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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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33:00

Mixed Tapes & 100 Stories with Madhavi Nadig

Software People Stories ·

2021/07/24

In this episode Madhavi Nadig, a seasoned professional with experience solving challenging problems using technology shares her stories with Chitra onChoosing to do engineering as she couldn't become a vetGetting a bachelors and then a masters in computer scienceWorking in 3 different industries via companies like EMC, Jumptap (online advertising) and then Spotify (music)Being known as an 'optimizer' and learning how not to over-optimizeApplying data driven decisions at work and deciding on feature

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32:49

Crafting software to crafting toys with Ramesh Shastri

Software People Stories ·

2021/07/14

In this episode, Ramesh Shastri, software engineer to business head shares his long journey of 38 years in professional career with Shiv, In this conversation he talks about-Gravitated to IT like peers, as that was the well paying sectorStarting as an individual contributor growing to become a business unit leaderFrom systems programming to business applicationsHow his roles changed over the decades of the 80s, 90s and 2000+How he has enjoyed the roller coaster ride of 38 yearsBeing associated with

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36:35

Patience, Capital and Building Products with...

Software People Stories ·

2021/07/08

In this conversation, Madhurima Agarwal, Director of Engineering Programs and Leader at NetApp Accelerator shares are career journey with Chitra. She talks about -Her love for technology starting when she believed in grade 8 that she was the best programmer in the worldBeing an entrepreneur during her college days with her father as mentor and angel investor, building a product to automate member directory for the chambers of commerce and industry at RanchiLearning empathy, self-discipline and

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38:15

Managing complex programs by influence with...

Software People Stories ·

2021/07/03

In this conversation Srilakshmi, Program Manager shares her 30+ year story with Chitra through her essence of being a person who naturally brings people together. Her story board containsScience as her forte and choosing to study engineeringGetting her first job in HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd) to build the Light Combat Aircraft or LCA, her first exposure to program managementLearning slowly and a project definition phase of 2-3 yearsWorking on mini computers and coding in machine languageMoving

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39:15

Outthinking a hacker with Ted Harrington

Software People Stories ·

2021/06/24

In this conversation, Ted Harrington, Executive Partner at Independent Security Evaluators (ISE) shares his career journey and perspectives with Sivaguru on various topics related to IT security and ethical hacking. He talks aboutHis company of ethical hackers helping other companies secure their IT systemsWanting to be an entrepreneur and starting a consumer facing businessMoving to a company, as the CEO / founder wanted to mentor someone and felt that would be a good experienceWith that

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44:18

A Developer for Life with Raja

Software People Stories ·

2021/06/17

In this conversation, Raja, a coach at PM Power, who likes to be known as a lifelong programmer shares his journey into the world of software and the lessons he learnt and his view onHow he was inspired by two of his teachers to learn programmingHis liking for experiments that kept him interested in ITThe transition from an individual contributor to working in teamsHow he would like to be associated with only one role : a programmerHis surprise, when he took up employment after being an

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51:44

More than Writing Code with Dr.Neeta Trivedi

Software People Stories ·

2021/06/10

In this episode Dr. Neeta Trivedi, a former senior scientist with the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and an entrepreneur, isin conversation with Sivaguru. Neeta shares her experiences onHer modest family background from a small town with modest dreamsEven without access to information sources, wanting to do something different, something bigBeing fortunate to have passionate teachers right from primary school, who were invested in building good persons overall, and nt just

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45:37

Weaving a Fabric with Amrita Samuel

Software People Stories ·

2021/06/04

In this episode Amrita Samuel, People Leader and Executive Coach is in conversation with Gayatri sharing her experiences onChosing HR as a career by choiceStarting out in banking, manufacturing, hotels & then coming to IT via a .com companyWorking out of retail company warehouses and in actual stores, later moving into HR consulting across several industriesThe start of her long IT HR stint beginning with figuring out alphabets in computer programming languages and acronyms of the tech worldThe

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45:52

Visualizing Code with Chuck Weindorf

Software People Stories ·

2021/05/28

In this conversation Chuck Weindorf shares insights and incidents from his long career as an IT software developer, guide and mentor, with Chitra from PM Power Consulting, aroundHis interest and curiosity to learn about new technology, picking it up as a hobbyist in high schoolHis drive to offer his services as a software developer when he was in high schoolHaving the drive and focus to stay on the software development path and learnHow he loves working with young people, encouraging more young

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42:08

Staying Human with Amit Sarangi

Software People Stories ·

2021/05/20

In this episode Amit Sarangi, Agile Evangelist is in conversation with Gayatri. Amit shares his experiences onStarting his career in the functional HRM area as a business analystComparing the modules and configurations that used to be done in Oracle to the no-code generation of products of todayWorking as an onsite coordinator and understanding business needs and mapping themHow the Agile journey has transformed him as well as how software is perceivedChanging the mode of working from being like a

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37:19

A Founder's story with Seethaprasad Mandikel

Software People Stories ·

2021/05/15

In this episode, SeethaPrasad Mandikel CEO and Founder of Tribyte Technologies shares his stories with Chitra aroundHis love for programming and natural motivation towards doing it, active coder at least once a week and reviewing codeThe "Made in India" inspiration when working in Talisma towards becoming an entrepreneurHaving a lot of ideas, taking nearly 2 years to decide that "this is the one" and the journey from an idea towards making it into a business and founding Tribyte technologiesStarting

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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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