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Ady Stokes
Freelance Consultant
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STEC Certified. MoT Ambassador, writer, speaker, accessibility advocate. Consulting, Leeds Chapter Lead. MoT Certs curator. Testing wisdom, friendly, songs and poems. Great minds think differently
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What happens when you explore My Reports?
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What happens when you explore My Reports?
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2026 goals. I've never liked goals, especially yearly ones. We adopted Agile methodology for a reason - we recognized that circumstances shift rapidly, and long cycles result in too much drift from...
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A Deep Breath for 2026
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A Deep Breath for 2026
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New personal star record
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Inclusive development teams: Why representation matters
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2.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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8.7.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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8.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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A look at the structure and responsibilities of a whole-team quality approach
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The whole-team quality approach
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The whole-team quality approach
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The whole-team quality approach
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The whole-team quality approach
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4.1.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Inclusive development teams: Why representation matters
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Inclusive development teams: Why representation matters
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Learn about Aaron Flynn's experiences of carrying out Accessibility Testing for Government Websites on the Testing Planet
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Accessibility Testing Of A Government Website: Experience And Recommendations
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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.
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Power pairing our people process: How we moved to a collaborative QA Engineer and QA Analyst model
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Power pairing our people process: How we moved to a collaborative QA Engineer and QA Analyst model
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Power pairing our people process: How we moved to a collaborative QA Engineer and QA Analyst model
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Power pairing our people process: How we moved to a collaborative QA Engineer and QA Analyst model
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This Week in Quality
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4.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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3.6.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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New personal star record
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The Starvalance continues as lots of people are completing STEC and SQEC lessons. I earned over 300 stars in November, 400 in December and started 2026 with a big bang of over 500 stars!!! Amazing.
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3.6.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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4.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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Learn about TestCompass: Impact Analysis
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Feature Spotlight - TestCompass: Impact Analysis
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Feature Spotlight - TestCompass: Impact Analysis
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Feature Spotlight - TestCompass: Impact Analysis
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Feature Spotlight - TestCompass: Impact Analysis
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3.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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2.5.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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1.7.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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1.6.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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1.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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Inclusive development teams: Why representation matters
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2.6.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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1.0.0 of Quality Coaching essentials
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7.1.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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7.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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6.9.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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1.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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Inclusive development teams: Why representation matters
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