Finding solutions with self reliance with Usha

In this episode, Usha from PM Power Consulting is in conversation with Chitra and shares her 3 plus decades of experience in software and technology around - Working at Raman institute for 10 years, her first exposure to computing A research institute expects you to do your own learning, but of course Writing programs for 'astronomical' data analysis and structures of crystals in pascal & Fortran, Finding logic was easy, testing with missing data and reconstructing it was challenging Becoming self-reliant, so finding solutions is now natural Building test harnesses from scratch, Joining i2 tech in supply chain planning Setup the first performance testing lab, getting things started Working with resource constraints while setting up the performance lab Learned how software products were sold, understanding product ROI Learning from Eliyahu Goldratt's book and seeing those principles applied in product development Customer experiences & product delivery A stint in Australia via Siemens in the telecom domain - testing & system integration The evolution towards collective responsiblity from specialized roles & functions Concept of quality and embracing culture around it, getting people aligned around quality goals Views on establishing test procedures, measuring effectiveness & ROI Customer experiences right under their noses Importance of building the right teams Important to follow your heart & passion Usha is a Consultant with PM Power. She has worked for companies like Tech Mahindra, Siemens and Mindtree before founding LastMile Consulting Technology Solutions. She has been a practitioner of Agile for 15+ years. She trains and helps large teams adopt agile methods