Cracking Quality: Why Software Testing is Essential to Success!
Explore why software testing matters, key strategies, and hands-on tips to boost your testing skills.
Join Andy Shaw for an engaging session on why software testing is critical for success. Explore common project pitfalls, effective testing strategies, and practical ways to develop your skills in testing websites, apps, and software. Andy brings over 11 years of experience as a creative tester, with a passion for challenging the status quo and promoting mental health in tech. Expect insightful discussion and fun activities to help you think like a tester!
What will this presentation cover?
- The challenges concerning software projects, the causes of failures and why software testing is essential for success.
- The importance of a good software testing strategy, including functional, automated and exploratory testing.
- How people can develop their skills in testing websites, mobile apps and software. The event also includes some fun, engaging activities on how people can think like testers.
Agenda:
18:30 - Refreshments and networking.
19:00 – Presentation: Andy Shaw.
20:00 - Q&A.
21:00 - Close.
Who is this event aimed at?
The general public, BCS members, university, college and school students, local businesspeople and those interested in understanding and learning more about software testing.
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY: Andy Shaw.
Andy Shaw focused on a career as a software tester just over 11 years ago, following a redundancy at a huge software giant which turned out to be one of the best things that has happened to him. Since then he has not looked back, enjoys being creative with testing and questioning the status quo.
Andy has also been delivering talks both online and in person on a variety of subjects, including software testing, career development and mental health in tech. He also actively participates and is involved with the BCS, as the editor of the online testing magazine "The Tester" (the official magazine of the BCS Specialist Interest in Software Testing specialist group), as well as the Diversity and Inclusion Officer of the South Yorkshire BCS branch.
Outside of his career, tech and the BCS, Andy enjoyed practising martial arts, and is an assistant instructor in Karate, and is also passionate about mental health awareness.
Our events are for adults aged 16 years and over, children under 16 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
THIS EVENT IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY:
The British Computer Society (Hereford & Worcester Branch) in collaboration with BIPC Worcestershire.
Links:
Start or grow a business | Worcestershire County Council
Explore why software testing matters, key strategies, and hands-on tips to boost your testing skills.
Join Andy Shaw for an engaging session on why software testing is critical for success. Explore common project pitfalls, effective testing strategies, and practical ways to develop your skills in testing websites, apps, and software. Andy brings over 11 years of experience as a creative tester, with a passion for challenging the status quo and promoting mental health in tech. Expect insightful discussion and fun activities to help you think like a tester!
What will this presentation cover?
- The challenges concerning software projects, the causes of failures and why software testing is essential for success.
- The importance of a good software testing strategy, including functional, automated and exploratory testing.
- How people can develop their skills in testing websites, mobile apps and software. The event also includes some fun, engaging activities on how people can think like testers.
Agenda:
18:30 - Refreshments and networking.
19:00 – Presentation: Andy Shaw.
20:00 - Q&A.
21:00 - Close.
Who is this event aimed at?
The general public, BCS members, university, college and school students, local businesspeople and those interested in understanding and learning more about software testing.
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY: Andy Shaw.
Andy Shaw focused on a career as a software tester just over 11 years ago, following a redundancy at a huge software giant which turned out to be one of the best things that has happened to him. Since then he has not looked back, enjoys being creative with testing and questioning the status quo.
Andy has also been delivering talks both online and in person on a variety of subjects, including software testing, career development and mental health in tech. He also actively participates and is involved with the BCS, as the editor of the online testing magazine "The Tester" (the official magazine of the BCS Specialist Interest in Software Testing specialist group), as well as the Diversity and Inclusion Officer of the South Yorkshire BCS branch.
Outside of his career, tech and the BCS, Andy enjoyed practising martial arts, and is an assistant instructor in Karate, and is also passionate about mental health awareness.
Our events are for adults aged 16 years and over, children under 16 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
THIS EVENT IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY:
The British Computer Society (Hereford & Worcester Branch) in collaboration with BIPC Worcestershire.
Links:
Start or grow a business | Worcestershire County Council
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Highlights
- 2 hours 30 minutes
- In person
