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This is a project by Rob Lambert and Joel Montvelisky (you can see a short bio of us on the right side of the screen) where we answer a number of interesting questions that we get from testers constantly, and that focus around a number of different areas of our very interesting profession.

Rob Lambert & Joel Montvelisky

  • Jul 8, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • monthly NEW EPISODES
  • 31m AVG DURATION
  • 33 EPISODES


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Latest episodes from Testing One-on-One

E33 - The Pitfall Of Estimations And How (try To) Avoid Them

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 26:30


What would you do when you are asked to provide estimations on “How long it will take to test” something, without getting much more than the title of a feature or an Epic. Sounds made-up? Believe it, it is not!

E32 - Frustrations In Testing And What To Do About Them

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 32:42


Ever felt like testers have a frustrating job? I have had my share of places and times when I found myself working with people and testing in organizations and products that were really annoying! What are the most common frustrations in testing and what can we do as testers and managers to decrease the suffering levels of our teams.

E31 - Testing From Home, Pitfalls & Tips

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 35:45


If you are listening from somewhere in the Civilized world (with some exceptions around China and the Scandinavian countries) you are probably listening to this podcast from home. You are keeping social distance, and coping with new work & life reality than the one we used to have at the beginning of 2020. Today we want to review a number of points and talk about things you may do to improve your working from home status.

E30 - Continuous Improvement - Sounds Good, But How Do You Go About It

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2020 31:36


What does Continuous Improvement have to do with Testing? Good question. This topic is not only related to testing, but it is definitely needed in every team, and testers are specially positioned to drive change and especially improvements, as we are tasked with looking at the product and the process and find what doesn’t work correctly in them. Once we know what needs to be improved, it is only natural that we push to make this happen.

E29 - Metrics - The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 33:17


Is there a more controversial topic in testing? Yet a tool more widely used by testing teams? We count everything - how many tests have we run, how many bugs, what is the relationship between developers and testers, how many minutes before lunch… Let’s talk about metrics, what do you say?

E28 - Testing Success is Reliant On Good Storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2020 32:24


In today’s podcast episode we’re going to talk about how to tell better stories

E27 - Why do we have test ops?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2020 26:14


Let’s try to analyze together what Test Ops means, or what it may mean, and get an idea of what practical things we can get from it in order to improve the value we provide as testers in our teams.

E26 - What’s The Deal With Regression Testing

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2020 34:38


E26 - What’s The Deal With Regression Testing by Rob Lambert & Joel Montvelisky

E25 - How Did Rob And Joel Get Started In Testing?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2019 33:38


Today we review how we became testers in the first place. How was the world back then, and then try to understand if the world today is so different from what it was back then.

E24 - Do I Need To Write My Test Cases Before I Run Them?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2019 29:13


I’ve had many chats with testing peers who chose to invest (or maybe waste) their time explaining why writing down test cases upfront is a waste of good testing efforts, and why it is simply better to test and then choose what to report or communicate upfront. Since I’ve had to do this again lately I thought it might be a good chance to recount why I think that the vast majority of times (not all times) it is better, maybe even essential, to document your test cases upfront.

E23 - Agile "not Done By The Book"

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2019 24:59


A theme that you hear all the time is that, Development adopted Agile, but everyone forgot to think about testing as part of this adoption. So today, let’s talk about this, what happens when your team adopts Agile, but they do not do it “by the book” and the testing aspects are left outside of this adoption process.

E22 - How To Get Started In Testing When You Do Not Have Any Previous Experience

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2019 25:36


It is a fact the fact is that many companies are looking for junior testers with some testing experience, but then again how can you get that initial experience to get started in testing?

E21 - What To Include In A Training Program For New Testers

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2019 26:29


We all have new testers joining our teams and it is always a question what should we include in the initial training program for a new tester?

E20 - How To Share Data Generated By Users In Testing?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2019 21:37


E20 - How To Share Data Generated By Users In Testing? by Rob Lambert & Joel Montvelisky

E19 - Can We Help Developers Test?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2019 27:32


How can we help our developers to test and to test better? We all have been asking ourselves for a long time if developers can test. What can we do to help our developers?

