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Karen N. Johnson

Karen N. Johnson

Karen N. Johnson

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Karen N. Johnson is an independent software test consultant. She views software testing as an intellectual challenge and believes in the context-driven school of testing. She has 14 years' experience in software testing and software test management. She is a frequent speaker at software testing conferences and is an active participant in several software testing workshops. She's published articles in software testing publications as well. For more information about Karen, visit http://www.karennjohnson.com.
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