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I'm a product quality nerd based in NYC. Also a mama, reader, baker of delicious pies, and lover of naps, sunshine, and macarons. I write about making software less awful at theproductmindedqa.com
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Advanced prompting skills to turn AI into your trusted testing companion
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I’m excited to share that, alongside TeamMoT, we’ll be gathering 50 Leaders in Quality on September 30th.
What looks like a one-day event is actually the beginning of a bigger journey: a committ...
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A golden platter won't save quality, but we might
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I’m excited to share that, alongside TeamMoT, we’ll be gathering 50 Leaders in Quality on September 30th.
What looks like a one-day event is actually the beginning of a bigger journey: a committ...
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Minimum Viable Caring: When Efficiency Costs Us
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Our role as quality people is shifting.
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Thank you for going above and beyond in July 2025. Team MoT sees you and appreciates you, as does the community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
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The transition from specialist to generalist
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Our role as quality people is shifting.
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Great to see your article live in the MoTaverse. Bug congrats! When hiring software testers doesn't work (and what to do BEFORE you hire them)
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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 how a large, cross-functional tech team unified testing to improve quality at scale
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Discover how becoming aware of your organisation’s hidden map of influence can help you challenge bad metrics and lead with quality.
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We've made updates to our job board it's designed for the community to share software testing and quality engineering jobs they find, rather than expecting companies to be posting them.
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On publishing an article with MoT! :)
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When hiring software testers doesn't work (and what to do BEFORE you hire them)
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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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Explore how to challenge unhealthy levels of team conformity and help your team make better decisions earlier
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Half-Baked, Fully Shipped: When Big Means Small (And Why Quality Definitions Matter)
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People talk about bundling and then unbundling in the startup and software space.
COVID had a ton of unbundling happening. Now we are seeing the bundling as people look to do reduce their tool s...
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As teased yesterday, I made a rug of Bug!
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Step up to the rug with new leadership insights. Plus, highlights of the previous week in the MoTaverse.
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Wherever there is care, quality arises.
When we don't care, we don't pay attention, which means we stop seeing the things that really matter.
The biggest thing we can do to achieve good quali...
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On September 30th, in Brighton, we're hosting an educational experience for leaders in quality.
Learn more about it here: https://www.ministryoftesting.com/events/leading-with-quality
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Sometimes the interview experience just all falls into place
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Thanks for sharing job adverts in the MoT Slack.
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What's your metrics culture like?
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The golden age of quality is here. Plus, highlights of the previous week in the MoTaverse.
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Are your quality metrics lying to you?
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Thanks for getting involved on The Club this week.
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Found a Bug in the Wild. Also, a Racist.
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Thanks for spotting a last name typo in MoTaverse Weekly. Sorry about that. 🙈
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