QATalks
27 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsQA Talks is a podcast dedicated to the emerging technology and innovation happening in industries such as banking, airlines, insurance, and retail. Quality Assurance is a key component of the digital transformation sweeping our world. Companies are increasingly leaning on Quality Assurance and Quality Engineering to seamlessly implement their unique digital transformation plans. However, digital transformation can often seem like a massive tower impossible to scale.In this podcast, you’ll hear from executives who are heavily involved in quality assurance. They’ll share the unique challenges they face and some of the most important pitfalls they’re discovering, so you can avoid them.Episodes will feature topics such as: software testing, quality assurance, quality engineering, digital assurance, digital testing, digital transformation, QA transformation, agile testing, DevOps, DevTestOps, enterprise quality assurance strategy, enterprise QA strategy, and more.
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Transforming Digital Healthcare Experiences by Reimagining Agile
March 30, 2022 15:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBThe pandemic transformed much of our world, but perhaps no sector has been more impacted than Healthcare. And none of the massive strides the industry has made in delivering better digital healthcare experiences would be possible without the ability to remain agile. To find out how the Agile framework is transforming healthcare, today we’re speaking with Blake Hill , Head of QA, DevOps & Agile Transformation at a leading Healthcare enterprise, and Sachin Srivastava , Vice President - Del...
Avoiding Pitfalls of Cloud Migration in the Financial Services Industry
January 24, 2022 10:00 - 43 minutes - 70.6 MBNiche financial services providers, insulated by their groups, haven’t seen the need to innovate and deal with cloud migration as the next big step like the digital pioneers in fintech. But through the digital transformation, those niche providers are realizing quickly that the time to adapt is now. We speak with Avik Ganguly, Director, DevOps and Quality Engineering at London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), about cloud migration, the digital transformation, keeping up with customer demands, a...
Digital Assurance in the Age of 5G w/ Jason Inskeep & Chris Manuel
September 16, 2021 22:42 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MBFor most people, the transition to 5G networks is just a speed boost like any of its predecessors, promising faster streaming or downloads. But those are table stakes. 5G is changing everything. And if you’re unprepared, you’ll be left in the dust. If you don’t want that to happen in your organization, you would do well to listen to today's guests Jason Inskeep , Head of the 5G Center of Excellence at AT&T, and Chris Manuel , Vice President at Cigniti, experts in 5G and the seismic paradi...
Digital Transformation Strategies that Matter & the Role of QA w/ Anil Roy
August 09, 2021 20:05 - 26 minutes - 42.4 MBDigital transformation is about a whole lot more than just automating paper processes. It’s about the culture, the processes, the principles and, yes… The strategies. And there is no one better to discuss digital transformation strategies than today’s guest, Anil Roy, Vice President, Digital Transformation, Strategy & Solutions at Ricoh USA. In this episode, he explains: -Why connected data and systems are the key to answering customer needs -How enterprise needs to view digital tran...
Reimagine Digital Transformation with DesignOps & Atomic Design
April 28, 2021 19:24 - 48 minutes - 68.6 MBNot too long ago, DevOps fundamentally altered the way we approach digital transformation. Now, DesignOps is utilizing similar principles on the design side, and the results are just as transformative. Today’s guest, Rahul Avasthy, Lead - Digital Transformation & Experience at Abbott, is a pioneer in the world of DesignOps. He joins us in the latest QA Talks to share how the innovative approaches of DesignOps and Atomic Design can help your digital transformation succeed. What we talk abo...
Augment Enterprise Digital Transformation with Quality Engineering w/ Dilhan Manawadu
April 15, 2021 21:29 - 36 minutes - 52.2 MBThese days, product development life cycles begin with quality engineering. And that means having not only the right skill sets, but also the right mind sets on your team. Because quality is everyone’s responsibility. In the latest QA Talks, we’re speaking with Dilhan Manawadu, Director, Head of Agile Delivery, Technology Quality Engineering & BT Studio at Sysco, and our very own Pradeep Govindasamy, President and CTO at Cigniti Technologies, about the role that quality engineering plays ...
