Quality Blether

Bryan Jones
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The podcast of the Scottish Testing Group. Interviewing the movers, influencers and up-and-coming'ers of the Software, Agile, Quality Engineering and Testing world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 18/08/2025

    S03 EP05 - Clare Sudbery - Trunk dialing only, no branching out

    Clare Sudbery is CI/CD coach, technical leadership coach, author (both technical and fiction), musician and a champion of Trunk Based Development. She is also a wonderful person to chat with. Clare's LinkedInMaking Tech Better PodcastEmily BacheClare's TBD bookThe Nature of Software Development: Keep It Simple, Make It Valuable, Build It Piece by Piece by Ron JefferiesManchester Tech Festival------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the podcast of The Scottish Testing Group. This is intended to be a safe space where subjects can be explored in a curious and open-minded way, always remaining friends, no matter how controversial it may get. The Scottish Testing Group was set up to connect those people working in the field of software testing across Scotland. As software affects all of us anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the conversation. Networking, mutual support, education, and curiosity are the purpose of STG. The music is The Beat of Nature by Lesfm, Olexy. Available on Spotify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 11m

  2. 22/06/2025

    S03 EP04 - Thoughts on EuroSTAR2025 with Soren Andersen

    Soren's LinkedIn EuroSTAR Conference Link Book Recommendation1984 by George OrwellPerfect Software And Other Illusions About Testing by Gerald Weinberg People MentionedMichael BoltonPaul GerrardJames LynsayMark Harman ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the podcast of The Scottish Testing Group. This is intended to be a safe space where subjects can be explored in a curious and open-minded way, always remaining friends, no matter how controversial it may get. The Scottish Testing Group was set up to connect those people working in the field of software testing across Scotland. As software affects all of us anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the conversation. Networking, mutual support, education, and curiosity are the purpose of STG. The music is The Beat of Nature by Lesfm, Olexy. Available on Spotify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 5m

  3. 17/05/2025

    S03 EP03 - Andrew Brown - Technical Debt and Simulations

    Andy's BookTaming Your Dragon by Dr Andrew Richard Brown Andrew's Website & YouTube channelhttps://behaviouralsoftwareclub.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYRn0sModVcd1Y6SkbHMtKw Book RecommendationsBusiness Dynamics : Systems Thinking And Modeling For The Complex World Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts by Annie Duke Quit by Annie Duke ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is the podcast of The Scottish Testing Group. This is intended to be a safe space where subjects can be explored in a curious and open-minded way, always remaining friends, no matter how controversial it may get. The Scottish Testing Group was set up to connect those people working in the field of software testing across Scotland. As software affects all of us anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the conversation. Networking, mutual support, education, and curiosity are the purpose of STG. The music is The Beat of Nature by Lesfm, Olexy. Available on Spotify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    52 min

  4. 01/05/2025

    S03 EP02 Ady Stokes - Accessibility

    Ady's website & profileshttps://www.thebigtesttheory.com/ https://www.ministryoftesting.com/p/AdyStokes https://www.linkedin.com/in/a11yadystokes/ A11y Resourceshttps://webaim.org/ https://www.deque.com/ BooksAgile Testing - Lisa Crispin and Janet Gregory Humans vs Computers - Gojko Adzic Agile Accessibility Handbook - Dylan Barrell Thinking Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the podcast of The Scottish Testing Group. This is intended to be a safe space where subjects can be explored in a curious and open-minded way, always remaining friends, no matter how controversial it may get. The Scottish Testing Group was set up to connect those people working in the field of software testing across Scotland. As software affects all of us anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the conversation. Networking, mutual support, education, and curiosity are the purpose of STG. The music is The Beat of Nature by Lesfm, Olexy. Available on Spotify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    57 min

  5. 21/03/2025

    S03 EP01 - Anna McMillan: Predictions for 2025

    Anna McMillan is an Award Winning Test Manager, the Head of the Quality Engineering Practice for 2i and generally renowned as a force of nature. Anna's LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-mcmillan/ Anna's ArticleAnna's 2025 Predictions Article Anna's Book RecommendationsSoftware Testing with Generative AI by Mark Winteringham Wiring the Winning Organization: Liberating Our Collective Greatness through Slowification, Simplification, and Amplification by Gene Kim & Steven Spear The Phoenix Project by Gene Kim The Unicorn Project by Gene Kim The Bezos Blueprint by Carmine Gallo Measure What Matters by John Doerr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the podcast of The Scottish Testing Group. This is intended to be a safe space where subjects can be explored in a curious and open-minded way, always remaining friends, no matter how controversial it may get. The Scottish Testing Group was set up to connect those people working in the field of software testing across Scotland. As software affects all of us anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the conversation. Networking, mutual support, education, and curiosity are the purpose of STG. The music is The Beat of Nature by Lesfm, Olexy. Available on Spotify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    47 min

