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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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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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31:56

Supporting usage of technology with Baktha Muralidharan

Software People Stories ·

2022/12/09

In this episode, the conversation continues with Bhaktha Muralidhran, AVP, Unified Communications at Sompo International..In the first part, he shared:A brief history of some of the computer networking technologies based on his experienceWorking on some of the emerging standards at that timeExploring roles in sales and marketing supportPreferring to work with customers and solve their problems using appropriate technologiesI asked him about: how comfortable it was to be working with customers and

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29:05

Selecting appropriate technology with Baktha...

Software People Stories ·

2022/12/03

In this episode, Bhaktha Muralidhran, AVP, Unified Communications at Sompo International shares:His first job to develop electronics solutions for use in the Indian Navy, for data collectionGetting an exposure to software towards the end of his course and liking itAfter masters, getting a job at Digital and getting an opportunity to work on ethernet that was just becoming more widely adoptedCreating an ethernet with existing hardware and infrastructure, in the lab - to connect computersExploring

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24:27

Scaling your company with Maha Mahadevan

Software People Stories ·

2022/11/25

In this episode, the conversation continues with Maha Mahadevan, CEO of BOSS Solutions - a company providing technology solutions forITSM, Help desk and 811 ticket management for the damage prevention industry. Maha talks aboutHow he built and kept the team together and stay motivatedHow he bridges the gap between developers and actual usersHow they sharpened the positioning and chose industry segments to operate inHow to handle scale and stay current, as the # customers and team size growsHis

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24:43

Startup, stay focused with Maha Mahadevan

Software People Stories ·

2022/11/17

In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Maha Mahadevan, CEO of BOSS Solutions - a company providing technology solutions forITSM, Help desk and 811 ticket management for the damage prevention industry. Maha sharesHis origin story of getting into IT after graduating in electrical engineeringGetting a call from a friend asking if he would like to start a businessWanting to create IT solutionsHow he approached a selling role, that was needed for the startupProviding staff augmentation services to

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30:40

Social aspects of teamwork with Jutta Eckstein

Software People Stories ·

2022/11/14

In this episode, the conversation continues with Jutta Eckstein, an independent coach, consultant and trainer, based in Germany. In the first part, she shares-Her origin story as a product engineerTransition from an engineer to a coachThe importance of listeningWe continue the conversation with: In her initial explorations with organizations, one pattern she found isThe understanding for leaders to introspect and understand their own responsibilitiesThat it is not always only technical aspects, but

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26:41

Teaching, consulting and coaching with Jutta Eckstein

Software People Stories ·

2022/11/05

In this episode, Jutta Eckstein, an independent coach, consultant and trainer, based in Germany, shares Her origin story of starting as a product engineer, with an interest in software developmentStarted as a trained teacher and when the need for teachers dropped, went on to study product engineering and studying Pascal - and completely falling in love with software developmentAlso getting trained as pollution control commissioner, when she could move from street protests to actually working to keep

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26:13

Co-founder chemistry with Scott Ford

Software People Stories ·

2022/10/29

In the previous episode, Scott Ford, the co-founder and CTO of Corgibytes, a company focused on modernizing legacy code, sharedHis interest in legacy codePatterns he has seen evolve in solution development over the yearsUsing metaphors of archeology and home renovation in the context of understanding and breathing new life into old softwareAnd moreThis is the second part of the conversation with Scott Ford, where he sharesThe origins of his company corgibytes, with a focus on helping companies take

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31:40

Modernizing software with Scott Ford

Software People Stories ·

2022/10/22

In this conversation with Shiv, Scott Ford, the co-founder and CTO of Corgibytes, a company focused on modernizing legacy code, sharedHow he found his interest in legacy code after about 10 years of working in various roles and organizationsBeing given bugs to fix, in his early career - and after addressing them well, taking on more responsibilitiesDeriving joy in fixing code or refactoring more than just writing new featuresHaving a trigger moment while watching a PBS show on home improvement ‘This

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28:09

Building to learn with Dorai Thodla

Software People Stories ·

2022/10/15

This is part 2 of a repeat episode of one of my conversations, first published in 2019. Since then, we have crossed 200 episodes and the listenership has also grown.Some of you have been asking how you can know more about some of the topics covered in recent episodes.We felt that there could be related points shared by other guests in earlier episodes, but for new subscribers, it may not be easily discoverable.So, we thought that we would bring you select past episodes from time to time, to discover

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26:05

Technopreneurship with Dorai Thodla

Software People Stories ·

2022/10/07

This is a repeat episode of one of my conversations, first published in 2019. Since then, we have crossed 200 episodes and the listenership has also grown. Some of you have been asking how you can know more about some of the topics covered in recent episodes.I felt that there could be related points shared by other guests in earlier episodes, but for new subscribers, it may not be easily discoverable.So, we thought that we would bring you select past episodes from time to time, to discover more

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