1. If you like this talk… Please donate just 100 rupees for Chandru, a tester from Bangalore who is undergoing treatment for blood cancer. Now, its my responsibility to get you to like this talk. Copyrights Moolya Software Testing Private Limited : www.moolya.com

2. Notes from a problem solving tester consultant Pradeep Soundararajan Director @ Moolya Software Testing Pvt. Ltd., ps@moolya.com / http://moolya.com

3. Pay close attention! You are listening to the “NLTE Problem Solving Expert of Year 2010” Copyrights Moolya Software Testing Private Limited : www.moolya.com

4. Warning! This presentation might appear arrogant and that’s purely intentional. Copyrights Moolya Software Testing Private Limited : www.moolya.com

5. All testers have problems Copyrights Moolya Software Testing Private Limited : www.moolya.com

6. Some of you have some problems in common Copyrights Moolya Software Testing Private Limited : www.moolya.com

7. Now your common problem is…You have to listen to “Pradeep Soundararajan” Copyrights Moolya Software Testing Private Limited : www.moolya.com

8. Give me 40 mins, I will solve that problem for you Copyrights Moolya Software Testing Private Limited : www.moolya.com

9. So, as you see, I can solve problems quickly Copyrights Moolya Software Testing Private Limited : www.moolya.com

10. “Put your trust in the Lord, your next 40 minutes belongs to me” Copyrights Moolya Software Testing Private Limited : www.moolya.com

11. “A problem is the difference between things needed and things perceived” – Don Gause & G Weinberg Copyrights Moolya Software Testing Private Limited : www.moolya.com

12. So a tester either suffers from …things needed OR …things perceived Copyrights Moolya Software Testing Private Limited : www.moolya.com

13. Story # 234 Once upon a time, there lived a tester, who still is living, by some name that doesn’t matter. After joining a big company, he found a critical bug that was in the product for last 5 years that no one had found it. That created a problem for him! Copyrights Moolya Software Testing Private Limited : www.moolya.com

14. Story # 463 Once upon a time, there was a tester who thought the developers were intentionally not paying attention to his bug reports. He felt de-motivated by the behavior of the developers and thought he should quit the company and move on but actually … Copyrights Moolya Software Testing Private Limited : www.moolya.com

15. Story # 983 In an organization, there was a test team whose culture was to run to the developers desk each time to reproduce the issue they reported. They found a lot of good bugs and they were too happy for a long time until… Copyrights Moolya Software Testing Private Limited : www.moolya.com

16. Story #1031 There was a tester who used to read my blog and email me his comments thinking his English was too bad to post in public. I urged the tester to start blogging on his own and he thought his English wasn’t good enough but Copyrights Moolya Software Testing Private Limited : www.moolya.com

17. Story #2322 Not too far away from here lives a tester who was hired to do “checking” work and he hated it. Yet, he continued to do without telling his managers about it. He was considered a poor performer. But one day… Copyrights Moolya Software Testing Private Limited : www.moolya.com

18. Slide 56 Why I got the NLTE award & you didn’t! I read books that you were supposed to but might not be reading. I interact with people who are smarter than me & you too were supposed to be interacting but might not have. I am trying to build a good heart whilst building a good mind that you were supposed to but might not be building. I practice testing & problem solving that you were supposed to but might not be doing. Copyrights Moolya Software Testing Private Limited : www.moolya.com

19. Solving these problems weren’t tough for me Lateral Thinking Creative Thinking Cognition General Systems Thinking Are your lights on Malcolm Gladwell Birbal Tenali Rama Copyrights Moolya Software Testing Private Limited : www.moolya.com

20. Thank you for your time but one last info. Copyrights Moolya Software Testing Private Limited : www.moolya.com

21. You should know what NLTE stands for Copyrights Moolya Software Testing Private Limited : www.moolya.com

22. Nothing Like That Exists! Stop being fooled by people who can make you think something exist and put you into Wonderland of testing The only way you can work against being fooled is to increase your skills. Copyrights Moolya Software Testing Private Limited : www.moolya.com

23. So whom to trust? Trust the guy who honestly confessed that he fooled you  Now that you trust him: All stories were true and the slide 56 can help you become a better thinker and hence better tester. Copyrights Moolya Software Testing Private Limited : www.moolya.com

24. Free Consultation! After this conference is over, I encourage and welcome you all to talk to me and I would offer free consultation to you. Copyrights Moolya Software Testing Private Limited : www.moolya.com

25. Are you shy? Look at A Raaja! Don’t be shy Pradeep.srajan@gmail.com http://testertested.blogspot.com http://moolya.com Copyrights Moolya Software Testing Private Limited : www.moolya.com