Open Tech Calendar

Ministry of Testing Sheffield - The Big Testability Quiz

Hi all!

So this time we have the amazing Ash Winter joining us for his Big Testability Quiz, I shall defer to him to explain:

'I'm Ash Winter, a tester and international speaker on testing and testability. Along with a number of other community minded souls, I am one of the co-organisers of the Leeds Testing Atelier. I am also co-author of the Team Guide to Software Testability. Better testability is one of the keys to unlocking a whole team testing mindset and helping testers get out of the daily pain of hard to test systems. This is my mission!

I have a theory. Its that testers struggle on with hard to test systems, doing their best to deliver in trying circumstances. Maybe we think things can't be changed, or maybe we don't know what to change. Or we can't get any buy in for those changes. I also want to know if people have super testable systems but haven't shared their success quite yet. Time for a quiz.I want to do a few things:* Use the Ten P's of Testability and gather some anonymous data to see what testability is really like for the whole group.

- Talk about social and technical testability and look back on our careers in testability, identifying the good, the bad and the indifferent.
- Introduce the CODS (Controllability, Observability, Decomposability and Simplicity) model to help improve the testability of the systems we test.

Its going to be a busy couple of hours and I'm relying on you, the attendee, to bring your testability stories that you are comfortable with sharing. This will really help any of your fellow testers to realise they are not alone in having a hard to test system, or to provide inspiration that things can be different.'

Please remember if topics start discussion we're happy to go into that but please follow the Code Of Conduct so we can have a inclusive space.
Pizza will be provided (thanks to our lovely sponsors at BJSS!) but please message me if you have any dietary requirements we need to account for.

Thanks everyone!

Agenda

17:30 - 18:00: Guest Arrival, Networking, Pizza & Beverages
18:00 - 20:00: Presentation
20:00 - 20:30: Networking & Closure

https://www.meetup.com/mot-sheffield/events/303347971/?slug=mot-sheffield&isFirstPublish=true

https://www.meetup.com/mot-sheffield/events/303347971/?slug=mot-sheffield&isFirstPublish=true

Wed 23rd Oct 2024 5:30pm (Europe/London)

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Thu 18th Jul 2024 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Thu 18th Jul 2024 8:00pm (Europe/London)

Who Cares About Accessibility?

Come join us to discuss all things Accessibility. Harriet Holman and Melissa Rocks will host a talk about the topic in general and how and why we should test for it. We'd love to see some of you there!

Pizza will be provided (thanks to our lovely sponsors at BJSS!) but please message me if you have any dietary requirements we need to account for.

Thanks everyone!

Agenda

18:00 - 18:30: Guest Arrival, Networking, Pizza & Beverages
18:30 - 19:30: Presentation
19:30 - 20:00: Networking & Closure

https://www.meetup.com/mot-sheffield/events/300329211/

https://www.meetup.com/mot-sheffield/events/300329211/

Thu 13th Jun 2024 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Thu 13th Jun 2024 8:00pm (Europe/London)

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Meta-practices for Agility - Tobias Mayer

In the world of Agile coaching, consultancy, transformation there has always been a focus on frameworks, models, tools, techniques and other concepts and activities concerned with the immediate implementation of agility.

What is often missing is a sense of practice, and by this I do not mean the day to day practice of doing the work we need to do—although that as well, without a doubt—but something more like meta-practice, ways of operating, ways of engaging that encompass not only the action of doing but a spirit of being—essentially the spirit of being agile.

About Tobias
Tobias Mayer is a long-term citizen of the Agile space, a writer, mentor, teacher and speaker. He is committed to the liberation of the corporate workplace, and to that end frequently thinks, talks, writes and offers workshops to inspire grass-roots initiative. Tobias has a varied and ragged past, including many years as a software developer and tester. He continually seeks to live an integrated life. Read more on his website: https://tobiasmayer.uk.

Agenda

18:00 - 18:30: Guest Arrival, Networking, Pizza & Beverages
18:30 - 19:30: Presentation
19:30 - 20:00: Networking & Closure

https://www.meetup.com/agile-sheffield-meetup/events/296098099/

https://www.meetup.com/agile-sheffield-meetup/events/296098099/

Thu 25th Jan 2024 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Thu 25th Jan 2024 8:00pm (Europe/London)

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Sizing, solutionising or hybrid working?

In our quest to help everyone who is interested in agile ways of working we're continually striving to grow, help and support the agile Sheffield community.

We've always found that some of the events that get the best feedback are those when we open up the floor to our members.

So, for July's agile Sheffield thats exactly what we're going to do. We're planning to run a facilitated discussion on one of three topics that we'd like you to vote on.

The topics are:

Does sizing matter?
A facilitated discussion about whether sizing work matters. Looking to cover:

Should we size stories?
Should we break stories into tasks and size them?
How does sizing work help us?
Is it worth sizing our work?
#NoEstimates movement
Does sizing help the team?
Does sizing really help with planning and forecasting?
Best ways to size work? (What has worked for you and why?)
Estimating when scaling? How should that work?
Stop solutionising! - Is this a good message?
A facilitated discussion about whether solutionising is a good or bad thing. Looking to cover:

Should we stop each other from solutionising?
Why is solutionising a problem? Is it?
When can we / should we solutionise?
Is solutionising the same as designing?
How do you get from an idea to a story?
Projects vs products? Service design & systems thinking.
Is hybrid working good or bad?
A facilitated discussion about whether hybrid working is a good or bad thing. Looking to cover:

Does hybrid working work?
Does hybrid working help or hinder teamwork?
How can we be effective individually when we work remotely?
Can we build a good team culture when working in a hybrid way?
Should we plan / coordinate how / what we work on when we work remotely vs when we are on site?
Let us know which one you'd like our group to discuss by letting us know your preference here: https://forms.gle/uzczCTuDRBiF395JA

We're looking forward to see which is the hot topic, and seeing you on the 6th July!

