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Tech Leadership

Articles relating to leadership in technology written by Anne-Marie Charrett

What drives your learning?

What drives your learning?

What drives people to take up my offer of free Skype coaching? Most testers when asked give on of the following reasons: 1) they want to pass an exam 2) They are having difficulty at work and need to get over some particular obstacle 3) They want to test themselves

Where do I go from here?

Where do I go from here?

In two months to this day, I will be giving my tutorial on Career Management for Software Testers [http://www.associationforsoftwaretesting.org/conference/cast-2011/tutorials/]at CAST 2011 [https://www.associationforsoftwaretesting.org/conference/cast-2011/], in Seattle, USA. Any self respecting software tester has asked themselves at least once in their

From Little Things Big Things Grow

From Little Things Big Things Grow

One thing that I get occasionally complemented on is my writing. People write and let me know how they appreciate my writing style. Initially this surprised me, because I do not consider myself a naturally gifted writer. In fact, quite the opposite. Reading and Writing was always a bit of

It's time to grow up and ditch the security blanket

It's time to grow up and ditch the security blanket

One of the hardest parts of working as a software tester is keeping on top of new technologies, techniques in testing and development and software testing tools. I can sometimes feel quite intimidated at the amount of information that I need to absorb in order to keep on top of

Is automation the new documentation?

Is automation the new documentation?

Have automation tools become the new templates in software testing? The cornerstone on which all our testing hangs on? Its starting to look that way. Think about it. The traditional method of testing was to use a software testing process identifiable by test templates. These templates were (and in many

Some days Scarlett, I just don't give a damn...

Some days Scarlett, I just don't give a damn...

It doesn’t happen all the time, but some days its just hard to be motivated and inspired. Today is one of those days. Perhaps its because it's a grey day, or that yesterday in Ireland was a public holiday and its hard to get motivated after a