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Richard Adams
Senior Test Analyst
He / Him
Passionate about quality & testing. Creator of Threat Agents card game and regularly found chatting cyber security.
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16.6.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Two ways to use the “5 whys” method: Root cause of bugs and identifying continuous improvements
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Two ways to use the “5 whys” method: Root cause of bugs and identifying continuous improvements
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Two ways to use the “5 whys” method: Root cause of bugs and identifying continuous improvements
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Two ways to use the “5 whys” method: Root cause of bugs and identifying continuous improvements
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Two ways to use the “5 whys” method: Root cause of bugs and identifying continuous improvements
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Two ways to use the “5 whys” method: Root cause of bugs and identifying continuous improvements
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Two ways to use the “5 whys” method: Root cause of bugs and identifying continuous improvements
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This badge is awarded to members who publish their first article on the Ministry of Testing site
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Two ways to use the “5 whys” method: Root cause of bugs and identifying continuous improvements
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Apply the "5 Whys" technique to both technical debugging and organisational workflows to uncover deep-seated root causes and implement sustainable continuous improvements.
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This Week in Quality
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Share your week’s highlights, challenges, and lessons in quality
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This Week in Quality
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Share your week’s highlights, challenges, and lessons in quality
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6.6.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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Don’t automate everything, review everything
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Don’t automate everything, review everything
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Software Testing Live: Episode 06
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6.6.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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AMA Leadership Answer - How do you lead if your position has no authority?
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6.6.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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Lesson 11 of Everyday security testing: A practical guide to getting started
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AMA Leadership Answer - How do you lead if your position has no authority?
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Lots of one snack, mix two snacks or sample a full bowl of snacks?
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AMA Leadership Answer - How do you lead if your position has no authority?
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Lots of one snack, mix two snacks or sample a full bowl of snacks?
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Rich Adams asks:Would you prefer to eat a lot of one snack at one, seeing how two snacks mix together or sampling the full bowl of snacks?
I'm a big fan of pair-wise testing... sorry I mean pairin...
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AMA Leadership Answer - How do you lead if your position has no authority?
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AMA Leadership Answer - How do you lead if your position has no authority?
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So Richards question in full was "My biggest challenge when I was in a leadership role was that it wasn't a position of authority. Whilst I was the leader on how to think about quality and testing,...
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99 Second Talks – Day 1 – TestBash Brighton / MoTaCon 2025
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99 Second Talks – Day 1 – TestBash Brighton / MoTaCon 2025
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"My biggest challenge when I was in a leadership role was that it wasn't a position of authority. Whilst I was the leader on how to think about quality and testing, I had no power to implement something. How would you lead in this situation?"
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"Would you prefer to eat a lot of one snack at one, seeing how two snacks mix together or sampling the full bowl of snacks?"
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"Thanks Simon! Some great ideas to help me with debriefs. I've liked PQIP and is something that I shared with dev teams on exploratory testing."
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Richard Adams asks:
How do you engage stakeholders, such as devs & product, with the findings from your exploratory testing session?
Things that I've found helpful:
Establishing an agreement th...
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How do you engage stakeholders, such as devs & product, with the findings from your exploratory testing session?
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How do you engage stakeholders, such as devs & product, with the findings from your exploratory testing session?
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How do you engage stakeholders, such as devs & product, with the findings from your exploratory testing session?
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How do you engage stakeholders, such as devs & product, with the findings from your exploratory testing session?
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Richard Adams asks:
How do you engage stakeholders, such as devs & product, with the findings from your exploratory testing session?
Things that I've found helpful:
Establishing an agreement th...
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Ministry of Testing Edinburgh chapter meet up
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This Week in Quality
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Ministry of Testing Edinburgh chapter meet up
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Ministry of Testing Edinburgh chapter meet up
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This badge is awarded to members who give 25 or more “Thanks” on content across the MoTaverse.
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Inspired by the following challenge: Create a Moment: Ask MoTaverse Anything.When we think about quality, many of us jump to ideas of checking against requirements and verifying acceptance criteria...
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AMA about quality beyond correctness
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AMA about quality beyond correctness
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