Lisa Crispin
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Lisa Crispin is a consultant, author and speaker based in Vermont, USA. She and Janet Gregory have co-authored four books, most recently _Holistic Testing: Weave Quality Into Your Product_.

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At a recent DORA community meeting, Saul Williamson did a demo of his experiences with spec-driven development. He started by sharing Steve Fenton's pragmatic guidelines for AI discussions. Good th...
2025 DORA State of Assisted AI report image
Includes data on how AI affects code quality, well-being of team members, performance, based on both qualitative and quantitative research
A golden platter won't save quality, but we might image
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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...
One frame... two curious minds and one awesome conversation ...😊 image
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Sometimes the best thing we can do about anything is talk about it, and quality is one of those things...
STEC is complete 🎉: 19 modules, 59 voices, and a jam packed portfolio to show your growth image
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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...
The transition from specialist to generalist image
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Our role as quality people is shifting.
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Having this "Memory" feature made me start trying to remember how I even discovered Ministry of Testing, or as I think it was back in the day, Software Testing Club? I've looked through my email, t...
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(Their website is https://www.engineeringqualitypodcast.com/home but doesn't show this episode, it is available on all podcast platforms)
Task-switching - can it work? image
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So many of us in testing and QE roles find ourselves task-switching. What can / should we do about it?
Pairing to get un-stuck image
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I loved Ady Stokes' post on getting stuck, and ways to get unstuck, https://www.ministryoftesting.com/articles/how-to-get-unstuck-a-guide-for-testers-or-anyone-else-who-feels-stumped . It prompted ...
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Inspired by this Club thread: https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/the-job-market-is-rough-how-can-we-help/85347 started by Judy Mosely and with some helpful responses from others, I posted offers ...
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