Silver bullets kill the vampires.
The problem is not that there are no silver bullets. There are silver bullets—or if there aren’t any, you could make them fairly straightforwardly. The problems are
In our business, the problems that we have involve regular people, and there’s a long history that shows that bullets of any kind, whether in guns or PowerPoint presentations, don’t address the underlying problems.
You can find an extensive list of presentations and courses that I've taught, including the slides and speaker notes for many of them, here.
Highlights from my schedule appear below. If you notice that I'm in your part of the world, drop me a line if you'd like to get together. If you'd like to engage my services and worry that I'm not available, please note that my clients' schedules are subject to change, so mine is too. Please drop me a line in any case.
January 3-6, 2012
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Rapid Software Testing class (three days) with an extra free day for which the client chooses the agenda.
January 9-10, 2012
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Rapid Testing training and consulting in Rapid Testing with a corporate client.
January 16-18, 2012
Helsinki, Finland
Rapid Software Testing: a three-day public class, organized by Altom. Information is here; registration here.
January 27-29, 2012
Melbourne, Florida
Workshop on Teaching Software Testing
January 30-February 3, 2012
Palm Bay, Florida
Writing work with Cem Kaner and Becky Fiedler.
February 13-17, 2012
Orcas Island, Washington
In-person development work on the Rapid Software Testing class with James Bach.
March 8-14, 2012
Utrecht, Netherlands
Pencilled-in engagement teaching Rapid and exploratory approaches with a corporate client.
March 15-16, 2012
Munich, Germany
Two days of presentation and particpation in an in-house testing conference for a corporate client.
March 26, 2012
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
A three-day Rapid Testing class, with a free fourth day based on the client's agenda.
April 10-12, 2012
Oslo, Norway
A public offering of Rapid Software Testing.
April 13, 2012
Oslo, Norway
Work for a corporate client.
April 16-19, 2012
Orlando, Florida
A tutorial and a keynote at the STAR East conference.
April 25
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Corporate in-house training and consulting.
April 30-May 2, 2012
London, UK
Rapid Software Testing public class organized by Electromind.
May 3-4, 2012
London, UK
The UK's first public offering of Rapid Software Test Management, again organized by Electromind.
May 7, 2012
Stockholm, Sweden
I'll be presenting the first keynote and a half-day tutorial at the inaugural Let's Test Conference in Sweden. Alas, I'll only be able to stay the first day of the conference, which runs from May 7 through May 9, 2012.
May 8-11, 2012
Trondheiim & Brønnøysund, Norway
The Norwegian Testing Cruise. So far as we know, this will be the the first boat-based and northernmost testing conference in history.
May 21-23
Utrecht, The Netherlands
A public course Rapid Software Testing class in the Netherlands.
May 24-25
Utrecht, The Netherlands
A public class of Rapid Software Testing for Managers.
June 12-14
Cary, NC
Private training and consulting in Rapid Software Testing for a corporate client.
June 25-29, 2012
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Private training and consulting in Rapid Software Testing for a corporate client.
July 10-12, 2012
Cary, NC
Private training and consulting in Rapid Software Testing for a corporate client.
July 16-18, 2012
San José, California, USA
Participating in the CAST conference.
September 10-12, 2012
London, UK
A public class of Rapid Software Testing, organized by ElectroMind.
Good said. Short but sharp. And the most obviously there is a lot of truth in it as I realised just recently.
I thought silver bullets killed werewolves. Staking or decapitation (or various combinations of) deal with vampires.
-adam
Heh, heh.
Wikipedia says, “Traditionally, the silver bullet is the only kind of bullet for firearms that is effective against a werewolf, vampire, witch, monster, or a person living a charmed life.”
Better yet, Wikipedia also says, “It should be noted that actual silver bullets are less dense than lead bullets. As a result they have less momentum after being fired from a gun and cause less damage. Because of this, silver bullets are in fact less effective than lead bullets.”
Heh, heh.
—Michael B.
Good one Michael!
Many expended = just as many missed the target. My own favorite, “A methodology silver bullet invariably ends up wounding the person holding the smoking methodology gun.”