Testing Peers
Testing Peers is a community-driven initiative built by testers, for testers. We are a not-for-profit collective focused on supporting each other across software testing, quality, leadership, and engineering. This group is peer-led, values-driven, and passionate about shaping a more thoughtful, collaborative testing culture.
The Testing Peers podcast is now expanding beyond its original four hosts, David Maynard, Chris Armstrong, Russell Craxford and Simon Prior, striving to represent the voices of a diverse and thriving community.
Our inaugural in-person conference, #PeersCon, launched in Nottingham in March 2024, returning for #PeersCon25, with #PeersCon26 already scheduled - further solidifying Testing Peers as a not-for-profit, by testers, for testers initiative.
Episodes
147 episodes
What If We Started a Testing Consultancy?
In this episode, Russell, Chris, Tara, and David explore what a testing consultancy could look like if you stripped it back and built it around values, experience, and honest reflection.Starting with some light-hearted conferenc...
International Womens Day
This episode of Testing Peers is published in recognition of International Women’s Day (8 March).International Women’s Day is a global moment to recognise the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women,...
Bring your hobbies to work
Welcome to another episode of the Testing Peers podcast.In this episode, Veerle, Chris, Russell and Tara explore how hobbies influence the way we learn, collaborate and grow within testing and quality engineering.Before getting in...
Change for Good
Hello and welcome to another episode of the Testing Peers podcast. This time, join Chris Armstrong, Rachel Kibler, Tara Walton, and Russell Craxford discussing what it means to create change in teams that are worn down, frustrated, or stuck in ...
Flow, Friction, and Value
Hello friends, and welcome to another episode of the Testing Peers podcast.In this episode, Chris, Dan, David, and Russell come together for a wide-ranging conversation about flow, what it really means, and why it matters far beyond spee...
Spending Your Training Budget Wisely
Happy New Year, Peers!!Welcome to the latest episode of the Testing Peers podcast, this time panel explores how testers and quality professionals can make the most of their training budgets, whether that budget is zero, modest, or stretc...
High Performing Teams Playbook
Welcome to another episode of the Testing Peers podcast. In this episode, Simon, David, Chris and returning host, Dan Ashby explore what makes a high-performing team and how leaders can intentionally create the right environment for teams to th...
Testing Rants II
Welcome to episode 139 of the Testing Peers podcast. This time, the Peers dive into the sequel to episode 39, for Testing Rants part 2. Hosting this episode is Callum Akehurst-Ryan, Tara Walton, Chris Armstrong and David Maynard.After a...
Quality Career Beginnings
Welcome to episode 138 of the Testing Peers PodcastIn this episode, Chris, Rachel, David and Russell discuss how people begin their careers in testing and software quality today.After a light-hearted round of “Two Truths and a Li...
Personal Branding and Social Media
Welcome to episode 137 of the Testing Peers podcast!This time, join Callum Akehurst-Ryan, Russell Craxford, Chris Armstrong and David Maynard as we discuss Personal Branding and Social Media.In this episode, the Peers discus...
Strategy: Test X Quality
Welcome to episode 136 of the Testing Peers podcast.In this episode, David, Chris, Russell and Tara dig into a question from #PeersCon25 speaker, Stuart Pates: what’s the difference between a test strategy and a quality engineering s...
Testing in the Age of AI
Welcome to episode 135 of the Testing Peers Podcast. This time join Chris, Russell, David and the returning Jon Robinson as we talk all things AI in testing.Artificial intelligence is already reshaping how we approach testing, QA and qua...
Sharing Quality with Non-Testers
Welcome to Episode 134 of the Testing Peers podcast. This week, join Simon, David, Tara and Chris.How do we explain testing and quality to people who are not testers, in a way that actually lands? In this episode, we talk about meeting s...
Influencing Quality
Welcome to episode 133 of the Testing Peers podcast.In this episode, the Peers (Chris, Callum, David and Russell) explore the complex and often subtle art of influencing quality within teams, organisations and wider cultures.The t...
Software That Cares
Welcome to episode 132 of the Testing Peers Podcast.This time, joining David and Chris are the returning Rachel Kibler and first-time host Vanessa Zettler, with the Peers discussing Software That Cares.Key Quote “There is n...
PeersCon 26 Programme Committee and Theme Launch
Welcome to a special episode of the Testing Peers to announce our Programme Committee and Theme for PeersCon 26, which is happening on 12th March 2026 in Nottingham, UK.Join our Co-Chairs David and Simon as they introduce you to the rest...
Knowledge Resilience
Welcome to episode 130 of the Testing Peers Podcast.This time join David, Russell, Chris and Dermot as we talk Knowledge Resilience.After an ice breaker where Russell poses the question to the Peers of what have we wanted to lear...
Bad Quality By Design
Welcome to the latest episode of the Testing Peers podcast.This time, join David, Chris, Sanne and Beth as we discuss Bad Quality By Design (a more SFW term for ensh!ttifcation).<...
Making Work Visible
Welcome to another episode of the Testing Peers Podcast. On this episode, Chris, Simon and David are joined by first time co-host Rachel Kibler. The Peers discuss the topic of making work visible.David starts us off with the banter on th...
Getting Quality a Seat at the Table
Welcome to another episode of the Testing Peers Podcast. On this episode, Chris, Russell, David and Simon talk about how we can ensure Quality has a seat at the table of discussions, projects and all such scenarios where it should be there....
Storytelling
Welcome to another episode of the Testing Peers. Chris, Russell and David are joined by the returning Sam to talk about a topic close to all testers hearts, the ability of storytelling.Before diving into the main topic, Russell asks the ...
Testability
Hello and welcome to episode 125 of the Testing Peers podcast.This time, joining Chris, Russell and David is the returning guest host, Al Goodall.Before diving into the main topic, Al asks the group to think about book collections...