James Bach — Founder

I am the creator of Rapid Software Testing methodology, and an internationally known teacher, author, and consultant. I started as a developer, then became a tester and test manager, before starting my own software testing consultancy, Satisfice, Inc., in 1999. I am a founder of the Context-Driven school of testing (which stands for excellence in software testing), a charter member of the Association for Software Testing, the creator of Session-based Test Management, and have been an expert witness on testing and software quality in court proceedings. If you've ever heard of exploratory testing, it's because of me: I was the first to talk about it in public conferences in the 90's and the first to create an exploratory testing class. I am also the author of two books: Lessons Learned in Software Testing and Secrets of a Buccaneer-Scholar: How Self-Education and the Pursuit of Passion Can Lead to a Lifetime of Success. According to Google Books, my work has been cited in a surprising (to me) number of books about software engineering. My work has been much influenced by the humanistic ideas of Jerry Weinberg, as well as Cem Kaner. Fun fact about me: In 2002, Microsoft complained to a federal judge that I didn't give it a power cord for a desktop computer. Yes. That happened.

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Location: Anacortes, Washington, United States

Experience: 41 yrs 9 mos