Speaking
Software Communities
- I co-organize Friends of Good Software conference (FroGSConf).
- I've spoken at and served on the program committee for Agile Testing Days. I'm currently on the program committee for HUSTEF.
- I've done a bunch of stuff for the Ministry of Testing: spoken at TestBashes, written articles, had people Ask Me Anything live and on the club, facilitated a 99-minute workshop, volunteered at a TestBash.
Presentations
Invite me to present about these topics in 2025
- exploratory testing
- API testing
- test reporting
- ensemble testing (mob testing)
- a variety of lightning talks stolen from my blog
Or reach out to me about finding another presenter for 2024 on similar topics. The private Women in Testing Slack channel has a strong community of testers and presenters from around the world who might have more energy than I do left for professional obligations this year.
Upcoming events
- NewCrafts (May 2024)
- DDD Europe (May 2024)
- Agile on the Beach (July 2024)
- HUSTEF (October 2024)
- and one more yet-to-be-announced conference for 2024
Recent presentations
Topics: API testing, exploratory testing, code review, test reporting, ensemble testing, and facilitating architecture decisions
Lightning Talk - Anarchist Software Architecture
- BoosterConf recording
- Presented at:
Workshop (w/Lisi Hocke and Joep Schuurkes) - Ensemble Testing
- Presented at:
Talk - My Crafting Project Became Critical Infrastructure
- Slides
- Presented at:
Panel Discussion - API Quality and Security
- Presented at: InfoQ Live (December 2022)
Lightning Talk - Strengthen Your Code Review Skills
99-Minute Workshop - An Introduction to Reporting Your Testing
Panel Discussion - Ensemble Testing
- Presented at: Agile2021 (July 2021)
Ask Me Anything - Test Reporting
Panel Discussion - Mob Programming
Talk (w/Joep Schuurkes) - Mob Testing: Building Good Habits
Workshop - Wander With A Purpose: Writing Charters for your Exploratory Testing Sessions
- Slides
- Ministry of Testing Podcast - Adam Meets Elizabeth Zagroba, Huib Schoots & Jitesh Gosai
- Presented at:
- Exploratory Testing Week [Ministry of Testing] (April 2021)
- Let's Test [South Africa] (November 2019)
Workshop (w/Lisa Crispin) - Turn on your headlights: Testing in DevOps and Continuous Delivery
- Presented at: The Cegeka Agility Days [Belgium] (September 2019)
Workshop (w/Joep Schuurkes) - How test reporting changes your testing
- Presented at: TestBash Manchester (September/October 2019)
Workshop (w/Joep Schuurkes) - Building your own API testing framework
Archived presentations
Topics: pairing, interviewing, & communication
- Ministry of Testing Dojo video recording [paywall]
- Nordic Testing Days video recording
- Testers' Island Discs podcast episode 23
- Slides
- Presented at:
- TestBash Germany (September 2018)
- Agile Testing Days [Germany] (November 2018)
- EuroSTAR [The Netherlands] (November 2018)
- Let's Test [South Africa] *keynote* (November 2018)
- Agile, Testing & DevOps Showcase [The Netherlands] (January 2019)
- Nordic Testing Days [Estonia] (May 2019)
- TESTJam! [The Netherlands] *keynote* (September 2019)
- SoftTest Conference [Ireland] (October 2019)
Workshop (w/Martin Hynie) - How To Interview Like A Tester
- Presented at:
- TestBash Brighton (March 2018)
- Let's Test [South Africa] (November 2018)
Talk - Using Mindmaps for Team Communication
- Slides
- Presented at:
- Ministry of Testing - Utrecht Meetup (July 2018)
Talk (w/Diana Wendruff) - Less Is More
- Slides
- Presented at:
Talk - Introducing Pair Testing to a Team
- Slides
- Presented at:
- Agile Testing Days Webinar (June 2017)
Talk - Succeeding as an Introvert
- Ministry of Testing Dojo video recording [paywall]
- Dutch PHP Conference audio + slides recording
- Testing in the Pub podcast at TestBash Philadelphia
- Slides
- Presented at:
- TestBash Philadelphia (November 2016)
- Romanian Testing Conference (May 2017)
- Dutch PHP Conference (June/July 2017)
- Copenhagen Context (September 2017)
- Quality Jam London (October 2017)
- Agile Testing Days [Germany] (November 2017)
- Agile Testing Days USA (June 2018)
- Think About! Meetup [Germany] (July 2019)
Talk - Testing When The World Is Watching
- Slides
- Presented at:
- Let's Test [Sweden] (May 2016)
- NYC Testers Meetup (April 2016)
- ConFoo Montreal (March 2017)
Talk - Challenges in Audio Mobile Testing
- Slides
- Presented at: NYC Testers Meetup (August 2015)
Past peer conferences
-
Friends of Good Software [FroGS Conf] organizer
- March 2024
- December 2023
- June 2023
- March 2023
- December 2022
- September 2022
- June 2022
- March 2022
- September 2021
- TestCraftCamp (predecessor to FroGS Conf) organizer
- March 2021
- September 2020
- September 2019
- Llandegfan Exploratory Workshop on Testing [LLEWT]
- June 2023
- June 2022
-
Dutch Exploratory Workshop on Testing [DEWT]
- February 2023
- January/February 2020
- October 2018
-
Exploratory Testing Peer Conference
- February 2019
-
Belgian Research & Exploratory Workshop on Testing [BREWT]
- October 2019
- December 2018