The Second UKSTAR Conference took place almost 2 weeks ago. With 50 world-class speakers and 400+ delegates in attendance, we had a
When I was given the brand new role of a reporter for the UKSTAR 2018, it felt like a blank sheet of paper. As there has been no reference for
Hello everyone, today was the final day of UKSTAR 2018 and proved to be a fabulous experience again for me. Here is a snippet of my experiences
About the author: Jaap de Hond, Founder of ITs Quality Service, has more than 16 years of experience helping software providers and departments
Hello everyone, here I am finally at the UKSTAR Conference 2018 and what a day it has been! I have had the privilege of experiencing the buzzing
While adopting the agile practice enables companies to shift left on testing and mitigate risks, it doesn’t mean they start testing often with a
Automation is old news. Most companies and tech leaders are already on board with automation and the promise it brings. What is newsworthy
Let me begin this post by throwing out some buzzwords: DevOps! Continuous Delivery! Agile! There.Now that we’ve dispensed with SEO pleasantries
Next up in our ‘Meet the Speaker’ Series for UKSTAR 2018 is Luka Zadel. Luka is a software developer with a passion for new tech
The Liverpool Tester Gathering held their most recent Tester Meetup this last Tuesday (February 20th). UKSTAR were delighted to be able to send
Next up in our ‘Meet the Speaker’ Series for UKSTAR 2018 is Aleksandar Ristic. As a Testing Consultant at Comtrade, Aleksandar is in
One of the biggest enemies of experienced testers is their own experience. It is not the experience of the tester per se, but the overconfidence
From the 12th-15th of February we held our ‘Golden Ticket‘ competition in conjunction with our UKSTAR Webinar Series. Particpants had to attend
Sold Out Expo Hall EuroSTAR is delighted to announce a SOLD OUT exhibitor hall for UKSTAR 2018 taking place in London next month (12 -13 March).
Next up in our ‘Meet the Speaker’ Series for UKSTAR 2018 is Joel Montvelisky. Joel started testing by accident as a student job back in
Next up in our ‘Meet the Speaker’ Series for UKSTAR 2018 is Jitesh Gosai. Jitesh has over 14 years Test experience working with a wide
Next up in our ‘Meet the Speaker’ Series for UKSTAR 2018 is Ali Hill. Ali Hill has been a software tester for over three and a half years.
Next up in our ‘Meet the Speaker’ Series for UKSTAR 2018 is Chris Clements. Chris has been a tester for more than 19 years in various
Next up in our ‘Meet the Speaker’ Series for UKSTAR 2018 is Hristo Gergov. Hristo Gergov is a Test Manager at Musala Soft with 6 years of
Next up in our ‘Meet the Speaker’ Series for UKSTAR 2018 is Nicholas Hjelmberg. Nicholas Hjelmberg is a test and requirements manager at
Next up in our ‘Meet the Speaker’ Series for UKSTAR 2018 is Yan Drugalya. Yan is a Professional C#/C++ developer. Yan has over 15 years of
Next up in our ‘Meet the Speaker’ Series for UKSTAR 2018 is Rick Tracy. Rick Tracy is a “software engineer” at Rabobank, which basically
Join us this February for the UKSTAR Webinar Series We’ve gathered experts in Test Automation, Test Management and Agile Testing for this
Next up in our ‘Meet the Speaker’ Series for UKSTAR 2018 is Thomas Mantsch. Thomas is a professional Software Tester, Consultant and Scrum
Next up in our ‘Meet the Speaker’ Series for UKSTAR 2018 is Viktor Slavchev. Viktor’s profession is software testing and
Next up in our ‘Meet the Speaker’ Series for UKSTAR 2018 is Lena Wiberg. Lena first entered the IT-industry during the last trembling
Next up in our ‘Meet the Speaker’ Series for UKSTAR 2018 is Richard Paterson. Richard has over nineteen years experience in testing, test
Next up in our ‘Meet the Speaker’ Series for UKSTAR 2018 is Fran O’Hara. Fran has 30 years’ experience in the software industry
BCS SIGIST (Special Interest Group in Software Testing) Practical Risk-Based Testing Workshop On Friday 1st December, the SIGiST hosted an
Next up in our ‘Meet the Speaker’ Series for UKSTAR 2018 is Vlad Romanenko. Vlad is a QA engineer with a solid geographical
Next up in our ‘Meet the Speaker’ Series for UKSTAR 2018 is Martin Zedeler. Martin is a freelance Test Manager with over 12
The Nominations for our Software Meetup Hero Competition have now opened. We had so many wonderful entries with testers looking to salute their
Next up in our ‘Meet the Speaker’ Series for UKSTAR 2018 is Yann Person. Yann Person is currently Process & QA Manager for
Next up in our ‘Meet the Speaker’ Series for UKSTAR 2018 is Saurabh Shrihar. Saurabh is an automation specialist managing a
Next up in our ‘Meet the Speaker’ Series for UKSTAR 2018 is Jesper Ottosen. Jesper is a Test Manager at an outsourcing company
Next up in our ‘Meet the Speaker’ Series for UKSTAR 2018 is Simon Prior. Simon is a QA Manager at McAfee, leading the
Next up in our ‘Meet the Speaker’ Series for UKSTAR 2018 is Kinga Witko. A girl in IT. An experienced software tester.
