Category Archives: conference

AgileIndyConf Slides Posted: Agile Managers Essence of Leadership

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Johanna Rothman

I spoke at AgileIndyConf last week. I had a blast. Met lots of great people from Indianapolis, got to hang with people like Christopher Avery (@christopheraver), Ron Jeffries (@ronjeffries), Chet Hendrickson (@chethendrickson), Angela Harms (@angelaharms), Mike Kelly (@ michael_d_kelly), Joe … Continue reading →

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Belgium Testing Days Slides Posted

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Johanna Rothman

I posted my slides from my keynote from Belgium Testing Days 2012 at slideshare.net. The keynote was “QA or Test? Does it Matter? You Bet it Does!” I hope you enjoy it. “This person has more stories and may be … Continue reading →

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Updated Agile Program Management Slides Posted

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Johanna Rothman

I missed one presentation in my last post. At Oredev, I had an opportunity to speak with the PMI Sweden folks (at least, the southern Sweden folks). I talked about Agile Program Management, and discussed my current thinking about agile … Continue reading →

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Slides Posted from “Northern Hemisphere Conference Tour”

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Johanna Rothman

I spent the most recent four weeks conferencing. I had a blast. Because I kept traveling, I nicknamed this series of conferences my “Northern Hemisphere Conference Tour.” I’ve posted the slides on slideshare.net. Oct 24-Oct 28, I was in Vancouver, … Continue reading →

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Trip Report for Japan Symposium on Software Testing

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Johanna Rothman

I just returned from Tokyo, where I keynoted at JaSST, the Japan Symposium on Software Testing. 10 years ago, when they started the conference, maybe it was just about testing, but now it’s evolved to be about quality in the … Continue reading →

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Creativity Flows in Person

Posted on January 10, 2010 by Johanna Rothman

I’m back from our AYE conference planning. I had a blast. The best thing, aside from being able to publish our program, is that we discovered that when we are together, the creative juices fly. For example, instead of two … Continue reading →

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Better Speaking Naturally (Not Through Chemistry)

Posted on June 8, 2007 by Johanna Rothman

I work hard on my speaking skills–not just how I present myself on the platform, but also the content of what I say, and how I present that. I’ve almost converted to Keynote, but occasionally still use PowerPoint. For AYE, … Continue reading →

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About the 2007 AYE Conference

Posted on April 12, 2007 by Johanna Rothman

  From time to time, I refer to AYE. It’s a conference several other consultants and I created back in 2000. We were tired of feeling forced into short sessions where it was too hard to convey how our topics … Continue reading →

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Trip Report From AYE 2006

Posted on November 14, 2006 by Johanna Rothman

  I’m finally back home after 4 weeks on the road. Yes, I was completely nuts to spend 4 weeks away. My office is a disaster, and so is my email. (My domain name is being spoofed, so I’m getting … Continue reading →

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SD Best Practices, Sept 11-14, 2006

Posted on August 24, 2006 by Johanna Rothman

  I’m leading several sessions at SD Best Practices, Sept 11-14, 2006. Here’s the list: Monday, Sept 11: Coaching Your Peers and Staff to Excellence (half-day experiential) Wednesday, Sept 13: Predicting Project Completion Wednesday, Sept 13: Develop Your Interviewing Skills … Continue reading →

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