Jesper Ottosen
Jesper Ottosen
Senior Advisory Consultant
him/his + ham/hans
Jesper has been around the MoT community from the start, frequently passing by the Club and Slack. For more than 10 years he has provided 300+ blogposts on all things testing.

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Leadership is a skill, management is a position image
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While I have almost 25 years of experience in the testing field, I have never been the manager of anyone. I know it's matter of company and culture to experience this, but I keep repeating it. As J...
The leadership lesson of sledge rides with the kids  image
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It’s only a few years ago I realized I can no longer sleigh down snowy hills with my kids. I have to either stand and watch or go down my own sleigh next to them. They are on their own now - I can ...
12 things we learned when we questioned the existence of test case management image
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Is the future of test case management at risk? Let's go exploring.
The Staff Quality Engineer role image
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63% of you were not aware of the existence of the Staff Quality Engineer role
Is Testing an activity or a skill? image
Red Post it in hand writing block letters: Is Testing an activity or a skill?
My first 99 sec talk #TestBash3 #99sec image
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A person on stage at Test Bash 3, 2014. Banner in the background says 99 seconds talk.
All the tools - yet Excel prevails image
All the tools yet Excel prevails
All the Testing Planets image
Testing Planet newspapers. Top row issue 11 (2024) and a spread of previous ones from 2011-2013
My Daily notes are added in TB Autumn notes image
A notebook with the test bash autumn logo placed on a laptop. Also visible a phone, pen and sticker for Leading testing activities
MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate image
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Boost your career in software testing with the MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate. Learn essential skills, from basic testing techniques to advanced risk analysis, crafted by industry experts.
Forget about job titles! Testing leadership for all image
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Learn to lead testing activities without a title, and enhance your influence and impact within your team
55% of testers find strength in numbers image
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Let’s explore how common software testing communities of practice are!
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