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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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17: Standards, Startups and Spousal support

Software People Stories ·

2019/03/21

Continuing on our theme of conversations with women in IT, in this episode, Vandana Malaiya, whose career has seen roles in hardware, embedded systems, setting up team and organization level processes and setting up a venture and to a social venture and some senior leadership roles in the corporate environment,in conversation with Sivaguru,shares her perspectives on -The need to and opportunities to keep on learning -Adopting standards and consistent adherence for outcomes -How economic and

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65:25

16: Happy Customers, Happy Employees.

Software People Stories ·

2019/03/15

In this episode, a freewheeling panel discussion among four accomplished women from Global Automation Inc., Bengaluru covers, among other things: - their own individual experiences in IT, in creating or consuming solutions - balancing demands at work and outside - support systems for women at work and home - empathy for customers and how that helps in evolving products - the importance of continual learning - creating and nurturing a healthy work environment - peer support and

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35:21

15: Puzzles & Perceptions, WorkEthic & Humanistic...

Software People Stories ·

2019/03/06

In this conversation, Chitra from PM Power & Swetha Sivaram, Sr. Manager at IBM, talk about her journey in the world of technology as Swetha shares her experiences on - * Choice of computer science engineering * Perceptions at work * Transitions from a telecom engineer to app developer to systems engineering * Humanistic insights from work experience * Sharing experiences by and for women in technology Swetha Sivaram is a Senior Engineering Manager at IBM India. She has over 17 years of

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46:30

14: Transitions, Transformations and Annual Appraisal...

Software People Stories ·

2019/02/27

In this conversation with Sivaguru, Gayatri from PM Power Consulting - also known as G3 - shares her experiences and experiments on a wide range of topics including -Cultural aspects of managing large application portfolio transitions -Personal transition from maker to a coach, to help teams transform to agility -The concept of work-life balance -Her personal experiments with an appraisal system at home

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55:43

13: Architecting software solutions and Conscious...

Software People Stories ·

2019/02/21

In this conversation with Sivaguru, Anupama shares her experience related to: -Efficient algorithms -Skills an architect needs -Differences in architecting small and large applications -Tips for women who need to or want to take a break This episode covers 2 broad aspects of software architecture - 1\. Evolution of architecting a software system, from over 15 years ago to today, and the evolution of a software architect's role. Starts at 5:13 2\. Differences in architecture for small

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30:06

12: Mission Critical systems, Basketball and Women in...

Software People Stories ·

2019/02/14

In this conversation Chitra shares her experience with Sivaguru related to * What she learnt developing mission critical systems * How playing basketball helped her appreciate goal focused teamwork * Helping other women to make their voices heard

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46:56

11: Testing Stories and the Startup Bug

Software People Stories ·

2019/02/07

In this conversation with Sivaguru, Diwakar Menon talks about * The focus for testing effectiveness would be to address risks * Some stories of testing in projects adopting agile approaches * High functioning development organizations * What made him launch a startup And some more.. Diwakar Menon has over 30 years of work experience ranging from test consulting to delivery to pre-sales. He has been the head of service delivery for key customer contracts that encompass a variety of

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29:11

10: The Business of Excellence, Coaching & Podcasting

Software People Stories ·

2019/02/01

Join a new host from PM Power Consulting Chitra, in conversation with Sivaguru to learn more about how he unravels his pursuit of - * Excellence in business around results through all-pervasive leadership * Managing knowledge gained by doing, learning and adapting * Disciplines to deliver software * Sport and coaching for breakthrough performance * Uncovering intuition, spontaneity, awakening senses and connecting with people using podcasting.

