Managing A Complicated Software Project
08/18/2025
Ritesh Grandhe
Meet Keynote Speaker Kristin Jackvony. She will be hosting the workshop "Software Automation for Absolute Beginners with Cypress" and a talk about Managing a Complicated Software Project:
I didn’t discover that I loved software testing until I was 39 years old. I started out my adult life as a music teacher, and it wasn’t until much later that I took a support job at a mobile startup, which ultimately led to my discovery of Quality Assurance.
Becoming a software tester later in life meant that I needed to play catch-up with learning technology, especially software test automation. At that time, there were not many resources to learn test automation, so much of my learning was trial and error.
That’s why I’m so happy to be teaching the workshop, “Software Automation for Absolute Beginners with Cypress” at the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference! I love helping people learn new skills that will help them be successful in their software testing career. As a music teacher, I learned how to explain complicated concepts to children, so it is only natural that I enjoy doing the same with test automation. I’m hoping that workshop attendees will leave with technical know-how that will empower them throughout their career.
Another job I had before discovering QA was being a professional organizer. I really enjoy making complicated things simple, and being an organizer allowed me the opportunity to look at a home or a business and determine which items were most important to keep and organize. A few years ago, I had the opportunity to put my organizational skills to the test when I managed the testing for a large software project. The company where I worked was rewriting their mobile application in native code. The app was huge and required a great deal of testing. Seeing the app released to the app stores and climb to the top of the charts was immensely gratifying!
At the PNSQC event, I’ll be giving a talk on “Managing a Complicated Software Project”, which outlines what I learned during the mobile rewrite. I’ll go through the process one step at a time, helping attendees learn to determine where their risks are and how best to organize their testing in a way that will mitigate those risks. I’m really looking forward to PNSQC and hope to see you there!
Ritesh Grandhe
Meet Keynote Speaker Kristin Jackvony. She will be hosting the workshop "Software Automation for Absolute Beginners with Cypress" and a talk about Managing a Complicated Software Project:
I didn’t discover that I loved software testing until I was 39 years old. I started out my adult life as a music teacher, and it wasn’t until much later that I took a support job at a mobile startup, which ultimately led to my discovery of Quality Assurance.
Becoming a software tester later in life meant that I needed to play catch-up with learning technology, especially software test automation. At that time, there were not many resources to learn test automation, so much of my learning was trial and error.
That’s why I’m so happy to be teaching the workshop, “Software Automation for Absolute Beginners with Cypress” at the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference! I love helping people learn new skills that will help them be successful in their software testing career. As a music teacher, I learned how to explain complicated concepts to children, so it is only natural that I enjoy doing the same with test automation. I’m hoping that workshop attendees will leave with technical know-how that will empower them throughout their career.
Another job I had before discovering QA was being a professional organizer. I really enjoy making complicated things simple, and being an organizer allowed me the opportunity to look at a home or a business and determine which items were most important to keep and organize. A few years ago, I had the opportunity to put my organizational skills to the test when I managed the testing for a large software project. The company where I worked was rewriting their mobile application in native code. The app was huge and required a great deal of testing. Seeing the app released to the app stores and climb to the top of the charts was immensely gratifying!
At the PNSQC event, I’ll be giving a talk on “Managing a Complicated Software Project”, which outlines what I learned during the mobile rewrite. I’ll go through the process one step at a time, helping attendees learn to determine where their risks are and how best to organize their testing in a way that will mitigate those risks. I’m really looking forward to PNSQC and hope to see you there!