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Team up with the devs.

Coaching > policing.

Testers aren’t the gatekeepers. We’re the guides.

If you want to influence quality, you don’t need permission.

You need persistence, patience, and a few well-placed questions.

How to get unstuck: A guide for testers or anyone else who feels stumped Learn about some of the reasons we get stuck and some top tips for getting unstuck

How to get unstuck: A guide for testers or anyone else who feels stumped

Learn about some of the reasons we get stuck and some top tips for getting unstuck

Navigate randomly.

Where is testing and quality engineering heading? There's positivity in the air and Callum Akehurst-Ryan shares the perspective of how it's moved on to being more blended, a move away from specialist to generalist.

Explore the full Leading With Quality series: https://www.ministryoftesting.com/lwq

Software Testing and Quality Engineering Salary Database Submit your salary anonymously | Software Testing and Quality Engineering Salary Research

Software Testing and Quality Engineering Salary Database

We’re collecting live and anonymous salary data to help make sense of the industry landscape of salaries for software testing and quality engineer professionals.

What if I do this!?

Quality is everyone’s job. But not everyone knows how.

That’s where quality engineering leadership comes in.

Unicorn magic in software teams 🦄

With Lisa Crispin and Rosie Sherry on Ministry of Testing's Leading with Quality series.

Explore our series over at ministryoftesting.com/lwq

Four reasons to stop testing: Finding the right balance in software quality Decide when to stop testing by weighing up the costs, benefits, risks, and impact on quality.

Four reasons to stop testing: Finding the right balance in software quality

Decide when to stop testing by weighing up the costs, benefits, risks, and impact on quality.

Manipulate time.

What does AI mean for quality engineering?

With Lisa Crispin and Rosie Sherry on Ministry of Testing's Leading with Quality series.

Explore our series over at ministryoftesting.com/lwq

Share a test idea in 99 characters or less (and win a TestBash ticket)

Full details:

https://www.ministryoftesting.com/memories/share-a-test-idea-in-99-characters-or-less-and-win-a-testbash-ticket

Follow the data.

MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate Boost your career in software testing with the MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate. Learn essential skills, from basic testing techniques to advanced risk analysis, crafted by industry experts.

Learn in the MoTaverse: MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate

https://www.ministryoftesting.com/certifications/mot-software-testing-essentials-certificate

Adding software testers successfully to any product team: Experiences, struggles, and tips Discover how to navigate the challenges of integrating into a team unfamiliar with dedicated testers

Adding software testers successfully to any product team: Experiences, struggles, and tips

Where software testers, QA and quality engineers build their careers For over 15 years, we’ve been the software testing community of choice for over 100K software testing professionals.

I've added you to our 2nd starter pack :)

And stay in testing.

Come to The Club. club.ministryoftesting.com

Or explore the MoTaverse: www.ministryoftesting.com

Let's convince Nim to stay in testing :)

Have been watching @ministryoftesting.com's Leading With Quality convos too. @jennydoesthings.bsky.social's energy is contagious! And her push for QA leadership community really stuck with me.

Lessons in quality engineering from working with Cursor and Windsurf Experiment with AI development tools to understand their impact on delivery speed and the quality challenges they create for engineering teams

Lessons in quality engineering from working with Cursor and Windsurf

The one page test plan Create concise test plans that get read and understood by busy people

The one page test plan

Create concise test plans that get read and understood by busy people

When hiring software testers doesn't work (and what to do BEFORE you hire them) Find out what’s really behind testing hires that fail (hint: it’s rarely because the tester couldn’t handle the job!)

I unpack this (and what teams that *do* get value from QA do differently) in my article on @ministryoftesting.com: When hiring software testers doesn't work (and what to do BEFORE you hire them)

(It’s a free read - no membership required.)

Software Testing and Quality Engineering Salary Database Submit your salary anonymously | Software Testing and Quality Engineering Salary Research

Software Testing and Quality Engineering Salary Database

We’re collecting live and anonymous salary data to help make sense of the industry landscape of salaries for software testing and quality engineer professionals.

From self-doubt to growth: My unusual journey into software testing Follow a personal journey of failure, growth, and rediscovery shaped by persistence and a supportive testing community

From self-doubt to growth: My unusual journey into software testing

Follow a personal journey of failure, growth, and rediscovery shaped by persistence and a supportive testing community

MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate Boost your career in software testing with the MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate. Learn essential skills, from basic testing techniques to advanced risk analysis, crafted by industry experts.

Learn in the MoTaverse: MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate

https://www.ministryoftesting.com/certifications/mot-software-testing-essentials-certificate

How to Simplify and Scale UI/GUI Testing for Android Automotive Struggling with Android Automotive app testing? Discover how top teams automate GUI testing without source code. Learn how to save time and reduce manual effort.

How to Simplify and Scale UI/GUI Testing for Android Automotive

Developing apps for Android Automotive comes with a unique set of challenges. 

Ministry of Testing Meetups We are a global community with member-led local software testing focused meetups.

MoT Meetups.

Your chance to meet quality people near you.

Low-code test automation tools: First impressions and recommendations for beginners Evaluate the pros and cons of low-code automation tools through a tester’s hands-on experience selecting a solution

Low-code test automation tools: First impressions and recommendations for beginners

Making testing jobs safer for neurodiversity: Manual of Me Discover the benefits of creating a guide to telling people about you

Making testing jobs safer for neurodiversity: Manual of Me

Discover the benefits of creating a guide to telling people about you