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Virtual Domain-driven designEscaping the Enshittification Trap: Systems Thinking for Sustainable QualityIn this talk, we’ll explore quality as an emergent property of our teams, tools, and processes—not just something we test at the end. We’ll look at challenges like speed to market and enshittification(1), and how they impact our approach to quality.We’ll introduce practical ways to think about quality through attributes like testability, observability, and recoverability. Most importantly, we’ll explore why a quality strategy—not just a testing strategy—is key to building better products.(1) “Enshittification is a pattern in which two-sided online products and services decline in quality over time” by Cory Do...
2025-09-291h 15
The Vernon Richard ShowShould Testers Bother With Social Media?In this episode of the Vernon Richard Show, the hosts discuss the significance of social media and community interaction in the software testing field. They explore how social media has evolved, the importance of content creation, and the balance between personal goals and professional networking. The conversation also touches on their favorite podcasts and books, as well as future directions for their own show.06:10 - Olly FairhallOlly's LinkedInOlly's Bluesky11:27 - Chris ArmstrongChris's blogChris's podcast The Testing Peers (of PeersCon fame!)Chris's YouTubeChris's LinkedIn19:52 - Anne-Marie CharrettAnne-Marie's book (why are you still here? Go and buy it right now...
2025-06-1759 min
Quality BletherS02 EP08 - Anne-Marie Charrett Queen of Quality CoachingAnne-Marie Charrett is a very experienced tester, a sort-after presenter on the conference circuit, a trainer, a EuroSTAR Testing Excellence Award Winner, and quite possibly the Queen of Quality Coaching. In this wide-ranging conversation, we cover many topics within Quality and testing, motorcycles, and even the definition of Quality itself.Anne-Marie's Websitehttps://www.annemariecharrett.com/Book RecommendationsAgile Testing Condensed: A Brief Introduction by Lisa Crispin and Janet GregoryAgile Testing by Lisa Crispin and Janet GregoryMore Agile Testing...
2024-06-0659 min
The Vernon Richard ShowConference Rejected, Networking and Joining a New TeamIn this conversation, Richard and Vernon discuss the experience of being rejected for conference talks and the importance of actionable feedback. They emphasize the need for clear and compelling abstracts, as well as the value of networking and building relationships within the industry. They encourage individuals to continue sharing their stories and knowledge through alternative platforms such as YouTube, blogs, and meetups.The conversation also touches on the power of diversity in conference lineups and the importance of providing opportunities for underrepresented voices. In this conversation, Richard and Vernon discuss the importance of networking and building relationships...
2024-05-061h 07
Agile Mentors Podcast from Mountain Goat Software#60: Breaking the Agile Déjà Vu: Tackling Recurring Anti-Patterns with Reese SchmitIn this episode of the Agile Mentors Podcast, Brian welcomes Agile coach Reese Schmit who shares her tips for breaking recurring anti-patterns in teams and organizations through the power of the why.
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In this episode of the Agile Mentors Podcast, Brian is joined by Agile Coach Reese Schmit to discuss identifying and tackling recurring Agile anti-patterns in teams and organizations. Reese shares her valuable insights on the significance of understanding the "why" behind Agile practice and avoiding the trap of "cargo cult Scrum." Listen in as she shares her tips for fostering transparency, collaboration, and trust...
2023-08-0939 min
AB TestingEpisode 155: Quality Coaching with Anne-Marie CharrettWe are honored to have Anne-Marie Charrett join us this week to talk about quality coaching.
Anne-Marie currently works at CultureAmp where she puts quality coaching into practice. You can find her on twitter (@charrett), and on her website. Her ongoing book on quality coaching is available here, with fresh installments monthly.
2022-02-2258 min
Quality Coaching RoadshowMark Tomlinson Performance Engineering & ObservabilityIn this episode, we talk about observability from a performance engineering perspective. We talk about how this new emphasis on observability is a game changer for performance engineering, typically once viewed as a solo activity, but not something that benefits the whole team. Some good quotes: "the whole, the whole rationale for investing in observability practices, changing your language, changing your approach is to affect the future" "Information is no good if it's just between you and me, we fix the problem and we never talk about it again.""So for me...
2021-04-2638 min
Quality Coaching RoadshowEpisode 17 Quality Coaching Roadshow Abby BangserIn this episode, Abby talks about Site Reliability Engineering, Service Level Objectives, Toil, the power of Storytelling, influencing Management and why Quality Coaching and Site Reliability Engineering have a lot in common.
2021-01-1227 min
Quare MeetCastExploratory Testing Reclaimed With Maaret And Anne - Marie - 16.12.2020This was the last MeetCast this year! And to finish with a bang, I had a pleasure to host testing experts from two different timezones!
Exploratory Testing Reclaimed!
Together with Maaret Pyhäjärvi and Anne-Marie Charrett, we asked ourselves questions about what are exploratory tests? How to do them better? And how to teach others the art of exploration?
This and much more you will find in this episode!
