Stu Day
Stu Day
Head of Quality
I've been in the software testing & quality world since 1997 and love it. I'm a senior leader, a coach, international speaker, workshop facilitator, writer & founder of Quality Talks.
🎂 MoTaBirthday | June 16, 2015
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Why not click a picture when we all coincidentally matched the same colour code?
6 Oct
It was my second time attending Leading with Quality and it couldn't have started in a better way: Stu started us off with his enganging workshop "Story Telling: bringing Quality to life" and oh di...
6 Oct
For the past two days, I've been dishing out stars to everyone who posted a moment on the MoTaverse website during the MoTaCon festival week. So many memories, inspirational thoughts and new friend...
6 Oct
Do you see stability, connection, inclusivity, solid foundations, safety and joy... or just a basic lego structure!? 😄
1 Oct
Grab the slides and resources from all the sessions at Leading With Quality 2026
6 Oct
Explore how Capital One is building continuous quality by connecting people, process, tools, and outcomes to deliver value to customers.
30 Oct
Celebrate the creativity and courage of testers and quality engineers as they share stories, lessons, and ideas in just 99 seconds.
20 Oct
Quality Narrative
Quality Narrative: A narrative to describe Quality that everyone is aligned on and can get behind.Quality Core Values: A set of values that people will exhibit every day to uphold the Quality Narrative.Quality Principles: A set of both engineering and behavioural principles that will guide and enable our success.
Quality
The more perspectives we explored, the clearer it became that quality is subjective.
For some, it is the frictionless experience of a product that simply works. For others, it is longevity and adaptability, ensuring something is fit for purpose today and tomorrow. In a manufacturing context, it might mean attention to detail and pride in craftsmanship. In a service context, it might mean confidence, culture, and collaboration.
Everyday life offers countless examples. A Ferrari may embody engineering excellence, but for a family of five managing daily school runs, it is hardly fit for purpose. A Rolex and a Casio both tell the time, but one is valued for its status and aesthetics, the other for durability and function. Even something as ordinary as a toothbrush reflects different standards of quality: soft bristles, hard bristles or electric with each choice being shaped by personal expectation.
Quality is not fixed. It shifts with needs, context, and perspective.
Continuous Quality
Continuous Quality is building quality in at every stage possible — Stuart Day
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George Wells' 99 second talk
Love this - such a great photo :)
The art of the 99 seconds air horn
I LOVE that air horn - so much fun :)
MoTaverse team at MoT London
Love it!!
You are a Sat Nav
Haha, this is brilliant 😁🤣 STU-NAV....
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