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Why Quality teams are built on character, not just skills image

Why Quality teams are built on character, not just skills

What a darts team taught me about building high-performing quality teams

14 Jul

The evolution of a hiring manager image

The evolution of a hiring manager

What we should have been hiring for all along

05 May

The high cost of stagnant pull requests: moving towards collaborative Quality image

The high cost of stagnant pull requests: moving towards collaborative Quality

Analyse the risks of stagnant pull requests and adopt a Quality Engineering mindset to reduce technical debt and accelerate value delivery through developer-led testing and faster merge cycles.

17 Mar

How do we grow the next generation of Quality Engineers in the current market? image

How do we grow the next generation of Quality Engineers in the current market?

4 quality insights on what to do for the next generation of Quality Engineers

28 Nov 25

Invest in test artefacts, they can last longer than the application's source code image

Invest in test artefacts, they can last longer than the application's source code

An exploration of test artefacts in relation to information, knowledge and product maintenance.

10 Nov 25

6 leadership mistakes that made me a better leader image

6 leadership mistakes that made me a better leader

Learn from the mistakes and career lessons of an experienced leader to shape your path as a trusted leader in quality.

26 Aug 25

The transition from specialist to generalist image

The transition from specialist to generalist

Our role as quality people is shifting.

11 Aug 25

12 things we learned when we questioned the existence of test case management image

12 things we learned when we questioned the existence of test case management

Is the future of test case management at risk? Let's go exploring.

28 May 25

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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