Ministry of Testing

In this Meet The Coaches Podcast episode, Adam Leon Smith speaks with Helena Jeret-Mäe to get to know about her background and coaching experiences. Helena has spent 12 years in IT and gained experience as a technical writer, test lead and tester, coach and mentor, competence head and quality coach. Helen’s favourite topics to help people figure out include: Professional development as a tester (for the beginners and the confused) Recruiting and onboarding testers How to build a test team and lead people in a testing context Designing and running workshops Public speaking Improving ways of working and collaborating that eventually improve quality Test and quality strategy Why not book a coaching session with Helena now?! Did you know you can listen to and subscribe to our podcasts on iTunes and SoundCloud?

Mark is excited to be joined on the podcast by the wonderful Louise Woodhams who is more than happy to share her experiences in starting out and growing as a tester. So much so that Mark gets a bit rambly in places! The two discuss imposter syndrome, debate whether testing can be taught and the difference between instincts and deliberate practise and their love of testing APIs. Podcast links:  A-Galumphing We Go - James Bach Owning Your Craft - Mike Smith AB Testing Podcast Testing Ask Me Anything - API Testing - Hilary Weaver-Robb ChaiJS Swagger Regular Links: Listen to and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes and SoundCloud Sign up to be a guest on the show Testers' Island Discs playlist on Spotify Testers' Island Discs reading list on Goodreads Follow us on Twitter

Our resident podcaster, Adam Leon Smith, talks to members of the testing community about their perspectives on test data - what is it, what are typical challenges, and innovative solutions to them. With thanks to Stuart Crocker, Peet Michielsen and Francesco Gadaleta for joining the Perspectives on Test Data Part 1 podcast. This podcast is sponsored by Xray, the leading Quality Assurance and Test Management app for Jira. More than 4.5 million testers, developers and QA managers trust Xray to manage 100+ million test cases each month. It is a mission-critical tool at over 5,000 companies in 65 countries, including 137 of the Global 500. With Xray you can plan, execute and track your testing with full requirements traceability supported by both manual and automated tests, including BDD using Cucumber as well as JUnit, NUnit, Robot and others. Discover the future of testing and start your free trial today at getxray.app

After the brain melting experience of the previous podcast Mark is joined by Jesper Ottosen for a leisurely and broad discussion of different aspects of testing ranging from leadership, biases and leadership to forming your own learning pathway. Jesper also shares his reflections on the very awesome TestBash Home and how the wordplay in his song picks trigger different ways of thinking about testing. Sauce Labs is proud to bring you the 2020 Continuous Testing Benchmark Report, which details the best practices and metrics critical to successful continuous testing. Based on real customer data from more than three billion tests run on the Sauce Labs platform, the benchmark report will show you the state of continuous testing today and how organizations worldwide are performing. Get your copy of the 2020 Continuous Testing Benchmark Report. Podcast links: Police Bells and Church Sirens lyrics Drive - Daniel Pink Jesper’s blog Jesper’s Twitter Regular Links: Listen to and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes and SoundCloud Sign up to be a guest on the show Testers' Island Discs playlist on Spotify Testers' Island Discs reading list on Goodreads Follow us on Twitter

Carlos Kidman talks with Joel Montvelisky from PractiTest, about some of the challenges testers face in modern software development, how they can adapt and help, and how PractiTest can help align teams as a Test Management System. They also discuss how PractiTest is active in the community and provides not only resources but also conferences that are free and a platform for new presenters to jumpstart their speaking career! Did you know you can listen to and subscribe to our podcasts on iTunes and SoundCloud?

It’s Mark squared for this podcast as Mark is joined by Mark Tomlinson for an amazingly brain melty in-depth exploration of the relationship between music and testing. Mark shares five tracks that not only are personal favourites but each also has a testing story such as how the rhythm of one track reminds him of the ‘rhythm’ of an application he once ran performance tests against. It’s a long one, but oh boy are you in for a treat! Podcast links: PurePerformance podcast - https://www.spreaker.com/user/pureperformance  The Death of Liberal Arts - Ashley Hunsberger - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5CdM87B9wo  Shouting in the Datacenter - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDacjrSCeq4  The Music Lesson - Victor Wooten - http://www.themusiclesson.com/  PerfBytes podcast - https://www.perfbytes.com/  Mark’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/perfsherpa  Regular Links: Listen to and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes and SoundCloud Sign up to be a guest on the show Testers' Island Discs playlist on Spotify Testers' Island Discs reading list on Goodreads Follow us on Twitter

Mark speaks with Stu Johnson who is passionate in equal measures about all things testing and all things Scandinavian (as shown in his song picks). The two discuss leading a culture of learning and building a community of practice both inside his community and in the wider testing community. Stu also shares how an introverted person can still contribute in ways that don’t result in having to speak to a large crowd of scary people! This podcast is sponsored by Xray, the leading Quality Assurance and Test Management app for Jira. More than 4.5 million testers, developers and QA managers trust Xray to manage 100+ million test cases each month. It is a mission-critical tool at over 5,000 companies in 65 countries, including 137 of the Global 500. With Xray you can plan, execute and track your testing with full requirements traceability supported by both manual and automated tests, including BDD using Cucumber as well as JUnit, NUnit, Robot and others. Discover the future of testing and start your free trial today at getxray.app Podcast links: Buck’s meetup: https://www.meetup.com/Ministry-of-Testing-Buckinghamshire/  Power of Introvert - Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0KYU2j0TM4  Quiet - Susan Cain: https://www.quietrev.com/  Kent - Palace and Main: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w2-li4Dhok  Communities of practise Charter: https://www.apqc.org/resource-library/resource-listing/community-practice-charter-template  Test Buddy: https://www.testbuddy.co/  Ásgeir - Nú hann blæs (Live on Studio A): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhHMh44N8W4    About Stu: Stu's Twitter Stu's Blog   Regular Links: Listen to and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes and SoundCloud Sign up to be a guest on the show Testers' Island Discs playlist on Spotify Testers' Island Discs reading list on Goodreads Follow us on Twitter

