Simon Tomes | Activities
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Loved having a chat with Jesse. We talked about our work and he gave me a very powerful story about his role and the work he did to be present in understanding the product and how its used, rather ...
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Peerscon - Insight with Jesse
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Peerscon - Insight with Jesse
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Peerscon - Insight with Jesse
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"Two legends meeting in person for the first time. Epic! 🤩🤩"
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As I walked into the Trent Conference Centre, Emily O'Connor leapt off her seat and greeted me like an old friend with a big hug. I really appreciated that and it gave me a beaming smile as I navig...
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Peerscon - What a welcome!
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Peerscon - What a welcome!
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Peerscon - What a welcome!
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Risk advisers tell good stories about risks
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The problem with non-deterministic inputs and outputs
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Lloyds, Bank of Scotland and Halifax apps showed customers other users' transactions
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The Community's Guide to Metrics and Measurement
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Love 'em or hate 'em, metrics influence how we build quality software. This collections helps explore metrics and things that can be measured.
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Risk advisers tell good stories about risks
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"This is wonderful! 🤩"
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Today I had the joy of meeting MOT Ambassador Rahul Parwal and his family in the very same city where I grew up. It felt incredibly special to reconnect here, in a place that holds so many memories...
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Promise served :) met the moT ambassador in the pink city, Jaipur, India !
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Promise served :) met the moT ambassador in the pink city, Jaipur, India !
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Promise served :) met the moT ambassador in the pink city, Jaipur, India !
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‘Devastating blow’: Atlassian lays off 1,600 workers ahead of AI push
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It's been a pleasure to have Preeti involved and growing in the MoTaverse over the past year.
Here she is doing a 99 second talk on the big MoTaCon stage.
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Preeti keeps expanding her horizons
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Preeti keeps expanding her horizons
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Preeti keeps expanding her horizons
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It's been more than a month since I returned from MotaCon but still feels like it was yesterday. Though it was a busy month for me but every morning when I see these two mugs in my cupboard, it rem...
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That Sip of Tea - My Daily Reminder That I Belong to the MoT Community
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That Sip of Tea - My Daily Reminder That I Belong to the MoT Community
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That Sip of Tea - My Daily Reminder That I Belong to the MoT Community
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Loved recording a call for insights with you! Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge, experience and reflections.
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I featured your call for insights on the MoTaverse homepage. 😃
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The problem with non-deterministic inputs and outputs
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The problem with non-deterministic inputs and outputs
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Mind the QA of the gaps
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Joined MoT Vilnius chapter
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The MoTaverse exists to advance the quality engineering and software testing industry in a fun, safe, professional and forward-thinking way.MoT Vilnius Chapter events exist to bring people together and help them learn about all things quality. We're looking for a new organiser of this Chapter! Do you want to be the one? Contact us now using the chat bot.
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"Thanks for listening, Gary. Appreciate you sharing your reflections."
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Looking forward to discussing all things accessibility in Leeds tonight at Hippo Digital
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On the way to A11y North
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On the way to A11y North
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On the way to A11y North
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"Good test report and reflections. Thanks for sharing."
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I took my girls down to the park. They did a bit roller skating at the skatepark whilst I hung out at the outdoor gym.I thought I'd riff following on from Gary's post on an outdoor gym failing test...
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Outdoor gym, test passed.
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Outdoor gym, test passed.
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Outdoor gym, test passed.
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Risk advisers tell good stories about risks
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Always good to hear Barry Ehigiator and Stu Day have a chat about anything (!) and this case I heard them chat about reporting in a quality engineering context.Barry used the term "Risk Advisers" w...
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Simon Tomes
Community Lead at MoTaverse
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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. 🎓 MoT-STEC qualified. I get real joy working with and supporting our wonderful MoTaverse community.
“Thanks for making me feel so confident about myself.” | “I'm so grateful for all you do in the MoTaverse community, I learn so much as a result!” | “A simple chat with Simon in person absolutely changed everything.” | “Simon is one of the best people that I've ever met to have conversations with. He's so grounded in his way of thinking and articulates his thoughts so well and his feelings and his knowledge about community and everything.”
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