Ready, Test, Go.

Feature-rich products don’t necessarily lead to widespread customer adoption. In fact, the everyday user likely prefers a stripped-down, easy-to-understand product to one that offers all the functionality under the sun. Striking a balance between speed to market, inventive products and an emphasis on digital quality can sometimes lead to a push-pull that sinks innovation initiatives. Turns out a diverse background can go a long way toward substantive innovation — just as Gary Larkin, the...

Software testing attracts people with a variety of backgrounds and skills. But the ones who thrive in today’s fast-paced, oft-evolving digital world manage to strike a balance between deep domain knowledge and a curiosity to expand their repertoire of skills. Learn from QA expert Kristin Jackvony how to avoid becoming Job Security Jim and Conference Connie, and instead forge a career path poised for growth. Kristin is the author of the book The Complete Software Tester: Concepts, Skills,...

When brands focus too heavily on the product — and not on whether customers actually want that product — they potentially miss some huge blind spots that can sink the launch. Innovations that focus on the customer’s perspective are more likely to succeed. As we will discuss with guest Adonis Celestine, there’s evidence dating back to the Industrial Revolution to help prove this point. About the guest: Testing expert and advocate Adonis Celestine is the Director of Automation at Applause. He...

From technical lead to CEO of Coveros, Jeff Payne has made a 35-year career of helping solve digital quality concerns. On this episode of the Ready, Test, Go. podcast, Jeff Payne, CEO of Coveros, discusses what real Agile testing looks like. It’s not a ceremonious approach to a Waterfall way of working — it’s about substantive organizational change. About the guest: Jeff Payne is the CEO of Coveros, a consultancy, which also owns TechWell, the host of popular STAR and Agile + DevOps...

Some businesses have absolutely no clue how to measure the user experience — and it shows. Inge De Bleecker, Principal UX & Conversational AI Consultant and Founder at outriderUX, has seen the best and worst of it. In this episode of the Ready, Test, Go. podcast, she talks about how to build UX awareness from the ground up. About the guest: For three decades, Inge De Bleecker has designed, developed, managed and consulted on the user experience. She is the Principal UX & Conversational AI...

For testers, it’s always crunch time. Yet quality can never come at the expense of speed. Amy Reichert, veteran testing professional and freelance QA SME/writer, joins the podcast to discuss how to fit all of your testing into increasingly tight windows, efficiently and comprehensively. She also explains the characteristics that make for an effective tester. About the guest: Amy Reichert has nearly two decades of experience in software testing, as an analyst, team lead, engineer and tutor....

The Ready, Test, Go. podcast is here! In this introduction, we explain the goals of our podcast. With each episode, we'll introduce an expert guest and a digital quality topic. Hosted by David Carty, the Ready, Test, Go. podcast hopes to educate, inform and advance digital quality causes. For more information, or to inquire about guest opportunities, please contact podcasts@applause.com.