Simon Tomes | Activities
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Learn how to influence without control and lead with care, clarity, and adaptability.
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"This comment is full of test ideas; you just have to step away and then look a bit closer."
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We're ramping up to TestBash in a couple of months! Whoop!
And we're in the mood to give a ticket to one lucky person who can share a test idea in 99 characters or less.
To enter, write your ...
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One of the biggest reasons people come for MoT Professional Membership is that places like LinkedIn Learning and Pluralsight just don't serve them with the insights and learning that they need.
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MoT Certifications vs ISTQB
💼 ISTQB Certifications
1️⃣ Traditional: A long-standing certification path
2️⃣ Theory-Heavy: Focuses on terminology and textbook-style knowledge
3️⃣ Exam-Oriented:...
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Thinking about data for your quality testing needs?
Here are 20 tools to help you.
1. Curiosity: AI-powered. End-to-end...
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Senior Test Manager- IGH
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London, UK
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Find out how a large, cross-functional tech team unified testing to improve quality at scale
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When we think about quality attributes or criteria, we often see slow. It's easier to spot something when it's lagging. It causes us to look and investigate what the problem is.
But what about t...
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One of the things I've been doing more of recently is talking to quality people in the MoTaverse. A spark emerges every time I speak to someone. It makes me realise I should have been doing this mo...
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I went down memory lane and gathered a bunch of submissions that were made for our TestBash TestMatch challenges.Back in the day, at a TestBash many moons ago, we played a game called Test Match.It...
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Honoured to have had the opportunity to talk with David Burns for an upcoming podcast episode.
We spoke all things quality engineering, strategy, culture, and of course, community 🥰
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It's always good to talk!
I caught up with Vu Tran from Katalon to talk all things TestBash preparation. Fun times!
Katalon are Bronze sponsors for TestBash Brighton.
https://katalon.com/
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Congrats on your professional membership! A great commitment to your learning and development.
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Beyond the breach: Thoughts for CISOs in FY25-26
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What is the Lovelace report, and why should we care?
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"Can't unsee! 🤩"
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I was creating some Glossary images yesterday and I made a huge revelation.
Is the Checklister Bug's father?
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"Love the poem! "
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From my journey to yours!
Back in 2016 I joined the Software Industry,
With full of hopes and to take Quality a up notch,
Stakes were high, time was less,
Findings issues & sitting lat...
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Offensive Tooling Cheatsheets: An Infosec Survival Guide Resource
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Dependencies Aren't Your Problem
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Why things just work around some EMs
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What Is Mutual Mentoring 2.0?
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"Wow, what an incredible set of comments. So much insight!
Thank you to everyone who participated.
And the winner is ... Dalbir Sehmbi! 🤩
Bug congrats! "
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The LLM In The Room: ChatGPT Speaks
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Nice work on the simplified job board, both the view and the upload process. Let's hope it leads to more opportunities for more community members.
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Great to see you keeping the convo going around your recent article, via this Club post: Do you think there are organizations that genuinely don’t need software testers? What makes the difference?
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Find out what’s really behind testing hires that fail (hint: it’s rarely because the tester couldn’t handle the job!)
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Awesome! Bug congrats on setting your sights on TestBash after 10 years! Will be great to see and meet you in person. 😃
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Thanks for continuing to share feedback and ideas with Team MoT and the community.
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"Ha, yes! We totally need to do this.
The MoT Bug character with the words "Tester" underneath it. 🤭"
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"Excellent observations and advice. Nice one, Emily. 🤩"
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Years ago after lockdown, everybody I met was either recovering a breakup or getting married. No I’m not getting married - keep reading! These days, it feels like everybody I meet is either job sea...
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Consistently active on The Club, Piotr. It's much appreciated!
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Nice to see what you've been up to on The Club in July. Thank you for participating.
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Thank you for being super active on The Club over the past few weeks. Great to see you share plenty of comments and start topics.
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😊 I appreciate your kind words on this memory: From podcast to Selfie - Finally met the voice behind the twit podcast!"
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"So lovely to meet you in person, Preeti. I'm glad we shared a selfie.
Thank you for being part of the MoTaverse and for getting involved in many ways. "
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It feels amazing to hear the lovely voice live which we always hear in twit podcast. Such a amazing moment to meet in person and hear the same voice face to face.
Yes, this is Simon Tomes at MoT ...
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Thanks for being super active on The Club towards the end of July 2025.
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From podcast to Selfie - Finally met the voice behind the twit podcast!"
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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