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43:23

9: Data Science, Outcomes

Software People Stories ·

2019/01/24

L Ravichandran, known to most as L Ravi, is the President and COO of Tech Mahindra. In his career of over 4 decades, he has seen and been part of the growth of the IT industry in India. In this episode, Ravi talks of his experiences, views and what customers expect from IT in conversation with Sivaguru from PM Power Connsulting. Listen on.. * The relevance of statistics and the evolution of data science * What we can learn from war thinking to plan software projects * How to get maximum

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43:31

8: Product Engineering, Personal Values and Teamwork

Software People Stories ·

2019/01/19

In this conversation, J Veeraraaghavan shares his experience and perspectives with Sivaguru on - * The mindset needed for developers and testers to play as a single team * How use of right words can bring in significant changes * What approaches are needed to build great products * Leveraging personal values and beliefs for career success * Future of software development and software factories

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50:12

7: Microproducts & Building to Learn

Software People Stories ·

2019/01/10

In this episode, we invite you to listen to Dorai Thodla, serial tech entrepreneur, in conversation with Sivaguru from PM Power. Dorai is the founder and CTO of Technology Strategies LLC, based in the United States. He is a mentor at KCG College of Technology Chennai. He is passionate about teaching students and mentors product startups. Dorai also gives talks on emerging technologies and their impact while consulting with companies on how to build tech communities. He believes in the paradigm of

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44:21

6: Cross Country Cultures

Software People Stories ·

2019/01/07

In this conversation Paramu Kurumathur, Principal Consultant with PM Power Consulting shares his views and experiences, in conversation with Sivaguru, related to * His experiences with nimble practices to more formal waterfall approaches to agile. * The impact of technology on the way software is developed. * How global architectures evolve. * Contrasting character development in writing and feature development for software. * Future for the CIO role and if it can be a

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22:25

5: Writing better software by trekking

Software People Stories ·

2018/12/20

In this episode, Sivaguru and Vishweshwar Hegde from PM Power, are in conversation to discover interesting facets of Vishu’s journey through his career. Vishu shares several interesting nuggets that range across – • How he maps his learnings from his passion for trekking, to work life and big differences one can make by being a pathfinder or a herder. • Yoga, meditation and managing outside by mastering inside • Knowledge era paradigms • How to influence others to achieve outcomes in terms of

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47:27

4: World Views and Natural Software Engineering

Software People Stories ·

2018/12/12

In this episode tune into conversations between Sivaguru from PM Power Consulting & Sandeep Dasgupta, Vice President R&D - Gaming Systems at Scientific Games. In this conversation Sandeep talks about some of his world views that have shaped his work style as well as professional practices. Among other points, they cover * The change in mindset needed when moving from a number crunching oriented language like FORTRAN to object orientation * How Sandeep learnt the differences in

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13:38

3: Power of Conversations

Software People Stories ·

2018/12/05

In this episode, I would like to share with you two incidents that helped me refine my own understanding of user needs and experience. From two different projects at different times, how I learnt: * That the purpose of a developer is to solve others’ problems [and not just look for the next personal challenge to solve] * Distinguishing user needs and wants * The power of conversations with users * The need and importance of empathy for the user ways of working and work

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14:48

Managing an Agile Transformation for Success

Software People Stories ·

2018/11/20

Agile transformations, like any other are challenging for most organizations. This episode engages experts from PM Power Consulting J Veeraraaghavan, Vishveshwar Hegde and Anand Natarajan in dialogue, sharing their agile leadership coaching and consulting insights. The dialogue also explores common challenges and approaches to agile transformations for leaders and geographically distributed teams with diverse view points of the experts. The case study reads as follows : **Trailblazers Inc. have

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34:57

Culture, Protocol, and Other Stories

Software People Stories ·

2018/11/15

In this episode, Shiv will be talking to Gopalan, the Managing director of Global Automation, India. Gopal, as he is also called, has been in the international IT products and services industry since 1979. Listen to Gopal sharing some personal stories that touch upon various points including: * Attitude of working for someone * Culture aspects, when working in various cultures * Arrogance of a fresher - or how one can miss out the real user needs * A tough situation he faced,

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8:46

Episode 0 - The Importance of DevOps and UX

Software People Stories ·

2018/10/05

My name is Sivaguru. I have been in the IT industry since 1980 - and started my association initially with hardware - building a single board microcomputer - and them switched to software. Over the years, working with multiple technologies to create solutions across various domains - and working in multiple countries, I gained a lot of experience by doing myself as well as learning from others. I share two specific learnings in this episode. 1\. The importance of DevOps for every developer 2\

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