Simon Tomes | Activities
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What Is Exploratory Testing? PQIP: Four Simple Words To Level Up Your Testing Efforts
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Explore Galore! 30 Tips to Supercharge your Exploratory Testing Efforts
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Test Heuristics Cheat Sheet
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Great to meet you at Testmas! Lovely to experience a positive community of practice event at the BBC.
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Nice one for hitting the temporary "Thanks" limit. We're grateful you want to share more gratitude.
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Woohay! Bug congrats on being the 99th person to register for MoTaCon 2026. 🏆
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Agentic AI Foundation
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The Testing Planet — Issue 12
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The Testing Planet — Issue 12
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The printed edition of The Testing Planet was back at MoTaCon 2025
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The Testing Planet — Issue 12
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The Testing Planet — Issue 12
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See you at Leading With Quality 2026! 🎉
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See you at MoTaCon 2026! 🎉
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See you at MoTaCon 2026! 🎉
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The number of the beast is said to be 666. So I must be a beast at collecting stars as that’s my count before I post this memory.
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The Devil is in the stars
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The Devil is in the stars
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The "So What" Test
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The "So What" Test
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We're very serious about our work.
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Explore Galore! 30 Tips to Supercharge your Exploratory Testing Efforts
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We're very serious about our work.
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We're very serious about our work.
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The "So What" Test
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The "So What" Test
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What happens when a team struggles with the motivation to improve quality?
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Quality Coaching in the wild: when theory hits reality
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Quality Coaching in the wild: when theory hits reality
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Lead effectively by learning how to stay composed, organised, and focused while navigating the realities of consultancy work
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Exploring test leadership in a consultancy environment
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Exploring test leadership in a consultancy environment
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Learn about some of the reasons we get stuck and some top tips for getting unstuck
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How to get unstuck: A guide for testers or anyone else who feels stumped
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How to get unstuck: A guide for testers or anyone else who feels stumped
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Thanks for spotting a bug with the "Mark as read" feature.
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4 quality insights on what to do for the next generation of Quality Engineers
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How do we grow the next generation of Quality Engineers in the current market?
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How do we grow the next generation of Quality Engineers in the current market?
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How do we grow the next generation of Quality Engineers in the current market?
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How do we grow the next generation of Quality Engineers in the current market?
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How do we grow the next generation of Quality Engineers in the current market?
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How do we grow the next generation of Quality Engineers in the current market?
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How do we grow the next generation of Quality Engineers in the current market?
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How do we grow the next generation of Quality Engineers in the current market?
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How do we grow the next generation of Quality Engineers in the current market?
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How do we grow the next generation of Quality Engineers in the current market?
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How do we grow the next generation of Quality Engineers in the current market?
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How do we grow the next generation of Quality Engineers in the current market?
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How do we grow the next generation of Quality Engineers in the current market?
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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