Opening keynote for German Testing Day 2019 Abstract: Did you ever wonder how to improve your testing skills? Well, I did. So I decided to run an experiment. My hypothesis: “I believe that pairing and mobbing with fellow testers from the community on hands-on exploratory testing and automation will result in continuously increasing skills and knowledge as well as serendipitous learning. I’ll know I have succeeded when I noted down at least one concrete new insight or applied one new technique per testing session and shared that with the community.” In this talk, I will share the lessons learned on my journey as well as tips for doing pair testing sessions yourself. Let’s uncover if my hypothesis proved true, that a testing tour is indeed a feasible and valuable way to improve your testing knowledge and skills!

1. CROSS-TEAM PAIR TESTING
LESSONS OF A
TESTING
TRAVELER
@lisihocke

2. Fan art by François Coutu | http://fav.me/d5q8gpd
TOUR
OUR JOURNEY TODAY
@lisihocke
START
TIPS

3. Fan art by Aaron Godwin | http://fav.me/d2bf9n0
LET‘S START WITH WHY GETTING
INSPIRED
@lisihocke

4. HAVE YOU EVER ASKED YOURSELF…
@lisihocke

5. CHALLENGE: BECOME A BETTER SKILLED TESTER
@lisihocke

6. http://fav.me/d9jcjm7
LEARNING SOLO
@lisihocke

7. http://fav.me/d9jcjm7, https://twitter.com/maaretp/status/1020603841950240769
LEARNING SOLO
@lisihocke

8. PAIRING UP FOR LEARNING
@lisihocke

9. “I believe that pairing and mobbing with fellow testers from the
community on hands-on exploratory testing and automation will
result in continuously increasing skills and knowledge as well as
serendipitous learning.
I’ll know I have succeeded when I noted down at least one
concrete new insight or applied one new technique per testing
session and shared that with the community.”
MY HYPOTHESIS
@lisihocke

10. THE EXPERIMENT: BECOME A TESTING TRAVELER
@lisihocke

11. THE EXPERIMENT: BECOME A TESTING TRAVELER
@lisihocke
PROBE:

12. SOURCES OF INSPIRATION
@lisihocke

13. SOURCES OF INSPIRATION
@lisihocke
Lisa Crispin
@lisacrispin

14. SOURCES OF INSPIRATION
@lisihocke
Lisa Crispin
@lisacrispin
Sallyann Freudenberg
@SalFreudenberg

15. SOURCES OF INSPIRATION
@lisihocke
Lisa Crispin
@lisacrispin
Maaret Pyhäjärvi
@maaretp
Sallyann Freudenberg
@SalFreudenberg

16. THE TESTING TOUR LESSONS
LEARNED
@lisihocke

17. TOUR FIGURES
22
people
10
months
25
stops
@lisihocke

18. #01
Maaret Pyhäjärvi
@maaretp
STARTING OUT
@lisihocke
Explore

19. STARTING OUT
https://twitter.com/maaretp/status/951123185382064129
@lisihocke
#01
Maaret Pyhäjärvi
@maaretp
Explore

20. THE PEOPLE VISITED ON MY TOUR
#02
Thiago Amanajás
@ThiagoAmanajas
@lisihocke
Explore
#01
Maaret Pyhäjärvi
@maaretp
Automate

21. THE PEOPLE VISITED ON MY TOUR
#02
Thiago Amanajás
@ThiagoAmanajas
#03
Thiago Amanajás
@ThiagoAmanajas
@lisihocke
Explore
Debug
#01
Maaret Pyhäjärvi
@maaretp
Automate

22. THE PEOPLE VISITED ON MY TOUR
#02
Thiago Amanajás
@ThiagoAmanajas
#03
Thiago Amanajás
@ThiagoAmanajas
#04
Dianë Xhymshiti
@dxhymshiti
@lisihocke
Explore
Debug
Setup
#01
Maaret Pyhäjärvi
@maaretp
Automate

23. THE PEOPLE VISITED ON MY TOUR
#02
Thiago Amanajás
@ThiagoAmanajas
#03
Thiago Amanajás
@ThiagoAmanajas
#04
Dianë Xhymshiti
@dxhymshiti
#05
Lisa Crispin
@lisacrispin
@lisihocke
Explore
Debug
Setup
Explore
#01
Maaret Pyhäjärvi
@maaretp
Automate

