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We are honoured to have Pranav Pandit join us this year in Brighton, all the way from San Francisco!Pranav will be on the main stage with a talk, where he'll share lessons from scaling a large mobi...

🖖 Stability is a system, not a metric: lessons from scaling mobile test automation

🖖 Stability is a system, not a metric: lessons from scaling mobile test automation

🖖 Stability is a system, not a metric: lessons from scaling mobile test automation

What I think about when I edit

We're very happy to have Richard Adams joining us in Brighton once again, for a fantastic workshop about RCA (Root Cause Analysis)!RCA is a powerful, yet underused, tool to help us build better qua...

🖖 Beyond the exception with Root Cause Analysis

🖖 Beyond the exception with Root Cause Analysis

🖖 Beyond the exception with Root Cause Analysis

I LOVED what you were saying about the problems you have with bringing on junior testers and the "go faster" problem. I've been trying to influence those developers to explain, you'll only go as fast as the slowest cog in the machine. I'm seeing devs focus so much on production of code, that they're losing design skills, questioning skills etc. Our testing skills have never been more needed, and its us that are expanding our roles and crossing role boundaries to plug those gaps.

"Good to read this. I've spent the last ten years taking care of others, so I do knowingly neglect myself. Making this list is something I can do gradually, not to just pat myself on the back - but to help make me more self aware. That should help me mo..."

Please start making a list of what you are good at, what you are known to be good at and where there is an opportunity in the market. Please start making that list. — Tristan Lombard I recently rec...

Make a list of what you are good at

Make a list of what you are good at

Make a list of what you are good at

"Really enjoyed the session, thank you both so much. I was an automated tester many years ago using the commercial tools. A combination of moving into a management roles and automation tech moving on meant I kind of lost my confidence getting back into ..."

Evaluate the shift from "automate all" to "review all" by using AI agents for test plans while applying human-led ACE feedback to ensure code quality and business relevance.

Software Testing Live: Episode 06 - Don't automate everything, review everything

Software Testing Live: Episode 06 - Don't automate everything, review everything

Software Testing Live: Episode 06 - Don't automate everything, review everything

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David Burns is joining us at MoTaCon 2026 to show us the evolution of SDLC, where production telemetry is the test oracle!David will be presenting on the big MoTaCon stage, a talk where he’ll show ...

🖖 Stop guessing, start seeing: the rise of Observability-Driven Testing

🖖 Stop guessing, start seeing: the rise of Observability-Driven Testing

🖖 Stop guessing, start seeing: the rise of Observability-Driven Testing

Thoughts from a woman in tech on Dunelm’s Women In Tech Week

"Totally agree. I build teams on soft skills first, role skills second treating each person as an individual, embracing the differences we have. Thats the core of where teams connect, help each other and thrive. One might almost say, communities are bui..."

https://www.ministryoftesting.com/insights/the-soft-skills-shift-everything/Check out the recent call for insights; it was my first for the Ministry of Testing.This is something that I'm pursuing ...

Does Soft skills can be the turning point?

Does Soft skills can be the turning point?

Does Soft skills can be the turning point?

A pessimist, optimist and realist are talking about writing.Optimist: I love writing. It's the best way to help me articulate my thoughts and ideas. And there's so much to write about given all the...

Write about something you’re enjoying right now

Write about something you’re enjoying right now

Back in the day, at a TestBash many moons ago, we played a game called Test Match.It was designed to help people find things they had in common. Here are the instructions. TESTMATCH AT TESTBASHWha...

MoTaverse Match

MoTaverse Match

Great great from Simon Tomes on Quality Assistance model moment - https://www.ministryoftesting.com/moments/ama-about-transitioning-to-quality-assistance-modelI will start from a story. At my previ...

How would someone deal with a developer who was reluctant to take testing lessons from a tester/quality person?

How would someone deal with a developer who was reluctant to take testing lessons from a tester/quality person?

How would someone deal with a developer who was reluctant to take testing lessons from a tester/quality person?

Interesting question from Jesse Berkeley on quality assistance model - https://www.ministryoftesting.com/moments/ama-about-transitioning-to-quality-assistance-modelI took a few days to think about ...

How do we balance championing the Quality Assistance model with the reality that many early‑career quality engineers haven’t yet experienced working this way?

How do we balance championing the Quality Assistance model with the reality that many early‑career quality engineers haven’t yet experienced working this way?

How do we balance championing the Quality Assistance model with the reality that many early‑career quality engineers haven’t yet experienced working this way?

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