Next up in our ‘Meet the Speaker’ Series for UKSTAR 2018 is James Thomas. James is one of the founders of Linguamatics, the
Next up in our ‘Meet the Speaker’ Series for UKSTAR 2018 is Joep Lobée. Joep Lobée is an experienced tester who has been
Next up in our ‘Meet the Speaker’ Series for UKSTAR 2018 is Andrew Brown. Dr Andrew Brown is a principal consultant at SQS.
First up in our ‘Meet the Speaker’ Series for UKSTAR 2018 is Magnus Pettersson. Magnus started working in testing by coincidence like
The UKSTAR Software Meetup Hero Competition is Back! We’re back for our second year of the UKSTAR Software Meetup Hero Competition! See
No, this keynote will not be about Techno or House music, but about the miracles we can achieve when we connect our heartbeat with the computer
When the Agile approach emerged over fifteen years ago, there was no clear role for test managers (or even testers, at first). Over time, some
Have you ever wondered how how a study of magic and prestidigitation can improve your software testing? Alan Richardson did, and that’s why
As testers we care just as much about our projects and products as our Product Owners and Developers. With a history of being the people at the
In this hands-on track, you’ll explore very simple systems to discover surprising emergent behaviours. You’ll find dynamic systems that (under
Magic is one of the most captivating and enduring forms of entertainment and magicians all over the world have baffled and amazed their audiences
The intent of Scrum is to deliver potentially releasable software every Sprint. However, in practice I continue to see many implementations of
Communication in agile teams is supposed to be seamless and much better than the “old days”. But how can communication be effective when you are
We work in teams. Teams that have goals, that work together to solve problems, that sometimes squabble and make up. How people in the group
Many organisations are beginning to feel the need to be leaner and more nimble in order to better adapt to today’s ever-changing and uncertain
We asked this year’s programme committee to share their thoughts on the 2018 Programme for UKSTAR. Hear from them why you should pick
NAV, the Norwegian Labor and Welfare Administration, is a major governmental organization holding sensitive data about more or less every citizen
Tracking bugs and fixing them through automation and manual testing processes, and with help of various tools is becoming increasingly efficient.
