Leading with Quality

What’s more... Our identity as people who care about quality needs love. We are the believers. We understand that quality does not happen on its own. It’s not just about testing or bugs, it’s about the whole system.

We want to help you lead this change. Together, we can find a pathway forward.

What can you expect from the day?

Embedding a culture of quality using the Quality Radar

with Nicola Sedgwick

Testing is just one part of quality.This session will explore the use of the Quality Radar to plan, visualise and communicate your quality strategy. Take a dive into data-driven decisions, quality coverage and embedding quality into your continuous improvement appraoch.

Building with Intelligence: How Quality-Driven Teams Lead with AI

with Ash Hynie

As AI rapidly transforms the engineering landscape, quality teams have a unique opportunity: to lead with intelligence. This session explores how quality-driven teams can go beyond using tools like ChatGPT and instead integrate AI as a strategic partner in delivering better software—faster and smarter. We’ll define the evolving role of AI in quality engineering, show what “better” looks like with AI-augmented workflows, and present practical, real-world use cases for implementation.

Perfect for quality leaders ready to scale their impact through AI without compromising rigor.

Getting a Seat at the Table - How testing can get (and keep) their role in decision making…

with Keith Klain

Change comes with getting a seat at the table. In this session, Keith Klain will guide you through strategies on how to work towards gaining credibility, aligning quality with leadership goals and exploring the power of story telling to leadership.

Reframing Identity, Influence, and Impact to Lead with Quality

with Barry Ehigiator

As the software engineering industry evolves, so do our roles. Many quality professionals have moved from testers to quality engineers, from assurance to assistance, and even from software testing to quality engineering. But do new titles really change how our work is seen or valued?

In this session, we’ll examine the evolving identity of quality leaders and the challenges they face. We’ll explore how to advocate for quality across disciplines, whilst preserving the value of testing as a craft. We will also examine why we must reframe our language, and turn ambiguity in quality roles into opportunity - so we can lead quality with clarity, purpose, and impact. 

What can you expect?

• Four sessions from leaders thinking deeply about what the future of quality software looks like

• The opportunity to network and build relationships with other leaders in quality

• Deep-dive conversations on topics that matter to you

• A space to think strategically and explore day-to-day challenges

Why attend?

• Contribute to the future of quality

• Understand the challenges that exist

• Learn from and with others like you

• Build a supportive network that lasts

• Develop the next wave of quality-focused models

Who is it for?

• Engineering managers

• Head of Testing/Quality

• CEOs and CTOs

• Staff Engineers

• Team leads

What’s more…MoT Professional Members and Leading with Quality get access to our private channel just for quality leaders. Look out for a Slack invite in your Leading with Quality registration email or in MyMoT.