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Software People Stories

PM Power Consulting

Stories of what worked and sometimes what did not, in the course of discovering, designing, developing and delivering software based solutions – as shared by practitioners who went through these situations.

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24:51

Success through shared goals with Venu Subramania Iyer

Software People Stories ·

2023/05/12

In this episode, Shiv continues his conversation with a colleague in PM Power, Venu Subrmania Iyer.In the previous episode, he asked Venu if testing should always be independent or it can be embedded in the development process itselfHe shared his answer to that question and moreFrom earlier models of independent testing centers, testing is being shifted left [particularly in Agile approaches], but there is a need for both approachesHow he got exposed to Agile approaches, by starting with

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30:02

A passion for testing with Venu Subramania Iyer

Software People Stories ·

2023/05/08

In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with a colleague in PM Power, Venu Subrmania Iyer. Venu, who started his career as a systems engineer, sharesStarting with hardware, software and testingBorn in Kerala and grew up in Alleppey and grew up in KottayamStudied Electrical EngineeringPassion for engineering was inspired by an uncle and it was a difficult journey due to personal situationsHow he goes about in identifying solutionsHis passion was in electrical engineering, designing various elements

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32:04

Building a platform that performs with Robert Cooke

Software People Stories ·

2023/04/28

In this episode, I continue my conversation with our guest Robert Cooke, founder of 3forge, a provider of data virtualization and visualization technology. In this conversation, Robert shares What was the startup bug that bit him.. The urge to reinvent how software is developed based on experience, after getting a feeling that 90% of the code written is quite similar across teams and organizations and how that can be a base for reuseSolve it once, solve it well, reuse it.His approach to abstracting

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26:21

A coder at heart with Robert Cooke

Software People Stories ·

2023/04/21

In this episode, our guest is Robert Cooke, founder of 3forge, a provider of data virtualization and visualization technology solutions. In this conversation, Robert shares His origin story of starting with computers when he was a kid in the 80sHis liking to build things - in wood or legoDiscovering that he could build a lot more without needing a lot more money, with computersDeveloping Video games, accounting software - helping manage things in college with software solutionsHis experience with

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38:28

Lasting Impact and Tea Shop Conversations with...

Software People Stories ·

2023/04/07

In this podcast episode, Gayatri Kalyanaraman is in conversation with Sat (Sathyanarayanan) Vijayaraghavan, Founder and CEO at Adept Labz AKA "Ajira.Tech" and CASA Retail AISat started dabbling with computers at the age of 11 and started keenly interested in problem solvingSat also shares his interests in computers while also sharing his earlier thoughts of following his fathers business and gently moved towards software technologyJoined Cognizant as one of the earlier employees and moved to back to

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37:32

Embedded programming to heading Cloud Platforms with...

Software People Stories ·

2023/04/01

In this podcast episode, Gayatri Kalyanaraman is in conversation with Bindu Sunil, Sector Head and Engineering Director - Cloud Data Platforms and AI in Wipro. Bindu started her carrier in Kirloskar as a design engineer for alternators.She then moved to Tata Elxsi as an embedded developerBindu shares her experience of building the teams being a techie at heartLearnt the basics of cloud right at the beginning of 2012Shares her growth story within Wipro cloud Talks about being Cloud advisory, program

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30:52

Democratizing education of Space with Pramitha

Software People Stories ·

2023/03/24

In this podcast episode, Gayatri Kalyanaraman is in conversation with Pramitha Ramaprakash, CEO of Transcend Satellite Technology Pramitha talks about her passion in aerospace and how that shaped her early experiences while working in WiproShe talks about Satellite launching as an extremely cool team sport as there are several field that come together Further she shares what it has taken to launch herself (literally) in the field She talks about her dream to launch 75 Indian student satellites in

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52:45

Micro and Macro Goals with Puja Issar

Software People Stories ·

2023/03/18

In the this podcast episode, Gayatri Kalyanaraman is in conversation with Puja Issar, Managing Director of AnitaB.org IndiaPuja started her career in the investment banking world in United Kingdom dealing with multiple banks and large corporates. She talks about the stresses of the job and the highs that came with itPuja talks about her career in 3 different decades with the first decade in advising large corporates on M&A dealsHer second decade she talks about her foray into the world of Not for

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48:30

Connecting the Dots in the career and life journey...

Software People Stories ·

2023/03/12

In this podcast episode, Gayatri Kalyanaraman is in conversation with Vaishali James, ex-CMO of OpenTap, Community Director for AnitaB.org and mentor at HopeWorks FoundationVaishali starts the episode with a very funny interaction of giving a technology solution ahead of its timeShe shares her tryst with doing an engagement on brand alignment and how simple steps could be taken at different levels to create that viable and clear brand promise to the end customerVaishali talks about the cross section

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33:00

Intersection of social change, technology and data...

