Heleen Van Grootven | Activities
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The ultimate hosting duo returns!
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This Week in Quality
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Are we ready? How quality coaches and engineers can use patience to support their teams.
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The power of proactive patience
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The power of proactive patience
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The power of proactive patience
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Please welcome Rahul Parwal to the MoTaCon crew!Rahul has been a pillar of the MoTaverse community, known for his expertise in testing, automation and AI, he’s been instrumental in shaping what's h...
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Check out the future of quality & tech, as we reveal the full crew of contributors for MoTaCon 2026
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Stop shaming yourself into doing more—it won't work
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It took me a while to get there but I finally finished STEC. Nice.Even as someone who has worked in software quality for almost 10 years, there were plenty of great ideas and practical suggestions ...
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It's official, I'm competent!
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It's official, I'm competent!
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Stop shaming yourself into doing more—it won't work
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Finding joy in your role
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Stop shaming yourself into doing more—it won't work
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Finding joy in your role
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Finding joy in your role
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Stop shaming yourself into doing more—it won't work
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Finding joy in your role
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Stop shaming yourself into doing more—it won't work
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Stop shaming yourself into doing more—it won't work
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​Recently, I had the great pleasure of doing a Call for Insights with Simon Tomes, where I got to talk about having ADHD and some of the ways I was able to structure my work around my brain. Here's...
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My biggest issue is, unfortunately, time. Do you have any advice on finding the time to learn when all the work still needs doing and there isn't really room in your working day to focus on automation?
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Finding joy in your role
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SQEC ready. Pair ready. Glossary ready - Ep 130
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With SQEC now fully live, the community swaps stories about new roles, flaky tests, accessibility audits, and why shared language, pairing, and “being the duck” can make quality work easier.
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Great to hear your insights during TWiQ.Â
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This Week in Quality
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Finding joy in your role
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Finding joy in your role
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My biggest issue is, unfortunately, time. Do you have any advice on finding the time to learn when all the work still needs doing and there isn't really room in your working day to focus on automation?
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"Thank you for answering my question! That sounds like an excellent way to get some time blocked off; I'm going through my calendar right now to find a good timeslot. "
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My biggest issue is, unfortunately, time. Do you have any advice on finding the time to learn when all the work still needs doing and there isn't really room in your working day to focus on automation?
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This is one of the questions asked by Heleen Van Grootven for the :
AMA about transition from Manual to Automation TesterThis is the issue many of us face in their day to day life. I met couple of ...
Heleen Van Grootven
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After a decade in communications, I switched to testing—turns out that I really like figuring out how things work and how they fit together. Always open to learning more and meeting new people!
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