E18 - testing an application used by people from many countries and backgrounds

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2019 23:42


When we think about an application, we need to first of all think about the users who will be interacting with it, and how their context, cultural baggage, constraints, etc will influence the way they use it.

E17 - Managing And Reporting Exploratory Testing

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2019 32:27


There is an approach to testing called Exploratory Testing and it is important to know how to use it, when to use it, how to manage it, what are its strengths and some of its weaknesses and we want to talk about this today

E16 - Managing Global Testing Teams

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2019 30:51


The world is now a Global Village, and this is bringing many good things, but also quite a lot of challenges.

E15 - Bug Bug Bugs P2

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2019 28:40


[Part 2 from Joel and Rob all about software testing bugs.] Bugs are an important part of the work of testers, but for some reason, we tend to take them for granted and don’t invest the proper value and thoughts to them.

E14 - Bugs..bugs...bugs [Part one]

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2019 29:51


Bugs are an important part of the work of testers, but for some reason we tend to take them for granted, and don’t invest the proper value and thoughts to them.

E13 - How to hire testers

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2019 46:30


Some tips for hiring managers and testers both seeking the next best thing. Get the other side's perspective to help move forward.

E12 - Master Test Plan

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2019 34:01


Joel and Rob discuss the current meaning of creating a master test plan in the age of Agile and DevOps. "The fact we moved to Agile and that we are working more on the UserStory level should not mean that we do not need to plan our testing".

E11 - How to Drive Quality in Your Organisation, Regardless of the Organisation You’re In?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2019 43:35


Testers or Quality Assurance? Can we influence or drive quality? Should we? People can and should, but not everyone can. And some organisations do not welcome it. We can and should, but not everyone CAN right now. It’s all about communication skills - being able to articulate ideas and change. And also to the right person. Context is key. Some teams it is easier. Some companies do not welcome change. We need to do it.

E10 - Quality Culture

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2019 29:23


Culture is nothing more than group habit - it’s what people do every day. So in order to change a culture to one of a “quality” one, you must identify the behaviors that lead to good outcomes and encourage these throughout the organization.

E9 - Is Software Testing More About Testing Or Programming

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2019 30:54


Is Software Testing More About Testing Or Programming? As the testing world evolves, the lines between tester and developers are starting to fade. Testers now need to have some programming abilities as well.

E8 - Niches In Testing

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2018 40:58


Joel and Rob discuss what skills and roles testers should focus on for career development and what niches of software testing are open to testers.

E7 - Testing without requirements

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2018 30:42


E7 - Testing without requirements by Rob Lambert & Joel Montvelisky

E6 - Risk based testing

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2018 35:09


Joel Montvelisky, Chief solution architect at PractiTest - test management tool, and Rob Lambert, Director of cultivated management, a tech consulting company with today’s topic: Risk based testing.

E1 - How to learn software testing?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2018 31:28


We explore the best methods and some great sources of knowledge if you want to learn about Testing, and also if you want to gain more experience and expertise in the world of testing.

E2 - How to communicate or sell testing to the rest of the Organization?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2018 37:24


How to promote and sell testing, either regular testing or new ways of performing testing, to stakeholders who are not interested or maybe skeptical about it within our organization.

E3 - What to do if you are the single tester in your team or company?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2018 36:33


Being a sole tester of a company is without a doubt a big responsibility, but panicking won’t help here. Your job is to lead the testing process of the company, it doesn’t mean you should be the one that performs all the necessary tests. Therefore, not every bug that would be found after releasing the product is your responsibility.

E4 - Do I need to be afraid if my team is moving to Agile?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2018 33:29


What is my role as non-technical tester if my team is moving to Agile? Do I need be afraid? Will I be asked to write code for the product? Am I going to have a job at the end of this process?

E5 - How do I get selected to speak at a testing conference?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2018 36:56


Regardless if you have experience speaking at conferences or not, what is the best way to be chosen to speak in a testing conference?

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