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Testers like to talk Ep 89

Using an Agile definition of done to promote a quality culture

What do people mean when they say "automation is a tool"?

Where have all the junior quality roles gone? - Ep 83

When the tester's away… the team can test anyway!

This Week in Testing - Episode 50 - 5 July, 2024

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Not Your Average User

This week at Leeds Testing Atelier, I presented a talk designed to challenge assumptions made about the "average user" and highlight methods and questions to communicate these to development teams....

This week at Leeds Testing Atelier, I presented a talk designed to challenge assumptions made about the "average user" and highlight methods and questions to communicate these to development teams....

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Listen in as testers around the world share insights on AI, test management, and leading with quality in this packed episode of This Week in Testing.

Leeds Testing Atelier memories

The room was packed for Emily

STEC in the sunshine!

Testing your assumptions

Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 26

TestBash 2024 Photo Booth

Preparing to go on stage!

The wonderful TestBash 2024 ambassadors

A great memory from Leeds Testing Atelier on 13 May 2025—thanks to sitting next to Lauren Borodajko , I ended up front and center in the picture during Emily O'Connor's insightful talk on "Testing ...

Great to see Emily up on stage in a jam packed and overflowing room at Leeds Atelier. Her talk was called: Testing your assumptions - you are not your customer.

This snap from a sunny break at Leeds Testing Atelier captures just a few of the many brilliant contributors to the MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate (STEC). In the pic are Gwen Diagra...

Emily O’Connor’s talk at Leeds Testing Atelier was a great reminder that we’re not our customers and we shouldn't design or build as if we are. She explored how small assumptions can quietly sha...

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There's a bug on you

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Defintion of Done

A candid, community-powered conversation for software testers and quality professionals on job hunting, writing impactful CVs, and growing careers through visibility and support.

Coding Challenges Workshop - TestBash 2024

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Progressing in your testing career panel discussion

"Can you even say a user story is 80% tested with automated tests and 20% with exploratory? 20% of what?" This is a great article by Gregory Paciga, full of brilliant reflections.

Leeds, January 2025 meetup

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The relationship between Exploratory Testing and Automated Tests

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Discover how an Agile Definition of Done can promote shared ownership and incremental quality at every stage of the SDLC.

Can you find Bug, Cosmo the Space Duck and Space Seagull?

Emily O'Connor shares an idea for the CCC feature: As an MoT contributorI would like to be able to update my contribution submissionSo that the MoT team know I have recorded my 404 talk / drafted my articleAnd the call for contributions is kept upto date.