24. THE PEOPLE VISITED ON MY TOUR
#02
Thiago Amanajás
@ThiagoAmanajas
#03
Thiago Amanajás
@ThiagoAmanajas
#04
Dianë Xhymshiti
@dxhymshiti
#05
Lisa Crispin
@lisacrispin
#06
Pranav KS
@IgnorantTester
@lisihocke
Explore
Debug
Setup
Explore
Formulate
#01
Maaret Pyhäjärvi
@maaretp
Automate

25. THE PEOPLE VISITED ON MY TOUR
#02
Thiago Amanajás
@ThiagoAmanajas
#03
Thiago Amanajás
@ThiagoAmanajas
#04
Dianë Xhymshiti
@dxhymshiti
#05
Lisa Crispin
@lisacrispin
#06
Pranav KS
@IgnorantTester
#07
Peter Kofler
@codecopkofler
@lisihocke
Explore
Debug
Setup
Explore
Formulate
Penetrate
#01
Maaret Pyhäjärvi
@maaretp
Automate

26. THE PEOPLE VISITED ON MY TOUR
#02
Thiago Amanajás
@ThiagoAmanajas
#03
Thiago Amanajás
@ThiagoAmanajas
#04
Dianë Xhymshiti
@dxhymshiti
#05
Lisa Crispin
@lisacrispin
#06
Pranav KS
@IgnorantTester
#07
Peter Kofler
@codecopkofler
#08
Viv Richards
@11vlr
@lisihocke
Explore
Debug
Setup
Explore
Formulate
Penetrate
Access
#01
Maaret Pyhäjärvi
@maaretp
Automate

27. THE PEOPLE VISITED ON MY TOUR
#02
Thiago Amanajás
@ThiagoAmanajas
#03
Thiago Amanajás
@ThiagoAmanajas
#04
Dianë Xhymshiti
@dxhymshiti
#05
Lisa Crispin
@lisacrispin
#06
Pranav KS
@IgnorantTester
#07
Peter Kofler
@codecopkofler
#09
Cassandra H. Leung
@Tweet_Cassandra
@lisihocke
Explore
Debug
Setup
Explore
Formulate
Penetrate
Access
#01
Maaret Pyhäjärvi
@maaretp
#08
Viv Richards
@11vlr
Automate
Use

28. THE PEOPLE VISITED ON MY TOUR
#02
Thiago Amanajás
@ThiagoAmanajas
#03
Thiago Amanajás
@ThiagoAmanajas
#04
Dianë Xhymshiti
@dxhymshiti
#05
Lisa Crispin
@lisacrispin
#06
Pranav KS
@IgnorantTester
#07
Peter Kofler
@codecopkofler
#09
Cassandra H. Leung
@Tweet_Cassandra
#10
Alex Schladebeck
@alex_schl
@lisihocke
Explore
Debug
Setup
Explore
Formulate
Penetrate
Access
Explore
#01
Maaret Pyhäjärvi
@maaretp
#08
Viv Richards
@11vlr
Automate
Use

29. https://twitter.com/alex_schl/status/998867221828063233
#10
Alex Schladebeck
@alex_schl
YOU HAVE REACHED YOUR DESTINATION
@lisihocke
Explore

30. MORE PEOPLE TO VISIT!
#11
Viktorija Manevska
@Iki_Kviki
@lisihocke
Explore

31. MORE PEOPLE TO VISIT!
#11
Viktorija Manevska
@Iki_Kviki
#12
João Proença
@jrosaproenca
@lisihocke
Explore
Explore

32. MORE PEOPLE TO VISIT!
#11
Viktorija Manevska
@Iki_Kviki
#12
João Proença
@jrosaproenca
#13
Peter Kofler
@codecopkofler
@lisihocke
Explore
Explore
Penetrate

33. MORE PEOPLE TO VISIT!
#11
Viktorija Manevska
@Iki_Kviki
#12
João Proença
@jrosaproenca
#13
Peter Kofler
@codecopkofler
#14
Mirjana Andovska
@mirjando
@lisihocke
Explore
Explore
Penetrate
Evaluate

