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Barry talks about his experience shifting from a doer mindset to a facilitator mindset, and the art of letting go, when in a leadership position.
Leadership Talks: The Art of Letting Go
Barry Ehigiator
Barry Ehigiator
I have always enjoyed the "doing" aspect of my job. For long, I considered this to be the pathway to excellence and leadership. Howev...
A screenshot of a virtual conversation featuring Veerle and Lewis.
Tech and Testing Debt
Rosie Sherry
Rosie Sherry
I tuned into a conversation on testing debt for STEC with Veerle Verhagen and Lewis Prescott What a wonderful conversation covering so...
Mauro presenting a slide that reads "The only way to go fast, is to go well"
Mauro presenting "Why Devs should automate?"
Rodrigo Julian Martin Olivera
Rodrigo Julian Martin Olivera
Mauro gives the second talk of the night, this time giving an epic demo on how he implemented all types of tests for a microservice, and ...
Luis giving a presentation to a crowd of testers
Luis presenting "Breakup or Breakthrough? How a Breakup story reduced our test pipeline time"
Rodrigo Julian Martin Olivera
Rodrigo Julian Martin Olivera
Luis kick starts our MOT Barcelona Reloaded edition at the MyTheresa (LuxExperience) office with his talk on how migrating from CucumberJ...
The image displays a motivational quote by Jitesh Gosai, which states, "You're setting yourself up for failure if QA owns quality." The background is a gradient of purple and pink with subtle star-like accents. In the bottom left corner, there's a cartoonish character with a pink brain wearing glasses. The top right corner features an MoT logo.
You're setting yourself up for failure if QA owns quality
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
JItesh shared this powerful line about ownership during a The Testing Planet Cosmic Discussion: The limitations of shift-left and existin...
Sophie, a white woman, faces her slides in the BJSS office space.
A year ago in York
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
Does your phone have that feature where it highlights your photo memories? Here's one of mine! In June 2024 at Ministry of Testing Yor...
A side-by-side comparison of a large, empty hall with wooden floors and walls on the right, and the same hall filled with people attending an event on the left. The hall has high ceilings with exposed wooden beams and a lighting rig overhead. On the left, numerous individuals are gathered, some standing and conversing, others seated at tables. There are various displays and interactive stations set up throughout the space. On the right, the hall is mostly clear, with just a few chairs and some equipment visible on the stage area. A duck, bug and seagull character have been added to the image.
Where's Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull? – No. 32
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
Can you find Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull?
Screenshot of the "This Week in Testing" podcast episode titled "Don't worry! I'm a Tester Ep 94," released on June 13, 2025. The cover art features neon-colored planets and a microphone on a brick background with the text “This Week in Testing” and “ministryoftesting.com.” The episode discusses how testers make progress even while still learning. Hosts Simon Tomes and Judy Mosley are joined by Mariem Safi, Preeti Gupta, and Emily O'Connor to share personal stories about testing, catching bugs, and improving software quality. Options to play the episode or listen via Apple or Spotify are shown.
First Time Being a Co-Host for Ministry of Testing!
Judy Mosley
Judy Mosley
I love podcasts. I've had the privilege of being on a few of them. Today was my first day co-hosting one! I was nervous, for sure, but on...
A landscape image with a long exposure of vehicle lights on a bend in the road heading towards mountains and the starry night sky.
Quality Engineer Level 4 Apprenticeship... Completed It!
Tom Game
Tom Game
In January 2024, I embarked not only on my first job in a new career, but also on a level 4 apprenticeship as a Quality Engineer. Fast f...

TestBash

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A side-by-side comparison of a large, empty hall with wooden floors and walls on the right, and the same hall filled with people attending an event on the left. The hall has high ceilings with exposed wooden beams and a lighting rig overhead. On the left, numerous individuals are gathered, some standing and conversing, others seated at tables. There are various displays and interactive stations set up throughout the space. On the right, the hall is mostly clear, with just a few chairs and some equipment visible on the stage area. A duck, bug and seagull character have been added to the image.
Where's Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull? – No. 32
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
Can you find Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull?
Man smiling in front of Titanic Hotel Sign.
Attending TestBash 2023 in Liverpool Titanic Hotel
Jesse Berkeley
Jesse Berkeley
Attending my first Test Bash 2023 in Liverpool Titanic Hotel
A group of five smiling women stands behind a large, rustic wooden structure at night. The women are looking towards the camera. The woman on the far right rests her hand on the wooden structure. A duck, a seagull and a bug character have been added to the image.
Where's Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull? – No. 31
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
Can you find Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull?
A group of five smiling women stands behind a large, rustic wooden structure at night. The women are looking towards the camera. The woman on the far right rests her hand on the wooden structure.
Sun down beach chats after TestBash Brighton
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
13/09/24. Brighton Beach. The end of a jam-packed day two of TestBash 2024 in Brighton. We head to OhSo Social for lots of chit-chat. ...

