Gary Hawkes | Activities
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6.4.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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6.4.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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6.4.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Wow moments in the software testing essentials course
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6.3.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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6.3.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Just been going through your article on risk analysis in the software testing essentials certification and it is awesome. So valuable, thanks for putting that article together 🙏
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Wow moments in the software testing essentials course
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Wow moments in the software testing essentials course
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I remember something Ady said is that you can always learn something new from training courses at any level. I've got 2 ISTQB foundations certs and after achieving those 15 years ago, I've not real...
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I remember something Ady said is that you can always learn something new from training courses at any level. I've got 2 ISTQB foundations certs and after achieving those 15 years ago, I've not real...
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6.2.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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6.2.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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6 months ago, when 2026 started, I had a goal of speaking on a public platform, even though I speak at Taqelah, but it was a lightning talk and just 10 min talk. So today, as I delivered my first p...
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My First Public Talk at OSS 2026
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My First Public Talk at OSS 2026
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If you, fellow tester, work with AI, remember the four 4 Ds:
To delegate tasks for AI, we need to know about the capabilities and limitations of AI tools and models
To describe tasks for AI, we ne...
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Four Ds of effective AI usage (AI Fluency Framework)
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Four Ds of effective AI usage (AI Fluency Framework)
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DORA AI Capabilities Model
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6.1.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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6.1.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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6.1.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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6.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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6.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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AI isn't going to save your dysfunctional engineering team... it's going to expose its problems.With everyone rushing to hand their engineers AI agents almost no one is stopping to ask whether thei...
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AI Adoption readiness framework for development teams
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AI Adoption readiness framework for development teams
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I can across Maaike Brinkhof's most recent blog post this morning and from the front cover picture I knew I was in for the read I needed. It is always comforting to come across someone articulating...
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The right blog at the right time
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The right blog at the right time
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The right blog at the right time
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How do you move on from a failed product launch?
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Tests passed yet the startup failed
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Tests passed yet the startup failed
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Tests passed yet the startup failed
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Tests passed yet the startup failed
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Tests passed yet the startup failed
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Tests passed yet the startup failed
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Changing the conversation changes the future
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A guide to creating an AI toolkit
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A guide to creating an AI toolkit
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Changing the conversation changes the future
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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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A tester’s portfolio. Why even bother?
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Changing the conversation changes the future
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Summer event of Ministry of Testing Athens 2026: Done. ✔️It was an absolute honor to host Simon Mavi Stewart, Rafaela Azevedo, Diego Molina, Noemi Ferrera, and Wim Selles.
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Summer event 2026
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Summer event 2026
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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