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Ben Dowen
Lead Quality Engineer
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I explore the world of software development and testing. Join me as I continue my adventures, discovering the wonders of quality.
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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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Realised from listening to this week in testing, being in various meetups and conferences this year - a handy wee tip. Hope it helps.
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Almost there Ben!
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Ben Dowen aka Full Snack Tester attempting to get some MoT Swag!
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Thanks for bigging up TestBash in the chat during Episode 97 of This Week in Testing.
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Susanne Abdelrahman reality checks the growth in responsibility for QA/quality folks.
She also shares a helpful car analogy during her conversation with Rosie Sherry.
Susanne Abdelrahman: Wh...
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Thanks for being super active on The Club this week.
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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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The Green Room before MoT Tunis
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Myself, Mariem and Ben in the Green Room before MoT Tunis Online.
Simon Tomes appears to be there in spirit!
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This badge is awarded to a member who has given or participated in a Chapter talk, AMA, Panel Discussion, etc
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Thanks for doing a talk at MoT Tunis.
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Build a quality career slides
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Building a quality career
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Dan Ashby Blog
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Door not mouth
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10 Portfolio Projects for Automation Engineers
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When is a Tester not a Tester?
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All QA Testing Roles
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MoT Members open to mentor
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Slides and links from the talk "Building a quality career" by Ben Down, given at MoT Sousse and Tunis meet-up, 30th June 2025
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Thanks for helping us update an MoT Event description.
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Experiment with AI development tools to understand their impact on delivery speed and the quality challenges they create for engineering teams
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The brilliant Ben Dowen shares his contagious charisma during a STEC demo lesson. https://www.ministryoftesting.com/stec
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Payload Too Large
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The brilliant Ben Dowen shares his contagious charisma during a STEC demo lesson. https://www.ministryoftesting.com/stec
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Thank you for taking part in June's Ambassador catch-up call. As Rahul Parwal says, "Behind every great community… are people who laugh, learn, and lift each other."
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MoT Ambassador Crew
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Behind every great community… are people who laugh, learn, and lift each other.
Grateful to be in this room of passionate and serious testers.
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Leadership do not come with the title. It's an art, style and capability to do it. Anyone can extend their hand, raise voice to lead who has a strong feeling and willingness to take the ownership a...
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Leadership in Quality
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Leadership do not come with the title. It's an art, style and capability to do it. Anyone can extend their hand, raise voice to lead who has a strong feeling and willingness to take the ownership a...
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Leading with quality actions, not titles Ep95
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Tune in for real stories of testers stepping up, driving change, and building quality-first cultures
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Thank you for co-hosting This Week in Testing, Episode 95. Team MoT and the community are glad you brought folks together to discuss many topics related to leadership.
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👋 Add your job title to your MoT Profile, we're doing some research!
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In the MoTaverse we're doing some research into job titles and you can help by updating your MoT Profile with your current or most recent job title.
It will only take a moment to do via
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Create concise test plans that get read and understood by busy people
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5 Reasons I'm super excited to go to TestBash Brighton 2025
Jira Issue Connect brings live, real-time Jira data directly into TestRail, eliminating tab-switching and stale fields.
Create E2E tests visually. Get clear, readable YAML you can actually maintain.
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