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Spec by Example mentoring programme

gojko — Mon, 21 May 2012 09:01:01 +0000

I’m now offering specification by example mentoring, aimed at individuals who know the basics, want to improve and need support, knowledge and ideas not available online or through training courses.

Through the programme, David Evans and I will provide ideas, feedback and support on anything related to spec by example, in order to help people improve their skills, resolve particular issues or get feedback on their current approach.

We’ll accept a very limited number of applicants for the first group, starting June 1st. Click here for more information and to sign-up

Spec by Example workshop in London – June 18-19

gojko — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:15:35 +0000

“The best course I’ve attended in my career. I loved that the instructor challenged us to think for ourselves and did not give us the answers straight away.” Trond Svensen, SITS

My two-day hands-on Specification by Example workshop is finally coming back to London. Since 2007, more than 2000 people have benefited from this training. The workshop is aimed at testers, business analysts and developers and based on my books Specification by Example and Bridging the Communication Gap. Through facilitated exercises and discussion, you will learn:

how to extend specifications with examples to create a single source of truth for testing and development
how to avoid functional gaps and inconsistencies in specifications and tests
how to run specification workshops to facilitate collaboration
good practices for designing specifications with examples and acceptance tests for agile teams
how to create a living documentation system to facilitate change and improve your process long-term
how other teams, from small web startups to large distributed teams in investment banks, apply specification by example in their contexts

For more information and to sign up, see the event page on EventBrite.

Win big with Specification by Example: 3 Feb 2012

gojko — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:39:55 +0000

“So much challenging and interesting information on eliminating waste in software development. Everyone should join.” Morgan Johnston, Agile Lead/Developer, Digiterre

I’m organising a half-day overview of Specification by Example, BDD and ATDD for senior technical people and management again on February 3rd 2011 in London. This seminar is designed to give senior people, who would not be able to attend a three or four day training course, all the information they need to know why these ideas are important, how to instigate and support a process change and what they can expect throughout the journey. For more information and to sign up, see the event page on EventBrite.

Get discounts on books, conferences and workshops

gojko — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:09:28 +0000

I speak at a lot of conferences and I often get promo codes from the organisers for people to buy cheaper tickets. I kind of ignored this so far, but several people asked about this at a recent workshop, so I decided to set up a mailing list for anyone interested in this. I will also send out discounts for books, workshops and similar things as I receive them.

If this sounds interesting, sign up.

Three user group talks next week

gojko — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:27:56 +0000

Next week I’m in Oslo and Tallinn and I’ll be doing three user group talks – so this is a nice chance to meet up if you’re in the area.

Breaking the TDD mould at XP Meetup, Oslo, Norway, October 24
Busting BDD Myths at NNUG, Oslo, Norway, October 25th
Challenging requirements at Agile Saturday, Tallinn, Estonia, October 29th