Simon Tomes
Community Lead at Ministry of Testing
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I am Open to Write, Teach, Speak, Mentor, Meet at TestBash
Hello, I'm Simon. Since 2003 I've had various roles in testing, tech leadership and coaching. I believe in the power of collaboration, creativity and community.

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Quality Chapter image
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A quality chapter is a component of an agile product development model.First coined in "Scaling Agile @ Spotify with Tribes, Squads, Chapters & Guild" by Henrik Kniberg & Anders Ivarsson.A chapter is a collection of people who share similar skills. So, a quality chapter is a collection of people who share skills in all things quality. Each chapter meets regularly to discuss its area of expertise and its specific challenges. A quality chapter is essential for ensuring that quality professionals, though working in different squads, can share ideas and knowledge.Other chapters could exist, e.g. front-end chapter or mobile-app chapter.
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"I don't know what the answers are but what I do know is that community always has them should we choose to explore." – Rosie Sherry during a
ISEB certified image
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Searching for "BCS" in my photo app, I stumbled across this. What a blast from the past. I got ISEB certified (now ISTQB) in 2004. How times have changed!
Where's Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull? – No. 40 image
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I took this photo on the final evening of TestBash 2024 in Brighton, UK. It was just before I joined everyone at the social event. The light on the pier and sea was stunning! I was utterly exha...
Spare a thought for AI and quality image
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