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Get in There and ArgueA Questioning Tester’s Personal Journey
Fiona Charles
EuroSTAR Keynote
November 7, 2013

Question
constraints

Question meaning

Question Certainty

Question authority

Question Best Practices

Question
context

Question
tradition

Question standards

Question
auditors

Question
magic

Question
assurance

Question
bafflegab

Question
trends

Question
anamalies
anomalies

Question
facts

Question numbers

Question
rules

Question conformity

Question pictures
er… models

Question thought leaders
Your
Picture
here

Question yourself

Fiona Charlesfiona.charles@quality-intelligence.comwww.quality-intelligence.com
Twitter: @FionaCCharles
Images* and text ©Fiona Charles 2013
(*except where I swiped someone’s biopic off the internet)

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A Questioning Tester's Personal Journey: Get in There and Argue

1. Get in There and ArgueA Questioning Tester’s Personal Journey Fiona Charles EuroSTAR Keynote November 7, 2013

2.

3. Question constraints

4. Question meaning

5. Question Certainty

6. Question authority

7. Question Best Practices

8. Question context

9. Question tradition

10. Question standards

11. Question auditors

12. Question magic

13. Question assurance

14. Question bafflegab

15. Question trends

16. Question anamalies anomalies

17. Question facts

18. Question numbers

19. Question rules

20. Question conformity

21. Question pictures er… models

22. Question thought leaders Your Picture here

23. Question yourself

24.

25. Fiona Charlesfiona.charles@quality-intelligence.comwww.quality-intelligence.com Twitter: @FionaCCharles Images* and text ©Fiona Charles 2013 (*except where I swiped someone’s biopic off the internet)

26. Open Season