Gary Hawkes | Activities
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WCAG 3.0 Will Create a Governance Problem Most Organizations Aren't Ready For
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The truth about being a manager
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Celebrating my 8 year work anniversary with another link to QE!
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Hot take: Don't let AI take notes for you
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Hot take: Don't let AI take notes for you
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Hot take: Don't let AI take notes for you
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Chaotic learning is not the best option
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Stop studying, start learning: How to stay focused in the world of shiny tools
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Stop studying, start learning: How to stay focused in the world of shiny tools
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Are conversations the key to QA-developer relationships?
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Conversational QA: From me to we
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Conversational QA: From me to we
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Conversational QA: From me to we
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Really good to hear you being so open in todays TWiQ. Whatever happens, if you need to leave your organisation, make sure you leave with your head held high. Say what needs to be said. 🙏
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Fantastic job today, well done. Thoroughly enjoyable topics.
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This is the first time we've had six people with cameras on on the TWiQ stage. Woop! Woop! 🎉Good humans being open and honest about things. Thank you, Judy, for leading the way. 🤩
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It's good to celebrate a milestone
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It's good to celebrate a milestone
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It's good to celebrate a milestone
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It's good to celebrate a milestone
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It's good to celebrate a milestone
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It's good to celebrate a milestone
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It's good to celebrate a milestone
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It's good to celebrate a milestone
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In this week's episode of This Week in Quality, we talked about grief. Grief may be a strange topic to talk about in technology, but I think it's an important one. Much of the industry is shifting....
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Should I stay or should I go?
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Should I stay or should I go?
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Should I stay or should I go?
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Should I stay or should I go?
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Should I stay or should I go?
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Should I stay or should I go?
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Should I stay or should I go?
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4.1.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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"For us nothing has changed, and nor should it in my opinion. Do any of the examples you used for DoR or DoD change just because of AI assisted development? If anything, maybe how we evidence some of those things may change."
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I have been thinking about this topic recently. Most teams I've worked with follow Definition of Ready(DoR) and Definition of Done(DoD). DoR helps reduce rework and acts as a checklist before the w...
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AI is changing how we write code. Should it also change our Definition of Ready and Definition of Done?
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AI is changing how we write code. Should it also change our Definition of Ready and Definition of Done?
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A collection of what I snapped on the day of Leading With AI.I turned them into a Gif with a Claude Gif Maker Skill.
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My collection of photos from Leading With AI (LWAI)
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My collection of photos from Leading With AI (LWAI)
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My collection of photos from Leading With AI (LWAI)
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My collection of photos from Leading With AI (LWAI)
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My collection of photos from Leading With AI (LWAI)
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My collection of photos from Leading With AI (LWAI)
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My collection of photos from Leading With AI (LWAI)
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My collection of photos from Leading With AI (LWAI)
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My collection of photos from Leading With AI (LWAI)
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My collection of photos from Leading With AI (LWAI)
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My collection of photos from Leading With AI (LWAI)
awarded Simon Tomes for:
My collection of photos from Leading With AI (LWAI)
Gary Hawkes
Head of Engineering
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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. Recently promoted to Head of Engineering (Jul 2026).
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