#WORKSHOP

The Quest for the Ultimate Test Story

Good stories last: They release emotions, they have their own life, they make you proud and they can help you inform and move others. This is why we embarked on our quest: the quest for the Ultimate Test Story! We set forth to scour the earth in search of testers. Testers with interesting experiences and crazy stories to tell, but not having the words to bring them to life. Our weapon of choice: Test Sphere. A deck of hundred cards that inspires and supports these testers to craft, temper and shape their raw experiences into strong, red-hot stories of power.

Learn

In our workshop we will teach you how to use these cards, by giving you different assignments in small groups. Most importantly: this means you are going to to tell test stories. We are convinced that every tester has had interesting experiences, that deserve to be told and shared. After telling each other these stories, you can start to discuss the content of the story and the performance of the storyteller: Do you have similar experiences? Would you do something differently? Do you have a challenging question? How can the story be told in a more captivating way?

After you finished the discussion, you can reward each other by giving a small gift in the form of a sticker to show your appreciation of sharing a story and insights. Content is vital, but it is also important to look at your performance: “how to improve your storytelling”. A good story is priceless: It can help you convince your manager or drive home your point in a coaching session. In our workshop it is crucial that you give each other feedback on how to tell a good story.

Completing the workshop, you will have done many interesting activities: you’ll have heard and told lots of stories and have received feedback on how to narrate a great story. Maybe you were rewarded for your positive participation. Challenge yourself and your test colleagues by telling interesting test stories and who knows; maybe you can help us to finish our quest by performing for us: The Ultimate Test Story.

Stay awhile and listen. For the best place by the fire, is kept for,... the storyteller.

Ard Kramer

I am a software tester from the Netherlands and I am working for Alten Nederland since 2008. I call myself a Qualisopher which stands for someone “who loves truth and wisdom and at the same time is decisive to improve man and his environment” . This means I am interested in the world around us, to see what I can learn and I can apply in software testing. That is one of the reason why I tell stories in books and at (test) conferences such as EuroSTAR, Expo:QA, Belgium Testing Days, CAST and Testnet conferences. My dream is to participate, as a good qualisopher, in all kind of projects such as sports, culture or software testing. Projects which add value to our community: I want to inspire other people by cooperation, fun and empathy and hopefully bring light in someone's life.

François Le nôtre

Ingénieur tests & validation chez AVM Up, un éditeur de logiciels proposant des solutions allant du serveur à reconnaissance vocale aux solutions hébergées Saas ‘sans-papier’ afin d’améliorer le traitement des commandes client.

Egalement co-organisateur du Meetup Lyon Testing, qui propose régulièrement des présentations autour du test logiciel.

Ce que j’aime:

L'exploration et les variations dans les tests, que je combine pour une efficacité redoutable,
La collaboration avec les autres équipes pour livrer les projets et partager les connaissances
Le Hong Ha et son magnifique Bò bún, le meilleur restaurant vietnamien de Lyon incontestablement!

Ce que je n’aime pas:

Enregistrer des rapports d’anomalie mineures sur l’ergonomie dans un outil de suivi des bugs,
Les problèmes liés à l’environnement de test qui empêchent de passer du temps à réellement tester,
Les restaurants qui vendent de la nourriture industrielle à des prix élevés.