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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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46:53

The Ship in Leadership with Sanjay Tambwekar

Software People Stories ·

2021/05/10

In this conversation with Sanjay Tambwekar, CTO of Qwikcilver is in conversation with Chitra where he shares his experiences aroundHis first exposure to engineering while witnessing his father building barges in shipyardsWriting software at TUL after his graduation from IIT BombayWorking at Bell Northern Research and developing systems engineering understandingBeing part of the supercomputer team at CDAC and enabling its power for actual use by other government agenciesWorking at Verifone on digital

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30:01

A People's Technologist with Pragati Ogal Rai

Software People Stories ·

2021/04/30

In this conversation with Chitra, Pragati Ogal Rai shares her stories aroundHow she became a technologist, published author, community technology evangelist, startup entrepreneurHaving innate curiosity to study electronics and computer science, teach and do a double masters in computer scienceWorking in a startup with her professor on creating a Skype-like feature on a palm pilotWorking in mobile technology for 6 years, hardening mobile platforms before Android and IoS became popularDeveloping and

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29:10

Reading and Symbiosis with Ranjani Mani

Software People Stories ·

2021/04/23

In this conversation, Ranjani Mani shares her experience stories with Chitra onHer belief in making a world that our children can live inProduct management, analytics and consulting for 14 years, customer experience & startup mentoring3 things she's passionate about - Reading, Writing about Tech & AI, becoming betterDoing her bit to enable women with choicesThe impact of growing up in an environment of equality and mutual respectTaking a user centric approach to designing solutionsWhy she

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32:58

Lifelong Learning Tips with Hamsa Ravikiran

Software People Stories ·

2021/04/16

In this conversation, Hamsa Ravikiran and Sivaguru exchange Japanese language and Sanskrit snippets as Hamsa shares her stories onWorking after her BE and getting exposure to a breadth of software development from coding and testing to project and program management at Exim SoftTaking a break, doing an entrepreneurial program at IIM Bangalore and getting the first prize for her business ideaJoining IBM to conceptualize and implement a knowledge management systemTaking another break and starting a

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38:59

Outcomes for Other People with Shane Hastie

Software People Stories ·

2021/04/11

In this conversation Shane Hastie and Sivaguru from PM Power Consulting talk aboutShane starting his career in South Africa in 1982Getting a solid grounding in mainframe programming from an intensive training program & programming in Assembler for a teller machine software for a financial institutionWorking on ‘End User Computing’ approaches on the mainframe, very closely with the business users - very similar to the Agile approaches of todayBeing one of the early users of a PC, and with the

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42:21

Decision Making in Startups with Sunil Mukundan

Software People Stories ·

2021/04/03

In this conversation Sunil and Sivaguru from PM Power Consulting talk aboutHow he accidentally joined his friend in a startup, when his campus offer from a larger company was put on holdHis liking for software, right from the 6th grade, influenced greatly by his fatherHow various experiments and explorations he undertook, helped indirectly and subtly build his brand and portfolioHow the startup experience is like an adrenaline inducing activity and one has the opportunity to pick up anything related

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33:23

Mutual Respect & Support with Maha & Lakshmi

Software People Stories ·

2021/03/28

In this episode, Mahalakshmi and Lakshminarayan share their perspectives with Sivaguru on:How they got into ITMaha finding her liking for bug fixing with some development, over development onlyHow a production support role gave her more flexibility with her timeHaving a supportive environment at work and home, and more flexibility with time after having a kidBeing lucky to be on a project that allowed this flexibilityHow, for Lakshmi, while there were changes in the work hours, there was no change

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29:17

Networking and Technology with Manju and Rajiv Kuchhal

Software People Stories ·

2021/03/21

In this episode, Manju and Rajiv Kuchhal share their perspectives with Shiv on:Manju starting her career with TCS and taking a break to take care of kids, then getting into the social sectorRajiv, about how he got into IT accidentallyHow his knowledge of Pascal got him into IT/Telecom work and later, how he got into InfosysLeaving the corporate world about 13 years ago and being active in the startup and social sector spacesHow Manju wanted to have flexibility at work even while in the corporate

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39:21

Staying Relevant with Priya and Sridhar Parthasarathy

Software People Stories ·

2021/03/14

In this episode, Priya and Sridhar Parthasarathy share their perspectives with Sivaguru on:Priya's determination to do MCA, after missing an opportunity to do engineering in BidarStarting her career with Robert Bosch and moving on to Mascot and Wipro as a project leader and getting into ERP solutionsSetting up the EAI practice in CognizantWanting to contribute to the Digital India initiative and taking up a role in NASSCOMSridhar's journey starting at BITS Pilani and a small firm before doing his

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43:52

Two In Step with Pratibha and Sirish Batchu

Software People Stories ·

2021/03/07

In our episode, the first of a series to mark women's day 2021, Chitra from PM Power consulting is in conversation with Pratibha Batchu, General Manager heading the India Operations for Bosch Service Solutions Business unit of Bosch and Sirish Batchu, Managing Director of Danlaw Technologies India Ltd.; where they share - How they chose careers in in software and technology From one being rooted in Bangalore, to the other having lived in different citiesTheir thoughts on diversity - of people,

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38:15

Decisions, Digital & Dynamics with Naresh Bansal

Software People Stories ·

2021/02/25

In this episode Naresh Bansal, Co-Founder, Kleeto.com and Next gen paper solutions Pvt Ltdis in conversation with Gayatri from DBS India. Naresh shares his experiences onStarting his technology journey inspired by Rajiv Gandhi’s vision of tech enabled IndiaHard work and Education as 2 pillars that drove his entire family towards successInteresting narrative on his experiences with visa consulate and trysts in USMaking a career in network management and telecom domain providing core and value added

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44:57

Abstract, Isolate, Interface & Automate with Dr...

