Meet quality people

In quality we gather. Get a sense of what's happening in the MoTaverse with this week's MoTaverse Weekly.

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TestRail 9.5: AI That Truly Understands Testing

TestRail AI understands testing to help reach your goals faster with true intelligence. Try it for free now.

 

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Leading With Quality Conversations

A treasure trove of conversations with quality people about quality people.

Check out the latest with Jessica Bane: Navigating quality systems of knowledge.

 

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Power pairing our people process: How we moved to a collaborative QA Engineer and QA Analyst model

“Pairing QA Engineers and Analysts isn't just a process tweak, it's a cultural shift that transforms siloed testing into a collaborative, balanced and business-aligned effort.” – Matthew Whitaker

 

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🎧 Listen to This Week in Testing.

Quality people, all aboard the TestBash train! - Ep 106

Feel the MoTaverse energy as quality people prepare for TestBash, share accessibility stories, and swap career advice. Subscribe to the TWiT podcast on Spotify, Apple podcasts and YouTube.

 

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Quality Insight: How to Prepare for Your STEC Journey

by Judy Mosley.

 

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Advanced prompting for testers with Rahul Parwal

Go beyond the basics and unlock the full potential of AI in testing. Learn advanced prompting that improves reliability, speed, and results. Every lesson includes a practical activity. You finish by building your own custom AI testing assistant. Enrol today.

 

A poster for TestBash 2025 featuring a grid of headshots of the speakers. Below each headshot is the speaker's name. A TestBash Brighton logo is in the bottom left, and a "Ministry of Testing" logo is on a flag on a stylized moon landscape in the bottom right, with the website address "www.ministryoftesting.com/testbash" below it. The text "TESTBASH 2025" is in the center. The speakers shown are: Isabel Evans, Jitesh Gosai, Martin Hynie, Demi van Malcot, Elizabeth Zagroba, Ben Dowen, Cassandra H. Leung, Philippa Jennings, Barry Ehiagiator, Kat Obring, Kulas Angeles, Rahul Parwal, Christopher Chant, Stu Day, David Noorshargh, Beren Van Daele, Stuart Thomas, Carlos Kidman, Joep Schuurkes, Marie Cruz, Lewis Prescott, Ady Stokes, Scott Kenyon, Gwen Diagram, Ash Coleman Hynie, Gary Shannon, Veerle Verhagen. There is also a placeholder for "AND MORE SOON..." with a picture of a robot.

Meet quality people

 

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From Chaos to Control: Start Your Test Maturity Journey with Zephyr

Discover how the Test Maturity Model helps Agile/DevOps teams scale testing to drive business agility and innovation. Register today.

 

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An AI Testing Agent walks into a bar…

 

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See you at TestBash Brighton 2025

Proud TestBash sponsor! Visit the Test Exchange to meet our expert software testing team.

 

We can no longer mention the T word

Speaking at Test Up North #1 & First MoT meetup in Leeds!

My First Meetup!

Suman shines at Test Up North

10th Polish Quality Retreat

That time I got the chance to be a speaker at one the legendary MoT London Meetups

Ai to write tests is Fine

See more memes and memories.

 

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RBCN 2026

RoboCon is the brightest star in the Robot Framework calendar—the biggest, official, and only worldwide conference organized by the Robot Framework Foundation itself. Register today.

 

Add a bookmark link to the Observatory — a place to see and share interesting links to the world of tech.

2025 DORA State of Assisted AI report

Testers: Stop Competing with AI. Start Pairing with It

A practical, step-by-step guide to building an evaluation pipeline for a real-world AI application

Here's Why AI Can’t Replace You

2025 Top 10 Risk & Mitigations for LLMs and Gen AI Apps

 

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Hello, my name is TestBash 2025

Meet quality people at TestBash 2025. Say hi! Instructions in the first post, "Hello, my name is TestBash".

 

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CypressConf 2025

Beyond the Script: The Evolution of Quality Intelligence. Register today.

 

⭐️ Community member support

Award a community star to a fellow community member. It appears on their MoT profile and amplifies their commitment to the testing and quality craft. It supports their professional development and amplifies their community activities.

Support a community member

 

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The Leading With Quality conversations have given us a profound understanding of our relationship with quality.

Thank you to everyone joining the inaugural Leading With Quality day. We look forward to seeing you there. It’s all about quality people.

 

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19 modules, 59 voices, and a jam packed portfolio to show your testing capabilities.

Register for the Software Testing Essentials Certificate (STEC)

 

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Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
Community Lead at Ministry of Testing
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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. 🎓 MoT-STEC qualified.
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