The emerging of the Internet of Things domain faced the Quality Assurance engineers with various challenges in the areas of tests execution, test
How do the biggest apps in the world make it globally? Continuous delivery marked a new era in how fast companies release and iterate their
Talking on the positive impact of agile development and in particular Scrum. Scrum’s Impact on productivity. Which would be focusing on
“I don’t need a software tester!” Strong words coming to a new software tester from an experienced developer. This is one of the developers that
For starters: Did you know that regression testing is not actually testing? No wonder UI test automation is an unsolved problem and does not work
If the future of testing is AI, come and see how it will be applied to testing! Various automation tools are available, but due to high creation
I would like to share the story of four occasions when I leapt into the unknown … and in answer to the question “what if I learned to
This presentation inspires those who do not believe they can achieve their education and other successes which also offering a look at how
Human beings are passionate beings. We feel strongly about our families, our work, our politics, our sports teams, our hobbies and more and we
Abstract Here Kyle provides a look at test automation in Python. Python is continuing to show strong growth in general language adoption and jobs
Why talk about tools? – To share my experience on working in teams that built their own tools – To help people not to make the same
The quality of a product is directly related to testing competency. Test data set determines our testing competency level because customers
Let us take a different look at software testing process. Imagine it is a trial. A defendant – software. The goal of this trial is to
In this presentation I am going to talk about how did I overcame a massive nervous breakdown, and how my life changed from there by beating my
As we work on increasingly sophisticated solutions, across ever diversifying teams, the importance of documentation and knowledge sharing cannot
This presentation is about how mind maps are used to support exploratory testing in an interdisciplinary team. Claudia will share how mind maps
Learn to optimise performance scripts of API’s using Taurus. This talk will cover: How to test the application by hiding the complexities
Today, many open-source solutions are used not only by small and medium firms but also by some large organisations. The decision whether to
Testing applications with the allocated or available test cases to evaluate application behaviour is the traditional testing approach followed
It’s all about you!!! How we choose our targets. The way in which we select the people with whom we want to work. Identifying the level of
Nowadays backlog is used in almost every project. It can be a source of IT requirements or even your very own container for weekly tasks.
There is a lot of talk about DevOps recently, the tools used and how it will help your teams move faster. Terms like CI, CD, infrastructure as
As testers we are making decisions all of the time – What should we test? – What shouldn’t we test? – Is this worth
When the zombies finally take over the world, it’ll be the agile software testers who have the best chance of survival. And here’s
Continues Integration and deployment (CI/CD) empowers organizations to bring their solution in production fast and frequent. In this interactive
The role of a Tester is continually evolving and changing in terms of technology, software development methodologies and skills. I will
Even thought millennials are a big presence in almost all companies, and by 2025, 4 of 5 employees will be millennials, only few subjects or
Going beyond the typical Myers Briggs, DISC or personality results and discovering how to become exceptionally successful in leadership,
While coming of age as a Test Manager I have read all about the virtues of risk-based testing in the ISTQB syllabi and in TMAP. The strategy has
I believe that QA engineer could do much more that just tapping the device screen and exploring how the UI responds. So, let’s take an iOS app,
The speed at which QA is getting builds is constantly increasing, so how can you be sure you’re covering changes being introduced? This
The aim of our presentation is to introduce Serenity BDD for Auto QA Engineers. We will explain different challenges that they must overcome to
When automating application tests, the well-known “Page Object” pattern models the AUT is recommended. It focuses on functional
Let’s discuss what has been the “elephant in the room” for pretty much every project and product I’ve been involved with over the past few years
By understanding a tiny bit of neuroscience with a peppering of psychology we will look at how we can, and why we have a responsibility to,
I was on a project once where both the customer and contractor were both very immature organizations. Neither had worked with Test Managers or
As DevOps becomes increasingly popular when delivering a software solution, it has become even more important to provide Performance Testing with
Join Victor Laurel for a roundtable practical discussion that will touch on the three key components to IT success, and give you insights into
Application delivery teams are under constant pressure to release quality features as quickly as possible in order to keep up with accelerated
I am very fortunate to have spent time on many projects/products with lots of organisations and so I wanted to share my experiences and what I
We have optimised the actual test process. It’s now responsible for catching 70% of defects. But despite this 10% of defects still get into live.
