Erik talks about the three key zones (Comfort, Stress and Panic) connected to growth. If you look at yourself as a person, it is only by applying the theory behind the three key zones that we can grow. And although we use this in almost our daily life, we do not always live by this in our career as a tester. But, if we look more closely to ourselves as testers, it can be applied just as well.

Biography

Erik Boelen is a passionate independent test professional at QA Consult, Belgium. As a test coordinator and test consultant, he has helped a large number of companies set up effective test processes. In addition to specializing in agile testing, Erik challenges traditional views of testing to better serve his clients in their specific needs. After helping a specific client, Erik translates his learning into specialized training materials, generalizing them in order to help other organizations deal with their specific problems. He has already presented several times at EuroSTAR, STAREast and many other international conferences.