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2020-12-221h 19
Quality Coaching RoadshowEpisode 16 Quality Coaching Roadshow Claire M GossIn this episode, we talk about large projects, how to explain our job to non-technical people within an organisation and creating a shared vision of success to enrich the UAT process. We also talk about Mentoring, Enthusiasm, Empathy and Community.
2020-12-0324 min
Software Crafts PodcastInterview with Lisa CrispinIn this episode, Lisa Crispin shares her experiences with the pattern “Delayed Automation” from the Cloud Native Patterns repository (https://www.cnpatterns.org/development-design/delayed-automation). We discuss the different trade-offs of applying it, based on different contexts. I also ask a long-time question: What can we learn from donkeys? If you are curious why, donkeys are Lisa’s brand! Lisa recommends: Quality Coaching Roadshow podcast from Anne-Marie Charrett Accelerate book from Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble and Gene Kim Leading Quality book from Ronald Cummings-John and Owais Peer Lisa Crispin (@lisacrispin) is the co-author, with Janet Gregor...
2020-09-3034 min
Quality Coaching RoadshowEpisode 15 Quality Coach Roadshow Maaret PyhäjärviIn this episode we talk a lot about learning, different approaches to learning, being a catalyst within an organisation and sitting with discomfort. Some classic Maaret quotes: "Automation is how we document Exploratory Testing" "FAIL -> First Attempt at Learning""Accepting the discomfort of not knowing is a skill"Next episode completes the discussion. Maaret Pyhäjärvi is a feedback fairy with a day job at Vaisala, where she works as Principal Test Engineer. She identifies as empirical technologist, tester and programmer, catalyst for improvement, author and speaker, and community fa...
2020-09-2929 min
Quality Coaching RoadshowEpisode 14: Beth Skurrie on PACT, Heuristics and PerfectionismWe continue our conversation with Beth Skurrie co-founder of pactflow.io and all round awesome person. We continue talking about PACT applied, making conscious decisions around tool selection and keeping tech relevant. Some 'more' Bethesque quotes"end to end test are the wrong type of tests to check low level, request and response fields""what it does is it gives us the right tool at the right level to test the right thing" "It's not dictator driven contracts"it's not a tool is good or a bad tool. Different tools are appropriate in...
2020-08-1123 minQuality Coaching RoadshowCode Quality , PACT & Tradeoffs in Test Automation Beth SkurrieIn this episode we talk to Beth Skurrie co-founder of pactflow.io and all round awesome person. We talk about quality (of course!) and what quality is from a coding perspective. The difficulty in using tools to assist in quality. Levels of abstraction and the test automation pyramid and how its useful in trade offs. Plus some stuff on when to write tests. Some Bethesque quotes"These days, responsiveness is kind of a quality in itself""The tools are very good at identifying things, but you use the tool, the tool should not use you."
2020-08-0323 min
Quality Coaching RoadshowTim Beattie - Global Head of Product at Red Hat Open Innovation LabsIn this episode, Tim talks about how collaboration, visualisation and metrics in an open organisation can help teams to achieve exceptional business outcomes. We also discuss plumbers.
2020-07-0130 min
Quality Coaching RoadshowQuality Coaching Roadshow: Lisa Crispin, Janet Gregory, Anne-Marie Charrett: Part 3This is the final part of a three part chat (for the moment) with Lisa Crispin, Janet Gregory and Anne Marie Charrett. In it we talk about what's next for agile teams and testing and the importance of taking small steps. We also mention not being taken in by smoke and mirrors, resilience, observability and complexity.
2020-06-0218 minQuality Coaching RoadshowQuality Coaching Roadshow: Lisa Crispin, Janet Gregory, Anne-Marie Charrett: Part 2This is the second part of a three part chat with Lisa Crispin, Janet Gregory and Anne Marie Charrett. In it we talk about remote working and coaching remotely, consulting vs coaching, finding a Purpose, Pomodoro and taking small steps when in unchartered waters. Plus, more about donkeys.
2020-06-0127 minQuality Coaching RoadshowQuality Coaching Roadshow: Lisa Crispin, Janet Gregory, Anne-Marie Charrett: Part 1This is the first part of a three part chat with Lisa Crispin, Janet Gregory and Anne Marie Charrett. In it we talk about the similarities between quality coaching and whole-team quality and we also talk about Elephants and Donkeys!
2020-05-2924 min
Quality Coaching RoadshowQuality Coach Roadshow: Tim O'Brien Wargaming Sydney - Testing Strategies and ReworkIn this episode we speak to Tim O'Brien from Wargaming Sydney. Heard of the game "World of Tanks"? It was brought to you by these lovely folks. I wanted to chat with Tim to give us an understanding how quality coaching fits into this unique context. We talk metrics (in particular rework), we talk about the key to being influential. Also how teams can own the testing strategy.
