Quality assurance is much more than just testing — it's a mindset and a proactive approach to ensuring that outcomes will meet expectations. In this talk, I'll demonstrate how QA principles apply universally, from software development to hiring, security, and even organising meetups.

By focusing on designing processes that build quality in from the start, we can reduce reliance on testing while achieving better, more consistent results.

I'll share practical strategies, such as investing in continuous training instead of excessive audits for security, long-term community work and mentorship instead of reviewing CVs and exhaustive interviews for hiring, and pair work with speakers instead of merely filtering speakers by looking at abstracts.

Quality is not something you can inspect into a system — it's the result of deliberate, thoughtful processes. This talk will inspire you to expand beyond testing and rethink how you approach quality at work.