Books
Author
Contributing Author
- The Everything Guide to Mobile Apps, ISBN: 978-1440555336, Contributing Author, Adams Media, March 2013
- Experiences of Test Automation, ISBN: 978-0321754066, Contributing Chapter Author: There’s More to Automation than Regression Testing, Addison-Wesley Professional, 2012
- The Gift of Time ISBN: 978-0-932633-75-0, Contributing Chapter Author: Generational Systems Thinking, Dorset House Publishing, New York, 2008
Published Articles
Mobile
- Going Mobile: Testing Beyond the Device Article, The Testing Planet, March 2012. PDF version.
- Designing Mobile Apps: Using Old School Tools for New School Technology Article, Modern Analyst, April 2011
- Mobile Challenges for Project Management, Part 2: Human Factors Article, Stickyminds, January 2011
- Mobile Challenges for Project Management, Part 1: Project Factors Article, Stickyminds, January 2011. Re-published January 2012 by Better Software Magazine
- Test Mobile Apps with I SLICED UP FUN! Article, self-published, October 2010. Re-published December 2010 by Mobile Developer Magazine
Gamification
Management & Leadership
- The Software Development Game Article, with David McFadzean, Better Software Magazine, September 2012 (HTML Version.)
- Software Project Estimation: Using Uncertainty Factors Article, Stickyminds, November 2010
- Management Anti-Patterns, or “My Manager Thinks I’m Holding Her Hostage” Article, Stickyminds, October 2010
- The Next Wave: Valuable Products First, Process Second Article, Modern Analyst, December 2009
- Choose Your Own Agile Adventure Article, SQE Iterations Newsletter, August 2009
- Do You Know Why You’re Doing That? Article, Better Software Magazine, April 2009
- We Need More Metaphors Article, SQE Iterations Newsletter, January 2009
- Is “Agile” Distracting You? Editorial, Better Software Magazine, September 2008
- A Change Would Do You Good Editorial, Better Software Magazine, April 2008
Software Testing
- How do I Create Value with my Testing? Article, Tea Time for Testers magazine, April 2011 (Republished, this was originally a blog post)
- How do I Create Value with my Testing? Article, translated into Hungarian for Teszteles a Gyakorlatban magazine, March 2011 (Republished, this was originally a blog post)
- Fuzzing Through the Side Door Article, Stickyminds, January 2011
- Automation Politics 101 Article, Automated Software Testing Magazine, November 2009
- Am I Creating Value With My Testing? Article, STAR Tester, November 2009
- Testing and Music: Parallels in Practice, Skills and Learning Conference Paper, with Michael Bolton, CAST, July 2008
- Some Things I’ve Learned in Software Testing Article, What is Testing Magazine, June 2008
- There’s Nothing Like the Real Thing Editorial, Better Software Magazine, March 2007
- Test-Driven Development from a Conventional Software Testing Perspective, Part 3 Article, InformIT, May 2006
- Test-Driven Development from a Conventional Software Testing Perspective, Part 2 Article, InformIT, April 2006
- Test-Driven Development from a Conventional Software Testing Perspective, Part 1 Article, InformIT, April 2006
- Conventional Software Testing on an Extreme Programming Team Article, InformIT, October 2005
- Conventional Software Testing on a Scrum Team Article, InformIT, September 2005
- Watir Works Article, with Paul Rogers, Better Software Magazine, April 2005
- Repeating the Unrepeatable Bug Article, Better Software Magazine, March 2005
- Pair Testing with Developers Article, Better Software Magazine, January 2004
Exploratory Testing
- Documenting Exploratory Testing Article, Better Software Magazine, May/June 2011
- Demystifying Exploratory Testing Cover Article, Better Software Magazine, March/April 2010
- Man and Machine: Combining the Power of the Human Mind With Automation Tools Cover Article, Better Software Magazine, December 2007. PDF Version.
- Exploratory Testing: Finding the Music of Software Investigation Article, self-published, July 2007. Re-publishedDecember 2007 by Methods and Tools magazine. HTML version.
- Exploratory Testing on Agile Teams Article, InformIT, November 2005
Interviews
- A Conversation with Jonathan Kohl Part 1, Jonathan Vanian interviewed Jonathan about testing mobile medical apps for Stickyminds, August 2012
- A Conversation with Jonathan Kohl Part 2, Jonathan Vanian interviewed Jonathan about testing mobile medical apps for Stickyminds, August 2012
- From One Expert to Another: Testing SMS, Jonathan interviewed Paul Poutanen about testing SMS for Stickyminds, June 2012
- Wherever You Go: Testing Mobile Applications, Part 2, Joey McAllister interviewed Jonathan for Techwell, April 2012
- Wherever You Go: Testing Mobile Applications Part 1, Joey McAllister interviewed Jonathan for Techwell, April 2012
- The Future Is Mobile Technology, Heather Shanholtzer interviewed Jonathan about mobile technology for Techwell, November 2011.