Our resident podcaster, Adam Leon Smith, meets Mark Abrahams and Geoffrey van der Tas who are hosting a workshop together at TestBash Netherlands 2020. They discuss Microservices, Performance Testing and Resilience Testing, as well as, their upcoming workshop from TestBash. This podcast was kindly sponsored by Sauce Labs. Has your company shifted to a remote workforce, making it impossible to test on physical devices in the office? The Sauce Labs Real Device Cloud lets you test from anywhere, on any device, at any time. Learn more about expanding app testing coverage with Sauce Labs. Did you know you can listen to and subscribe to our podcasts on iTunes and SoundCloud?

Mark is joined by the talented cartoonist, tester and test automator Corina Pip. The two dive into a deep conversation about the challenges of implementing robust and stable automation and what it can help in. Corina also shares her experiences of being on both sides of the submission process for getting talks accepted at conferences. Podcast links: Little tester cartoons The Waiter Selenium Testers the OO way Websites to practise testing Hustef conference Regular Links: Listen to and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes and SoundCloud Sign up to be a guest on the show Testers' Island Discs playlist on Spotify Testers' Island Discs reading list on Goodreads Follow us on Twitter Corina Pip's Twitter

Our resident podcaster, Mike Lang, meets Konrad Marszalek who is hosting a workshop at TestBash Brighton 2020. They discuss non-functional testing, as well as, his workshop from TestBash. Did you know you can listen to and subscribe to our podcasts on iTunes and SoundCloud?

Mark is joined by a fellow podcaster and all round super smart person Michaela Greiler. Michaela is Mark’s first guest with a PhD, so naturally, Mark wants to know as much as possible about the work Michaela has done. In addition to this, the pair discuss the power of modelling when strategising automation, how teams can get the most out of code reviews and what it’s like being a podcast host. Michaela also gives us a taste of her upcoming talk at TestBash Brighton 2020  Podcast links: Michaela’s podcast: Michaela's articles about code reviews Michaela’s Twitter: mgreiler  Michaela’s Ph.D. thesis The Art of Testing Less without Sacrificing Quality Michaela’s  code review workshop Michaela’s scientific publications Regular Links: Listen to and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes and SoundCloud Sign up to be a guest on the show Testers' Island Discs playlist on Spotify Testers' Island Discs reading list on Goodreads Follow us on Twitter

Our resident podcaster, Adam Leon Smith, meets Lindsay Strydom & Shey Crompton who are hosting a workshop and speaking, respectively, at TestBash Brighton 2020. They discuss leadership, coaching and mentoring, as well as, each of their upcoming talks and workshops from TestBash. This podcast was kindly sponsored by WonderProxy: Combine a robust global proxy network with flexible interactive & automated testing tools to verify what your website looks like to customers around the world. Leave the localization guesswork behind with WonderProxy. Did you know you can listen to and subscribe to our podcasts on iTunes and SoundCloud?

Our resident podcaster, Adam Leon Smith, meets Elizabeth Zagroba, Huib Schoots & Jitesh Gosai who are all workshop instructors from TestBash Brighton 2020. They discuss the importance of how we think and communicate about testing, as well as, their upcoming workshops from TestBash. This podcast was kindly sponsored by PractiTest. PractiTest is an all-in-one test management solution where you and your team can manage, control, track, document and optimize your QA efforts in real-time. Use PractiTest as a centralized hub for your entire application lifecycle management and benefit from: Clear visibility of all your testing efforts in one place. Increased efficiency with reusable tests Reduced time to market and improved ROI PractiTest fits all testing approaches, and enables confident software delivery, faster. Did you know you can listen to and subscribe to our podcasts on iTunes and SoundCloud?

Our resident podcaster, Adam Leon Smith, meets Elizabeth Zagroba, Huib Schoots & Jitesh Gosia who are all workshop instructors from TestBash Brighton 2020. They discuss the importance of how we think and communicate about testing, as well as, their upcoming workshops from TestBash. This podcast was kindly sponsored by PractiTest. PractiTest is an all-in-one test management solution where you and your team can manage, control, track, document and optimize your QA efforts in real-time. Use PractiTest as a centralized hub for your entire application lifecycle management and benefit from: Clear visibility of all your testing efforts in one place. Increased efficiency with reusable tests Reduced time to market and improved ROI PractiTest fits all testing approaches, and enables confident software delivery, faster. Did you know you can listen to and subscribe to our podcasts on iTunes and SoundCloud?

Our resident podcaster, Carlos Kidman, meets Ashley Hunsberger, Janet Gregory & Lisa Crispin who are speakers, and workshop and course creators from TestBash Brighton 2020. They discuss agile testing, as well as, each of their upcoming workshop, course and talk from TestBash software testing conference. This podcast was kindly sponsored by BrowserStack. BrowserStack is the world’s largest software testing platform powering over two million tests every day across 14 global datacenters. We help customers like Microsoft, Twitter, Barclays, Expedia, and over 25,000 customers deliver quality software at speed by moving testing to our Cloud. Their platform provides instant access to 2,000+ real mobile devices and browsers on a highly reliable cloud infrastructure that effortlessly scales as testing needs grow. With BrowserStack, Dev and QA teams can ship software at speed while delivering an amazing experience for every customer. Did you know you can listen to and subscribe to our podcasts on iTunes and SoundCloud?