Gemma Merrall | Activities
earned:
Capacity Isn’t Velocity
earned:
Testing’s loudest problem aint AI
earned:
This Week in Quality
registered for:
Share your week’s highlights, challenges, and lessons in quality
achieved:
This badge is awarded to those that reach 25 community stars.
achieved:
This badge is awarded to those that receive their first community star.
earned:
Test data driven development
registered for:
Discover how to implement a data-first development methodology that ensures quality in analytics and reporting features without the need for dedicated testers
achieved:
This badge is awarded to those that joined the MoTaverse in 2025.
earned:
What is next after an experienced quality role?
earned:
Why did testing miss this… Because you didn’t set a risk appetite
earned:
Why I Stopped Arguing With People
earned:
The Coming AI Jobocalypse
earned:
This Week in Quality
registered for:
Share your week’s highlights, challenges, and lessons in quality
achieved:
This badge is awarded to members who join a Ministry of Testing Chapter.
earned:
Joined TWiC — This Week in Community chapter
earned:
TWiC — This Week in Community
joined:
Meet community people at This Week in Community (TWiC). Tune in for the latest news, discussions, and insights from across the world of community building, connection, and care.
Gather around the community fire for a live conversation as we connect with the people behind the practice, explore what's emerging, and share the passion of those shaping the future of community.
registered for:
A weekly gathering to talk about all things community building
achieved:
This badge is awarded to members who read their first Insights article on the MoTaverse.
awarded Heleen Van Grootven for:
Production down, crisis communication up
awarded Simon Tomes for:
Production down, crisis communication up
earned:
Production down, crisis communication up
earned:
Test smart: how to refine your design with usability testing
earned:
From Manual Testing to AI-Generated Automation: Our Azure DevOps MCP + Playwright Success Story
earned:
From Lakehouse to Digital Mind: Architecting a Multi-Agent AI Ecosystem on Databricks
earned:
Influence, from the other side of the table
registered for:
What I learned about influence by becoming a stakeholder
earned:
This Week in Quality
registered for:
Share your week’s highlights, challenges, and lessons in quality
awarded Mirza Sisic for:
Lesson 1 of Software Testing in Regulated Industries: A Beginner's Guide
earned:
Lesson 1 of Software Testing in Regulated Industries: A Beginner's Guide
achieved:
This badge is awarded to members who complete the Quality coaching essentials
awarded Anne-Marie Charrett for:
1.4.0 of Quality Coaching essentials
earned:
1.4.0 of Quality Coaching essentials
awarded Ady Stokes for:
1.5.0 of Quality Coaching essentials
earned:
1.5.0 of Quality Coaching essentials
awarded Kat Obring for:
1.3.0 of Quality Coaching essentials
awarded Callum Akehurst-Ryan for:
1.3.0 of Quality Coaching essentials
earned:
1.3.0 of Quality Coaching essentials
awarded Shweta Jaju for:
1.2.0 of Quality Coaching essentials
awarded Clare Norman for:
1.2.0 of Quality Coaching essentials
awarded Ben Dowen for:
1.2.0 of Quality Coaching essentials
awarded Aj Wilson for:
1.2.0 of Quality Coaching essentials
earned:
1.2.0 of Quality Coaching essentials
earned:
A tester’s guide to AI guardrails
registered for:
Identify, test and improve AI guardrails through a structured, scenario-based framework that addresses common implementation failures and attack patterns.
earned:
The product-led approach to Quality: What I learnt working side-by-side with testers and engineers
registered for:
Stop treating quality as a final gate and start using these practical, field-tested rituals to bake reliability into your product from the very first idea.
Gemma Merrall
Lead Test Engineer
She/Her
Hi, I’m Gemma. I’m passionate about quality: coaching, asking questions, collaborating and always keeping the end user in mind to deliver products that truly make a difference.