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Ady Stokes
Freelance Consultant
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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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Explore shift right and how to practice it within testing
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We can test in production: An introduction to shifting testing right
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We can test in production: An introduction to shifting testing right
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We can test in production: An introduction to shifting testing right
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We can test in production: An introduction to shifting testing right
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12.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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This badge is awarded to those who share their knowledge and experience on a Call for Insights conversation.
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11.10.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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11.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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10.6.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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What is software quality?
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What is software quality?
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10.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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The power of being a thought worker is the pause to think before we act
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The power of being a thought worker is the pause to think before we act
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The power of being a thought worker is the pause to think before we act
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In conversation with Simon Tomes as part of his Call for Insights series, he put me on the spot with this question.
So, Ady, I was thinking for our listeners, a final thought from you is what w...
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In conversation with Simon Tomes as part of his Call for Insights series, he put me on the spot with this question.
So, Ady, I was thinking for our listeners, a final thought from you is what w...
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We can test in production: An introduction to shifting testing right.
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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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"I saw you said stars. Did you mean to say Starvalanche? "
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Remember these?
One year on.
Before ✨ stars ✨ every ✨ day!
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Memory Mondays Community Certificate
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Memory Mondays Community Certificate
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Memory Mondays Community Certificate
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I heard this on a recent Call for Insights (with Simon Tomes and Louise Woodhams), and it made me chuckle.
It's in reference to making attempts to shifting-left, but not really feeling the resul...
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The shift-left is not shifting-lefting
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The shift-left is not shifting-lefting
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The shift-left is not shifting-lefting
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The shift-left is not shifting-lefting
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This Week in Quality
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Share your week’s highlights, challenges, and lessons in quality
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Also, what happens when you ask quality people for feedback?
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Playing to your strengths to navigate a quality engineering job market
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Playing to your strengths to navigate a quality engineering job market
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Louise Woodhams shares the power of MoTacon conversations.
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Testing community renews faith in testing
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Testing community renews faith in testing
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Testing community renews faith in testing
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What is software quality?
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3.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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What is software quality?
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What is software quality?
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What is software quality?
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What is software quality?
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What is software quality?
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What is software quality?
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1.3.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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