Bridging the digital gap between customer needs & what technology can deliver w/ Rob LaVelle
January 22, 2021 18:53 - 27 minutes - 41.4 MBEnterprise solutions don't fail because of technology. They fail due to change management, due to not listening to end users. This failure exacerbates the gap between a business and its customers. Where are the pitfalls in the bridge over the gap between what do you customers need and what technology teams deliver? In this episode of QATalks, host Logan Lyles is joined by Dr. Anke Sax, European Digital Leader of the Year 2020, and Rob LaVelle, EMEA Sales Skills Coach and Trainer at LogMe...
The Democratization of IT & The Changing Role of The CIO w/ Martha Heller
November 20, 2020 14:51 - 41 minutes - 59.6 MBIn 2020 the buzzword became “pivot…” For CIOs that meant figuring out how to pivot to a remote environment and examining if they had the analytics to change their business model, channels, and markets as the world began to change at a faster rate. As COVID-19 accelerates digital agendas and amplifies challenges, industry leaders will continue to have to have conversations around adaptation. In this episode of QATalks, host Logan Lyles is joined by Martha Heller, CEO at Heller Search A...
Accelerating Transformation and Ensuring security with DevOps
October 14, 2020 23:07 - 23 minutes - 36.5 MBEliminate the weakest links and the biggest vulnerabilities. But if you focus on security, can you also run fast? Yes, but to do so, you have to address security on two levels. That's what we heard from Aimee Bechtle, head of devops & cloud, S&P Global, market intelligence division, and Kalyanarao Konda, president at Cigniti Technologies. Aimee and Kalyanarao joined today’s show to talk about: Balancing speed, compliance, and security in highly regulated environments Trends in th...
How to Base Your IT Roadmap in the Company’s Mission w/ Brian Benn
August 25, 2020 23:55 - 30 minutes - 28 MBYour car starts making a funny noise so you bring it into the mechanic. To your dismay, the auto shop doesn’t have an expert on funny noises. With little confidence, the front desk worker tells you they can still fix it… maybe. Not really the experience you want from an “expert,” right? In this episode of QATalks, host Logan Lyles is joined by Brian Benn, CIO at Atlanta Housing Authority, and Pradeep Govindasamy, CTO & President at Cigniti Technologies. The trio discusses… How to co...
Creating a Successful Digital Transformation Road Map w/ Brian Benn
August 25, 2020 23:55 - 30 minutes - 28 MBYour car starts making a funny noise so you bring it into the mechanic. To your dismay, the auto shop doesn’t have an expert on funny noises. With little confidence, the front desk worker tells you they can still fix it… maybe. Not really the experience you want from an “expert,” right? In this episode of QATalks, host Logan Lyles is joined by Brian Benn, CIO at Atlanta Housing Authority, and Pradeep Govindasamy, CTO & President at Cigniti Technologies. The trio discusses… How to co...
Changing Realities of Digital Transformation in the Government w/ Dhanushka Ranganath
August 03, 2020 19:20 - 30 minutes - 47.1 MBWe can’t afford to put off digital transformation any longer. But in this new world of COVID-19… Doing things differently means doubling down on fundamentals. So says Dhanushka Ranganath, former National Manager for Application and Testing Services at NEC Australia. He came on today’s show to explain: Why fundamentals are more important now than ever before How everything comes down to people, process and technology Why Quality Engineers need to be a jack of all trades This ...
Accelerating Digitization through Innovation and Automation w/ Walt Carter
June 23, 2020 23:04 - 34 minutes - 50.7 MBDigital transformation has been a long time coming… But, thanks to COVID-19, it’s no longer a choice. Moving to digital has become a matter of survival. But before you rush into anything, you should hear what today’s guests, Walt Carter and Pradeep Govindasamy, have to say. Walt is Chief Digital Officer & CIO at Homestar Financial Corporation and — in case you’re new to the show — Pradeep is CTO & President at Cigniti Technologies. Between the two of them, there is an enormous ...
