Melissa Fisher
Quality and Test Leader
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I am Open to Work, Write, Teach, Speak, Mentor, CV Reviews, Podcasting

Hi, I'm Melissa! I'm a Quality and Test leader specialising in owning and delivering end to end testing across complex programmes, transformations and start up or enterprise environments. You can find me on here or Linkedin. Feel free to reach out. I am happy to have conversations about quality & test topics.

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Is it time to reframe negative testing?
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The positive impact of negative tests

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Test charters and templates: Same objectives, better tools  image
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An exploration of how to think about templating to enable others
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A reflection on the rigidity of templates and checklists
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What happened to charters and templates that guide us?
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Read Melissa Fisher's blog post: My rubber duck buddy — LLM use case - accelerate your thinkingShe uses Co-pilot to get her thinking in order before landing on a test strategy. Very nice indeed!&nb...
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The lineup is out and oh my... how exciting is it?These are the contributors we've announced publicly... but let me tell you something. Every single person walking through the Brighton Dome doors b...
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How do you move on from a failed product launch?
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Yesterday I bought a new journal to write down my daily reflections.  One of my questions I am going to answer is what I learned today.  In the past I have found this very useful to insti...
Too much vibe not enough quality wins - Ep 134 image
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A reflective “wins” episode that turns everyday progress into momentum, and reminds us to log the good stuff, not just the problems.
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