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✨ Join Us for the PNSQC 2025 Holiday Party! ✨

As we wrap up another year of conferring, learning, testing, and improving software quality, we’re excited to invite you to our annual PNSQC Holiday Party!

This informal meetup is a great chance to:
🎄 Connect with fellow software quality and testing professionals
🤝 Share stories from the year—wins, challenges, lessons learned
🔮 Look ahead to what’s coming in QA and for PNSQC in 2026
🍽️ Enjoy good food, drinks, and great company (veg & vegan options included!)

Whether you're a test engineer, software manager, automation expert, or simply passionate about quality—all experience levels are welcome. Come ready to network, chat, and celebrate the season with the local QA community.

📅 Date: December 15, 2025
🕕 Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Pacific
🏙️ Format: Hybrid
📍 In-Person Location:
Golden Valley Brewery & Restaurant
1520 NW Bethany Blvd, Beaverton, OR 97006

🔗 Registration: [https://ow.ly/pWTP50XHxMb]
📍 Google Maps: [https://ow.ly/UWta50XHxMc]

We hope to see you there as we close out 2025 and look forward to an exciting 2026 for QA! 🎉

In this episode of PNSQChronicles, host Michael Larsen welcomes keynote speaker and workshop leader Allan Rennebo Jepsen to preview his sessions for the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference (PNSQC) — taking place October 13–15, 2025, in Portland, Oregon.

See the full video here [https://youtu.be/nbykPN9h4kc]

Allan’s keynote, “Breaking the Cycle: Leading Organizations that Thrive Amidst Constant Change,” explores how leaders and teams can adapt to an environment where change never stops. He shares practical insights on building responsiveness, embedding quality into daily work, and creating organizations where adaptability replaces fear.

He also discusses his hands-on workshop, “The 10× ROI Challenge,” which challenges traditional team structures and shows how working differently — not harder — can multiply value. Expect experiments with Lego simulations, constraint-breaking exercises, and new ways to deliver customer impact in real time.

Allan’s message is clear: when teams learn to act fast, own responsibility, and focus on continuous value delivery, change becomes a competitive advantage — and even fun.

👉 Conference Info & Registration: [https://www.pnsqc.org/register]
📅 Dates: October 13–15, 2025
📍 Location: Portland, Oregon + Virtual Attendance Available

🔗 Connect with Allan Rennebo Jepsen:
LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rennebo/]

✨ Whether you’re leading change, testing at scale, or simply trying to help your team work smarter, Allan’s sessions will inspire you to think differently about leadership, quality, and adaptability.

About PNSQChronicles:
PNSQChronicles is the official podcast of the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference, where thought leaders, practitioners, and innovators share ideas shaping the future of software quality. Subscribe for more interviews with keynote and track speakers as we explore the 2025 theme: “QI: Increase Your Quality Intelligence.”

💡 W11: The 10× ROI Challenge – at
You don’t need to work harder to create more value – you need to work differently.

Most agile teams measure success by output. The real outliers measure success by value created and some achieve >10× ROI.

In this 90-minute, game-based lab, led by Allan Rennebo Jepsen, you’ll:
- Play through 2 LEGO sprint simulations
- Explore 7 proven patterns that shift teams from output-focused to outcome-driven
- Experience the difference between delivering more and delivering real impact

What makes this session unique?
- Experiential learning, no boring lectures
- Field-tested design with powerful takeaways
- Hands-on, LEGO-based simulation that sparks real insights

👉 Walk away with one concrete experiment you can try immediately to help your team evolve into a high-impact, value-driven team.
Register here: https://ow.ly/NQgP50X44Oo