- Logigear Magazine Spotlight Interview with Jonathan Kohl, Logigear Magazine interviewed Jonathan about exploratory testing for their February 2011 issue. PDF of the magazine.
- Twist Podcast with Jonathan Kohl (registration required), STP Podcast series, February 2011. Matthew Heusser interviews Jonathan further about testing mobile applications, and Multi::Mechanize.
- Twist Podcast with Jonathan Kohl (registration required), STP Podcast series, August 2010. Matthew Heusser interviews Jonathan about testing mobile applications, value and more.
- Business Analysis and Agile Modern Analyst, March 2010. Jonathan was part of a panel of interviewers
- We Need More Metaphors, Stickyminds Podcast, January 2009. Joey McAllister interviews Jonathan about his Iterations article of the same title.
- When is Testing Done? CM Crossroads, September 2008. Jonathan is one of several speakers weighing in on the topic.
- Exploratory Testing with Jonathan Kohl – Part 1 of 3 (requires login), CM Crossroads, September 2008. In the first segment of this three-part series Jonathan discusses how exploratory testing is simultaneous test design, execution and learning.
- Exploratory Testing and Agile Methods with Jonathan Kohl – Part 2 of 3 (requires login), CM Crossroads, September 2008. In the second segment of this three-part series Jonathan discusses how exploratory testing can add value on Agile development teams.
- Mission Critical – The Future of Exploratory Testing with Jonathan Kohl – Part 3 of 3 (requires login), CM Crossroads, September 2008. In the third segment of this three part series Jonathan discusses how exploratory testing is becoming more ingrained in different kinds of projects.
- The Angel and Devil of Software Testing – What’s Right?, with Michael Bolton, CM Crossroads, May 2008. This video is a lighthearted riff on our “Angels and Devils” presentation.
- An Interview with Jonathan Kohl, Test Common, February 2008. This text interview elaborates on interactive automated testing, and my theme of empowering testers with tools instead of trying to replace them.
- Five Questions With Jonathan Kohl, Michael Hunter’s Dr. Dobbs Journal blog, June 2007. This text interview addresses general testing issues in a cool format. I once again harp on O/R Mappers, and encourage the power of negative thinking to help spur innovation.
- Exploratory Testing, Jason Gorman’s Agile Testing Podcast, April 2007. In this audio interview, Jason asked me about Exploratory Testing.
- Agile Teams Miss Out by Having a Narrow Focus on Testing, Qthreads, February 2006. This text interview is one of my first public criticisms of problems I was observing in the Agile movement. I talk about general testing issues, Ruby and Watir as well.
Public Presentations
Videos of Jonathan
- Tap Into Testing Mobile Applications, Keynote, STARWEST, California, October 2012. Watch it on video. Watch it on video. (Approximately 55 minutes in length.)
- Am I Creating Value With My Testing?, Keynote, STANZ, Wellington and Melbourne, September 2011. Watch it on video. (Approximately 65 minutes in length.)
- I’m Going Mobile: Testing Mobile Apps for Fun and Profit, Lightning Talk, STAREAST, Florida, May 2011. Watch it on video. (Approximately 7 minutes in length.)
- What’s More Important: Being Agile or Creating Value?, Keynote, Better Software Conference, Las Vegas, June 2009. Watch it on video. (Approximately 50 minutes in length.)
Mobile
- Mobile Applications Testing, Tutorial, SQE Training Week, San Francisco, November 2012
- Mobile Applications Testing, Tutorial, SQE Training Week, Tampa Bay, September 2012
- Tapping into Mobile Applications Testing, Keynote, STARWEST, Anaheim, CA, October 2012
- Mobile Applications Testing, 1-day Tutorial, STARWEST, Anaheim, CA, October 2012
- Mobile Applications Testing, Tutorial, SQE Training Week, Washington DC, September 2012
- Mobile Applications Testing, Tutorial, SQE Training Week, Chicago, June 2012
- Mobile Applications Testing, Tutorial, Agile Vancouver, Vancouver, May 2012
- Mobile Applications Testing, Tutorial, Electromind, London,UK, May 2012
- Mobile Applications Testing, Tutorial, SQE Training Week, Boston, May 2012
- Testing Mobile Applications Mobile Monday Calgary, Calgary, April 2012
- Testing Mobile Applications with ‘I SLICED UP FUN’, TesTrek, Toronto, November 2011
- Testing Mobile Applications, SQDG, Calgary, October 2011
- Test Planning for Mobile Application Projects, Workshop, STANZ, Wellington and Melbourne, September 2011
- I’m Going Mobile: Testing Mobile Applications for Fun and Profit, Lightning Keynote, STAREAST, Orlando, May 2011
- Exploratory Testing Mobile Applications, Track Talk, Agile Vancouver, Vancouver, October 2010
- Exploratory Testing Mobile Applications, Track Talk, STARWEST, San Diego, September 2010
Management & Leadership
- The Software Development Game, Lightning Keynote, STARWEST, Anaheim, October 2012
- Is “Agile” Distracting You?, Track Talk, EuroSTAR, Stockholm, Sweden, Dec 2009
- What’s More Important: Being Agile or Creating Value?, Keynote, Better Software Conference, Las Vegas, June 2009. Watch it on video. (Approximately 50 minutes in length.)
