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On the train home after speaking at Birmingham DevOps last night, I’ve been thinking about why I’ve started to love getting back into public speaking. It is not really the technology itself anymore...
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When a technical demo becomes something more
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When a technical demo becomes something more
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"This maybe 2022, but I found this really useful for today. Our team is getting smaller, we need to work differently and get more testing done earlier and from developers. Thanks Clare 🙏"
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Learn how to experiment with coaching with Clare Norman
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Quality Coaching: Level 1
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Quality Coaching: Level 1
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James Pearce shares a practical framework for testing AI products by making them more verifiable, measuring risk clearly, and learning safely from production.
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Engineering quality in an AI based product
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Engineering quality in an AI based product
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"Very useful talk as we will be in the coming months I think starting to be testing AI enabled chat features in our products. Thanks for doing it!
Is there any chance you can share the presentation as I can't see the slides on the video. Obviously, happ..."
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Preeti Gupta explains how teams can adopt AI in test automation while keeping human judgement, ownership, and quality at the centre.
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Growing with AI: Transforming test automation without losing the human edge
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Growing with AI: Transforming test automation without losing the human edge
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"Thanks so much for this call for insights. I had a skim read of the capabilities model and then compared it to our AI policy document that was written in 2024 and there is a massive gulf. So this is on my list to fix as a result of watch this brilliant..."
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Thanks for joining the TWiQ stage.
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Thanks for joining the TWiQ stage.
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This Week in Quality
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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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Lightly plan every exploratory testing session before you dive in
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The Exploratory Testing Charter Planner (ETCP)
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The Exploratory Testing Charter Planner (ETCP)
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The Exploratory Testing Charter Planner (ETCP)
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The Exploratory Testing Charter Planner (ETCP)
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"Thanks for sharing this Megan. I don't often spend time reading around performance testing as I've often viewed it as a speciality. e.g. "We don't have a performance tester on our team" distorts my perception.
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Yesterday I attended as session by Leandro Melendez on how to build modern performance practices, It was very insightful so I just wanted to share my takeaways with you lovely lot :)Speaker: Leandr...
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Ramping Up to Modern Performance - Key takeaways
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Ramping Up to Modern Performance - Key takeaways
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AI amplifies the good and the bad, so where should your team start?
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Making sense of the DORA AI Capabilities Model
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Making sense of the DORA AI Capabilities Model
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Making sense of the DORA AI Capabilities Model
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Making sense of the DORA AI Capabilities Model
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Making sense of the DORA AI Capabilities Model
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Making sense of the DORA AI Capabilities Model
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Explore how risk can guide smarter testing decisions.
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Software Testing Live - Episode 08: Risky Business
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Software Testing Live - Episode 08: Risky Business
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Software Testing Live - Episode 08: Risky Business
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Software Testing Live - Episode 08: Risky Business
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Edge Computing for Defense and Tactical Systems
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How using a pen can rewire your brain
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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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Outdoor Gym - Basic Accessibility Test Failure
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"Good question Pedro! Well in our interview process, we have a 2 stage interview process. The first interview is a no pressure chat to find out about them as a person, how they like to work, what they enjoy and what they don't enjoy. Giving them the fre..."
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Why Quality teams are built on character, not just skills
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Why Quality teams are built on character, not just skills
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Why Quality teams are built on character, not just skills
Gary Hawkes
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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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