Leadership traits for DevOps Success w/ Jermaine Oldham
June 16, 2020 22:49 - 27 minutes - 40.7 MBDigital transformation has disrupted every industry. And that makes DevOps more than a “nice to have…” It makes it the core of your QA. To talk about why, I caught up with Pradeep Govindasamy, President and CTO at Cigniti Technologies, and Jermaine Oldham, VP of Engineering & Technology at J.B. Hunt Transport Services. We discussed: Why failing fast is the best thing you can do Why shifts in IT are putting DevOps on top The 5 most important metrics in DevOps This post is base...
Crisis and the Role of Digital Transformation w/ Gary Brantley
May 28, 2020 20:24 - 51 minutes - 47 MBIf you’ve ever started a new job, you know how the first few months go. You meet as many people as you can, you learn as much as you can, and you really take some time to soak in as much information as possible before you start trying to make any drastic changes. It typically sounds something like this: “The CEO is taking 90 days to do a listening tour, to get to know as many people as possible before they get to work.” Or “”We’re not trying to boil the ocean. Let’s set some re...
Digital Transformation Post COVID-19 and the Role of Resilient Leader w/ Ritesh Jain
May 01, 2020 20:06 - 30 minutes - 46.5 MBI’m not sure anyone needs to be reminded that the world has changed. We’re reminded nonstop. It seems there is only one news story now. One political issue. One concern the world over. And it’s changed everything. The question is — will you change with it? Well, if you’re in the financial sector, it’s no longer optional. On our show today, we have two guests — Ritesh Jain and Nanda Padmaraju — to explain why digital transformation has moved off the to-do list to become a top priorit...
Why Agile Organizations Require Agile Leaders w/ Dr. David A. Bishop
April 08, 2020 14:04 - 28 minutes - 42.9 MBWith all the craziness going on in the world today, the question has to be asked: How do QA leaders navigate the current landscape? There are a lot of uncertainties in the world, and even without that uncertainty, we live in a business market that never stops changing. So how do we navigate those shifts? The key, according to Dr. David A. Bishop, is three-fold: Agility, flexibility, & leanness Dr. Bishop was a guest on the QA Talks podcast recently and shared all about: What ...
Realizing Agile Transformation With Test Automation w/ Mark Bland
March 04, 2020 14:54 - 31 minutes - 46.1 MBAgile and DevOps have transformed the way enterprise functions today. But it’s not always smooth sailing. Especially for managers. We sat down to chat with Mark Bland, Sr. Global Test Manager at Premier Farnell, about all things agile. What we talked about: The 3 characteristics of agile leadership Strategies for testing and automation How to get a 30% jump start Best practices on how to get the right mix of automation and manual testing This post is based on a QA Talks podc...
The Role of AI in QA w/ Kevin Pyles
February 18, 2020 13:47 - 27 minutes - 41.6 MBSome buzzwords are hot for a reason: Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and a new one — retaining tech talent. We had a chance to sit down with Kevin Pyles, Director of QA at Domo, to talk about some of the hottest topics in QA. What we talked about: The role of AI in QA and whether we’ll all be out of a job in the near future How having tester dashboards answers basically every question execs could ask Engineers hop from company to company looking for vision, not a bigge...
Embracing Newer Technologies for Banks With a Focus on Quality@Speed
December 30, 2019 13:45 - 30 minutes - 44.4 MBThis episode we are joined by two incredible guests: Nanda Padmaraju, Senior Vice President at Cigniti Technologies, and Paul Trotter, Deputy Chief Technology Officer at Atom Bank. We talked about the importance of QA in digital and cloud businesses and how that is changing the game in the financial industry. What we talked about: Digital technology allows for banks to remain flexible Embracing digital transformation provides increased QA Digital technology lets organizations have both...