Software People Stories ·

2021/02/19

In this episode,Sivaguru from PM Power Consulting is in conversation with Dr. Pramod Varma, CTO of EkStep and Chief architect of Aadhaar, where Pramod talks aboutHis early school years studying in his mother tongue, MalayalamGetting into Applied mathematics for higher studiesJoining Infosys and learning to address the challenges of teaching academically high performersHis experience in using some of the earliest technology components of the internetHow his research and teaching led him to conceptual

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44:51

Being One with your Target with Jerome Ruwe

Software People Stories ·

2021/02/10

In this episode Jerome Ruwe, Master Agile Coach is in conversation with Gayatri from DBS India. Jerome shares his experiences on Starting his career as a Finance specialist and falling in love with technology Adopting Business Intelligence based software development & recognising power of dataConnected to Jeff Sutherland and adopted SCrum practices and handled soft aspects of hard questionsMeeting Boss Vode and experimenting with what we now know as LESS frameworkDeja vu when working as a scrum

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39:52

Crafting Software with Liran Haimovitch

Software People Stories ·

2021/02/05

In this episode Liran Haimovitch, CTO and co-founder of rookout is in conversation with Chitra from PM Power Consulting. Liran shares his experiences onWorking across multiple technologies & rolesHaving a computer at age 6 and writing programs since then2 impacts from his cybersecurity experience - (1) the importance of understanding software & its complexity (2) doing something beyond just writing codeAging systems, lost design intent, and the most common form of tech debtThe 3 reasons for

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33:38

A Pathfinder's Story with Guruprasad Krishnan

Software People Stories ·

2021/01/31

This episode features a conversation between PM Power colleagues Guruprasad and Chitra with Guru sharing his story that includesLove for programming and logicC programming and how an incident set the stage for his sw dev career Experiences as a developer and directly working with customersHis 3 lessons through a serious escalation Key takeaways when transitioning from an individual contributor to a managerWanting to stay technical and how agile led the way to managementHaving an excellent manager as

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38:51

DOer to Get-it-Done-er with J Veeraraaghavan

Software People Stories ·

2021/01/23

In this episode PM Power colleagues, J Veeraraaghavan (JV) & Sivaguru are in conversation as JV shares his career journey during the mid-career days, when he moved from one leadership role to another includingGetting the right breaks through his careerManaging projects, taking up middle managerial roles and moving into executive managementGetting exposed to and experience in roadmap planning for productsCurbing the tendency to jump in and act when team members were facing challenges, rather

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33:44

Product Thinking Trifecta with Ujjwal Trivedi

Software People Stories ·

2021/01/15

In this episode, Sivaguru from PM Power Consulting is in conversation with Ujjwal Trivedi and his stories aboutWanting to be a scientist, when he was graduatingWhy he had to take up a job, due to family situationGetting some inputs from colleagues and managers and recognizing his aptitude for more business oriented rolesJourney from a software developer to a business analyst and then to a product managerBegan blogging as a means of sharing his learning of new technologyFinding that his creativity in

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12:30

Coaches' Reflections with PM Power Coaches - 2

Software People Stories ·

2021/01/10

Continuing with our 2-part Year End Special, our episode this week features PM Power coaches Gopal, Srini, Sivakumar, Sivaguru & ParamuThey share experiences, observations, insights and tips for anyone in a leadership role or aspiring to take up the role, in a dispersed mode of working. Tips include -Becoming situational leadersCopiously communicateEmpathize with individualsDont overdo anythingSupport associates, recognize mental well-beingKeep the big picture of business, partners and members

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26:35

Coaches' Reflections with PM Power Coaches - 1

Software People Stories ·

2021/01/01

Check out my late2020 threw up challenges like no year before, in anyone’s living memory. As coaches from PM Power Consulting, many of us went saw and experienced changes that affected our coaching practice. Through observations, sensing and experimenting, all of which were activated differently, we un-learned and re-learned to respond to our client needs. As 2020 draws to a close and a new year ushers itself in, tune into part 1 of our 2-part Yr End special where we PM Power coaches speak of

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34:53

Continuish Ikigai with Krishna Prasad

Software People Stories ·

2020/12/25

In this conversation, Krishna Prasad - aka KP - a coach at PM Power Consulting, shares many of his personal experiences with Chitra.Among other things, he talks of: A mechanical engineer, with Masters and PhD in software Mercedes, Tata, Terex, Delphi Own journey of various roles in the Software industry, experiencing and contributing to various aspects of SDLC His origin story: typical middle class family, aspiring kids to be engineers or doctors; though liked the doctor profession, did not want

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