In this episode, Mark is joined by Christian Kram a man who has a wide range of experiences and roles that have informed his testing and training skills. The two discuss the challenges of being a trainer and training others, communication techniques, working in a company that self organises and has no leaders as well as how to test mattresses. 

References:


	How Industrial Anthropology Influenced My Testing
	Jakobson’s Functions of Language
	Gatekeeping Theory
	Learning Modalities
	Queen - Invisible Man
	Liberating Structures
	Christian’s Company (German)
	Open space that Christian co-organises
	Christian’s Twitter: @chr_kram 
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Welcome to episode 14 of TestSphere Roulette. Joining Kristof at the roulette table are 2 more testing superstars:


	Lena Pejgan Wiberg (@LenaPejgan) - Author, keynote speaker and Engineering manager
	Mirza Sisic (@MickeySisic) - Blogger, Meetup organizer, mentor, speaker, tester


The wheel threw out some really interesting topics for conversation:


	Reverse - Heuristics
	Minimalism - Patterns
	Certain  - Feelings
	Knowledge - Techniques


Lena can be contacted on the following sites: 


	Twitter - @LenaPejgan
	Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lena-pejgan-wiberg/
	Blogg: https://testing.pejgan.se/
	Webpage: https://pejgan.se/
	Book + cards linked can be found on https://pejgan.se/WHRI.htm


Mirza can be contacted on the following sites:


	Twitter - @MickeySisic
	Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sisicmirza/
	Blog - https://juniorlearnstocode.blogspot.ba/
	Website - https://mirzasisic.com/
	https://www.facebook.com/juniorlearnstocode/
	https://www.freecodecamp.org/mickey0001
	https://stackoverflow.com/users/7443287/mirza-sisic?tab=profile
	https://github.com/Mickey0001
	https://www.pinterest.com/mirzasisic57/my-blog-posts/


Thank you to Lena and Mirza for their great discussions and to the Ministry of Testing for supporting the podcast.

 

If you wish to find out more about TestSphere, check out RiskstormingOnline.com or find the card decks on the MoT Store.

 

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Thank you for listening and we look forward to seeing you at the roulette table again soon.

TestSphere Roulette Episode 14 - Lena Pejgan Wiberg and Mirza Sisic

We’re bringing 2022 to a close with a second month of coaching-related conversation, as we finally maroon the one and only Vernon Richards on our desert island, to share his many career adventures, from games testing, to Will Smith body double, to flourishing as a coach. 

We talk about day-to-day challenges facing testers, such as the demands to upskill (particularly around code), how to display “coach-like” behaviours regardless of your job title, and how to balance networking with being a functioning family member.

On the music front, there’s a selection of hip-hop from across the decades (with a promise of some karaoke in the future), and Vernon exploits Neil’s festive kindness to increase the size of the island’s bookshelf by 10 titles. Plus, a round-up of our favourite music and movies of 2022!

Podcast Links:


	
	Vernon Richards & Stu Day - What is Quality Coaching (TestBash UK 2022)
	
	
	Vernon Richards - The Time I Became Will Smith’s Virtual Stunt Double
	
	
	LinkedIn: Wanda Hawkins-Kavanagh
	
	
	Twitter: Emma Keaveny
	
	
	YouTube: Will Smith doing the Carlton Dance on the Graham Norton Show
	
	
	TestBash UK 2023 Call for Papers
	
	
	LinkedIn: Amy Phillips
	
	
	Toby Sinclair
	
	
	Barefoot Coaching
	
	
	Vernon Richards - Myths and Legends of Software Testing (TestBash 2015)
	
	
	Wikipedia: Socratic method
	
	
	ORSC (Organisation and Relationship Systems Coaching)
	
	
	ICP-ACC Agile Coaching Certification
	
	
	Throwcase: That “Five Monkeys Experiment” Never Happened
	
	
	Manchester Tech Festival
	
	
	Ship 30 for 30
	
	
	Vernon Richards: 3 Things I Learned Writing Online Every Day For 36 Days In A Row
	
	
	Advent of Code
	
	
	Yeah But Does It Work? - Vernon’s weekly newsletter
	
	
	YouTube: Alex Isley & Jack Dine - Under The Moon
	
	
	YouTube: Loyle Carner ft John Agard - Georgetown
	
	
	YouTube: The Weeknd x DAWN FM Experience (Amazon Prime)
	
	
	YouTube: Avril Lavigne ft Machine Gun Kelly - Bois Lie
	
	
	Romanian Testing Conference
	
	
	Agile Testing Days USA
	
	
	Testing United Conference
	
	
	TestBash UK 2023: Slight Change of Plans
	
	
	Vernon on Twitter: @TesterFromLeic
	


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mabl just released the 4th Annual Testing in DevOps report. The report, which surveyed over 560 QA and engineering leaders and practitioners, looks at how DevOps adoption impacts testing activities, collaboration, and customer happiness. We’re joined by Gevorg Hovsepyan, Head of Product at mabl, to get the low-down on all the highlights and key takeaways from the report!


You can download the full 2022 Testing in DevOps Report from the mabl website.

MoT Podcast - Kristof Meets Gev Hovsepyan

mabl recently held their annual quality engineering event, Experience 2022, all about elevating testing. The event dove into why quality is central to big industry trends like DevOps and digital transformation, and how to elevate the role of quality to create better user experiences. Darrel Farris from mabl joins us to share all the key takeaways from this year’s conference!


You can check out all the sessions on-demand from Experience 2022 online now. If you’re searching for new QA talent, or looking for a new role, check out CareersInQA to find or post your role.

MoT Podcast - Kristof Meets Darrel Farris

Performance testing is not new but with the changes on how we address work and deliveries we need to rethink how we approach performance. Join Cristiano Cunha in reviewing what we can do to add performance tests in your process so that it is compliant with these new demands of speed and stability.

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