Simon Tomes | Activities
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During Leading With Quality, Barry asked participants to explore the following question:
What has been your experience with Quality Engineering?
Some reflections:
We started by exploring the diffe...
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What has been your experience with Quality Engineering?
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What has been your experience with Quality Engineering?
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What has been your experience with Quality Engineering?
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What has been your experience with Quality Engineering?
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What has been your experience with Quality Engineering?
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What has been your experience with Quality Engineering?
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What has been your experience with Quality Engineering?
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What has been your experience with Quality Engineering?
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What has been your experience with Quality Engineering?
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QE transformation does not equal role transformation, love this perspective from Barry Ehigiator.It becomes moving from quality function towards a quality system.
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Quality Engineering is a system transformation, yes!
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Quality Engineering is a system transformation, yes!
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Quality Engineering is a system transformation, yes!
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Perhaps one thing that I feel isn't spoken enough about, briefly mentioned in Barry's session at Leading With Quality, are the silos that test automation can bring.It can happen for many reasons, b...
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The Lived Reality: The Automation Silos
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The Lived Reality: The Automation Silos
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The Lived Reality: The Automation Silos
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Barry's "When Quality Engineering Creates chaos" gave me an uncomfortable realisation. We were beginning to start our Quality Engineering journey and make the mistakes. Yes I renamed the QA team 😬....
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LWQ 2026 - Resetting the Quality Engineering conversation
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LWQ 2026 - Resetting the Quality Engineering conversation
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LWQ 2026 - Resetting the Quality Engineering conversation
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Tuank you Barry for sharing your CREATE framework for change in organisations.
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CREATE Change
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CREATE Change
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CREATE Change
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Barry Ehigiator's session on why QE creates chaos was amazing! Aside from the discussion about QE vs. QA there were so many great insights on how to actually get quality engineering implemented.
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You know it's a good session when the attendees want to take a picture of every other slide
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You know it's a good session when the attendees want to take a picture of every other slide
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You know it's a good session when the attendees want to take a picture of every other slide
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A collection of photos of slides, quotes, reflections, and key takeaways from the people of Leading With Quality 2026... plus LEGO that tell quality stories!
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Share three words to describe your MoTaCon experience
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Where to start…
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TWiQIP
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Thank-you for Leading with Quality
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New Simon found
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Lovely meeting you both again and again and again
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A Rare Moment Worth Capturing — Simon Without the Cap!
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In the MoTaverse Frame
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Do you want to know what Developer Relations is about? Or how about what developer advocates actually do? 👀 Or maybe you just want to find out how to create better content...If so, come and join ou...
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Join our DevRel Chapter 👋🏼
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Join our DevRel Chapter 👋🏼
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Join our DevRel Chapter 👋🏼
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Join our DevRel Chapter 👋🏼
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Join our DevRel Chapter 👋🏼
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How To Write With An LLM
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I was so engaged in Melissa's workshop that I even forgot to take a picture, that's how good it was!Melissa's workshop on Build you own Quality Management System was way too short, it could have ea...
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Quality Management for everyone
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Quality Management for everyone
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Quality Management for everyone
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.
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