Melissa Fisher
Melissa Fisher
Quality and Test Leader
She/Her
🎂 MoTaBirthday | January 23, 2018
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Myth: If we haven't got a problem, we don't need to change anythingFact: Identify risks and opportunities before problems occur
Please excuse the poor quality photo, I was at the back of the ...
6 Oct
This seems like a fair trade ;-)Chocolate for a book.My family LOVED the chocolates, thank you!
5 Oct
I was so engaged in Melissa's workshop that I even forgot to take a picture, that's how good it was!Melissa's workshop on Build you own Quality Management System was way too short, it could have ea...
5 Oct
I managed to catch Jesse yesterday to find more about tester led design reviews, but found out there was more to learn! How his team runs stand ups and general ways of working are super interesting...
2 Oct
An exploration of how to think about templating to enable others
2 Jun
Using AI isn’t the same as doing good work.
21 Aug
Explore how risk can guide smarter testing decisions.
29 Jun
Comments
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Quality Management for everyone
Thanks for the feedback! I will share that worksheet with the MoTacon 2026 crowd.
Tester led design reviews to daily retros
Jesse, when are you going to share more details with everyone? ;-) so interesting learning how your team works.
Is LaundryBash a thing?
Yes absolutely 😁
The MoTaCon Effect
Love this! Great to see you, David.
Next up - spot the opportunities to grow
That's really helped me too. I like that breakdown - information, opportunity, mindset
So you've built the product, now what? An experience report.
(fishouthebox.medium.com)
25 Sep
Quality Management System has the same parts but how it is operating is changing
(fishouthebox.medium.com)
28 Aug
The anatomy of a Three Amigos Requirements Discovery workshop
(johnfergusonsmart.com)
08 Jul