Episode 201 | Janet Gregory - Inspired Question Asker

Guest: Janet Gregory @janetgregoryca Janet Gregory talks with Dave Rael about the wonder and joy of the attitudes of children, the roles of a tester, and happiness in life and career Janet Gregory is a Calgary-based consultant, specializing building quality systems. Her passion is promoting agile quality processes in software development. She is co-author with Lisa Crispin of Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams and More Agile Testing: Learning Journeys for the Whole Team. Chapters: 1:45 - Dave introduces the show and Janet Gregory6:30 - Janet on being inspired by her grandchildren13:22 - Janet's association with Lisa Crispin and becoming an author16:16 - Remote coauthoring18:21 - Responding to questions about Janet's role22:17 - What is a tester on an agile team?24:07 - The things that "light Janet up"26:54 - Janet's story of failure - mistakes with inappropriate access and learning about better ways of operating; losing time in an organization not able to use her abilities34:43 - Janet's path to testing from being a programmer38:25 - Janet's success story - becoming an author despite obstacles and self-doubt40:38 - How Janet stays current with what she needs to know41:37 - Janet's book recommendations44:26 - The things that have Janet most excited45:36 - Janet's causes of pain and suffering46:45 - The things about which Janet likes to geek out48:06 - Janet's top 3 tips for delivering more value49:34 - Keeping up with Janet Resources: Janet's Blog Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams - Lisa Crispin More Agile Testing: Learning Journeys for the Whole Team (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Cohn)) - Janet Gregory Mary and Tom Poppendieck Michael Bolton on Developer On Fire Cory House on Developer On Fire Acro Lisa Crispin on Developer On Fire Brian Marick Sandi Metz on Developer On Fire Toastmasters Anne McCaffrey Janet's book recommendation: The Way of the Web Tester: A Beginner's Guide to Automating Tests - Jonathan Rasmusson James Clear's Blog And Email List Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context-Driven Approach - Cem Kaner Janet's top 3 tips for delivering more value: Be a Auestion Asker Be open and willing to listen Be open for surprises