2020-05-0135 min
Quality Coaching RoadshowJoao Proenca - Quality Owner at Outsystems Episode 6Joao talks about being a Quality Owner, how it came about, how he uses Riskstorming and the fact that change takes time. The youtube presentation he references is found https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlygHJIFjTA
2020-04-0526 min
Quality Coaching RoadshowVenus Nautiyal - Quality Lead at Amaysim - IWD2020 EpisodeIn this special International Women's Day Episode, we chat with Venus Nautiyal who works for Amaysim. Venus and I chat about a range of stuff including Microservices, Bounded Context and autonomy in tool selection. Being involved early in Product Ideation and how they customised the Atlassian Quality Assistance Model to suit their context.Venus blogs at https://medium.com/@venus.nautiyal
2020-03-0741 minQuality Coaching RoadshowAli Hill - Developer at ECS Digital Episode 5Anne-Marie Charrett speaks to Ali Hill on Quality Coaching security controls on an AWS Infrastructure. They chat BDD, TDD, Collaboration and the power of small experiments. In this chat we mention Ali's talk at Agile Automation days. You can watch it here https://youtu.be/oamcCqz_eOQ
2020-02-2934 minQuality Coaching RoadshowAreti Panou - Quality Coach at SAP Episode 4Areti talks about working in a centralised quality coaching team that supports multiple Dev teams, challenges for QA in moving to more frequent deployments, being a Time Blocker to enable teams to think about their problems and potential solutions and empowering teams to become autonomous. Fun fact: This podcast took a while to record due to a misbehaving coffee machine and some poorly-timed phone calls!
2020-02-0326 minQuality Coaching RoadshowSahar Khoshraveshan - Quality Coach at Atlassian Episode 3In Episode 3 of the Quality Coach Roadshow journeys to Sydney, Australia where Sahar Khoshraveshan, Quality Coach at Atlassian speak to us about the importance of unlearning, fast feedback and speaking to product to help improve quality. Fun Fact: This was intended to be the first episode, but we need prior approval from Atlassian to thats why its the third.
2020-01-0530 minQuality Coaching RoadshowRob Meaney, Poppulo - Part 2 - Episode 2In this episode, the second part of our chat with Rob Meaney, we talk about the challenges of quality coaching and creating a common vision.
2019-12-0724 minQuality Coaching RoadshowRob Meaney, Poppulo - Epiphanies and Abilities - Episode 1In this the first episode of the podcast, we talk to Rob Meaney, Quality Coach at Poppulo. In it, Rob talks about his career and using his experiences to help him grow.
2019-12-0620 min
IT Career EnergizerShare Your Value and Don’t be Afraid to Ask for Advice to Progress Your Career with Anne-Marie CharrettGUEST BIO: Anne-Marie is a software tester, trainer and coach with a reputation of excellence and passion for the craft of software testing. An electronic engineer by trade, software testing chose her when she started testing protocols against European standards. Anne-Marie has developed software testing courses and lectured at the University of Technology, Sydney. EPISODE DESCRIPTION: Phil’s guest on today’s show is Anne-Marie Charrett. She is currently running her own software testing, training and coaching business. By trade, she is an electronic engineer, who, early in her career became inter...
2019-02-1823 min
Quality Remarks - The PodcastQR Episode 5 - Anne Marie CharrettWhen I was running the Barclays Global Test Center, I started a meme to inspire our team to be their best. If I saw someone working tirelessly on their craft, challenging the status quo, or being a leader, I would call them a "badass software tester". Anne-Marie Charrett was the model for that name. Never afraid to call it like she sees it, you can count on her to be a fearless voice of reason in our business. As well, she is an awesome force for change in testing through organizing meet ups, coaching sessions, and conferences all over the wo...
2017-07-261h 18
Quality Remarks - The PodcastQR Episode 5 - Anne Marie CharrettWhen I was running the Barclays Global Test Center, I started a meme to inspire our team to be their best. If I saw someone working tirelessly on their craft, challenging the status quo, or being a leader, I would call them a "badass software tester". Anne-Marie Charrett was the model for that name. Never afraid to call it like she sees it, you can count on her to be a fearless voice of reason in our business. As well, she is an awesome force for change in testing through organizing meet ups, coaching sessions, and conferences all over the wo...
2017-07-261h 18The Agile Revolution PodcastEpisode 124: Talking Testing with Anne-Marie CharrettCraig is at YOW! Conference and catches up with Anne-Marie Charrett who is well known in the testing community as a trainer, coach and consultant but also for her support of the community: Don Reinertsen talk “Thriving in a Stochastic World“ Context-Driven Testing Testing is a verb – it’s a doing thing and not an … Continue reading →
2017-01-1800 min
The Agile RevolutionEpisode 124: Talking Testing with Anne-Marie CharrettCraig is at YOW! Conference and catches up with Anne-Marie Charrett who is well known in the testing community as a trainer, coach and consultant but also for her support of the community: Don Reinertsen talk “Thriving in a Stochastic World“ Context-Driven Testing Testing is a verb – it’s a doing thing and not an … Continue reading →
2017-01-1800 min
Testcast1.12 Coaching TestersIn this show we discuss coaching testers with Anne-Marie Charrett and James Bach.
2012-06-071h 05