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SBTM in Practice with PQIP

2nd May 20189th May 2018 Cassandra H. Leung 9 Comments

    Last year, I wrote about my first experience with SBTM, in collaboration with Mike Talks.  Since then, I’ve had the opportunity to use SBTM in the “real world”, on a client project that I was on for about six months.  I’d like to reflect on that experience, and consider some of my learnings, […]

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Writing Abstracts: Non-Advice from a Speaker and Reviewer

26th February 20189th May 2018 Cassandra H. Leung 5 Comments

    During my last two years as a professional software tester, I’ve had the pleasure of speaking at conferences and events around the world, and have also reviewed hundreds of abstracts for a number of conferences.  I recently saw a thread from Richard Bradshaw with his opinions on writing and reviewing abstracts for conferences […]

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Preventing Interruptions with Sticky Notes

13th February 20189th May 2018 Cassandra H. Leung 3 Comments

    In software production, there are all kinds of techniques that utilise sticky notes.  Whether it’s in a physical Kanban board, example mapping, risk storming, or just general reminders, we seem to like them a lot.  At the Open Space day of TestBash Germany last year, I decided to use sticky notes in a […]

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Why I Don’t Pay to Speak

30th November 20179th May 2018 Cassandra H. Leung 8 Comments

    This is a post I have planned to write for the best part of a year, and recent discussions have brought it back to the top of my to do list.  This post is a way for me to collate my feelings about, and stance on, pay to speak.  I also plan to […]

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Working While Female: Sexual Harassment in Technology & Testing

16th October 201717th August 2018 Cassandra H. Leung 28 Comments

    The problem of sexism within the technology space and the software testing industry goes way beyond issues of diversity or representation.  There is also a very real problem of men making sexual or otherwise inappropriate advances towards women who they’ve contacted under the guise of a professional context.   At work, through conference […]

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Blogs about testing, UX, and software production from Cassandra H. Leung - a tester, UX enthusiast and international speaker.

We all have something to share and learn, and blogging is a great way for me to do both. This is a personal blog and reflects my views only.
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