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What quality tensions are worth negotiating?

Deciding what really matters can be hard, yet it doesn't have to be that way

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Hello, I'm Simon. Since 2003 I've had various roles in testing, tech leadership and coaching. I believe in the power of collaboration, creativity and community. πŸŽ“ MoT-STEC qualified. I get real joy working with and supporting our wonderful MoTaverse community.

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Gary Hawkes
I love the reference to what a customer thinks is an issue is not always what testers think is an issue. I think thats why its so beneficial to get people into QA/QE from support, dev, product backgrounds as that really powers up the perspectives of what quality is.

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