This is the companion blog post to my talk at TestBash Germany 2019 – (Mis)Using Personas with the Seven Dwarfs. I’ll add a link to the video when it becomes available, but for now, here are the slides and persona pack for the “dwarf personas” to get you started with (mis)using personas in […]
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How to Manage Your Fucks (and Other Coping Mechanisms)
This post is a follow-up to my TestBash Manchester 2018 Open Space session on mental health and how people try to manage theirs. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck Like many others, I have ups and downs in my mental health. I had a particularly low “down” period a few […]
Win a Ticket to TestBash Germany 2018
TestBash Germany, aka #OktoberTest, is returning to Munich for a conference day on 14th September and an Open Space day on 15th September. I have a ticket to give away for both days, to one lucky person. You can view the schedule of talks here. How to Enter To enter, […]
Preventing Interruptions with Sticky Notes
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 […]
Why I Don’t Pay to Speak
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 […]