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The podcast of the Scottish Testing Group. Interviewing the movers, influencers and up-and-coming'ers of the Software, Agile, Quality Engineering and Testing world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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August 24, 20261 hr 2 min

S04 EP03 - Graham Freeburn The Testing Legend

I talk to an old friend and mentor who also happens to be and absolute legend in Testing, about his life and experiences now he has retired. https://www.linkedin.com/in/graham-freeburn-fbcs-461741/ https://conference.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-bach-6188a811/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorothygraham/ https://scottishtesting.org/ https://www.specialisterneni.com/ Books https://geraldmweinberg.com/Site/Perfect_Software.html https://www.amazon.co.uk/Essential-Software-Design-Torbjrn-Ryber/dp/9185699039 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lessons-Learned-Software-Testing-Context-Driven/dp/0471081124 https://geraldmweinberg.com/Site/General_Systems.html https://www.thetesteye.com/papers/TheLittleBlackBookOnTestDesign.pdf https://www.amazon.co.uk/Illusions-Adventures-Reluctant-Richard-Bach/dp/0099427869 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the podcast of The Scottish Testing Group. This is intended to be a safe space where subjects can be explored in a curious and open-minded way, always remaining friends, no matter how controversial it may get. The Scottish Testing Group was set up to connect those people working in the field of software testing across Scotland. As software affects all of us anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the conversation. Networking, mutual support, education, and curiosity are the purpose of STG. The music is The Beat of Nature by Lesfm, Olexy . Available on Spotify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

July 7, 202652 min

S04 EP02 - Career Changers in to Quality Engineering

I talk to four amazing people who took the big step of significantly changing careers to become QEs. If you're looking for inspiration, these four are inspirational! https://uk.generation.org/ https://www.edinburghcollege.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/award-winning-software-development-bootcamp-continues-to-encourage-underrepresented-workers-to-join-tech-industry https://www.scotlandis.com/blog/scotlands-top-tech-innovators-recognised-at-the-digital-tech-awards-2026/ https://www.scotwomenintech.com/ https://backtoworkuk.com/ https://2itesting.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the podcast of The Scottish Testing Group. This is intended to be a safe space where subjects can be explored in a curious and open-minded way, always remaining friends, no matter how controversial it may get. The Scottish Testing Group was set up to connect those people working in the field of software testing across Scotland. As software affects all of us anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the conversation. Networking, mutual support, education, and curiosity are the purpose of STG. The music is The Beat of Nature by Lesfm, Olexy . Available on Spotify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 7, 202646 min

S04 EP01 - Callum Akehurst-Ryan - You're not ready for QE!

Hard hitting hot takes from a highly experienced and very flamboyant Quality Engineer and Quality Coach - Callum Akehurst-Ryan. https://www.linkedin.com/in/cakehurstryan/ https://cakehurstryan.com/2026/05/05/an-example-abstract-for-conference-talks/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolasedgwick/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizaf/ https://testingpeerscon.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the podcast of The Scottish Testing Group. This is intended to be a safe space where subjects can be explored in a curious and open-minded way, always remaining friends, no matter how controversial it may get. The Scottish Testing Group was set up to connect those people working in the field of software testing across Scotland. As software affects all of us anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the conversation. Networking, mutual support, education, and curiosity are the purpose of STG. The music is The Beat of Nature by Lesfm, Olexy . Available on Spotify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

April 17, 20266 min

Pre-Season 4 Bonus

Season 4 is coming and will be here soon, but in the meantime here's a wee taster. This is a conversation I had with Suman Bala, at Peerscon 2026 in March. Suman is a dynamic force of Quality engineering and recognised as an influence in the Software Testing industry. https://www.linkedin.com/in/sumanbala/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the podcast of The Scottish Testing Group. This is intended to be a safe space where subjects can be explored in a curious and open-minded way, always remaining friends, no matter how controversial it may get. The Scottish Testing Group was set up to connect those people working in the field of software testing across Scotland. As software affects all of us anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the conversation. Networking, mutual support, education, and curiosity are the purpose of STG. The music is The Beat of Nature by Lesfm, Olexy . Available on Spotify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

August 18, 20251 hr 10 min

S03 EP05 - Clare Sudbery - Trunk dialing only, no branching out

Clare Sudbery is CI/CD coach, technical leadership coach, author (both technical and fiction), musician and a champion of Trunk Based Development. She is also a wonderful person to chat with. Clare's LinkedIn Making Tech Better Podcast Emily Bache Clare's TBD book The Nature of Software Development: Keep It Simple, Make It Valuable, Build It Piece by Piece by Ron Jefferies Manchester Tech Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the podcast of The Scottish Testing Group. This is intended to be a safe space where subjects can be explored in a curious and open-minded way, always remaining friends, no matter how controversial it may get. The Scottish Testing Group was set up to connect those people working in the field of software testing across Scotland. As software affects all of us anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the conversation. Networking, mutual support, education, and curiosity are the purpose of STG. The music is The Beat of Nature by Lesfm, Olexy . Available on Spotify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June 22, 20251 hr 4 min

