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Gain tips to overcome nerves and ask questions that inspire creativity and problem-solving

"Thank you both, really appreciate it :-)"

One thing Rosie and I often acknowledge yet sometimes forget is that the MoTaverse moves fast. We’re always shipping new features and running new initiatives. So it’s hard to keep up! This ...

Help a TestBash newbie get the most out of their first time. What advice can you share?

We recently updated our job board and it's wonderful to see so many jobs now listed. This is how it works: ✅ it's super easy for anyone to add a job: we've intentionally reduced the amount of...

Towards the end of their conversation, Gary and Rosie touch on the concept of caring. Rosie comments that as long as we care, we will improve the quality of what we're building. Gary goes on to amp...

Caring is at the heart of everything we need to do

Towards the end of their conversation, Gary and Rosie touch on the concept of caring. Rosie comments that as long as we care, we will improve the quality of what we're building. Gary goes on to amp...

Thank you for going above and beyond in July 2025. Team MoT sees you and appreciates you, as does the community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.

Our role as quality people is shifting.

The transition from specialist to generalist

Our role as quality people is shifting.

Cool to see your blog post memory featured on the MoT homepage. 

Let's give your blog some visibility!

Yay, for your new blog! And I love the name, bugs and hugs! :)

My first blog rebooted and renamed

My first blog rebooted and renamed

I wrote my first blog 6 years ago, half hearted and unshared...just in case people read it. Thanks to the Motaverse for giving me the confidence in putting myself out there, I decided to revamp ...

I wrote my first blog 6 years ago, half hearted and unshared...just in case people read it. Thanks to the Motaverse for giving me the confidence in putting myself out there, I decided to revamp ...

I was creating some Glossary images yesterday and I made a huge revelation. Is the Checklister Bug's father?

Great to see and hear your passion during your Leading With Quality conversation with Rosie Sherry: Gary Hawkes: All roads lead to quality

Thank you again for doing the Leading With Quality conversation with me.

Learn how to influence without control and lead with care, clarity, and adaptability.

Gary Hawkes: All roads lead to quality

Learn how to influence without control and lead with care, clarity, and adaptability.

Level up your testing and observability skills by turning your dying houseplants into a fun learning project!

Find out how a large, cross-functional tech team unified testing to improve quality at scale

Honored to have been invited to a Podcast with the CEO herself in Leading with Quality series. Where we sat and talk about the reality of Quality, how it should or may look like and most importantl...

One of the things I've been doing more of recently is talking to quality people in the MoTaverse. A spark emerges every time I speak to someone. It makes me realise I should have been doing this mo...

Honoured to have had the opportunity to talk with David Burns for an upcoming podcast episode. We spoke all things quality engineering, strategy, culture, and of course, community 🥰 Podcasts ...

Find out what’s really behind testing hires that fail (hint: it’s rarely because the tester couldn’t handle the job!)

Great new background for work calls 😄🪲

We're ramping up to TestBash in a couple of months! Whoop! And we're in the mood to give a ticket to one lucky person who can share a test idea in 99 characters or less. To enter, write your ...

"Recruiters and candidates need to distance themselves from seeing ISTQB as a "must have" when considering applications for roles. But I still see CV's that have the ISTQB logo slapped in the corner as the boldest thing for us to see. We need to break t..."

One of the biggest reasons people come for MoT Professional Membership is that places like LinkedIn Learning and Pluralsight just don't serve them with the insights and learning that they need. ...

MoT Certifications vs ISTQB 💼 ISTQB Certifications 1️⃣ Traditional: A long-standing certification path 2️⃣ Theory-Heavy: Focuses on terminology and textbook-style knowledge 3️⃣ Exam-Oriented:...

Learn how clearer expectations and team support are creating hope and direction for quality careers

Having this "Memory" feature made me start trying to remember how I even discovered Ministry of Testing, or as I think it was back in the day, Software Testing Club? I've looked through my email, t...

I like what Joel says here. We can talk about 'best' or 'good' practice. Or good ideas on how to do things. Yes it's probably better to test early, to shift-left, to build-quality in from day...

Quality engineers before vs after AI Promps started being used,any one else feel like they are turning into authors as well as testers with the amount of typing we are having to do!

We've made updates to our job board it's designed for the community to share software testing and quality engineering jobs they find, rather than expecting companies to be posting them. For quit...

RCRCRC is a regression testing heuristic developed by Karen Johnson that helps identify areas that need testing when software changes. Recent: new features, new areas of code are more vulnerable...

Is all about using non conventional techniques in a red ocean. Some of the best sources are: Conversations, Informal ones Social media posts etc.

It was great to meet and sharing thoughts with Ady at MoT 4.0 London meet-up. Ènjoyed!

Had an opportunity to meet Rosie again at MoT Meet-up 4.0 London. Lot of exchange of thoughts and ideas which keeps our energy up. With lot of positive vibes around, who would not love to meet again ?

It feels amazing to hear the lovely voice live which we always hear in twit podcast. Such a amazing moment to meet in person and hear the same voice face to face. Yes, this is Simon Tomes at MoT ...

Leaders start Marketing Your Manual Testers In Your Organisation

Blog about transforming the bias around manual testing so automated and manual testers are given equal respect

Blog about transforming the bias around manual testing so automated and manual testers are given equal respect

I caught up with Alessandra today for our Leading With Quality conversations series. And what a joy it was. We tried to figure out when the last time we physically saw each other and we measu...