Gary Hawkes | Activities
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Book recommendation - The Fifth Discipline
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Book recommendation - The Fifth Discipline
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When anyone on the MoTaverse recommends a book, I add it to my read list. (I've only been reading books in the last few years because it is a weakness of mine...to be honest "English Language" is a...
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12 things we learned when we questioned the existence of test case management
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If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?
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Reflections of Clare Norman's take on workshops during TWiQ. Goals are important when running a workshop yet the way you get there is different to a meeting. People show up and participat...
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Hot take: A workshop is everything a meeting is not
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Hot take: A workshop is everything a meeting is not
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Hot take: A workshop is everything a meeting is not
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Hot take: A workshop is everything a meeting is not
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Inspired by Clare Norman's recent lightning learning sessions. A speaker pulled out last minute so a developer stepped in to share what they've been working on. While Clare pointed out that it's no...
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Hot take: It's easy to forget that done is better than perfect
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Hot take: It's easy to forget that done is better than perfect
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Hot take: It's easy to forget that done is better than perfect
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Hot take: It's easy to forget that done is better than perfect
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Software development is inherently discriminatory because we know about digital accessibility and still don't do it. We have the knowledge, the skills, and the moral imperative to include all ...
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Hot Take: Software development is inherantly discrimiatory
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Hot Take: Software development is inherantly discrimiatory
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Hot Take: Software development is inherantly discrimiatory
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On the 19th June the Engineering Management chapter will be joining the Leading with AI - The London Edition event with a panel discussion on the impact of AI on modern Engineering Management. You ...
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AI and Engineering Management - what do you want to know?
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AI and Engineering Management - what do you want to know?
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AI and Engineering Management - what do you want to know?
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AI and Engineering Management - what do you want to know?
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AI and Engineering Management - what do you want to know?
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AI and Engineering Management - what do you want to know?
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AI and Engineering Management - what do you want to know?
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On the 18th May the accessibility team at Solirius ran their first ever Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) event. Thanks to all who attended and those who contributed in the planning and del...
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We ran our first accessibility conference!
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We ran our first accessibility conference!
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We ran our first accessibility conference!
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We ran our first accessibility conference!
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We ran our first accessibility conference!
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4.3.2 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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4.3.2 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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4.3.1 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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4.3.1 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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4.2.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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4.2.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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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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Any of my former coworkers can confirm that I can talk about QA for hours at work, where I'm comfortable; where I know the audience. I've never done anything like the insights conversation be...
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Stepping out of my comfort zone
awarded Brandy Brotherton for:
Stepping out of my comfort zone
awarded Simon Tomes for:
Stepping out of my comfort zone
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Read Melissa Fisher's blog post: My rubber duck buddy — LLM use case - accelerate your thinkingShe uses Co-pilot to get her thinking in order before landing on a test strategy. Very nice indeed!&nb...
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Are you LLM rubber ducking?
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Are you LLM rubber ducking?
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Are you LLM rubber ducking?
Gary Hawkes
Head of Engineering
He/Him
Head of Engineering who came from QE. Admirer of all humans (with a special affinity for testers). I love to bring out the best in people and help them grow. I have a very tactical view of delivery and love working to find the sweet spot so that processes are a balance between effort and value. Music nut.
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