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Ady Stokes
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I am Open to Write, Teach, Speak, Meet at MoTaCon 2026, Podcasting, Review Conference Proposals
STEC and SQEC 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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AMA about Crafting CVs for the UK Job Market
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"Which snacks are now the most disappointing, due to shrinkflation, cost rise, ingredient degradation, etc? "
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Member joined MoT Leeds chapter
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https://www.ministryoftesting.com/insights/the-soft-skills-shift-everything/Check out the recent call for insights; it was my first for the Ministry of Testing.This is something that I'm pursuing ...
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Does Soft skills can be the turning point?
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Does Soft skills can be the turning point?
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Does Soft skills can be the turning point?
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Interesting question from Jesse Berkeley on quality assistance model - https://www.ministryoftesting.com/moments/ama-about-transitioning-to-quality-assistance-modelI took a few days to think about ...
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How do we balance championing the Quality Assistance model with the reality that many early‑career quality engineers haven’t yet experienced working this way?
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How do we balance championing the Quality Assistance model with the reality that many early‑career quality engineers haven’t yet experienced working this way?
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How do we balance championing the Quality Assistance model with the reality that many early‑career quality engineers haven’t yet experienced working this way?
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The soft skills shift everything
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The soft skills shift everything
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The soft skills shift everything
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Are we trading soft skills for AI fluency?
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The soft skills shift everything
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The soft skills shift everything
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The soft skills shift everything
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David Burns is joining us at MoTaCon 2026 to show us the evolution of SDLC, where production telemetry is the test oracle!David will be presenting on the big MoTaCon stage, a talk where he’ll show ...
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🖖 Stop guessing, start seeing: the rise of Observability-Driven Testing
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🖖 Stop guessing, start seeing: the rise of Observability-Driven Testing
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🖖 Stop guessing, start seeing: the rise of Observability-Driven Testing
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Member joined TWiQ — This Week in Quality chapter
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1.2.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Redefine software quality by replacing bug counts with metrics that track rework rates, the survival of assumptions in production, and the speed of recovery from system friction.
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How I measure quality without looking at bug counts
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How I measure quality without looking at bug counts
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How I measure quality without looking at bug counts
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How I measure quality without looking at bug counts
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Tester to Quality Engineer gap analysis
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2.6.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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2.5.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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AOREN is a five-part framework for planning any presentation, meeting, or stakeholder engagement:
Audience - who is in the room and what do they care about?
Objective - know what the attendees w...
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AOREN is a five-part framework for talks, meetings and presentations
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AOREN is a five-part framework for talks, meetings and presentations
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I messaged Lisa Crispin and Eamon Droko the other day. I am beyond excited that they are running a workshop together at MoTaCon. It's gonna be a good one, "Testing as a Party: Inclusive ensemble te...
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Book author and big fan reader to meet for the first time at MoTaCon '26
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Book author and big fan reader to meet for the first time at MoTaCon '26
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Book author and big fan reader to meet for the first time at MoTaCon '26
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Book author and big fan reader to meet for the first time at MoTaCon '26
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Book author and big fan reader to meet for the first time at MoTaCon '26
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One reason why I love being in tech is the challenge of learning something new. And, sometimes, the thing that scares me is the prospect of learning the new thing. Asking for help can be a powerful...
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All it takes are a few words
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All it takes are a few words
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We are super excited to announce another duo of beautiful human beings at MoTaCon: Lisa Crispin and Eamon Droko 🫶Lisa and Eamon will be facilitating a workshop where they'll show that testing...
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🖖 Testing as a Party: Inclusive ensemble testing for the whole team
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🖖 Testing as a Party: Inclusive ensemble testing for the whole team
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🖖 Testing as a Party: Inclusive ensemble testing for the whole team
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🖖 Testing as a Party: Inclusive ensemble testing for the whole team
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Integrate monitoring, observability, and alerting into the core quality engineering process to ensure systems are as diagnosable as they are functional
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