W8 Bug Bash: Rapid Testing Right Now

Ready to stop talking about testing and start doing it?

Join us for a high-energy, hands-on half-day workshop where you’ll dive straight into a real-world project — no slides, no fluff, just raw testing action. This isn’t a passive seminar — it’s a collaborative testing jam session. Bring your laptop and your curiosity. The mystery project gets revealed once everyone’s seated... and then the race is on.

Work solo or pair up. Explore, investigate, and uncover bugs. The Developer and Product Owner will be in the room, ready to answer questions on the fly — and watching what you uncover in real time.

As you test, Test Lead Jon Bach will spotlight cool techniques and discoveries happening live. You'll see real testing in motion and maybe even spark ideas for others.

Highlights of the workshop:

• Guidelines
• Testing charters you can choose
• Tools and heuristics to try
• Interact with the Developers
• Inspire or be inspired by others’ work
• Practice new techniques like using AI prompts to inspire tests or create data for testing Report bugs and issues
• Reporting tips
• Group Debrief
• Learn what previous testers found
• Get feedback about your testing

Jon Bach

Jon Bach has spent 30 years in software development, having worked for start-ups as well as enterprises like Microsoft and eBay where he was voted a “Luminary” employee. He’s now an independent consultant in the Seattle area, hosting meetups like QASIG and PMSIG and helping to organize the 2025 Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference.

He’s the creator of Open-Book Testing and co-creator of Session-Based Test Management, and is constantly exploring new ways to be an effective tester and manager.