Rosie Sherry
Rosie Sherry
CEO & Founder of the MoTaverse
She/Her
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. It turns out quality, community and education go nicely hand in hand.
I'm here for community as a service and building the best possible tech community out there.
🎓 MoT-STEC qualified
🎂 MoTaBirthday | November 23, 2014
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Spreadsheets are great, until they are not. With spreadsheets scattered everywhere, they are where data goes to die.More recently I've been raising a 'red flag' mote to myself whenever I see a spre...
26 Oct
On my wish list, for quite a while, has been to get better at going to other meetup type events, and conferences too, to be honest. I feel like I have the headspace to do so now.Last week Simon Tom...
26 Oct
We're pitching the MoTaverse as Community as a Service (Caas).The things we do and offer as part of this community are immensely valuable, yet often go unnoticed. So, we're on a journey to highligh...
26 Oct
Height debate settled. I now agree that Rosie is as tall as me... 📏😄Now come settle AI debates with us in the MoTaverse AI Chapter: AI Chapter | MoTaverse
24 Oct
Data and a list to help you explore product risks
27 Oct
Data and a list to help you explore product risks
22 Oct
What does it take to guide members through a pivot, soak up the pain of change, and know when to pause community activities or provide an easy off ramp?
22 Oct
A lively discussion on career growth, engineering leadership, community, bringing joy to testing, and navigating AI.
16 Oct
Imposter syndrome
Impostor syndrome, also known as impostor phenomenon, impostorism, or impostor thoughts, is a psychological experience in which a person suffers from feelings of intellectual and/or professional fraudulence.
Talent debt
Talent debt accrues the same way that technical debt does. But the difference with talent debt is that the skill half-life is shrinking substantially. Back in the day, you could go and get a job as a Java engineer and work for 20 years doing Java programming and be okay. But now what we're seeing is that the pace of change is going so fast that the half-life of how long those skills stay relevant is shrinking substantially.What you get is this skill compression, which then forms into talent debt. A lot of companies are experiencing it now where all of a sudden this race into AI, they look at what they have on the bench and say, "Oh my goodness, we've got nothing even close to what we have to do here."They have two options then. One is either try to reskill who you have already. Upsides are that you get to keep the strong domain knowledge of the individuals within your team, understand strong system knowledge, and it's good to invest in your people.The flip side is to try to hire it out. It's faster, but you don't have the domain knowledge, you have ramp time, and you have the the risk of putting the wrong butt in the wrong seat. All of that compounds into this concept of talent debt, which is very similar to technical debt.
Wicked Problem
A wicked problem is a problem that lacks a definitive formulation, a clear stopping rule, and an objectively correct solution.
Moments
Definition: Short-form blog posts published within the MoTaverse platform, used by members to share updates, reflections, or content without needing a longer article format. So what? Like Observatory, this is a platform-specific feature name rather than an industry term, it illustrates a lightweight, collaborative and community way for members to keep publishing and building their profile. Example: A member posting a steady stream of short updates about their work, prompting others in the community to read and respond to each one.
The Observatory
Definition: A feed within the MoTaverse platform where members share links to articles, resources, or content they've found valuable, earning recognition when others click through and engage with the shared link. So what? This is a MoT-specific platform feature rather than a general testing or tech term, so it's unlikely to be a meaningful glossary entry for an external audience, though it's worth noting as a mechanism that encourages knowledge sharing and rewards curation. Example: A member shares an article about differing personal working styles, and both the sharer and anyone who reads it via the link earn recognition for the interaction.
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Do you practice CUWI (Community Unscripted With Intention)?
It's coming full circle!
TWiQ and TWiC is community unscripted, ftw.
Also, we're in the process of organising a MoT Brighton social, no agenda, just good people and conversation.
Empathy, care and joy in building
I most definitely approve of this type of AI modfication of images, very nice :)
I was in the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference 2026 in Portland to present Lynqa
Great to hear.
I'm curious how you've experienced people reacting to a third way of testing, of course it's inevitable, or at least it seems. In the past, the mental mode of thinking about it was either manual or automation. Now it's manual, automation or agentic.
I guess, I'm wondering if it's too much to ask teams to manage all modes, or how can we simplify our approach or thinking around this. It's certainly interesting (and also overwhelming) to think and plan for.
The 99 second talk I didn't get to do at MoTaCon
Love to see this happening.
Next year we will ensure we don't run out of time! :|
Anywhere, anytime..?
Testers everywhere: 'oh, really?' 😈
“We were looking at it wrong”: The explosive claim that’s upended the AI world
(www.technologyreview.com)
25 Oct
AI Is Changing Everything About Hacking. No One Knows What Happens Next
(www.404media.co)
25 Oct
Thanks for your contribution
How I use AI: No more spreadsheets and the shift towards vibe coding internal apps
Community Star
about 1 hour ago
Thanks for your contribution
The MoTaverse helps you with squish that imposter syndrome away
Community Star
about 4 hours ago
MoT member visited your Observatory contribution
Member visited Rethinking Testing for AI Products: Evals in Perspective
Community Star
about 6 hours ago