34. MORE PEOPLE TO VISIT!
#11
Viktorija Manevska
@Iki_Kviki
#12
João Proença
@jrosaproenca
#13
Peter Kofler
@codecopkofler
#15
Toyer Mamoojee
@tottiLFC
@lisihocke
Explore
Explore
Penetrate
Evaluate
#14
Mirjana Andovska
@mirjando
Recon

35. MORE PEOPLE TO VISIT!
#11
Viktorija Manevska
@Iki_Kviki
#12
João Proença
@jrosaproenca
#13
Peter Kofler
@codecopkofler
#15
Toyer Mamoojee
@tottiLFC
#16
Thomas Rinke
@thomrinke
@lisihocke
Explore
Explore
Penetrate
Evaluate
Explore
#14
Mirjana Andovska
@mirjando
Recon

36. https://twitter.com/eviltester/status/1021150238663487488
#16
Thomas Rinke
@thomrinke
THERE’S SO MUCH MORE TO LEARN
@lisihocke
Explore

37. NOT OVER YET…
#11
Viktorija Manevska
@Iki_Kviki
#12
João Proença
@jrosaproenca
#13
Peter Kofler
@codecopkofler
#15
Toyer Mamoojee
@tottiLFC
#17
Simon Berner
@alientester
@lisihocke
Explore
Explore
Penetrate
Evaluate
Explore
#14
Mirjana Andovska
@mirjando
#16
Thomas Rinke
@thomrinke
Map
Recon

38. #17
Simon Berner
@alientester
NOT OVER YET…
#11
Viktorija Manevska
@Iki_Kviki
#12
João Proença
@jrosaproenca
#13
Peter Kofler
@codecopkofler
#15
Toyer Mamoojee
@tottiLFC
#18
Amitai Schleier
@schmonz
@lisihocke
Explore
Explore
Penetrate
Evaluate
Explore
Mob
#16
Thomas Rinke
@thomrinke
#14
Mirjana Andovska
@mirjando
Map
Recon

39. NOT OVER YET…
#11
Viktorija Manevska
@Iki_Kviki
#12
João Proença
@jrosaproenca
#13
Peter Kofler
@codecopkofler
#15
Toyer Mamoojee
@tottiLFC
#19
Guna Petrova
@alt_lv
@lisihocke
Explore
Explore
Penetrate
Evaluate
Explore
#14
Mirjana Andovska
@mirjando
#16
Thomas Rinke
@thomrinke
#17
Simon Berner
@alientester
Recon
#18
Amitai Schleier
@schmonz
Mob
Map
Explore

40. NOT OVER YET…
#11
Viktorija Manevska
@Iki_Kviki
#12
João Proença
@jrosaproenca
#13
Peter Kofler
@codecopkofler
#15
Toyer Mamoojee
@tottiLFC
#20
Claire Reckless
@clairereckless
@lisihocke
#19
Guna Petrova
@alt_lv
Explore
Explore
Penetrate
Evaluate
Explore
Explore
#14
Mirjana Andovska
@mirjando
#16
Thomas Rinke
@thomrinke
#17
Simon Berner
@alientester
#18
Amitai Schleier
@schmonz
Mob
Explore
Map
Recon

41. BONUS SESSIONS
#21
Alex de los Reyes
@cyber_decker
@lisihocke
Access

42. BONUS SESSIONS
#21
Alex de los Reyes
@cyber_decker
#22
Rachel Kibler
@racheljoi
@lisihocke
Access
Explore

43. BONUS SESSIONS
#21
Alex de los Reyes
@cyber_decker
#22
Rachel Kibler
@racheljoi
#23
Marianne Duijst
@marianneduijst
@lisihocke
Access
Explore
Automate

44. BONUS SESSIONS
#21
Alex de los Reyes
@cyber_decker
#22
Rachel Kibler
@racheljoi
#23
Marianne Duijst
@marianneduijst
#24
Gem Hill
@Gem_Hill
@lisihocke
Access
Explore
Automate
Explore

