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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

Starting young with Anjali Jayaraman

Software People Stories ·

2022/03/11

In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Anjali, a 11 year old girl, who has been into coding since she was 7. Anjali shares:Her interest in horses and dogs, and other interestsHow she got into codingCalling herself an introvert, but enjoying competitionUsing logic to interact with animalsWhat she likes and doesn't like about codingCreating a tic-tac-toe to play with an AI opponentAbout writing programs alone or with others sometimesHow she comes up with ideas when entering a competitionWhere

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38:55

Promoting conversations with Krupa NS

Software People Stories ·

2022/03/05

In this conversation, Krupa, a senior HR professional, shared her story, experiences and thoughts related to:Her first job, by chance, to get into IT trainingMoving to software firms laterHaving a natural inclination to be in HRHer family [of HR people]How the relationship between HR and technical persons has evolved over the yearsIncreasing use of analytics by HRData alone cannot be the basis for interacting with an individualHow the first level or reporting manager is the starting point for HRHow

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31:01

If you are not growing, you are falling behind with...

Software People Stories ·

2022/02/26

In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Joseph Wong, General Manager, Asia Pacific & Japan, OpenLegacy and Board Member of AppSolute Ltd talks about his career journey, Joseph sharesBorn in Hong Kong, moved to Canada to complete his studies and worked in the US, Australia and now working in Hong KongJoseph understood early on that he enjoyed working in smaller companies and scaling itHis consulting experiences helped him enjoy very different domains starting from gaming to CRM and Middle

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30:35

Venturing beyond your comfort zone with Jacob Kurian...

Software People Stories ·

2022/02/19

In this episode Shiv continues the conversation with Jacob Kurian, an Indian IT industry veteran and presently Hon. Secretary, The Association of People with Disability, Bangalore.In the previous episode, Jacob talked about a cold-relationship with a senior executive at Unisys and how that changed. He mentioned a call received from GE to explore the possibility of getting software developed in India.Jacob shares:What happened to the GE opportunity and how that was a significant event for the Indian

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39:58

Venturing beyond your comfort zone with Jacob Kurian...

Software People Stories ·

2022/02/11

In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Jacob Kurian, an Indian IT industry veteran and presently Hon. Secretary, The Association of People with Disability, Bangalore.Jacob has so many stories to share, that we decided to publish this in 2 parts.In the first part, Jacob sharesHis early childhood and how his father was a great influence in his wanting to be an engineerWhat his life lessons were, staying in a hostel for further schoolingHis first role related to project management in the

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42:44

Being in the learning zone with Kartic Vaidyanathan

Software People Stories ·

2022/02/04

In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Kartic Vaidyanathan, Founder of Play 2 Learn and visiting faculty at IIT Madras shared his journeyTalks about accidentally becoming part of the technology journey due to the sheer popularity of studying in a premier instituteKartic shares the story of becoming a visiting faculty teaching life and coping skills in IIT MadrasKartic shares the need for EQ and life skills are needed to build better adults and he also credits for the visionaries in the

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47:25

Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu

Software People Stories ·

2022/01/28

In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Prakash Bulusu, Vice President Customer Behavior Analytics at Amazon Inc.Prakash works with Peta bytes of data on a regular basis to identify and predict what consumers would like to useHis early memory of computers started with using AC while playing Nintendo games and amazed at the computer networks in his alumni NIT TrichyShares an interesting story on why he took up his MS after 3.5 years of undergrad. His fascination in e-commerce and US

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38:17

Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash

Software People Stories ·

2022/01/22

In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at ZumTalks about starting in technology in early 1980s by way of merit and got passionate about computersHe talks about implementing high critical projects in submarines and speaks about them as ‘point of no return’ Talks about the pride of careering a Indian passport stemming from the Indian software people across the globe with special mention towards womenTalks about the pride moment of

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40:54

Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan...

Software People Stories ·

2022/01/15

In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry for over four decades.In this conversation, Nani talks about:Studying metallurgy and getting exposed to programming to design a blast furnace.Wanting to be in the systems software, Telecom and R&D side of computing.Opportunity to work on a project which was more of R&D, to implement a hot standby and takeover algorithm for mainframes.Realizing the

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37:50

Immersing into data lineage and career contours with...

