Podcast Episode 39 – Testing Rants

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Testing Peers. Our gloves are off this week and we don’t have a specific topic to discuss. Instead we allowed the conversation to flow wherever it took us, with the only point being that this was a chance for us to vent about any frustrations we may […]

Podcast Episode 36 – Culture of Quality

Welcome to another episode of the Testing Peers podcast. With this podcast, we have matched the age of our youngest Peer as the ripe old age of 36 (Can you guess who?) 🙂 In this episode we talk about a topic which all the peers are passionate about, and that is defining and creating a […]

Podcast Episode 34 – How Did QA Miss This?

Thanks for joining us again for another episode of the Testing Peers. In this episode we talk about a phrase and scenario which fills us all with dread and frustration – “How Did QA miss this?”. Before we dived into the main topic, Chris asked us all to think about things we currently miss that […]

Podcast Episode 29 – Certifications

Thanks for joining us for another podcast episode. On this weeks, we talk about all things certification. We discuss the value of testing certifications, what role they play in our hiring practices and any alternatives that may be worth considering. Russell takes us on a journey into our pasts to look at what we may […]

Podcast Episode 27 – Burnout

Welcome to another episode of the Testing Peers. This episode is special to us for two reasons. Firstly, this is being released exactly a year since we released our first episode and it is humbling to see how far we have come in that year and how many of you have listened. Secondly, and more […]

Podcast Episode 26 – Leading Upwards

Thank you for joining us for another episode. On this episode, we are talking about our experiences of leading upwards and allowing our teams to lead us. This topic came from our good friend Beth Marshall who sent us the below tweet. Before diving into the topic, Simon asks the peers what apps or technology […]

Podcast Episode 24 – Attracting Great Testers

Welcome to another episode of the Testing Peers. On this one, we are discussing how companies can attract the best talent to their testing roles. Before we dived into the main topic, David asked us to think of occasions where we had taken a punt (much like sometimes companies do with their hiring) and whether […]

A Year of the Testing Peers – First Anniversary Episode

In May, the Testing Peers Podcast will be 1 year old! It’s been an incredible year and our feedback and downloads have been so much more than we ever imagined! So we wanted to do something special to give back to our listeners. We’d thought about several different options, but have plumped for running an […]

Podcast Episode 21 – Conflict

Welcome to episode 21 of the Testing Peers and thank you for sticking with us. What better topic to discuss for our Valentines Day release than our experiences of dealing with conflict? We are a three again for this episode with David’s dulcet tones missing from the recording. So Simon, Russell and Chris do their […]

Podcast Episode 18 – #MakeATester

Happy new year and welcome to the first Testing Peers episode of 2021. Hopefully, you have all managed to enjoy the holiday season given the restrictions. In this episode, the Peers discuss one of Simon’s pet projects. We discuss the lack of testing being taught in Universities and how we as an industry can help […]