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Callum Akehurst-Ryan
Staff Quality Engineer
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Hi I'm Callum, a software tester and quality coach in London. I talk about exploratory testing, test strategy, diversity & inclusion and building testing in agile teams / startups.
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A golden platter won't save quality, but we might
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I’m excited to share that, alongside TeamMoT, we’ll be gathering 50 Leaders in Quality on September 30th.
What looks like a one-day event is actually the beginning of a bigger journey: a committ...
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Tools to help you with exploratory testing
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Boost your exploratory sessions with tools that help you investigate, capture, and share what you discover
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STEC is complete 🎉: 19 modules, 58 voices, and jam packed portfolio to show your growth
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Eighteen months, 19 modules, and 59 amazing contributors later, the MoT Software Testing Essentials Certification is complete!
Looking back, my favourite part has been seeing so many community m...
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Thank you for going above and beyond in July 2025. Team MoT sees you and appreciates you, as does the community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
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The transition from specialist to generalist
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Our role as quality people is shifting.
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Tom is always on his Game
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Thanks for sharing your for reals testing skillz on Software Testing Live: Episode 04 - The awesome power of shifting left.
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Software Testing Live: Episode 04 - The awesome power of shifting left
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Discover what’s possible when you shift your testing left and do it well
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You’re such a great voice of quality, it was good to get to talk at SIGiST
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Mind the Gap (in your thinking) - My day at the British Computing Society in London
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Thank you for helping future STEC learners with your video that shares three tools that support exploratory testing.
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MoT London June meetup mems
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Great to catchup with Simon and Callum at the MoT London meetup. It was the biggest one yet and a lot of people for me ha, so nice to chat with familiar faces!
And see the people enjoying their...
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Thank you for going above and beyond in June 2025. Team MoT sees you and appreciates you. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
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Thanks for doing at 99 second talk at MoT London!
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Thanks for amplifying MoT London on LinkedIn.
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One of my fave things about any MoT event is if Tom is there. Person in the picture on the right of the picture.First met at Test Bash 2024 and I just adore his personality.
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On Thursday 19th June, the British Computing Society (BCS) held their annual conference in London for the "Special Interest Group in Software Testing" (SIGiST).
This year I spoke at the conferen...
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Be Inclusive. Be Human.
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I recently had a good chat with Callum Akehurst-Ryan about representation. He's a queer man in tech and continues to do wonderful things to amplify the importance of inclusivity and representation ...
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Callum Akehurst-Ryan: What does modern quality look like?
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Explore how leading with quality at an organisational level means balancing strategic change with day-to-day coaching and care.
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Thank you for demonstrating many helpful things during Episode 4 of Software Testing Live. Team MoT and the community are grateful. 🤩
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Software Testing Live Ep 4, The Awesome Power of Shifting Left
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What a great session, so many good insights and snippets, too many to log them all, but I very much enjoyed taking note of some of the words being used when talking about shifting left.
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