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Kat Obring
Founder, Director
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Kat Obring has spent 20+ years in software delivery: DevOps QA engineer, Head of Delivery, and now a quality coach who helps engineering teams build measurable improvement practices. She runs Kato Coaching Ltd and has presented at PeersCon, Agile Testing Days, HUSTEF, and TestBash, among others. She is direct, opinionated, and has strong feelings about the word "quality."
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after so much waiting and anticipating , I am returning to my career after a full time parenting break.
These 2 years were full of mixed feelings and self-doubts but I owe this community to back...
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3.6.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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3.5.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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3.4.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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3.3.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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3.2.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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3.1.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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3.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Definitions of Quality Engineer
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Saved the day again! Thank you for supporting SQEC creation ⭐️
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Thanks for stepping up to support SQEC.
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This badge is awarded to those who teach workshops at a TestBash conference
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Quality leadership conversations in a virtual lean coffee format
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And the storm!
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This workshop was such a joy to run, great engaged group of attendees, all keen to work together to improve their metrics game.
If you see yourself or someone you know, please tag!
Thank you to...
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"I am feeling fomo because I had to miss it! "
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Gwen & Veerle preparing the day-two-intro, practicing System of a Down on a Glockenspiel
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Big thanks to everyone who supported us through this wild year of building Epic Test Quest from early interviews to testing our prototypes and giving us honest feedback.
It was amazing to meet so ...
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"They were total rock stars, so much gratitude for all the help!"
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The quiet before the storm
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This was just before the wonderful Jessica and Emma opened the doors for my workshop "We're not Spotify" last week at Motacon. It ended up being such a great workshop!
Thanks again for everybody ...
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It was lovely to chat with you at MoTaCon last week ❤️
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It’s a good job Rutherford P Dog can’t read.
He is not normally a massive fan of post(persons)
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The most Brighton thing
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This must be the most Brighton thing I’ve seen all week.
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It was a great time being around the swag corner. Small chit chats, and fun!
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MoTaverse is really a universe in so many senses.
Testing is a big planet in the MoTaverse.
The Testing Planet (Physical Newspaper) really summarises it very well.
Long live The Testing P...
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Back home after an amazing few days with the team of teams
Thank you to all involved it was a blast
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Anyone else rocking their new MoTaCon ’25 swag at work today?
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It was super fun and exciting to complete each activity in the list.
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Absolutely exhausted today but what an amazing two days!
Long ol' journey home last night and I wished I could have stayed at the social for longer but we go again next ywar 😄
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Thanks for a brilliant workshop Kat!
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Thanks for amplifying TestBash MoTaCon
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Thank you Stuart!! Have learned a lot from our chat and I feel more confident in taking the next steps in introducing quality engineering at work!! ✨
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Previously known as TestBash, MoTaCon is the new name for our annual conference. It's where quality people gather.
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A golden platter won't save quality, but we might
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I’m excited to share that, alongside TeamMoT, we’ll be gathering 50 Leaders in Quality on September 30th.
What looks like a one-day event is actually the beginning of a bigger journey: a committ...
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STEC is complete 🎉: 19 modules, 58 voices, and jam packed portfolio to show your growth
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Eighteen months, 19 modules, and 59 amazing contributors later, the MoT Software Testing Essentials Certification is complete!
Looking back, my favourite part has been seeing so many community m...
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Definitions of CI/CD Pipeline
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As teased yesterday, I made a rug of Bug!
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"Because it's Friday and I've not done a dad joke in a while. I know where the door is, thanks.
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