Titles may shift, but identity is what we make (claim) make of it

Oct 13, 2025

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Barry standing in front of a slide that says:

What best describes your role?

Head of Quality?
Engineering Manager?
Head of Testing?
Test Manager?
Test Lead?
Quality Coach?
Principal Tester
QA / Test Engineer?
Automation Lead?
Project Manager?
Agile Coach?
Something Else?
In this memory: Barry Ehigiator

"If identity is socially constructed, then as quality leaders, we have the power to reconstruct how quality is seen and valued in our organisation." — Barry Ehigiator

And Barry highlights the many ways our roles as quality leaders are described.

In the Leading With Quality room in Brighton, a couple of weeks ago, I believe there was at least one of each of these roles.

So many of us can influence the future of quality. And that is exciting within itself.

CEO & Founder at Ministry of Testing
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I've been working in the software testing and quality engineering space since the year 2000 whilst also combining it with my love for education and community building. 🎓 MoT-STEC qualified
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