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Pivotal Moments,
Pivotal Lessons
@maaretp
@maaretp
@maaretp
How It All Started
+ Greek Language
+ CS Studies at Helsinki University Of Technology
+ 1997
@maaretp
1993: Noncommittal but stubborn
à UH: Chemistry /
HUT: Mechanical Engineering
1989: Stencils and Phone
à Own computer
198x: Vic20 + MikroBitti
1994 – 1998: Volunteer work
à Projects with financial
responsibility
à Boards and meetings
@maaretp
First
Experience
to
Exploratory
Testing
Contemporary
Exploratory
Testing
@maaretp
Noncommittal
Learning Style
+ 180° on test cases, continuous integration,
pair programming, being a programmer
-- and having kids
+ Defaulting toYes
@maaretp
Spite-Driven Development
+ Debilitating fear of public speaking
+ No women of merit
+ ‘People remember how you made them feel’
@maaretp
Community Learning
+ Teach to reinforce learning
+ Path of least work
+ Community job search
+ Finland à the World
+ Congruency and Integrity
@maaretp
Transformative People
+ 20-60% x3 Guidance (Jukka Talvio)
+ Co-creator of Materials (Erkki Pöyhönen)
+ Crafters (Adi Bolboaca / Juke Sauerwein)
+ Greatest Testers (Ru Cindrea / Petri Kuikka)
+ so many colleagues, collaborators and co-
learners<3
@maaretp
Mar 1998
Functional testing
Jun 2000
Research / Teach
Jun 2002
Senior in Test
Consulting
Jan 2005
Testing in product
company
Aug 2005
Going independent
on side
Sep 2009
Testing in customer
organization
Jun 2018
Engineering
management
Sep 2016
Testing in a product
company
1st conference talk
Principal
Tester
Senior
Mgr
Lead
Tester
Senior
Tester
Test
Manager
Tester
Test Process
Improvement
“I’ll be
GOOD
tester”
Biweekly builds,
weekly releases
Test
Environments
Acceptance
Testing
Agile Software
Development
Coaching
Developers in
Testing
Exploratory
Testing
Test Automation
Architecture
Continuous
Delivery
Contemporary
Exploratory
Testing
Pair & Ensemble
Programming
“I AM a
good tester”
Oct 1997
Localization testing
Sep 1998
Test management
Apr 2012
Testing in product
company
Apr 2020
Testing in a product
company
1st keynote
Agile
Transformation
7kE
6kE
4kE 5kE
2kE
Cloud,AI
Python
C# C++
Java
@maaretp
Pivotal Moments
EXPLORATORYTESTING
1998:Test Design Responsibility
2005:A4 Paper Self Management
WALKINGVOCABULARY OFTEST
2001: Researching testing at university
2003: Sampling 30 companies for testing
OVERCOMING FEAR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING
2000: Researching testing at university
AGILE vs PLAN-DRIVEN
2005: Agile Transformation
2009: 30-day acceptance in end
PAIR and ENSEMBLETESTING
2014: Ensemble Programming /Testing
2015: Pair & Ensemble TestingTours
CONTEMPORARY
EXPLORATORYTESTING
2018: Manual/Automated Unification
@maaretp
Agency
+ INTERNAL locus of control,
EXTERNAL scope of considering and
INTERNAL source of agency
+ Radiate intent (recognize impact)
* Model by @johncutlefish
@maaretp
2020 2016
MIATPP
Most Influential Agile Testing
Professional Person
#PayToSpeak #TechVoices
#EnsembleTesting #EnsembleProgramming #StrongStylePairing
#ExploratoryTesting #TestAutomation
#ContemporaryExploratoryTesting
#ModernAgile
#AwesomeTesters
Maaret Pyhäjärvi (from Finland)
Email: maaret@iki.fi
Twitter: @maaretp
Web: maaretp.com
Blog: visible-quality.blogspot.fi
(please connect with me through
Twitter or LinkedIn)
2019, 2020, 2021
https://exploratorytestingacademy.com
Ohjelmistotestaus ry
https://techvoices.org

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Pivotal Moments, Pivotal Experiences

  • 4. @maaretp How It All Started + Greek Language + CS Studies at Helsinki University Of Technology + 1997
  • 5. @maaretp 1993: Noncommittal but stubborn à UH: Chemistry / HUT: Mechanical Engineering 1989: Stencils and Phone à Own computer 198x: Vic20 + MikroBitti 1994 – 1998: Volunteer work à Projects with financial responsibility à Boards and meetings
  • 7. @maaretp Noncommittal Learning Style + 180° on test cases, continuous integration, pair programming, being a programmer -- and having kids + Defaulting toYes
  • 8. @maaretp Spite-Driven Development + Debilitating fear of public speaking + No women of merit + ‘People remember how you made them feel’
  • 9. @maaretp Community Learning + Teach to reinforce learning + Path of least work + Community job search + Finland à the World + Congruency and Integrity
  • 10. @maaretp Transformative People + 20-60% x3 Guidance (Jukka Talvio) + Co-creator of Materials (Erkki Pöyhönen) + Crafters (Adi Bolboaca / Juke Sauerwein) + Greatest Testers (Ru Cindrea / Petri Kuikka) + so many colleagues, collaborators and co- learners<3
  • 11. @maaretp Mar 1998 Functional testing Jun 2000 Research / Teach Jun 2002 Senior in Test Consulting Jan 2005 Testing in product company Aug 2005 Going independent on side Sep 2009 Testing in customer organization Jun 2018 Engineering management Sep 2016 Testing in a product company 1st conference talk Principal Tester Senior Mgr Lead Tester Senior Tester Test Manager Tester Test Process Improvement “I’ll be GOOD tester” Biweekly builds, weekly releases Test Environments Acceptance Testing Agile Software Development Coaching Developers in Testing Exploratory Testing Test Automation Architecture Continuous Delivery Contemporary Exploratory Testing Pair & Ensemble Programming “I AM a good tester” Oct 1997 Localization testing Sep 1998 Test management Apr 2012 Testing in product company Apr 2020 Testing in a product company 1st keynote Agile Transformation 7kE 6kE 4kE 5kE 2kE Cloud,AI Python C# C++ Java
  • 12. @maaretp Pivotal Moments EXPLORATORYTESTING 1998:Test Design Responsibility 2005:A4 Paper Self Management WALKINGVOCABULARY OFTEST 2001: Researching testing at university 2003: Sampling 30 companies for testing OVERCOMING FEAR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING 2000: Researching testing at university AGILE vs PLAN-DRIVEN 2005: Agile Transformation 2009: 30-day acceptance in end PAIR and ENSEMBLETESTING 2014: Ensemble Programming /Testing 2015: Pair & Ensemble TestingTours CONTEMPORARY EXPLORATORYTESTING 2018: Manual/Automated Unification
  • 13. @maaretp Agency + INTERNAL locus of control, EXTERNAL scope of considering and INTERNAL source of agency + Radiate intent (recognize impact) * Model by @johncutlefish
  • 14. @maaretp 2020 2016 MIATPP Most Influential Agile Testing Professional Person #PayToSpeak #TechVoices #EnsembleTesting #EnsembleProgramming #StrongStylePairing #ExploratoryTesting #TestAutomation #ContemporaryExploratoryTesting #ModernAgile #AwesomeTesters Maaret Pyhäjärvi (from Finland) Email: maaret@iki.fi Twitter: @maaretp Web: maaretp.com Blog: visible-quality.blogspot.fi (please connect with me through Twitter or LinkedIn) 2019, 2020, 2021 https://exploratorytestingacademy.com Ohjelmistotestaus ry https://techvoices.org