45. THE FINAL STOP
#21
Alex de los Reyes
@cyber_decker
#22
Rachel Kibler
@racheljoi
#23
Marianne Duijst
@marianneduijst
#24
Gem Hill
@Gem_Hill
#25
Peter Kofler
@codecopkofler
@lisihocke
Access
Explore
Automate
Explore
Penetrate

46. LESSONS ABOUT PAIRING & THE TOUR
@lisihocke

47. LESSONS ABOUT PAIRING & THE TOUR
https://twitter.com/maaretp/status/952637976877699073
@lisihocke

48. WELL, AM I A BETTER SKILLED TESTER NOW?
@lisihocke

49. “I believe that pairing and mobbing with fellow testers from the
community on hands-on exploratory testing and automation will
result in continuously increasing skills and knowledge as well as
serendipitous learning.
I’ll know I have succeeded when I noted down at least one
concrete new insight or applied one new technique per testing
session and shared that with the community.”
WELL, AM I A BETTER SKILLED TESTER NOW?
@lisihocke

50. “I believe that pairing and mobbing with fellow testers from the
community on hands-on exploratory testing and automation will
result in continuously increasing skills and knowledge as well as
serendipitous learning.
I’ll know I have succeeded when I noted down at least one
concrete new insight or applied one new technique per testing
session and shared that with the community.”
WELL, AM I A BETTER SKILLED TESTER NOW?
@lisihocke
YES

51. IT’S WORTH IT
@lisihocke

52. WHAT’S NEXT?
@lisihocke

53. KICK-START YOUR OWN TOUR
TIPS FOR PAIR
TESTING
SESSIONS
@lisihocke

54. WHAT‘S YOUR CHALLENGE?
@lisihocke

55. WHAT‘S YOUR CHALLENGE?
https://twitter.com/maaretp/status/1027434673943834624
@lisihocke

56. WHAT‘S YOUR CHALLENGE?
https://twitter.com/maaretp/status/1027434673943834624, https://twitter.com/Reumaysa/status/1019846702881234944
@lisihocke

57. DECIDE ON TOUR DESIGN AND TOOLING
@lisihocke

58. DECIDE ON TOUR DESIGN AND TOOLING
@lisihocke

59. DECIDE ON TOUR DESIGN AND TOOLING
@lisihocke

60. DECIDE ON TOUR DESIGN AND TOOLING
@lisihocke

61. DECIDE ON TOUR DESIGN AND TOOLING
@lisihocke

62. PREPARE EACH SESSION, JUST ENOUGH
@lisihocke

63. LET’S DO IT!
@lisihocke

64. SHARE YOUR LESSONS SO EVERYONE CAN LEARN
@lisihocke

65. SHARE YOUR LESSONS SO EVERYONE CAN LEARN
https://twitter.com/11vlr/status/1014237709009915905, https://twitter.com/tottiLFC/status/999932982566817793
https://twitter.com/thomrinke/status/1005174311794208768, https://twitter.com/11vlr/status/999565542980837376
@lisihocke

66. WE ARE NOT ALONE: START OFF TOGETHER
@lisihocke

67. WE ARE NOT ALONE: START OFF TOGETHER
https://twitter.com/Punkmik/status/1114090289990459392
@lisihocke

68. WE ARE NOT ALONE: START OFF TOGETHER
https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/testing-tour-2019/24565
@lisihocke

69. WE ARE NOT ALONE: START OFF TOGETHER
https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/testing-tour-2019/24565
@lisihocke

70. WE ARE NOT ALONE: START OFF TOGETHER
https://twitter.com/GeorgiaBloyce/status/1127955490854641667
@lisihocke

71. @lisihocke

72. FEELING
LOST?
@lisihocke

73. FEELING
LOST?
WHERE DO
YOU STAND?
@lisihocke

74. FEELING
LOST?
WHAT ELSE IS
OUT THERE?
WHERE DO
YOU STAND?
@lisihocke

75. SET OUT ON YOUR JOURNEY
JOIN OTHERS
DISCOVER TOGETHER WHAT IS OUT THERE
BEYOND YOUR COMFORT ZONE
@lisihocke

76. SEE WHERE YOUR JOURNEY LEADS YOU &
SHARE YOUR TRAVEL REPORTS WITH US
@lisihocke

77. THANK YOU www.lisihocke.com
@lisihocke
bit.ly/testing-tour