Software People Stories ·

2022/01/07

Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at IBM shared his data journey His role as an enterprise data architect and what lenses he has to wearWays to get started collecting, analysing and gaining insights from dataHow can young engineers joining the data ecosystem look at dataData to be viewed through the business process and lifecycle Ways of managing complexities across organization and

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18:53

Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar

Software People Stories ·

2021/12/31

Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he weaves them into stories and more.This series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.You can reach him @https://pm-powerconsulting.com/experts/sivakumar/https://www.linkedin.com/in/sivakumar-subramanyan-1a78101/

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21:56

Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu

Software People Stories ·

2021/12/25

Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meetings and moreThis series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new yearYou can reach him at Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/svasudev/https://pm-powerconsulting.com/experts/vasu/

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22:47

Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan

Software People Stories ·

2021/12/17

Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and moreThis series of conversations will help you reflect on the year that was and identify some actions you may want to take in the new year.More about Gopal at https://pm-powerconsulting.com/experts/gopalan/Can reach Gopal @https://www.linkedin.com/in/gopalgopalan/

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23:20

From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur

Software People Stories ·

2021/12/09

In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to latch on to an idea, develop it to concrete action.He talks about how there are many ways to do that and that age is no bar, based on his own experience.Specifically, he talks about the following approaches that have helped him-Explore, expand an ideaCollaborateResearch, learn, internalize, let it simmer : one day, it will come outLook for metaphors,

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32:36

Pacing your activities with Raghu Viswanathan

Software People Stories ·

2021/12/02

In this episode, Raghu Viswanathan, knows as Raghu, shares his story with details ofBeing an alumnus of the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, which got the first computer in IndiaHis initial ‘hate’ for computer science, mainly due to the use of punched cards!Joining TCS [Tata Consultancy Services] as a management consultantHaving to play the role of an IBM expert on his first overseas project, as an individual contributor with no other colleagues with himBeing asked to teach IBM to the client

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28:33

When Passion is Work with Raksha Rao

Software People Stories ·

2021/11/26

In this episode Raksha Rao, CEO and Co-Founder of Parjanya Creative Solutions using interactive media technologies in the space of health, fitness and arts, is in conversation with Chitra GurjarA trained classical vocalist, starting at age 4 and working with music via interactive mediaMelding technology and health & fitnessLearning and pushing herself with challenges and problem solving, always interested in the "Why", beginning of entrepreneurshipA desire to see the larger picture and the timing

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48:15

Career transition success mantras with Nash Narasimhan

Software People Stories ·

2021/11/20

In this conversation, Nash Narasimhan, GM of Ecommerce business of HP India, shares his experience and perspectives related to His academic qualifications include being an engineer and MBAStarting his career with Eicher and then moving to Muscat and becoming a product manager for a Ford dealershipReturning to India for a role, actually two - with HCL and then moving to DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation) Getting an intrapreneurial opportunity to set up the online store for Compaq, when internet and

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37:01

Making the Leap with Raghu Srinivas

Software People Stories ·

2021/11/13

In this episode, Raghu Srinivas, Change and Transformation Lead in HSBC, is in conversation with Gayatri Kalyanaraman sharing his career journey and decisions that led him to where he isRaghu started as a developer in TCS after completing his education in BangaloreHe was inspired by him mentor to broaden his horizon and desire to move to BusinessMade an internal transition to business and now leads the strategic transformations in HSBCRaghu believes that having a good business sense is like a spine

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23:04

Transitions to Middle Management with Dr Krishna Prasad

Software People Stories ·

2021/11/07

In this episode, Krishna Prasad, known as KP - Coach at PM Power shares his experience related toBeing a coachWhy middle management is usually underserved in terms of coaching helpHow he had handled his own personal transition from an individual contributor to a middle managerHis expertise Areas – New Product Development, Product Management, Lean-Agile Transformation, Digital Transformation, LeadershipHis education background includes, Ph. D from Indian Institute of Science, Masters in Software

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41:10

Building Communities with Naresh Jain

Software People Stories ·

2021/10/29

In this episode, Naresh Jain, Developer, Consultant, Conference Producer and Startup Founder of Xnsio shares his insights and experiences related to - Starting his career 20 years back building Neural networks for ISRO, and how he got into corporate life- His experience reading the paper “Test infected” by Kent. How it helped him see the value behind extreme programming- How he and his friends put together the first Agile India conference from 2004- Challenges that comes across while

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