Launching Holistic Testing Trainings on beQE.pro

Over the years, while exploring Quality Engineering and what it truly means to be a quality engineer, I spent a lot of time learning - from conferences, practitioners, articles, and online materials. I wasn’t just looking for techniques or tools; I was looking for a way of thinking that helps teams build quality into products, not inspect it at the end.

That search led me to Holistic Testing.

What I immediately liked about Holistic Testing is its mindset. It doesn’t position quality as something owned by QA alone. Instead, it looks at quality as a shared responsibility across the whole development system - product, development, testing, leadership, and ways of working.

At the same time, I noticed something important: While the ideas resonated strongly with me, not many teams were actively working this way.

From learning to practicing

Rather than stopping at theory, I started introducing and applying Holistic Testing principles in my workplace and teams I work with. This journey is still ongoing - change takes time - but the impact has been clear.

Most of the QA's in my team have now gone through Holistic Testing training, and the feedback has been very encouraging:

• clearer understanding of their role beyond test execution

• better collaboration with developers and product people

• more confidence in addressing quality at system level

Seeing this shift confirmed something I strongly believe in:

Holistic Testing is a powerful enabler for Quality Engineering in real teams

Why this matters to me personally

Years ago, I facilitated ISTQB trainings, and I genuinely enjoyed helping people grow their knowledge, skills, and confidence. That experience stayed with me.

As our industry evolves, I believe Holistic Testing represents a big step forward - not just for QA's, but for development teams as a whole. It helps teams:

• think beyond roles and silos

• focus on learning and improvement

• make better decisions about risk, value, and quality

That’s why this moment feels important to me.

Opening Holistic Testing trainings to a wider audience

I’m very happy to share that I’m now launching Holistic Testing trainings on beQE.

This allows me to offer the trainings in two ways:

• Open in‑person trainings on specific dates. These are on‑site sessions open to individuals and teams. You can find upcoming offerings and details on beQE.pro

• Dedicated trainings for organizations and development teams helps to develop a common understanding of Holistic Testing principles, openly discuss current challenges in their own context and collaboratively identify practical improvement opportunities

  
  

My goal is simple:

Raise competence and skill level in the development sector across the region, one team at a time

Interested?

If you’re curious about Holistic Testing or feel that your team could benefit from a more holistic approach to quality:

• explore the training on beQE.pro and apply for an upcoming session

• register your interest if you want to be informed about future dates and locations

• contact beQE for a quote in case you are interested in training for your team at your organization

I’m looking forward to learning, sharing, and growing together with the community.

Zigmārs