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Ady Stokes
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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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Most software testers are obsessed with tools
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Most software testers are obsessed with tools
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Ministry of Testing surveyed the community to get an up-to-date reading of the testing trade's tools.
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What testing tools are in your current tech stack?
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What testing tools are in your current tech stack?
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What testing tools are in your current tech stack?
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What testing tools are in your current tech stack?
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We have always been sharing goals in our organisation at the start of the year. It is a great initiative by MoT team to share and talk about individual goals here. This gives us opportunity and spa...
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2026 Goal setting and sharing - TWiQ Episode-119
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2026 Goal setting and sharing - TWiQ Episode-119
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2026 Goal setting and sharing - TWiQ Episode-119
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2026 Goal setting and sharing - TWiQ Episode-119
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2026 Goal setting and sharing - TWiQ Episode-119
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2026 Goal setting and sharing - TWiQ Episode-119
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2026 Goal setting and sharing - TWiQ Episode-119
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We have always been sharing goals in our organisation at the start of the year. It is a great initiative by MoT team to share and talk about individual goals here. This gives us opportunity and spa...
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19.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Leading with a map of influence
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Leading with a map of influence
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Goals that inspire a quality community - Ep 119
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Discover how testers are using public goals, badges and community support to grow their skills, gain confidence and make progress in 2026
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3.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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2026 Goals
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3.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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2.3.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Thanks for joining the stage during TWiQ episode 119.
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2026 Goals
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For me the most important goal in 2026 is to be healthy and happy. If I can start my year with this small but positive objective then for sure good things will follow!
I feel I am still on the j...
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My goals for 2026
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My goals for 2026
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It seems funny to talk about the future in a memory! I can say that this is remembering something I'd have liked to do last year but never made the time.
Now that I am not full time working on ...
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One of my goals for the near future
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One of my goals for the near future
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After a year that mixed highs and lows, ending with me looking for work, I have three key goals to help me come back stronger.
1. Getting certified: I've started STEC and signed up for SQEC plus...
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My 2026 Goals: Coming back stronger
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My 2026 Goals: Coming back stronger
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2.3.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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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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This Week in Quality
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Share your week’s highlights, challenges, and lessons in quality
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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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19.6.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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19.5.0 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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Tester to Quality Engineer gap analysis
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18.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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