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Gary Hawkes
QA Lead
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Software QA Lead and tester who loves to see people grow, processes continuously improve and help organisations understand and support Quality Engineering
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Use these structured prompting techniques to improve the quality and usefulness of AI output in testing workflows
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Five practical ways to use AI as a partner in Quality Engineering
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Five practical ways to use AI as a partner in Quality Engineering
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"Great article, the joy of it is its simplicity. These 5 steps are perfect examples to open everyone up to use, extend them to multiple scenarios and grow and share them. I especially like 3...even though I use AI for analysing problems frequently, I'm ..."
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I was overdue doing some sketch-noting and decided to go with a talk I'd seen but was keen to see again. At MoTaCon 2025 Barry Ehigiator delivered a fantastic talk called "Beyond the titles: leadin...
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Sketchnoting "Beyond the titles: leading change as an individual contributor"
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Sketchnoting "Beyond the titles: leading change as an individual contributor"
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Sketchnoting "Beyond the titles: leading change as an individual contributor"
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4.2.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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Listen up folks! I'm super excited to announce our amazing speakers for our next MoT London event taking place in just a few weeks.
First up, we have Viola Lykova talking about testing authentic...
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It's happening! Two amazing speakers lined up for MoT London!
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It's happening! Two amazing speakers lined up for MoT London!
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It's happening! Two amazing speakers lined up for MoT London!
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It's happening! Two amazing speakers lined up for MoT London!
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It's happening! Two amazing speakers lined up for MoT London!
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The MoTaverse exists to advance the quality engineering and software testing industry in a fun, safe, professional and forward-thinking way.
MoT London Chapter events exist as a way to bring people together to gather and learn about all things quality.
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The MoTaverse exists to advance the quality engineering and software testing industry in a fun, safe, professional and forward-thinking way.MoT Cambridge Chapter events exist as a way to bring people together to gather and learn about all things quality.
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This Week in Quality
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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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I have itchy feet. That’s not a medical condition, it’s an idiom for describing how one might feel if they’ve been in the same place for too long. It conveys a strong almost restless desire to leav...
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Itchy feet: A year for exploration
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Itchy feet: A year for exploration
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4.2.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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4.1.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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What developers get wrong about testing
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How should we test this? Part 5 - Test Strategy
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Confession time: I’ve become far too much of a house human. While it’s lovely working from home during the colder, wetter seasons (central heating, snacks, decent WiFi and all the warm blankets), I...
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🏁 My 2026 Goals: Escape the House, Hack the World, and Write About It
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🏁 My 2026 Goals: Escape the House, Hack the World, and Write About It
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Spotted this when thinking about ordering a pizza last night.
My favourite was the "Well done" in the middle :D
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Pizza options (including a little affirmation!)
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Pizza options (including a little affirmation!)
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"I'd like Margherita Pizza please...but with sausage, pepperoni and spicy beef...without a tomato base...medium...swap the mozzarella for vegan cheese...extra cheese....with less cheese."
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MoTaCon is our annual conference for quality people.
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Here's Your MoTaCon MoTivation
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Here's Your MoTaCon MoTivation
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"Inspiring to see Stuart! Congratulations on raising the bar each time ✌️"
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I'm going to be speaking at LDX3 in June! This wouldn't be happening if it wasn't for Ash Winter, Diana Dromey, Melissa Fisher, Scout Burghardt, Simon Tomes and really MoT as a whole!
Before I t...
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I blame Ministry of Testing for this!
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I blame Ministry of Testing for this!
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I blame Ministry of Testing for this!
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I blame Ministry of Testing for this!
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I blame Ministry of Testing for this!
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I blame Ministry of Testing for this!
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I blame Ministry of Testing for this!
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Honest, helpful and insightful reflections from Clare Norman.
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Measuring our value is difficult
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Measuring our value is difficult
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Measuring our value is difficult
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