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Quality over Coffee

by Peter Thompson

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Episode 14 - A warning to jobseekers

October 11, 2026 · 32 min

This week it is back to Peter and Geoff. Peter shares a personal story of what has been happening in the last few weeks, and gives a warning to those currently seeking work. We then lighten the mood with a debate about the Master Test Plan…
Episode 13 - A chat with Leanne (Part 2)

September 27, 2026 · 34 min

Episode 13 concludes out chat with Leanne. Some awesome insight into what potential employers, and employees should be looking at. A perfect addition to have your morning coffee to.
Episode 12 - A Chat with Leanne (Part 1)

September 13, 2026 · 32 min

This week we have a chat with Leanne Howard about all things Agile, and it does not take us long to work out we need two episodes on this one. WE delve into what Agile means for QA and some of the pitfalls that projects fall into
Episode 11 - A chat with Chris

August 31, 2026 · 42 min

This week you may require two cups of coffee. Geoff and I take a back seat this week to the awesome Chris Ambler, who takes us through his insights into AI and what the skills any future QA team will require
Episode 10 - A chat with Emma

August 16, 2026 · 32 min

This week we have our very first guess, the owner and founder of Fortitude 17, the very lovely Emma Beckett. We take a look at the lack of women in the upper echelons of technology, and testing and Emma offers up excellent insight. A must…

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Episode 9 - A bit of CoE chat

August 1, 2026 · 31 min

After some technical difficulties, Geoff and I decide we should talk about CoE's and in our opinions how is the best way to operate. We reach back into the past to share a few memories of our experience.
Episode 8 - Eurostar the Return

July 8, 2026 · 31 min

We are back with a wrap up of Eurostar from Geoff. He gives us more insight into the latest trends and we have more AI talk, of course.
Episode 7 - All aboard the Eurostar

June 20, 2026 · 32 min

This episode has Geoff at the Eurostar conference in Norway. This is part 1 of 2 as we got so entrenched in our conversation we ran out of time to talk about some of the talks. Stay tuned for part 2 in the next couple of weeks
Episode 6: Metrics Fun

May 31, 2026 · 32 min

This week Geoff and I touch on our favourite metrics, and what they mean to us. We debate the effectiveness of always wanting to measure the cost of testing, and/or quality
Episode 5: Do we really Shift Left

May 9, 2026 · 28 min

Geoff and Peter are back to talk Shift Left and how it has been and gone and come back again. Peter challenges what it really is and we talk about some of our experiences in implementing it
Episode 4 - Checking the Checker

April 26, 2026 · 31 min

Today we tackle the thorny subject of how do you test an AI system and share our thoughts on the subject. Look out for a fascinating tale of how Geoff scored himself a free coat
Episode 3 - Bought to you by the letters A and I

April 13, 2026 · 29 min

This week we dive straight into the latest trend of AI in the Quality field and discuss what it means for the QA industry. Grab yourself a coffee and enjoy!

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About the show

Quality over Coffee is where quality engineering meets casual conversation. Grab a cup and join experienced QA experts, Geoff Thompson (UK) and Pete Thompson (Aus) as we unpack trends, swap lessons learnt and dive into the history behind the practices that keep software running. The QoC podcast offers actionable insights on QA and Devops methodologies, quality engineering and leadership in the testing domain. Real talk, no jargon - just quality, one coffee at a time.