Is not about following scripts or mastering tools, but about constantly questioning, investigating and learning.

Testing as a cognitive process where curiosity, systematic skepticism and contextual interpretation are the basis.

Principles:

• Testing is an intellectual activity: no "automated" thinking or delegated observation. Every test is a question about software behavior.

• Quality is not a step in the process, it is an ongoing conversation: I work with teams that see testing as a source of valuable information, not as a control barrier.

• Tools are secondary, reasoning is paramount: To automate without first exploring is to build on unvalidated assumptions. I prefer lightweight, adaptable tools that amplify - not replace - my judgment.

• The best tester is the one who improves the team's thinking: more than finding bugs, I help to develop critical thinking in developers, designers and stakeholders.

I'm useful to teams that ship under pressure and need someone who can find real risks fast—without slowing things down or hiding behind process.

We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it.

Through this work we have come to value:

• Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
• Working software over comprehensive documentation
• Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
• Responding to change over following a plan

That is, while there is value in the items on the right, we value the items on the left more.

"Lisa Crispin and Janet Gregory".

"Quality is not an act, it is a habit." — Aristotle