Jon Bach
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24 years 1 monthCurrently the Engineering Excellence Lead for Commerce Platform Infrastructure at eBay,Jon Bach has been in testing for 20 years. His experience includes managing teams at eBay, Microsoft, HP, and LexisNexis. The co-inventor (with his brother James) of Session-Based Test Management, Jon frequently speaks about test management and exploratory testing. Jon is a contributing author of Microsoft’s Patterns and Practices book on acceptance testing (available online) and has written articles for testing magazines. Find him on Facebook, Twitter, or his many presentations, articles, and his blog at jonbox.wordpress.com.
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From One Expert to Another: James Bach In this installment of From One Expert to Another, Jon Bach uses a 20 Questions approach to interview his brother, James Bach, about his reputation, his work as a tester and consultant, his thoughts on the global testing community, and more. |
| Heuristics for Rapid Test ManagementWhether you are a tester or a test manager, Jon Bach believes you have little time to do the things you want to do. Even the things on your "absolutely must do" list are competing for your limited time. Jon has a list of what he calls "half-baked" ideas on how to cope. That is, these ideas are still in the oven—still being tested. In his role as a tester and manager, Jon has learned that it's not about time management; it's really about energy management—where you focus your personal energy and direct your team’s energy. Jon shares ideas that have worked for him and some that have failed: Open-Book Testing, Dawn Patrols, Tester Show-and-Tell, Test Team Feud, and Color-Aided Design. Learn how these ideas may solve your problems with test execution, reporting, measurement, and management—all at low or no cost and relatively easy to implement. | |
| Telling Your Exploratory Testing StoryJon Bach offers ways for you to explain the critical and creative thinking that makes exploratory testing so powerful. Learn how to report your exploration so stakeholders have a better understanding and appreciation of the value of exploratory testing to your project. | |
| A Game Plan for Rapid Test Planning Rapid test planning is a process of cultivating test ideas within minutes, rather than days. It's opposed to rigorous test planning, which may strive to document every test possibility. The mission is to get testing on the road now, finding critical things to test, and getting important information to stakeholders quickly. In this article, Jon Bach explains how easy it can be to tackle a rapid test plan once you've got a strategy in mind. |