  6. 26/07/2024

    S02 EP09 - EuroSTAR Conference Special

    In June 2024 I attended the EuroSTAR Software Testing Conference in Stockholm. It's the biggest and longest-running software testing conference in Europe. attracting renowned speakers and delegates from around the world, as well as enthusiastic first-timers and learners. I grabbed the opportunity to have conversations with as many of these amazing, inspirational people as possible. This episode is a collection of snippets from some of these conversations in order to give a flavour of the wonderful experience that is EuroSTAR. Thank you to my interviewees Russell Craxford Tanja Voss Nele van Asch Szilard Szell Soren Andersen Rikard Edgren Rick Tracy Maria Kedemo Dorothy Graham Kristoffer Nordstrom Also thanks to the EuroSTAR Crew, volunteers, and all the other speakers. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the podcast of The Scottish Testing Group. This is intended to be a safe space where subjects can be explored in a curious and open-minded way, always remaining friends, no matter how controversial it may get. The Scottish Testing Group was set up to connect those people working in the field of software testing across Scotland. As software affects all of us anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the conversation. Networking, mutual support, education, and curiosity are the purpose of STG. The music is The Beat of Nature by Lesfm, Olexy. Available on Spotify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    50 min

  7. 06/06/2024

    S02 EP08 - Anne-Marie Charrett Queen of Quality Coaching

    Anne-Marie Charrett is a very experienced tester, a sort-after presenter on the conference circuit, a trainer, a EuroSTAR Testing Excellence Award Winner, and quite possibly the Queen of Quality Coaching. In this wide-ranging conversation, we cover many topics within Quality and testing, motorcycles, and even the definition of Quality itself. Anne-Marie's Websitehttps://www.annemariecharrett.com/ Book RecommendationsAgile Testing Condensed: A Brief Introduction by Lisa Crispin and Janet Gregory Agile Testing by Lisa Crispin and Janet Gregory More Agile Testing: Learning Journeys for the Whole Team by Lisa Crispin and Janet Gregory Testing Computer Software. by C.Kaner.J.Falk.H.O.Nguyen Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context-Driven Approach by Bret Pettichord, Cem Kaner, James Bach Explore It!: Reduce Risk and Increase Confidence with Exploratory Testing by Elisabeth Hendrickson Leading Quality: How Great Leaders Deliver High Quality Software and Accelerate Growth by Ronald Cummings - John, Owais Peer Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the podcast of The Scottish Testing Group. This is intended to be a safe space where subjects can be explored in a curious and open-minded way, always remaining friends, no matter how controversial it may get. The Scottish Testing Group was set up to connect those people working in the field of software testing across Scotland. As software affects all of us anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the conversation. Networking, mutual support, education, and curiosity are the purpose of STG. The music is The Beat of Nature by Lesfm, Olexy. Available on Spotify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 hr

  8. 08/05/2024

    S02 EP07 - Delivering the Impossible with Mark Stringer

    Mark Stringer is applying his Agile principles to writing his new book "Delivering the Impossible". It encompasses Philosophy, Psychology, Improvisational Comedy, and 20 years experience of THOSE problem projects that many of us have endured. It contains much that is of interest and use to anyone involved in projects of any sort, especially to those of us in Quality & Testing. Mark's BookDelivering the Impossible Mark's Edinburgh Fringe Showhttps://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/delivering-the-impossible Mark's Book RecommendationsInfluence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre by Keith Johnstone Mark's LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/markstringer/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the podcast of The Scottish Testing Group. This series of conversations is intended to be a safe space where subjects can be explored in a curious and open-minded way, always remaining friends, no matter how controversial it may get. This will be an amicable and convivial learning experience for all parties, especially the listener. The Scottish Testing Group was set up to connect those people working in the field of software and systems testing across Scotland. However, as software affects all of us globally anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the conversation. Networking, mutual support, education, and feeding our curiosity are the primary purpose of STG. The music is The Beat of Nature by Lesfm, Olexy. Available on Spotify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    55 min
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The podcast of the Scottish Testing Group. Interviewing the movers, influencers and up-and-coming'ers of the Software, Agile, Quality Engineering and Testing world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Bryan Jones
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Bryan Jones
  • Show Website
    Quality Blether