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AMA answer: As you coach engineers through with quality assistance model, are there any milestones you need to hit to... image
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Great question from Gary Hawkes on transitioning to Quality Assistance model.As you coach engineers through with quality assistance model...
TWiQ Episode 132 - AI debate extended version image
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This episode fired me up with the AI debate. I still believe that today, that our systems thinking has never been more important. I was t...
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I'll admit last week I was quite low. I'd seen over the last few weeks examples of where AI was used by a handful of developers and produ...
From knowing manual testing to learning automation, what have you learned that can be sone to bridge the gap between ... image
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Another great question asked by Gary Hawkes for the :AMA about transition from Manual to Automation TesterFrom knowing manual testing to ...
There are a number of tools like Axe as the tool we use to assess accessibility. Where do the tools fall short? image
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For my AMA on Accessibility Testing, Gary Hawkes asked. "There are a number of tools like Axe as the tool we use to assess accessibility....
What are your do's and don'ts to producing a quality podcast? image
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Gary Hawkes asks:I agree that podcasting has become a very powerful medium to communicate. What are your do's and don'ts to producing a q...
AMA Leadership Answer - Do you have any book recommendations? image
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  • Emily O'Connor's profile
Thanks for the question Emily!I remember being on a management course based on the book 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Co...
AMA Leadership Answer - How do you lead if your position has no authority? image
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So Richards question in full was "My biggest challenge when I was in a leadership role was that it wasn't a position of authority. Whilst...
AMA Leadership Answer - How did you figure out what kind of leader you wanted to be, what was the turning point? image
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  • Demi Van Malcot's profile
The turning point was in my previous role back in 2018. I'd had a cycle of :  leadership role -> lose confidence from mistakes -&...
How do you communicate confidence in quality to those outside QE, when the confidence is beyond just the correctness ... image
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This question is taken from the AMA about quality beyond correctness, and comes from Gary Hawkes.How do you communicate confidence in qua...
AMA Leadership Answer - Can you share a story about an early days leadership lightbulb moment? image
  • Gary Hawkes's profile
  • Simon Tomes's profile
I've had a lot of lightbulb moments as I've been going through my leadership journey, most of them subtle learnings the built up over tim...
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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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