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Anne-Marie Charrett

Anne-Marie Charrett

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.

A fairytale about quality coaches

Should my company ditch Testers and use Quality Coaches instead?

TL;DR: Quality coaching is a model you grow into, not adopt. That's because testing is an acquired skill, and teams must learn how to test. Pairing is an optimal way to learn about testing. As teams learn about risks, test design, and exploratory testing, they can preempt

Move at the speed of trust

Move at the speed of trust

"Move at the speed of trust. Focus on critical connections more than critical mass—build the resilience by building the relationships." - Adrienne Maree Brown What is trust? Trust, according to my go-to source of truth, The Thin Book of Trust by Charles Feltman, is built on four

I am the power

I am the power

To be precise, I am the energy. Power is energy applied. Power can be positive or negative. Energy just is. And that's what I have. We all have it. But most times, it doesn't feel like it, especially if things are not working out the way

Quality: We need to talk about accountability

Quality: We need to talk about accountability

We all have accountabilities in quality. But what they are will vary according to role and seniority.