Building a QA Team from Scratch and Achieving Seamless Functioning w/ Priyanka Halder
October 03, 2019 05:00 - 20 minutes - 31.5 MBThere’s no such thing as a 100% bug-free product. Just having a QA team doesn’t automatically shield you from bugs. Quality needs to be a culture that permeates the whole company, not just one little afterthought department. On this episode of QA Talks, we interview Priyanka Halder, the senior manager of quality engineering at GoodRx. What we talked about: Why Priyanka loves working with startups Quality engineering vs. bug tolerance 3 steps to building a QA team from scratch Be...
3 Essential Questions to Ask when Modernizing QA w/ Melissa Tondi
September 12, 2019 05:00 - 25 minutes - 41.8 MBA lot of times, people assume that moving from quality assurance to quality engineering is just a name change. That’s not the case at all. Recently on an episode of QA Talks, we were joined by Melissa Tondi, a quality engineering leader with nearly 20 years of experience in the QA/QE space, to talk about the modernization of quality. What we talked about: The exact difference between QA and QE How to know when a company is really ready for quality testing What a modernized quality...
3 Keys to Implementing QA in the Hospitality Sector w/ Edmund Tan
August 08, 2019 02:00 - 20 minutes - 32.7 MBEveryone loves their silos. What they don’t love is training their replacements. This makes people resistant to QA transformation, to say the least. Today we're joined by Edmund Tan, Director of Quality Assurance and Support, to discuss quality assurance and technology in the hospitality sector. “The quality engineering group basically puts themselves in the mindset of the end user,” Edmund said.
Benefits and Procedures for DevOps Implementation in Traditional Quality Assurance Models with Chris DeGonia
June 21, 2019 11:00 - 22 minutes - 39.4 MBEvery company is under the gun these days. The software development life cycle has sped up to a breakneck speed, one that is growing increasingly difficult to keep up with. With so many releases happening simultaneously, it’s more crucial than ever to have a solid plan in place, and this is where a good quality DevOps plan will come in to place, allowing your team to streamline the work so that you can continue to deliver at the pace demanded by the market. But what are the biggest cha...
QATalks Introductory Episode with Pradeep Govindasamy of Cigniti
June 06, 2019 20:00 - 14 minutes - 22.9 MBQA Talks inaugural episode with Pradeep Govindasamy, Chief Technology Officer and President of Cigniti Technologies. Pradeep is also the head of the North America West Business Unit. Pradeep is an industry thought leader in software testing with over 15 years of experience. He has strong expertise in setting up Testing Centers of Excellence around Test management, Automation, Mobility, SOA and Functional testing. He established more than 20+ teams of 500-member size. He possesses unique e...
QATalks with Nanda Padmaraju of Cigniti
May 14, 2019 05:00 - 13 minutes - 20.4 MBNanda is a Senior Vice-President, Cigniti and head of the ROW (Rest of World) Business Unit, Nanda is going to be a co-host of this show. Nanda is a results-oriented leader with proven success in pursuing and managing multi-year, multimillion-dollar IT Testing service deals across diversified and financial service sectors. He is adept at building long term client relationships and alliance partnerships. His IT consulting experience includes ERP implementations in challenging, fast-paced an...
QATalks with Kalyana Rao Konda of Cigniti
May 08, 2019 05:00 - 13 minutes - 22.4 MBWe visit today with Kalyana Rao Konda, President, Cigniti and head of the North America East Business Unit, Kalyana is going to be a co-host of this show. Kalyana has spent a lot of time seeking to understand client expectations, feedback, new requirements and road maps. He is a strong proponent of IP led testing services and has a pending patent in the area of intelligent test scenario generation to accelerate software test life cycles. He also acts as a Technical advisor to customers hel...