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Anne-Marie Charrett

Anne-Marie Charrett

Sydney, Australia

Tech Leadership. Founder of Testing Times. Anne-Marie advocates a whole quality approach to modern engineering practises. Author Quality Coaching Book. Keynote Speaker Founder SpeakEasy Diversity.

Question with sprinkle of humility on the side

Question with sprinkle of humility on the side

Michael Bolton tweeted yesterday: > Testers: let’s not obsess over trying to be influential, and work on being helpful. And let’s be careful to offer—not inflict—help. #testing [https://twitter.com/search?q=%23testing&src=hash] > — Michael Bolton (@michaelbolton) October 16, 2013 [https://twitter.com/

Yu Han on what Software Testing means to me

Yu Han on what Software Testing means to me

Last year I had the honour of teaching post graduate students the subject of software testing [http://handbook.uts.edu.au/subjects/32571.html]at the University of Technology Sydney. [http://handbook.uts.edu.au/subjects/32571.html] I asked students if they would like to write a post on

Dear Helen, in response to your job application as a tester

I wrote this email to Helen today who emailed me a letter seeking work. I thought it pretty much summarises what Testing Times stands for. Dear Helen, Thanks for contacting me through my website. Firstly, I want to congratulate you. Not many people bother to read my website properly and

Knowing the unknown

Knowing the unknown

As a teenager, I remember being struck by the poignancy of the tomb of the unknown soldier. I’m not sure which tomb it was, in which city. I don’t recall there being one in Ireland, so perhaps it was in London. I remember feeling sad and perhaps a

Big Trak Robots at KWST3

I had a fantastic time at KWST3 this year. There were a lot of firsts for me. The first time I was in New Zealand, the first time I had been to KWST and the first time I met Brian Osman, plus a whole heap of other testers. I don’

The engineer's curse

The engineer's curse

Its a rare luxury this week as I have the house to my own. Perhaps those of you with partners and or younger kids will identify with this sentiment! Suddenly life seems to be easy and manageable. I don’t feel responsible for looking after other people and their problems.

Where have all the good jobs gone?

Where have all the good jobs gone?

If you follow and believe the twitter conversations, it seems that the main reason for getting ISTQB certification is to pass the screening when applying for work. No ISTQB? No interview! My personal experience has been that yes, on one or two occasions I’ve failed to be interviewed based