Simon Tomes | Activities
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6.1.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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6.1.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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6.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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6.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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Gabrijela facilitates the open space session at the Munich meetup.
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Gabrijela facilitates an open space session
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Gabrijela facilitates an open space session
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Gabrijela facilitates an open space session
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Gabrijela facilitates an open space session
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We're tweaking our Professional Membership Model
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Creating new layers of care for Professional Membership
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Creating new layers of care for Professional Membership
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Joined MoT Prague 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 Prague 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 Diana Dromey for more details.
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Even more so with something as personal as a blog, where we put ourselves out there for the world to see.
I came to testing mid-career, and the transition was intense. It didn’t take long before...
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They often say getting started is the hardest part.
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They often say getting started is the hardest part.
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900+ Stars in MoT
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Test Heuristics Cheat Sheet
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We need to express the frustration of being a QA
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Why Your Transition to Quality Engineering May Fail
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Quality Insight: Exploratory Testing Life
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The Work Beneath the Work
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If Humans Are Only in the Loop, Then Who is REALLY Driving?
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What I don’t understand about AI evals (yet)
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Writing things into the ether is helpful. Louise explains this topic.
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We need to express the frustration of being a QA
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We need to express the frustration of being a QA
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We need to express the frustration of being a QA
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We need to express the frustration of being a QA
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Writing things into the ether is helpful. Louise explains this topic.
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Writing things into the ether is helpful. Louise explains this topic.
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What do ducks, toilet seats, and eggs have in common?
This Week in Quality, apparently.
Doesnt sound like much of a punchline, but if you know you know. You just had to be there. And that's the...
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Ducks, Toilet Seats, and Eggs, oh my!
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Ducks, Toilet Seats, and Eggs, oh my!
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Shared my thoughts on how test analytics without decision-making is just reporting.
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First Public Talk of 2026
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First Public Talk of 2026
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My friend, who I coached as a junior cricketer, has qualified for Ultimate Pool in the UK. I'm sponsoring him to cover fees and travel. When I gave him my details I put my company as the Ministry o...
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Swimming in a different Pool!
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Swimming in a different Pool!
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Can you go to the MoTaverse and NOT learn something new?
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Prove me wrong
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Prove me wrong
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Friction has a complex relationship with quality
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Friction has a complex relationship with quality
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One to one interactions spark community curiosity and confidence
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Why showing up helps quality professionals acknowledge their continuous learning journey
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One to one interactions spark community curiosity and confidence
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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