowned Quality Gurus, researchers into new technologies, Agilists, futurists, thinkers, do-ers, old hands, and rising new stars.

This series of conversations is intended to be a safe space where subjects can be explored in a curious and open-minded way, always remaining friends, no matter how controversial it may get. This will be an amicable and convivial learning experience for all parties, especially the listener.

The Scottish Testing Group was set up to connect those people working in the field of software and systems testing across Scotland. However, as software affects all of us globally anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the conversation. Networking, mutual support, education and feeding our curiosity are the primary purpose of STG.

The music is The Beat of Nature by Lesfm, Olexy. Available on Spotify.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.