Simon Tomes | Activities
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Quality Engineers do their best work when a team is forming
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Foundations favour the AI brave
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A tester walks into a bar
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Foundations favour the AI brave
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Thanks for the great AMA question, Simon!
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Lone Tester AMA Question: As a lone tester, how do you find yourself a buddy/advocate to support you and your goals?
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Simon asked a great question about finding an advocacy as a lone tester. I find that if you're going to take the road of being a lone tester, it helps to align yourself with several kinds of people...
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How much does that bug cost?
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Thanks for being a great co-host!
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A Really Useful List For Exploratory Testers
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Three Digestible Diagrams to Describe Exploratory Testing
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Joy Scrolling - Ep 129
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Simon and Judy celebrate “joy scrolling” in the MoTaverse, swap stories on time-zone chaos and quality moments, and spotlight how community content, chapters, and AMAs turn learning into momentum.
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8.8.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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"How can testers help project managers? And how can project managers help testers?"
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In module 9 of the Software Quality Engineering Certificate, Barry Ehigiator writes about potential pitfalls in QE. Amongst others, he mentions:
Poor implementation that leads to a lack of c...
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Potential pitfalls of Quality Engineering
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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. 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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