The Testing Planet

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Rosie Sherry points excitedly at a monitor displaying The Testing Planet Live season finale, streamed directly from the MoTaverse stand at Selenium Conf 2025. A laptop below mirrors the same screen, and the MoTaverse banner glows behind her.
Broadcast Complete: Testing Planet Beamed from The MoTaverse
Alexandra Cella
Alexandra Cella
After an intense face-off with Google Chrome’s live captioning (spoiler: we won), we finally beamed out the season finale of The Testing ...
A Crowdcast webinar meeting screen capture shows four participants in a video conference call, with a poll displayed in the center. The poll asks, "Which team's insights on when and where quality coaching is most effective resonate most with your team's context?" with two options: "AVIVA (AJ Wilson)" and "CO-OP (Clare Norman & Shweta Jaju)". The meeting is for "The Testing Planet" and participants are instructed to join the poll at Slido.com using the event code #TTP-Ep10. A QR code is also provided for joining the poll. Chat messages are visible on the right side of the screen, including a countdown from 10 to 0 and a message stating "A draw of brilliance and knowledge". The bottom of the screen shows a row of profile icons for other participants, and a prompt to "Say something nice". A "Have you got an MoT Profile yet?" button is also visible.
Ba dum tish. That moment the audience were the real winners of the TTP Supernova Showdown with Ben, Aj, Clare and Shweta
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
Clare Norman, Shweta Jaju. Aj Wilson and Ben Dowen enjoyed a giggle with Diana "Mission Control" Dromey's sound effects during a Supernov...
Four testers are presenting The Testing Planet news from their respective homes. Each is visible in their own video panel.
My First Panel - The Testing Planet
Sarah Byng
Sarah Byng
🎉 I'm excited to share that yesterday, alongside Rachel, Mike and our amazing host Simon, I had the opportunity to participate in The Tes...
Two women sat on a row of chairs reading a newspaper. People are standing in the background in an open office space. Lots of chat is happening.
The Testing Planet orbits London
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
Spotted these two awesome people reading The Testing Planet newspaper at January 2025's MoT London Meetup.

Meetups

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MoT London 3.0
Gary Shannon
Gary Shannon
Selfie time :)
MoT 3.0
Gary Shannon
Gary Shannon
Another excellent talk
Me and double slice
Gary Shannon
Gary Shannon
Absolute legend laughed all night with this chap
London MoT 3.0
Gary Shannon
Gary Shannon
Another excellent meetup

Where's Bug and Cosmo?

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A side-by-side comparison of a large, empty hall with wooden floors and walls on the right, and the same hall filled with people attending an event on the left. The hall has high ceilings with exposed wooden beams and a lighting rig overhead. On the left, numerous individuals are gathered, some standing and conversing, others seated at tables. There are various displays and interactive stations set up throughout the space. On the right, the hall is mostly clear, with just a few chairs and some equipment visible on the stage area. A duck, bug and seagull character have been added to the image.
Where's Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull? – No. 32
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
Can you find Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull?
A group of five smiling women stands behind a large, rustic wooden structure at night. The women are looking towards the camera. The woman on the far right rests her hand on the wooden structure. A duck, a seagull and a bug character have been added to the image.
Where's Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull? – No. 31
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
Can you find Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull?
A diverse group of adults socializes in a dimly lit bar or club, which has an "EXIT" sign visible. Some people are seated at tables and chairs, while others stand and mingle. In the foreground, a woman with dark hair and glasses smiles at the camera, standing next to a man with a beard and glasses who is also looking at the camera. A bug, seagull and duck character have been added to the image.
Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 30
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
Can you find Bug, Cosmo the Space Duck and Space Seagull?
A small group of people queue up for a coffees and teas at a bar area in a conference space. They are wearing matching pink Ministry of Testing I'm Here to Help T-shirts. Some have purple Ministry of Testing drawstring bags. The woman in the middle is facing away from the camera and has a large ladybug bag on her back. A duck, seagull and bug character have been added to the photo.
Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 29
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
Can you find Bug, Cosmo the Space Duck and Space Seagull?

Firsts

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Screenshot of the "This Week in Testing" podcast episode titled "Don't worry! I'm a Tester Ep 94," released on June 13, 2025. The cover art features neon-colored planets and a microphone on a brick background with the text “This Week in Testing” and “ministryoftesting.com.” The episode discusses how testers make progress even while still learning. Hosts Simon Tomes and Judy Mosley are joined by Mariem Safi, Preeti Gupta, and Emily O'Connor to share personal stories about testing, catching bugs, and improving software quality. Options to play the episode or listen via Apple or Spotify are shown.
First Time Being a Co-Host for Ministry of Testing!
Judy Mosley
Judy Mosley
I love podcasts. I've had the privilege of being on a few of them. Today was my first day co-hosting one! I was nervous, for sure, but on...
A woman and a man share a selfie. They have their thumbs up. People in the background are having discussions in the office space.
Who's got two thumbs and likes to test?
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
These two! Finally got to meet Swathika Visagn in person at Dunelm's office at the MoT London Meetup on 08/05/2025. Swathika's up...
One person smiles at the camera whilst another person gestures towards them. In the background, people are mingling in an office event space.
I know you!
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
Ministry of Testing London meetup. 03/04/25. A joyful moment. Kika and Shuk Tak Woo realised they knew each other, meeting for the first ...
A happy-looking man stands on a stage addressing a seated audience, with a large screen displaying camera footage of the audience.
Eamon's first 99 second talk at MoT London
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
03/04/2025. Another milestone for Eamon Droko. His first time speaking at a meetup and what a wonderfully kind and inspirational talk it ...
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