May

13


2009

2009 May Meetup

Wed (05:30 PM - 08:00 PM)

Summary

This May, join Ralph Williams for an engaging session on Exploratory Testing, a technique that brings agility to the world of testing. Ralph will introduce this powerful approach, which combines learning, test design, and execution in real-time. Often misunderstood or overlooked, exploratory testing is an agile-friendly method that enables testers to adapt quickly and discover issues more effectively. Ralph will shed light on how this technique is already in practice in many teams, even if they didn’t know it had a name! If you’re looking to bring more agility into your testing practices, don’t miss this chance to learn from an expert in agile testing.

Programme

Exploratory Testing
In this session, Ralph will provide an overview of some techniques that bring Agility into the world of testing. The world of testing is a strange place: regarded by most people as a nice place to visit but you wouldn't want to live there, it is an unmapped wilderness where the waterfall methodology still roams unfettered. The main focus will be on one such technique, Exploratory Testing.It is defined by many as "simultaneous learning, test design and test execution", but Ralph will attempt to be more helpful. After the presentation many of you will claim this is what you have been doing all along, but now it has a fancy name you can use it without shame and companies can sell you high-priced consultancy in it.
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Ralph Williams
Ralph Williams is a Test Consultant at the Yorkshire Building Society, based in Bradford. The Society develops much of the application software used throughout its 140 branches and offices, and Ralph is responsible for managing the testing for some of these systems. He has previously worked in various management, testing and development roles at Erudine, Wanadoo and British Telecom, and specialises in Agile Testing and chocolate.