This 2-day workshop is aimed at anyone interested in finding out how to speed up testing. We are living in an age where we are expected to do more with less...more testing with less resources and less time. This is a "hands-on" workshop where participants will be given applications to test with limited time available and learn how to evaluate the quality of the software with confidence. The workshop will look at some of the hindrances and enablers to accelerated testing, how epistemology can help with accelerated testing and why we need to refute conjectures. The workshop will look at performing accelerated testing through Exploratory Testing and Bug Hunting using methods such as techniques, heuristics, mind maps, tours, soap operas and fault attacks.

This 1-day workshop has been designed to increase our effectiveness in communicating with the various levels of management within our organisations. Becoming “Trusted Advisor” to Project/Senior Management involves 3 core skills: earning trust, giving advice and building relationships. We shall not only look at each of these 3 skills but also why a trusted advisor must develop appropriate attitudes or “mindsets”. For testers and test managers, there are particular challenges, as we are more often bringing information that senior managers may not want to hear. How can we present the information so that the correct message is being received? How can we assess the testing objectively? This session will equip the Tester and Test Manager to confidently answer both of these questions.

This 2-day workshop is highly practical where participants will be asked to bring user stories that they are currently working on to apply the various black box test case design techniques. Companies are now investing large amounts of money and effort in the adoption of Agile prinicples, practices and methods. Yet very little time is given to explain how testers should test the user stories being defined by the business. This workshop will provide the solution.

This 1-day workshop is aimed at anyone interested in adopting a risk-based approach to testing that is simple, effective and practical. Participants will learn how to apply the various risk identification methods and how the various methods differ in the industry. Most companies would agree that a risk-based approach to testing is needed and in some cases, is a mandatory requirement. However many organisations struggle with successfully implementing an effective risk method. In this workshop we will identify the common problems that exist in establishing an effective risk based testing approach and learn how to overcome these problems.

This 1-day workshop is aimed at anyone wanting to provide evidence that testing adds value to their organisation and to the projects they work on. Although testing is accepted by most people as being an integral part of the project lifecycle and is needed, it is often seen as a cost rather than an investment. Testing must show a clear return on the investment to the senior management in order to have credibility. This workshop uncovers 11 measures which demonstrate the value of testing in tangible terms; four measures will be "bug related", three measures will be "confidence related" and four measures will be "information related". Measurement utilities will be demonstrated and provided during the workshop.

This 1-day workshop is aimed at anyone wanting to improve their test estimation skills. Test Estimation is one of the hardest activities to do well in testing, the main reason is that testing is not an independent activity and often has destabilising dependencies. During this workshop we shall uncover some of the common problems in test estimation, how to overcome them together with practical outworking of 7 estimation techniques. Estimation utilities will be demonstrated and provided during the workshop.

This 1-day workshop is aimed at anyone wanting to test and manage testing as effectively as possible when you don´t have enough time, money or people - or all of these. The IT world has changed over the past few decades with new development lifecycles being adopted such as Agile and Dev-Ops, and new technology such as mobile, AI and robotics and user expectations for quality products have increased immensely. Yet resources for testing, such as time, money and people have continued to decline. In this practical workshop we focus on testing and managing testing effectively within those constraints.

This 1-day workshop is aimed at anyone wanting to improve their test reporting skills. Gathering and presenting clear information about quality, both product and process, may be the most important part of the test manager’s job. Test reports need to be concise, predictive, accurate and relevant to the people receiving them. This workshop demonstrates 7 powerful monitoring techniques and shows how the test manager's dashboard can be tailored to the recipient's needs. Monitoring utilities will be demonstrated and provided during the workshop.

This 1-day workshop looks at the most essential aspects of Test Management, such as test estimation, monitoring and controlling testing, measuring the value of testing how to perform Risk-Based testing effectively and when to apply Test Automation to projects. The workshop provides the test manager with essential skills to become an effective and efficient Test Manager, looking at ways of reducing the amount of test documentation to free up time to do that actual work of a test manager. During this workshop we will look at ways of estimating testing using quality and effort, providing the necessary information to stakeholders to make informed decisions and also to measure the value that testing provides.