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For individuals · Immerse plan

Immerse into SmartQA

Transform to a modern assurance practice.

Ten immersions, at your own pace, to learn probing through HyBIST and apply it to your own work, with Zoe as your coach, assessor and intelligent assistant.

10 immersionsSelf-paced, within 120 daysZoe as coach, assessor and assistantExpert help by email
Start your immersion

The shift

Upfront clarity. Accelerate with certainty.

AI has made building faster than ever. The risk has moved to what is unclear, unstated and assumed, and checking what is written down no longer catches it. Eliminating rework at the root starts with how you think as a tester.

From checking

  • Confirming what is stated
  • Test cases as the only tool
  • Quality judged at the end
  • Doing more to feel safe

To probing

  • Revealing what is unstated and assumed
  • Six kinds of probe, chosen with intent
  • Clarity sought upfront, as you work
  • Sensing sooner, with fewer detours

The Practice of Probing: the act of examining, investigating or exploring the entire lifecycle of building, from conceptualisation, building and assessment to deployment and monitoring in production.

Program outcome

Transform to a modern assurance practice

By the end of your ten immersions, probing is how you assure your own work.

Think in HyBIST

All eight HyBIST skill areas, from clarity and reconnaissance to analysis and articulation.

Probe your real work

Use ProbingZone on your own stories, specs, probes and defects, with Zoe as your assistant.

Know where you stand

Diagnostics at the start and the end show how far you have come.

Make it stick

Routines that last, and AI as a partner that amplifies your thinking.

How it works

Ten immersions, on your own work

Follow the Immerse Playbook. Pick one feature you are working on now and use it in every immersion, so each one builds on the last.

  1. 1The shift

    From checking to probing

    Start the shift, and see where you stand.

  2. 2Clarity

    Seeing clearly

    Understand intent before you test it.

  3. 3Reconnaissance

    Seeing the landscape

    Look broadly before you dive in.

  4. 4Deep dive

    Going deeper

    Examine behaviour, structure and use.

  5. 5Probe design

    Designing smart probes

    Turn understanding into purposeful probes.

  6. 6Probing

    Probing immersively

    Run focused, time-boxed sessions.

  7. 7Assess

    Judging the work

    Review probes and coverage honestly.

  8. 8Analyse

    Learning from evidence

    Read outcomes for meaning.

  9. 9Articulation

    Expressing clearly

    Make your probing visible.

  10. 10Making it stick

    Probing as a habit

    Partner with AI, and keep growing.

Each immersion, in five steps

1 · LearnSkillZone capsules, with Zoe as your coach
2 · Play & PractisePlayZone playlets and PracticeZone drills
3 · Try it at workOne task on your own feature
4 · Probe it with ZoeProbingZone, with Zoe as your intelligent assistant
5 · Check yourselfA diagnostic, with Zoe as your assessor
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