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Deborah Sherwood
Head of Quality
I am passionate about making high-quality products that not only work but are accessible and meet customers' expectations. If it doesn't do what the customer wants, then it's not high quality.
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Deborah Sherwood - Scale and beyond: How to grow quality through others
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Discover how to scale quality through others while keeping customer needs and human insight at the centre
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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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Meeting Simon at the MoT London Meetup
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Meeting Simon at the MoT London Meetup
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At the recent MoT London meetup, I was excited to finally meet Simon in the 3D! We have spoken a few times online over recent years, but being able to meet in person was awesome!
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At the recent MoT London meetup, I was excited to finally meet Simon in the 3D! We have spoken a few times online over recent years, but being able to meet in person was awesome!
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Meeting Rosie at MoT London Meetup
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Meeting Rosie at MoT London Meetup
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The stars aligned, and I happened to be in London for work, in the MoT London meetup was on in June. I was able to meet Rosie in the 3D and did my first 99 second talk on testing with AI. It was an...
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The stars aligned, and I happened to be in London for work, in the MoT London meetup was on in June. I was able to meet Rosie in the 3D and did my first 99 second talk on testing with AI. It was an...
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Deborah Sherwood and I caught up over a Leading with Quality conversation, and what a pleasure!
There are a few things that have been cool about this connection and how we got here:
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1:1 conversations are the best kind of conversations
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Deborah Sherwood and I caught up over a Leading with Quality conversation, and what a pleasure!
There are a few things that have been cool about this connection and how we got here:
1. She's be...
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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 a 99 second talk at MoT London!
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This badge is awarded to a member who has given a 99 second talk.
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So pleased we finally got to meet in person! 🎉Â
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Thanks for sharing your experience of MoT London on LinkedIn.
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I'm so glad we got to meet!
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Thanks for sharing your MoT Swag photo on LinkedIn.
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Was a professional member in 2025
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The Testing Planet arrives in Sydney, Australia
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The Testing Planet arrives in Sydney, Australia
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A person holding a copy of The Testing Planet newspaper.
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A person holding a copy of The Testing Planet newspaper.
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Harvest your testing skills at TestBash Autumn, a Ministry of Testing software testing conference happening on the 22nd and 23rd of March 2023
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During this session, James Espie is joined by the fantastic Deborah Sherwood for a Testing Ask Me Anything about Regression Testing
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Our automation and technically testing focused TestBash
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