Potential pitfalls of Quality Engineering
27 Mar 2026
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Barry Ehigiator
In module 9 of the Software Quality Engineering Certificate, Barry Ehigiator writes about potential pitfalls in QE. Amongst others, he mentions:
- Poor implementation that leads to a lack of clarity on why they transitioned
- QE is seen as more of a process change than a cultural shift
- QE is seen as policing quality
I want to hear from the MoTaverse.
- Have you experienced a failed transition to Quality Engineering? What did you see, and what did you learn?
- Are you going through a transition? What have been the challenges? What have been the wins?
- Do you have any other insights into transitioning to, or working in a Quality Engineering environment? I'm particularly interested in experiences and stories.
For transparency, answers may be featured in an insight piece on this subject. Thank you for reading.
Ady Stokes
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MoT Ambassador. Currently semi-retired and freelancing. I am, amongst other things, a writer, speaker, and accessibility advocate. Leeds Chapter Lead. MoT Certs curator and article editor for WonderProxy. Testing wisdom, friendly, testing songs and poems. Great minds think differently. STEC and SQEC Certified. Struggling to write a book about testing mindsets and thinking's application in software development.
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