- Architecture and Design: What Managers Need to Know, Tutorial, Better Software Conference, Las Vegas, June 2009
- Don’t Drink the Kool-Aid! Avoiding Process Pitfalls Presentation, CAMUG, Calgary, February 2007
- From Model to Reality Presentation, with Sherry Heinze Software Quality Discussion Group, Calgary, January 2007
- Good Ideas Come in Groups Keynote, IQAA Quality Enrichment Conference, Indianapolis, October 2005
Software Testing
- Am I Creating Value With My Testing?, Track Talk, Agile Vancouver, Vancouver, May 2012
- Am I Creating Value With My Testing?, Keynote, STANZ, Wellington and Melbourne, September 2011. Watch it on video. (Approximately 65 minutes in length.)
- Am I Creating Value With My Testing?, Lightning Keynote, STARWEST, San Diego, September 2010
- Scripting Web Tests, Track Talk, Exploring Agile Testing Conference, Vancouver, May 2010
- Session-Based Testing Demonstrated, Presentation, Software Quality Discussion Group, Calgary, April 2009
- Software Test Management Expanded, Webinar, CM Crossroads, March 2009. Watch a recorded version.
- Man and Machine: Combining Automation Tools with the Human Mind, Track Presentation, Agile Vancouver, November 2008
- Man and Machine: Combining Automation Tools with the Human Mind, Track Presentation, STARWEST, Anaheim, September 2008
- Man and Machine: Combining Automation Tools with the Human Mind, Presentation, TASSQ, Toronto, June 2008
- Man and Machine: Combining Automation Tools with the Human Mind, Track Presentation, STAREAST, Orlando, May 2008
- Angels and Devils of Software Testing, Track Presentation with Michael Bolton, STAREAST, Orlando, May 2008
- Man and Machine: Interactive Automated Testing – Reprised, Presentation, Software Quality Discussion Group, Calgary, February 2008
- Man and Machine: Interactive Automated Testing, Presentation Software Quality Discussion Group, Calgary, January 2008
- Testing on Agile Teams, Track Presentation, Oredev, Malmo Sweden, November 2007
- Secrets of Faking a Test Project, Track Presentation, STARWEST, Anaheim, October 2007
- Test Automation: Why Context Matters Keynote, Alberta Workshop on Software Testing, May 2005
- Agile Tests as Documentation Workshop, with Brian Marick, XP/Agile Universe, Calgary, August 2004
- Scripting Web Tests Tutorial, with Bret Pettichord, Brian Marick and Paul Rogers, XP/Agile Universe, Calgary, August 2004
- Pair Testing Presentation, CAMUG, Calgary, April 2004
Exploratory Testing
- Exploratory Testing Applied (to Mobile), Tutorial, STANZ, Melbourne, Australia, September 2011
- Exploratory Testing Interactive, Tutorial, STAREAST, Orlando, May 2011
- Exploratory Testing Interactive, Tutorial, STARWEST, San Diego, September 2010
- Exploratory Testing: Adding Structure, Tutorial, Exploring Agile Testing Conference, Vancouver, May 2010
- Exploratory Testing Interactive, Tutorial, STAREAST, Orlando, May 2010
- Managing Exploratory Testing, Tutorial, EuroSTAR, Stockholm, Sweden, Dec 2009
- Exploratory Testing Explained, Tutorial, STARWEST, Anaheim, Oct 2009
- Managing Exploratory Testing, Tutorial, STARWEST, Anaheim, Oct 2009
- Exploratory Testing Explained, Tutorial, STAREAST, Orlando, May 2009
- Managing Exploratory Testing, Tutorial, STAREAST, Orlando, May 2009
- Exploratory Testing Explained, Tutorial, STARWEST, Anaheim, September 2008
- Exploratory Testing Explained, Tutorial, STAREAST, Orlando, May 2008
- Exploratory Testing, Track Presentation, Oredev, Malmo Sweden, November 2007
- Exploratory Testing Explained Tutorial, STARWEST, Anaheim, October 2007
- Exploratory Testing Track Presentation, Agile Vancouver, September 2007
- Exploratory Testing Presentation, EAMUG, Edmonton, May 2007
- Exploratory Testing Presentation, Software Quality Discussion Group, Calgary, October 2006
- Exploratory Testing Presentation, CAMUG, Calgary, September 2005
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