Anyone who works in business that is over 25 years old is under pressure to modernize legacy IT systems, in a bid to outstrip out competitors and
Many companies today deliver software developed by teams distributed in multiple geographical locations. There is a real need for it since
“Think globally, act locally”, is the famous saying. Indeed, if you want to achieve change and improvement in your community, the best
In most business processes there’s the “Demand” and “Supply” side of the game. The interests of those parties must be glued together. An
Do you use a smartphone today? Yes. Did you use a smartphone 10 years ago? No. Do you use a robot today? Probably not. Will you use a robot in 10
“Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a common, chronic and long-lasting disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, recurring thoughts
In Agile things are going very fast. In most cases, we cannot achieve good testing with only manual testing. We need test automation to speed us
What exactly mean “the right tester”? Is finding that kind of a person similar like finding a Holy grail? It could be if we do not know what kind
Most test practioners arrive on site to start or fulfil a delivery have little awareness of the process that preceded them. This talk will have
I’m going to talk about the relation between AI and testing. We’re going to explore some myths and misconceptions, trying to
This workshop will teach the audience how to approach the service level testing in the complex platform environment. In today’s world, there are
My presentation is meant to be a guide for Test Engineers in Agile Transformation. I will explain different challenges that they must overcome to
Reorganization of test teams working on complex, high scale systems using KANBAN and empowerment of individuals for the magic of testing. We
Reorganization of test teams working on complex, high scale systems using KANBAN and empowerment of individuals for the magic of testing. We
This workshop discusses what UAT is and more importantly what it isn’t. It explains why UAT testing isn’t the poor relation of testing and how to
Unrestrained access to a trustworthy and realistic test environment—including the application under test and all of its dependent components—is
Continuous integration and delivery makes early and fast testing mission-critical for a lot of organizations. However, test execution is blocked
Mobile testing frameworks have been around for a while now. At Sauce Labs we believe that mobile testing will soon be as established in every IT
As software organizations grow, maintaining quality is vital. As digital transformation gains strength in the industry, both clients and IT
Many of us testers have been asked to provide a report on the status of their regression tests. To my surprise my understanding of regression
Les Gold is the patriarch of the family behind American Jewelry & Loan in Detroit. He’s an entrepreneur, best selling author and star
The idea behind the session is to present how startups can improve the overall quality of their products with very simple testing tips and
I will show the whole audience how to Balance by giving everyone there a card to keep and will guide them step by step how to follow the
With the current ‘shift-left’ focus in software testing, there is an idea that testers need to become more technical. This can be an intimidating
Estimation and risky behaviour: How the act of estimation will cause your project to become riskier that you ever intended it to be. Everybody
• What causes a thought to end up as a software defect? • Can we spot patterns in those thoughts? • Can we prevent them? If so, how? One of the
Stories are all around us without us realizing sometimes. Using them in the within the realm of testing allows the tester to bring context to the
When it comes to test automation of web application, most of the testers think about Selenium and front end tests. If we are using only Selenium
A discussion on how to find sensitive data and ensure that it is hidden from view – just in case there’s a data leak in
In the next few years, when more than 20 billion devices will be connected to the Internet, many of us will be IoT testers—in one way or another.
Technologies, testing processes, and the role of the tester have evolved significantly over the past several years. As testing professionals, it
Performance tests are not the easiest kind of tests. And they become more difficult, when you haven’t requirements. And projects sometimes forgot
Software testing as a field is arguably still finding its feet, and often struggles to find its voice. The more Testing events I attend, the more
In several projects, I have been working on, either as developer or manager; the test team and the customer has used manual regression tests to
When I learnt to drive a car, back in the 20th century, I also learnt how to check, clean and change spark plugs, mend the fan belt with a
Listening to testing presentations and reading testing blogs and books might leave you with the false impression that testing is easy, well
30+ years into my IT career, and time to go back to school. Why am I doing this? Why am I embarking in my 63rd year on what might be a 10-year
I have had a dream for many years of being a stand-up performer – not just speaking at testing conferences, but performing for the public. I’d
Introducing new IT-solutions in medium or large organizations today is increasingly affecting the process of testing This is because
Many organizations find that test automation does not work as well as they thought it would. In many cases, these failures can be due to generic
It took us over 100 years to add wheels to our suitcases. How much time and effort is needed to learn how to test new technologies? In 2015 one
At most conferences, somebody will show you in talks or tutorials how to get started with test automation or how to improve it. Nobody ever tells
Agile development methodologies have been at the center stage for many organizations, and with DevOps evolving, testing in agile environments has
What is a metric? Metrics and KIPIs Why do I use them? How do I use them? How do I begin a metrics program? Fundamental level intermediate level
Tell me those it sound familiar? Thest is failing but when you recheck it manually it the broken test, not the actual issue. But have you thought
What makes me find my story interesting to share was meeting once with a Belgian journalist who during an interview asked me if I continued to
In today’s agile world where DevOps and Continuous Delivery rule the place, we are standing at the threshold to an exciting (new)
It is about how to work with the business people and make them realize that test is important so they will come to you and ask for testing help
How to Deal With Change – The Story of the Test Manager Who Stood Alone Against an Army of Engineers
As a consultant I am presented with more challenges then just managing test when sent out to a new costumer. I am often hired to implement test
While working as a tester in projects I often I hear people say: ‘Just think out of the box’. The reaction to this line often is
“Testing is a team responsibility”. We hear this all the time nowadays. Most of the time this results in Test automation being done
Ok, so you are a tester in an agile project and you want this product to be tested really good. Where do you start? Do you need a test strategy?
