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Transforming Digital Healthcare Experiences by Reimagining Agile

QATalks - March 30, 2022 15:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
The 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...

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Avoiding Pitfalls of Cloud Migration in the Financial Services Industry

QATalks - January 24, 2022 10:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Niche 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 ...

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Digital Assurance in the Age of 5G w/ Jason Inskeep & Chris Manuel

QATalks - September 16, 2021 22:42 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
For 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 org...

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Digital Transformation Strategies that Matter & the Role of QA w/ Anil Roy

QATalks - August 09, 2021 20:05 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Digital 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, Digita...

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Reimagine Digital Transformation with DesignOps & Atomic Design

QATalks - April 28, 2021 19:24 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Not 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 pion...

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Augment Enterprise Digital Transformation with Quality Engineering w/ Dilhan Manawadu

QATalks - April 15, 2021 21:29 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
These 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...

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Bridging the digital gap between customer needs & what technology can deliver w/ Rob LaVelle

QATalks - January 22, 2021 18:53 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Enterprise 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 te...

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The Democratization of IT & The Changing Role of The CIO w/ Martha Heller

QATalks - November 20, 2020 14:51 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
In 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...

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Accelerating Transformation and Ensuring security with DevOps

QATalks - October 14, 2020 23:07 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Eliminate 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 K...

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How to Base Your IT Roadmap in the Company’s Mission w/ Brian Benn

QATalks - August 25, 2020 23:55 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Your 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 t...

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Creating a Successful Digital Transformation Road Map w/ Brian Benn

QATalks - August 25, 2020 23:55 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Your 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 t...

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Changing Realities of Digital Transformation in the Government w/ Dhanushka Ranganath

QATalks - August 03, 2020 19:20 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
We 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...

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Accelerating Digitization through Innovation and Automation w/ Walt Carter

QATalks - June 23, 2020 23:04 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Digital 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 Chi...

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Leadership traits for DevOps Success w/ Jermaine Oldham

QATalks - June 16, 2020 22:49 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Digital 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...

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Crisis and the Role of Digital Transformation w/ Gary Brantley

QATalks - May 28, 2020 20:24 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
If 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 someth...

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Digital Transformation Post COVID-19 and the Role of Resilient Leader w/ Ritesh Jain

QATalks - May 01, 2020 20:06 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
I’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...

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Why Agile Organizations Require Agile Leaders w/ Dr. David A. Bishop

QATalks - April 08, 2020 14:04 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
With 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 navigat...

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Realizing Agile Transformation With Test Automation w/ Mark Bland

QATalks - March 04, 2020 14:54 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Agile 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 agi...

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The Role of AI in QA w/ Kevin Pyles

QATalks - February 18, 2020 13:47 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Some 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 whet...

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Embracing Newer Technologies for Banks With a Focus on Quality@Speed

QATalks - December 30, 2019 13:45 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
This 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 finan...

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Building a QA Team from Scratch and Achieving Seamless Functioning w/ Priyanka Halder

QATalks - October 03, 2019 05:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
There’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 seni...

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3 Essential Questions to Ask when Modernizing QA w/ Melissa Tondi

QATalks - September 12, 2019 05:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
A 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, ...

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3 Keys to Implementing QA in the Hospitality Sector w/ Edmund Tan

QATalks - August 08, 2019 02:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Everyone 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 s...

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Benefits and Procedures for DevOps Implementation in Traditional Quality Assurance Models with Chris DeGonia

QATalks - June 21, 2019 11:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Every 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 ...

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QATalks Introductory Episode with Pradeep Govindasamy of Cigniti

QATalks - June 06, 2019 20:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
QA 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 expe...

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QATalks with Nanda Padmaraju of Cigniti

QATalks - May 14, 2019 05:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Nanda 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 ...

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QATalks with Kalyana Rao Konda of Cigniti

QATalks - May 08, 2019 05:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
We 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 propone...

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