We'll be welcoming people from 6pm, food and drinks will be provided and we aim to start the discussion at 6:30pm and aim to finish by 8pm. Please notify the organisers if you have any dietary requirements or food allergies.

For those interested in continuing the chat, socialising or networking, after the event we'll head over to a local pub.

https://www.meetup.com/agile-sheffield-meetup/events/294346211/

https://www.meetup.com/agile-sheffield-meetup/events/294346211/

Thu 6th Jul 2023 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Thu 6th Jul 2023 8:00pm (Europe/London)

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https://sheffield.digital/events/meetup-code-of-conduct/

Sizing, solutionising or hybrid working?

In our quest to help everyone who is interested in agile ways of working we're continually striving to grow, help and support the agile Sheffield community.

We've always found that some of the events that get the best feedback are those when we open up the floor to our members.

So, for July's agile Sheffield thats exactly what we're going to do. We're planning to run a facilitated discussion on one of three topics that we'd like you to vote on.

The topics are:

Does sizing matter?
A facilitated discussion about whether sizing work matters. Looking to cover:

Should we size stories?
Should we break stories into tasks and size them?
How does sizing work help us?
Is it worth sizing our work?
#NoEstimates movement
Does sizing help the team?
Does sizing really help with planning and forecasting?
Best ways to size work? (What has worked for you and why?)
Estimating when scaling? How should that work?
Stop solutionising! - Is this a good message?
A facilitated discussion about whether solutionising is a good or bad thing. Looking to cover:

Should we stop each other from solutionising?
Why is solutionising a problem? Is it?
When can we / should we solutionise?
Is solutionising the same as designing?
How do you get from an idea to a story?
Projects vs products? Service design & systems thinking.
Is hybrid working good or bad?
A facilitated discussion about whether hybrid working is a good or bad thing. Looking to cover:

Does hybrid working work?
Does hybrid working help or hinder teamwork?
How can we be effective individually when we work remotely?
Can we build a good team culture when working in a hybrid way?
Should we plan / coordinate how / what we work on when we work remotely vs when we are on site?
Let us know which one you'd like our group to discuss by letting us know your preference here: https://forms.gle/uzczCTuDRBiF395JA

We're looking forward to see which is the hot topic, and seeing you on the 6th July!

We'll be welcoming people from 6pm, food and drinks will be provided and we aim to start the discussion at 6:30pm and aim to finish by 8pm.

For those interested in continuing the chat, socialising or networking, after the event we'll head over to a local pub.

https://www.meetup.com/agile-sheffield-meetup/events/294346211/

https://www.meetup.com/agile-sheffield-meetup/events/294346211/

Thu 6th Jul 2023 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Thu 6th Jul 2023 8:00pm (Europe/London)

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We win and lose as a team

This interactive presentation will introduce the key roles that are required to enable delivery - Business Analyst, Delivery Manager and Technical Architect. We will explore how these roles work together on an assignment / programme and the impact of when one of the roles is missing.

Be prepared to share your thoughts and experiences on the good, bad and ugly.

Speaker Bio
Nigel Burgin - Agile Delivery Manager & Regional Capability Lead for Sheffield BJSS

Nigel is a Delivery Manager at BJSS and is currently enjoying his 35th year in the Technology Field. During those years he has held a variety of positions, starting as a COBOL Programmer way back in 1988, progressing through what were known as Fourth Generation Languages or 4GLs, and then on to quite different tools such as Borland Delphi and Microsoft Visual Basic, before finally progressing to spend many years working with Microsoft .NET and Software Architecture.

He has worked on many projects in several sectors including Manufacturing, Retail, Enterprise Services, Public Sector, Digital Media and Banking. Along the way he ended up leaving behind his technical roots to focus solely on being a Scrum Master, and subsequently a Delivery Manager.

https://www.meetup.com/agile-sheffield-meetup/events/291436762/

https://www.meetup.com/agile-sheffield-meetup/events/291436762/

Thu 16th Feb 2023 6:30pm (Europe/London)

Thu 16th Feb 2023 8:30pm (Europe/London)

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Yorkshire DevOps #4 - Sheffield

We are super excited to be returning to Sheffield on the 21st of February for our first in-person Sheffield event of 2023! As usual, the event will run from 6pm through to 8pm - food and drink will be provided.
We will be running two amazing sessions on the evening.

We'll be hosting at the the BJSS Sheffield office; a huge thanks to the folks over at BJSS for sponsoring, providing the venue and also their on-going support for our community!

https://www.meetup.com/yorkshire-devops/events/289290402/

https://www.meetup.com/yorkshire-devops/events/289290402/

Tue 21st Feb 2023 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Tue 21st Feb 2023 8:00pm (Europe/London)

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