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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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What is software quality?
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Transition from reactive quality assurance to proactive quality engineering by embedding shared responsibility throughout the entire development lifecycle
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Member joined MoT Leeds chapter
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2.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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14.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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13.5.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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There's no such thing as a testing mindset
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There's no such thing as a testing mindset
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1.2.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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1.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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1.2.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Member joined MoT Leeds chapter
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There's no such thing as a testing mindset
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"Great article. This is a great addition to the community guide to being a thought worker. "
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How is friction helping and not helping software engineering and testing teams?
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Friction has a complex relationship with quality
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Friction has a complex relationship with quality
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Friction has a complex relationship with quality
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Friction has a complex relationship with quality
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Friction has a complex relationship with quality
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Friction has a complex relationship with quality
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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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Member joined MoT Leeds chapter
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MoT Ambassador Crew
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3.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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2.6.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Rainbow vomits and AI Guardrails - Ep 124
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Cut through the AI hype, swap real guardrail stories, and laugh at the rainbow-vomit moments along the way.
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Member joined MoT Leeds chapter
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Member joined MoT Leeds chapter
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Member joined MoT Leeds chapter
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Leeds Chapter goes into the MoTaverse
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Member joined MoT Leeds chapter
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Burnout: A personal experience report
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Burnout: A personal experience report
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Member joined MoT Leeds chapter
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9.6.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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9.5.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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9.4.3 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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9.0.0 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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7.6.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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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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6.4.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Leeds Chapter goes into the MoTaverse
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Friday, the 20th of February, is a big day for the Ministry of Testing's Leeds Chapter, which officially joined the MoTaverse with its own page.
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