I had a blast at Australian Testing Days Conference in Sydney on Friday. It’s always good to get reconnected with some colleagues and to make new connections. First up we had Jennie Naylor go over how to use OKR’s to drive the Quality Onwership: The OKR (Objectives and Key Results) framework has been in use since… Continue reading Australian Testing Days – Sydney Conference Overview
Month: August 2018
Ditch that intro slide
Australian Testing days is off to an awesome start. I always enjoy the community vibe at these events. However there’s tons of poorly designed slide decks out there. Here’s some advice. Ditch the intro slide with your picture on it. The audience doesn’t care and we know what you look like. You are standing right… Continue reading Ditch that intro slide
The future of work
There was a question at last nights Sydney Testers meetup event with James Bach, “What is the future of software testing with AI and automation?” Have a read of “Weapons on Math destruction“, it’s about how big data is driving inequality. I think testers are in a good position to raise questions around the ethics… Continue reading The future of work
Getting Started with Google Cloud, App Script and BigQuery
The humble spreadsheet is one of the most versatile digital tools that any tester has in their toolkit. I’m working on a data analytics project at InsightTimer where we are doing event tracking across our android and iOS apps using MParticle and BigQuery. I want to do some data analyst on the events coming through… Continue reading Getting Started with Google Cloud, App Script and BigQuery
Feeling low today
Dear Diary, I woke up feeling tired and low this morning. My alarm went off at 6:30 but rolled over and snoozed until 7:30. I’m meant to be attending the DDD Sydney conference today but the trains were delayed. By the time I got to central station I needed to have a teary in the… Continue reading Feeling low today
Sydney Testers and Money
We have a Sydney Testers evening with James Bach coming up soon and you might be curious to know why we are charging $5 for it when it seems we have a sponsor for the event (Campaign Monitor). There are actually a few reasons to try this model that I will explain in detail. Ongoing… Continue reading Sydney Testers and Money
Financial and debt update
End of financial tax year is a good time to reflect on finances. I wrote this blog post on my wealth worries when I had 14K in credit card debt. I was concerned about the impacts of that debt on my mental health. Even though my salary has grown since then I’ve had a few… Continue reading Financial and debt update
Are you Hungry? Try the Carrot Test
Have you ever found yourself with a strong desire to eat almost anything and thought to yourself, “why do I want eat?”, “Am I really hungry?”? Often the drivers for eating are emotions; we could be bored, stressed or feeling low. We could be looking for that quick comfort and unfortunately a lot of what… Continue reading Are you Hungry? Try the Carrot Test
Lessons in Branding : HelloFresh
In a world of time poor families and social media every where; HelloFresh is nailing their branding. I got my first HelloFresh box this morning. I really like the idea; a food subscription with fresh ingredients delivered to your door with recipes to make for easy meal prep at home. I think their branding is… Continue reading Lessons in Branding : HelloFresh
What’s with the coach titles?
Agile, Quality, Life, Career … everyone wants to be some sort coach these days. I don’t like the term coach. I feel like it downplays the hard work that goes into teaching. I learn and I teach what I learn. I love teaching so much I often do it for free. During uni I volunteered… Continue reading What’s with the coach titles?