In the inaugural episode of QA Time, host Emily Kjos interviews Qase’s US-based Developer Advocate Jenna Charlton to discuss their perspectives on collaboration, risk, and quality within development teams, along with how Jenna got into software testing and quality assurance from a non-coding background.

QA Time was created for quality aficionados of all experience levels to: highlight stories and leaders in the quality assurance field, discuss career journeys and quality in software development, along with thought leaders’ different perspectives on trends and technology in the SaaS industry.

If you have a story to share or a leader to nominate, our guest application is open.

Connect with Jenna on LinkedIn

Tune into some of their talks:

• TQ2023 Keynote - Jenny Bramble and Jenna Charlton - STAIRS!
• Jenna Charlton: “We don’t spend enough time thinking about the people that use our tools”
• Testing 101 for Developers with Jenna Charlton | Hampton Roads .NET Users Group | January 14th, 2020
• 2021 SAST Q4 Jenna Charlton: Risk or fear: what drives your testing?

Connect with them at some of their upcoming events:

• CodeMash, Jan 2024, track chair
• Romanian Testing Conference, June 2024, program chair
• Agile Testing Days, Nov 2024, Keynote speaker

Jenna’s Must-Reads:

• Lisa Crispin and Janet Gregory
• Elizabeth Hendrickson
• Gerald Weinberg, Introduction to Systems Thinking
• Donella Meadows, Thinking in Systems
• David Thomas, Design for Cognitive Bias

Additional References:

• Some of Jenna’s notes on risk
• Jenna’s job title survey
• Summary of the survey and some of Jenna’s research
• Sketch notes
• Kiruthika Ganesan
• Matt Wynne
• Sketch notes post

Live Sketches:

• Lisi Hocke
• Constance Armitage (X): @Constance Hermit

Testing Mixtapes:

• Spotify link for Qase playlists
• Interviews for each mixtape
• Qase at a Conference

Led a session for Fall 2023’s Intro to Testing Course at Engenious University