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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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Inspired by the following challenge: Create a Moment: Ask MoTaverse Anything.Every organisation evolves and every person in it is unique with different needs. So leadership is tough when each step ...
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AMA about Leadership
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AMA about Leadership
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This question is taken from the AMA about quality beyond correctness, and comes from Emily O'Connor.
How would you persuade engineers and product owners to prioritise bugs and features that go beyo...
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How would you persuade engineers and product owners to prioritise bugs and features that go beyond acceptance criteria?
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How would you persuade engineers and product owners to prioritise bugs and features that go beyond acceptance criteria?
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How would you persuade engineers and product owners to prioritise bugs and features that go beyond acceptance criteria?
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Member joined TWiQ — This Week in Quality chapter
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Inspired by the following challenge: Create a Moment: Ask MoTaverse Anything.When we think about quality, many of us jump to ideas of checking against requirements and verifying acceptance criteria...
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AMA about quality beyond correctness
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AMA about quality beyond correctness
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This question is taken from the AMA about quality beyond correctness, and comes from Simon Tomes.
How do personas support quality beyond correctness?
Personas are a great tool, which can be used fo...
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How do personas support quality beyond correctness?
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How do personas support quality beyond correctness?
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How do personas support quality beyond correctness?
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AMA about Full Snack Testing
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This badge is awarded to members who join a Ministry of Testing Chapter.
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Joined TWiQ — This Week in Quality chapter
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AMA about Full Snack Testing
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AMA about Full Snack Testing
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I love my snacks, and I love testing systems holistically, across the full stack.Ask me anything about testing software systems, eating snacks, collaboration or food generally.You can also ask Chip...
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I love my snacks, and I love testing systems holistically, across the full stack.Ask me anything about testing software systems, eating snacks, collaboration or food generally.You can also ask Chip...
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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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7.2.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Member joined TWiQ — This Week in Quality chapter
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Member joined TWiQ — This Week in Quality chapter
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Member joined TWiQ — This Week in Quality chapter
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Member joined TWiQ — This Week in Quality chapter
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This badge is awarded to those registered as an MoT Chapter Lead
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TWiQ — This Week in Quality
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The high cost of stagnant pull requests: moving towards collaborative Quality
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The high cost of stagnant pull requests: moving towards collaborative Quality
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The high cost of stagnant pull requests: moving towards collaborative Quality
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The high cost of stagnant pull requests: moving towards collaborative Quality
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The high cost of stagnant pull requests: moving towards collaborative Quality
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Super-speed hosting our call for insights during lunch, then getting it uploaded and published same day! Super speed.
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This badge is awarded to those who share their knowledge and experience on a Call for Insights conversation.
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The high cost of stagnant pull requests: moving towards collaborative Quality
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Analyse the risks of stagnant pull requests and adopt a Quality Engineering mindset to reduce technical debt and accelerate value delivery through developer-led testing and faster merge cycles.
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Thanks for the great chat today at the Call For Insights recording!
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Software Testing Live: Episode 01 - Breaking the bank
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"What pitfalls or mistakes should I avoid, while getting into Context Engineering? What newbie mistake can you help me miss?"
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Context Engineering is a hot topic in the AI & Agentic AI world.If you feel like you need answers to something around this topic, ask me questions.I will try my best to answer your question, he...
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AMA about Context Engineering
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AMA about Context Engineering
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Software Testing Live: Episode 01 - Breaking the bank
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4.5.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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