Software People Stories ·

2023/03/04

In this episode, Gayatri Kalyanaraman is in conversation with Palashi V, research scholar with Cornell UniversityPalashi started her career as a software engineer where she played the role of business analystsHer interests in social impact stemmed from Dhirubhai Ambani College where she did her thesis in web tools that empowered womenPalashi decided to pivot from software towards the intersection of social impact and technologyShe shares her learnings in training technology tools for underprivileged

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35:25

Design is like poetry with Jeremy Kriegal

Software People Stories ·

2023/02/26

In this episode, I continue my conversation with Jeremy Kriegel. He talks aboutHow UX can help users stay focused and also providing opportunities to take a break or breather to stay productiveMicro level thinking and system level thinkingMay need local inefficiencies for overall system wide efficiencyAnalogy of a relay race team member, who needs to wait for the moment to take the baton and runThe zappos example of helping customersOn the balance between personalization and privacyThe skills needed

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28:23

Creativity is everybody’s job with Jeremy Kriegel

Software People Stories ·

2023/02/17

In this episode, I am in conversation with Jeremy Kriegel, a UX leader and the host of the Saving UX podcast.Jeremy sharesGetting into UX accidentallyStarted in the mid 90s, Undergrad in CMU, Art and EnglishStudying electronic and time based media and working with robotic sculptureA friend asking for help with creating a websiteHiring friends and colleagues to start an agencyGetting introduced to HCI and taking a more formal approach to learning UXHow his stint with Xerox was a great learning

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21:03

Continuously Curious with Rohit Salecha

Software People Stories ·

2023/02/10

In the second part of the podcast episode, Gayatri Kalyanaraman is in conversation with Rohit Salecha, Security Engineering Manager in Disney+Hotstar and book author of GitOpsRohit continues to share the areas that he’s planning to learn in terms of Web3 He shares how he ties complex technologies and the necessity that has driven him to learn it as he’s responsible for security He shares some of the key areas he wants to improve in being a manager for other team members as well as give back to the

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24:35

Embrace Code in Everything with Rohit Salecha

Software People Stories ·

2023/02/04

In the first part of the podcast episode, Gayatri Kalyanaraman is in conversation with Rohit Salecha, Security Engineering Manager in Disney+Hotstar and book author of GitOpsRohit talks about his passion towards electronics and how he was experimenting in many of the areas. He also shares how he joined the software journey by accidentRohit believes that every engineer out there needs to be exceptional in what they do, but also know how to do basic coding. When he talks about coding he’s not only

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32:42

Connecting at all levels with Bill Hall

Software People Stories ·

2023/01/27

In this second part of my conversation, Bill Hall, President of Simulation Studios sharesSome of his professional failures when he was given large responsibilities at a very young ageHow sims enable executives to get a feel for the impact of their decisions and learn from that experienceThe role of software in the simulation exercises he runsA quick walkthrough of how a sim is runAspects of an organization that need to be built into a simulationQualities that would help someone be like BillNo fear

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26:27

Simulation based learning with Bill Hall

Software People Stories ·

2023/01/20

In this conversation, Bill Hall, President of Simulation Studios sharesHow he used to be part of a bandThen deciding to go to college and doing some work for AppleGetting into roles that needed to turnaround organizationsImportance of getting people to be behind the turnaroundsGetting an inspiration to start simulation studiosThe importance of unlearning in a turnaround situation, along with relearn and learn newChallenges of changes in an organization across teams, geographies etcTechnology should

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34:19

Being a Fremen with Steven Aberle

Software People Stories ·

2023/01/14

In this episode, I continue the conversation with Steven Aberle, founder of a company in stealth mode, working on domain aware, large language model based processing for very niche applications.In the previous episode, Steven spoke about his origin story and also how he got into and some of the technical challenges related to a domain aware large language model solution - and his patent in that area.He continues to share aboutHow the same engine can still retain some originality and uniquenessHow

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36:06

The potential of Large Language Models with Steven...

Software People Stories ·

2023/01/07

Hope you had a wonderful start to the new year.This episode is special for multiple reasons.This is one of the few episodes when I had the conversation with a guest in person - and that was also video recorded, with a fireplace in the background, on a cold day!You would be able to watch this conversation as a video on the PM Power youtube channel.This episode was recorded in November, 2022 - much before ChatGPT was made available to the public and the subsequent increased interest.My guest today,

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16:32

Reflections with PM Power coaches

Software People Stories ·

2022/12/27

This is another year end special episode.As coaches engaged with various organizations and teams, PM Power coaches are always learning, adapting, helping others internalize good practices in work and life situations.We have the personal reflections of some of the coaches at PM Power Consulting on what they have learnt during the year and what they plan to learn in the coming year.As Shiv - Sivaguru - reflected on 2022, these were his thoughtsHe talks about hybrid working modelHow he could start

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12:09

A Message from the Co-hosts

Software People Stories ·

2022/12/16

This is a special episode.After a long time, the co-hosts of the show had an opportunity to get together to reflect on what the impact of this podcast has been on our own lives and ways of working.We also talk about what else or more we can do for you, our listeners in the coming year.We hope that this podcast has brought cheer and some inspiration over the last 200+ episodes and thank you for the love and support.Do share your reflections as well with us.You can subscribe to this podcast on your

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