S03 EP04 - Thoughts on EuroSTAR2025 with Soren Andersen

Soren's LinkedIn EuroSTAR Conference Link Book Recommendation 1984 by George Orwell Perfect Software And Other Illusions About Testing by Gerald Weinberg People Mentioned Michael Bolton Paul Gerrard James Lynsay Mark Harman ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the podcast of The Scottish Testing Group. This is intended to be a safe space where subjects can be explored in a curious and open-minded way, always remaining friends, no matter how controversial it may get. The Scottish Testing Group was set up to connect those people working in the field of software testing across Scotland. As software affects all of us anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the conversation. Networking, mutual support, education, and curiosity are the purpose of STG. The music is The Beat of Nature by Lesfm, Olexy . Available on Spotify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 17, 202552 min

S03 EP03 - Andrew Brown - Technical Debt and Simulations

Andy's Book Taming Your Dragon by Dr Andrew Richard Brown Andrew's Website & YouTube channel https://behaviouralsoftwareclub.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYRn0sModVcd1Y6SkbHMtKw Book Recommendations Business Dynamics : Systems Thinking And Modeling For The Complex World Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts by Annie Duke Quit by Annie Duke ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is the podcast of The Scottish Testing Group. This is intended to be a safe space where subjects can be explored in a curious and open-minded way, always remaining friends, no matter how controversial it may get. The Scottish Testing Group was set up to connect those people working in the field of software testing across Scotland. As software affects all of us anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the conversation. Networking, mutual support, education, and curiosity are the purpose of STG. The music is The Beat of Nature by Lesfm, Olexy . Available on Spotify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 1, 202557 min

S03 EP02 Ady Stokes - Accessibility

Ady's website & profiles https://www.thebigtesttheory.com/ https://www.ministryoftesting.com/p/AdyStokes https://www.linkedin.com/in/a11yadystokes/ A11y Resources https://webaim.org/ https://www.deque.com/ Books Agile Testing - Lisa Crispin and Janet Gregory Humans vs Computers - Gojko Adzic Agile Accessibility Handbook - Dylan Barrell Thinking Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the podcast of The Scottish Testing Group. This is intended to be a safe space where subjects can be explored in a curious and open-minded way, always remaining friends, no matter how controversial it may get. The Scottish Testing Group was set up to connect those people working in the field of software testing across Scotland. As software affects all of us anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the conversation. Networking, mutual support, education, and curiosity are the purpose of STG. The music is The Beat of Nature by Lesfm, Olexy . Available on Spotify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

March 21, 202546 min

S03 EP01 - Anna McMillan: Predictions for 2025

Anna McMillan is an Award Winning Test Manager, the Head of the Quality Engineering Practice for 2i and generally renowned as a force of nature. Anna's LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-mcmillan/ Anna's Article Anna's 2025 Predictions Article Anna's Book Recommendations Software Testing with Generative AI by Mark Winteringham Wiring the Winning Organization: Liberating Our Collective Greatness through Slowification, Simplification, and Amplification by Gene Kim & Steven Spear The Phoenix Project by Gene Kim The Unicorn Project by Gene Kim The Bezos Blueprint by Carmine Gallo Measure What Matters by John Doerr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the podcast of The Scottish Testing Group. This is intended to be a safe space where subjects can be explored in a curious and open-minded way, always remaining friends, no matter how controversial it may get. The Scottish Testing Group was set up to connect those people working in the field of software testing across Scotland. As software affects all of us anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the conversation. Networking, mutual support, education, and curiosity are the purpose of STG. The music is The Beat of Nature by Lesfm, Olexy . Available on Spotify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

July 26, 202450 min

S02 EP09 - EuroSTAR Conference Special

In June 2024 I attended the EuroSTAR Software Testing Conference in Stockholm. It's the biggest and longest-running software testing conference in Europe. attracting renowned speakers and delegates from around the world, as well as enthusiastic first-timers and learners. I grabbed the opportunity to have conversations with as many of these amazing, inspirational people as possible. This episode is a collection of snippets from some of these conversations in order to give a flavour of the wonderful experience that is EuroSTAR. Thank you to my interviewees Russell Craxford Tanja Voss Nele van Asch Szilard Szell Soren Andersen Rikard Edgren Rick Tracy Maria Kedemo Dorothy Graham Kristoffer Nordstrom Also thanks to the EuroSTAR Crew, volunteers, and all the other speakers. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the podcast of The Scottish Testing Group. This is intended to be a safe space where subjects can be explored in a curious and open-minded way, always remaining friends, no matter how controversial it may get. The Scottish Testing Group was set up to connect those people working in the field of software testing across Scotland. As software affects all of us anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the conversation. Networking, mutual support, education, and curiosity are the purpose of STG. The music is The Beat of Nature by Lesfm, Olexy . Available on Spotify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.