In the end your software will be used by multiple people. But how do you know these end users can or will actually use your product? What do you
The challenge with maintaining multiple automation framework when working across multiple technologies such as Selenium, Appium, Sql etc. in a
Recently my wife handed me a book called “The Life-Altering Magic of Tidying Up,” a small book detailing how we were thinking of an organized
I want to look at the individual inside of the organization. What do you need personally to truly integrate with other departments and
This is the story of how I moved from a structured data warehouse team to an absolutely chaotic reporting team and what I had to learn along the
When was the last time you used your log files for something other than a reference to go back and look at when you have noticed something going
I studied in a underdeveloped country Pakistan (with almost no tech knowledge). I wanted to be an architect engineer who design beautiful homes
This is an experience report of solving testing problems in the operations and infrastructure domain. The purpose of this talk is to provide
In this talk I will go into something that has me wondering for quite some time. Over the last couple of years the testing world has seen
In this story I will tell how I went from a degree in Molecular Biology to software testing. I quite literally was dropped into testing and it
Improving a product’s quality isn’t possible without the needed appreciation throughout every member of the team, but finding the right approach
GoForIT is a 24 hour challenge focused on Innovation. Participants sign up with a team and their ideas. These ideas are NOT tested beforehand on
Creating a best-selling test isn’t magic – learn to read between the lines. *Warning: Harry Potter spoilers ahead* When we find those pesky bugs
Over the past few years, my team has moved from a release every 2 weeks to continuous deployment (between 5 to 10 times a day) and DevOps. The
Manual testing is becoming increasingly more complex, causing companies to realize they can help testers be more effective and efficient at their
My name is James Thomas, and I’m a semanticoholic. Elisabeth Hendrickson’s book, Explore It!, contains this definition: “Tested
Now a day, customer experience plays the crucial role for both traditional and digital business. Customer experience is about knowing the
When I first started at my first job I was still a junior, but because of certain circumstances, the senior tester of my team left the company.
Introduction – Lots of talks on becoming more technical, next generation, not many are specific (it’s hard to be). – Want to
How does CloudBees deliver continuously with high quality? This is the story of how we changed from thinking of quality in the last phases of the
How does CloudBees deliver continuously with high quality? This is the story of how we changed from thinking of quality in the last phases of the
We went from testing monoliths applications and its challenges to testing integrations of hundreds of microservices and that comes at a price:
Communication is essential for a good project. Only by an intense communication of all participants an acceptable result can be reached. However,
The world of software development has changed dramatically in the 21st century. While the consumer demands good performance in their
The idea of this talk is to present some common patterns in successful agile testing and to explore the challenging transformation from the
Negative Tests/Sad Tests/Alternate Tests are always tricky to automate – it’s different than automating a positive/happy path test.
Quality is not only measured by the absence of bugs. Derk-Jan de Grood explains how refinement helps to get quality my means of clear defined and
Continues Integration and deployment (CI/CD) empowers organizations to bring their solution in production fast and frequent. In this interactive
Test maturity is of all times. But the way to improve testing has changed radically. In this presentation I will share my vision and experience
Lisa Crispin and Janet Gregory were trying to find a definition of agile testing in an online discussion. In this thread is was stated that
The Release and Test Automation team at trivago was founded a year ago to pave the way towards continuous deployment. Since I work mainly on the
Way too often we focus only on the visible and completely neglect all there is on the backend of a system. This leads to a narrow view and may
Have you ever wondered just what is it that makes someone a great tester? It can be hard to work out exactly what it is that makes someone a good
This a personal but logical analysis of a burnout. Current literature underlines frequently the very visible signs right before a burnout and a
This talk is around a recent blog post I wrote and further spoke about at a local developer meet-up.