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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.
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AMA about Exploratory Testing
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AMA about Exploratory Testing
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Inspired by the following challenge: Create a Moment: Ask MoTaverse Anything.Thought I'd put myself out there to try my best to answer any question about exploratory testing. It's a topic I'm still...
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Inspired by the following challenge: Create a Moment: Ask MoTaverse Anything.Thought I'd put myself out there to try my best to answer any question about exploratory testing. It's a topic I'm still...
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Create a Moment: Ask MoTaverse Anything
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There’s a new AMA in town, and we’d love you to take part.An Ask Me Anything (AMA) is a simple way to put yourself out there on a topic you care about. You pick the topic, invite questions, and do ...
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Thanks for letting us know about an issue with the performance of the "complete" button on STEC.
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1.1.0 of First request to test suite: 30 days to API testing confidence
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1.1.0 of First request to test suite: 30 days to API testing confidence
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1.0.0 of First request to test suite: 30 days to API testing confidence
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1.0.0 of First request to test suite: 30 days to API testing confidence
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I have always been hearing about the power of communities and have been part of few before but MoT is different in many aspects. I first came to know about MoT in September 2024 when I booked my se...
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A year ago - Journey through Motaverse - Those 5 months in Motaverse!!
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A year ago - Journey through Motaverse - Those 5 months in Motaverse!!
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Shift from treating AI as a "single source of truth" to using it as a "clarity booster" for human-led ideas.
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Stop delegating your thinking: Using 5 whys to check AI documentation
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Stop delegating your thinking: Using 5 whys to check AI documentation
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The problem with non-deterministic inputs and outputs
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Test Heuristics Cheat Sheet
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Bug congrats on earning the MoT Foundation Certificate in Test Automation. 🏆Â
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At Peerscon this year, we had another RiskStorming Session to explore risks around an AI Coach.
The first two phases are know to be the most valuable:
1. What are high prio Quality Aspects?
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That moment when RiskStorming explodes
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That moment when RiskStorming explodes
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That moment when RiskStorming explodes
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That moment when RiskStorming explodes
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The problem with non-deterministic inputs and outputs
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Prioritise high-impact user journeys and critical risks over exhaustive checklists to ensure essential product functions remain reliable and user-focused through a product-minded testing approach.
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Product-minded testing: choosing what matters when everything feels important
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Product-minded testing: choosing what matters when everything feels important
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Who supports and manages quality engineers?
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Quality moments and delicate developer dialogues - Ep 127
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Celebrate surprise-smooth demos, learn how solo testers spark better quality conversations, and explore “assumption investigating” as a core skill for making work clearer and kinder.
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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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Thanks for joining the stage during This Week in Quality. Always good to hear from you.
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Thanks for joining the stage during This Week in Quality. Always good to hear from you.
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Thanks for joining the stage during This Week in Quality. Always good to hear from you.
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Thanks for co-hosting This Week in Quality. You're an excellent co-host! 🤩
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Yesterday I watched a talk by Phillipa Jennings and they asked us to imagine what type of gate we might be standing next to. For example saying "no" that can't go through the gate. "Yes" this can g...
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Dissolving the Quality Gate - Phillipa Jennings
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Dissolving the Quality Gate - Phillipa Jennings
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Dissolving the Quality Gate - Phillipa Jennings
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Thanks for sharing the episode list in the TWIQ channel!
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Sometimes all the stars align and you demo goes off without any issues.Last sprint I did a demo of the entire flow through new applications and talked for 20 minutes and nothing went wrong!Do share...
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Demi's Demo Luck
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Demi's Demo Luck
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This Week in Quality
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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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