Helena Jeret-Mäe

Impact-driven Product&Quality Person. Change Artist. Ambivalent Thinker. Intermittent Yogi. Avid Reader. Incognito Photographer. Odd Poet. Art Lover. ENFP

[Helena Jeret-Mäe @HelenaJ_M]

I finally made public the starter kit I typically share with someone who wants to get started with #testing https://t.co/zFmxWHiqxv

[Helena Jeret-Mäe @HelenaJ_M]

@GergelyOrosz Holy moly... he contacted me on LI (I have organized a conf for several years and I have been a speaker at multiple confs). I remember looking at the website. And I just got the gut feeling that something is off. Maybe it was the really masculine lineup... so glad I passed.

[Helena Jeret-Mäe @HelenaJ_M]

Realized that I've become quite comfortable with the discomfort of having quirks and inconsistencies in a product under construction. I care about resolving them AND I care about creating value for the client here and now.

[Helena Jeret-Mäe @HelenaJ_M]

@testertested @unitartu @ttorres Unfortunately, I don't have any. I just used a marker to illustrate everything on a whiteboard and work through the examples. Alternatively, you can read "Continuous Discovery Habits" by @ttorres I love this book, and approach.

[Helena Jeret-Mäe @HelenaJ_M]

Spent a couple of hours at @unitartu telling IT students how I do product discovery. Honorable mention to @ttorres who taught me all I know😁 #productdiscovery #productdevelopment

[Helena Jeret-Mäe @HelenaJ_M]

What kind of online spaces&communities would you recommend to a curious new tester? I know MoT, obviously, but what else is out there right now? #testing

[Helena Jeret-Mäe @HelenaJ_M]

It's relatively easy to deliver a good&useful training. It's a different matter to drive impact afterwards. I'm really happy I negotiated an extended engagement for this consulting project because IT. IS. HARD to go back and NOT behave like you used to.

[Helena Jeret-Mäe @HelenaJ_M]

Sooo... where is everybody migrating to from Twitter?🥲

[Helena Jeret-Mäe @HelenaJ_M]

Just realized it was 10 years ago today that I first visited Brighton and TestBash @ministryoftest

[Helena Jeret-Mäe @HelenaJ_M]

@ttorres but one cannot follow the example of a horrible "socialist" country like Finland who has demonstrated in practice that "housing first" works, add continuity and you will have effectively eradicated homelessness. Of course, tents aren't feasible in -30C so there's that.

[Helena Jeret-Mäe @HelenaJ_M]

@testertested I used to but. But back in the day when I started, there weren't whiteboards like this. I live inside Miro anyway and it was really great for workshopping and sharing things.

[Helena Jeret-Mäe @HelenaJ_M]

Completely ditched the slides and went fully digital whiteboard for the workshop because... it's somewhat more functional than paper&sticky notes + manages certain risks with ppl not being able to attend in person.

[Helena Jeret-Mäe @HelenaJ_M]

It's a beautiful day to carry out a testing workshop. Day 1...

[Helena Jeret-Mäe @HelenaJ_M]

@PegoEmpresa @aClassicLiberal @Roger_Moorhouse @FrHaJo He's on an indefinite leave from the asylum he belongs to. But whatever - I don't think we agree on things.

[Helena Jeret-Mäe @HelenaJ_M]

@runnel @ErikDebra It's funny 'cause it's true....

[Helena Jeret-Mäe @HelenaJ_M]

@OliverV After I'm done, then yes.

[Helena Jeret-Mäe @HelenaJ_M]

Testing workshop prep - something old, something new, something custom, something... special sauce :D Spending some time in a PM role has definitely helped me reframe how I approach/teach testing now vs 8 years ago. And I think it's for the better...

[Helena Jeret-Mäe @HelenaJ_M]

@ministryoftest Me. I learned that boundaries are important. But the journey to learn to establish those is long.

[Helena Jeret-Mäe @HelenaJ_M]

@j19sch @LinkedIn Wellll, many simple options, no?😅