Irja Straus
banner
irja.bsky.social
Irja Straus
@irja.bsky.social
Quality Advocate. Exploratory Tester ❤️ in a nutshell.


I run my quality engineering consultancy. Live in Croatia, work around the globe.
Reposted by Irja Straus
So often when I mention pairing or ensembling/software teaming/mobbing, I can tell the person would never even consider trying. Interesting to learn that in other professions, the idea of a cross-functional team collaborating in real time is spreading. lisacrispin.com/2025/06/24/e...
"More than one person doing the same task? Crazy!" - Holistic Testing with Lisa Crispin
“More than one person doing the same task? Crazy” is what I have often heard when I tell people about working in pairs and ensembles (aka mob programming and software teaming). Surely two people, each...
lisacrispin.com
June 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Done with my keynote at DevTalksRomania. I enjoyed 😊

Now enjoying other talks and a great venue.
Place is huuuge and we had 3000 people during the 1st day. 🤯

I took a moment before everyone came and tried to capture some of it. And a mandatory badge picture ofc.

#DevTalksRomania
June 5, 2025 at 8:46 AM
This stranger made my day by playing Chopin piano concerto no. 2 at the Bergamo airport . ♥️
May 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I really enjoyed @pejgan.se keynote. She sends a strong message on how we should find our own moral foundation and build software with empathy and ethics in mind. Great closing of another #ExpoQA, at least for me for this time.
May 22, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I appreciated the key message shared by Sowmya Sridharamurthy on how we can understand our current hunter/farmers mindset in order to leverage our career progression.

#ExpoQA
May 22, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Liked this story how they found an unicorn in Dutch lottery by Sander van Beek at #ExpoQA
May 22, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Really nice talk about automation design patterns by Gaspar Nagy.

#ExpoQA
May 22, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Really love this performance from @mrsdaehin.bsky.social on #ExpoQA. Really fun and informative talk so far.
May 21, 2025 at 10:23 AM
I really appreciate practical presentations like this one. And this one was just great.

@coderbyheart.bsky.social thank you for showing your work - for me it was something I can and will use in my work.

#NordicTestingDays
May 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Nice to hear this experience report by @martin-n.bsky.social.

Thanks for your talk!

#NordicTestingDays
May 16, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Thank you @sapphirelinda.bsky.social for shifting our mindsets this morning and giving us useful tips on how to break out of bad spirals and get into a better place at life and work.

Awesome talk!

#NordicTestingDays
May 16, 2025 at 10:54 AM
What a great and special keynote by @liisapast.bsky.social.
It passed in a moment with many laughter and useful tips I can use.
Great closing of the day at #NordicTestingDays
May 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I really had fun and still am. Lovely conference so far!
May 15, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Well, the venue and people are amazing. The keynote just kicked off and it was a quite good start of the day.
We have a great time here at Nordic Testing Days!

#ntd25 #NordicTestingDays
May 15, 2025 at 7:02 AM
On my way to #NordicTestingDays

Cannot wait to see the venue, meet nice people and and see Tallinn.
May 14, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Reposted by Irja Straus
Old Irish Proverb: May your heart always be open. And may your elbows stay as wide as your heart.
March 21, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Reposted by Irja Straus
POPIS ŽENA ZA IT i druge KONFERENCIJE 🌺
Panelisti na konferencijama su uglavnom muškarci. Napravili smo popis žena koje možete pozvati da sudjeluju na IT konferencijama kako bismo pomogli uvesti ravnopravnost na tu scenu.
Pronađite predavačicu za svoju sljedeću IT konferenciju
Organizatorima jedne međunarodne developerske konferencije toliko se nije dalo potruditi oko pozivanja govornica da su ih jednostavno - izmislili!
www.netokracija.com
March 7, 2025 at 8:35 AM
I had fun giving this talk at #TestAutomationDays
March 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Reposted by Irja Straus
March 6, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Reposted by Irja Straus
@fionaccharles.bsky.social closing her fantastic keynote at #TestAutomationDays with a shoutout to @maaikees.bsky.social, showing a drawing of her.
March 6, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Reposted by Irja Straus
If you want to know more about team coaching, my talks and what I can do for you, get in touch:)
November 25, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Reposted by Irja Straus
Learning about #testing robots with the awesome and knowledgeable @irja.bsky.social

#agiletd
November 22, 2024 at 10:02 AM
Reposted by Irja Straus
Great talk by @irja.bsky.social on how she trained (& tested) her robot at #agileTD
Insightful and entertaining
November 22, 2024 at 10:09 AM
Reposted by Irja Straus
How do you know you can trust the simulation? What are the criteria for assessing its accuracy and reliability?

“You’re always sceptical coming from this testing perspective. Use healthy scepticism.” — Irja Straus @irja.bsky.social

#TestBash
November 22, 2023 at 11:19 AM