Oct 11, 2020
The Software Process and Measurement Cast 620 is something out of the ordinary. Ola Omiyale joined me as a co-host and we interviewed Nalin Parbhu, the Founder and CTO of Infuse, and useMango™. We talked about testing and test automation which is a passion for all three of us. We also explored the future of the role of the manual tester.
Nalin Parbhu, Founder & CTO: Infuse & useMango™ Nalin’s passion, mission, and vision is to enable customers to get the most of out their software. He has worked on hundreds of projects across the globe and has over 22+ years of experience in software engineering delivery in a variety of roles.
Nalin has a BSc in Statistics, Computers, Operational Research and Mathematics from Queen Mary University of London, and did his postgraduate studies in Advanced Information Technology at London Southbank University. Despite his London education, Nalin proudly states he is a citizen of the city of Leicester.
When not evangelizing from the pulpit about modernizing software delivery. Nalin is happily married with 2 children living in Central London. He is also a Rugby coach for Blackheath Rugby Club U11’s.
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/nalinparbhu
Infuse website: https://infuse.it/
Ola Omiyale is from a social science background and has started her journey within the software industry. Being a beginner and developing a career in selling test automation solutions, she is eager to learn new information and innovations around software testing.
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/adodoolaomiyale
Re-Read Saturday News
I have taken the last two weeks off from Re-Read Saturday. A combination of household duties and work had to be managed. I will be back next week. In the interim, catch up on the re-read.
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Week 1: Logistics and Front Matter – https://bit.ly/2LWJ3EY
Week 2: Prologue (The Story of Herbie) – https://bit.ly/3h4zmTi
Week 3: Explicit Mental Models – https://bit.ly/2UJUZyN
Week 4: Flow Efficiency, Little’s Law and Economic Impact – https://bit.ly/2VrIhoL
Week 5: Flawed Mental Models – https://bit.ly/3eqj70m
Week 6: Where To Focus Improvement Efforts – https://bit.ly/2DTvOUN
Week 7: Introduction to Throughput Accounting and Culture – https://bit.ly/2DbhfLT
Week 8: Accounting F(r)iction and Show Me the Money – https://bit.ly/2XmDuWu
Week 9: Constraints in the Work Flow and in the Work Process - https://bit.ly/33Uukoz
Week 10: Understanding PEST Environments and Finding the Constraint in PEST Environments - https://bit.ly/3ga3ew9
Week 11: Drum-Buffer-Rope Scheduling - https://bit.ly/32l0Z3Q
Week 12: Portfolio Prioritization and Selection in PEST Environments - https://bit.ly/31Ea4WC
Week 13: Flow Efficiency, DBR, and TameFlow Kanban Boards - https://bit.ly/32rYUVf
Week 14: Outcomes, Values, and Efforts in PEST Environments - https://bit.ly/3jd52qw
Week 15: Introduction to Execution Management Signals - https://bit.ly/3mS9j4V
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Women in Tech Conference
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Agile Online Summit 2020
The Agile Online Summit was created for people who couldn’t attend major conferences. This will be its third year, and the main goal is to bring major level agile speakers to people all over the world as well as spotlight some up and coming agile coaches and trainers. October 26th to 30th, 2020, Live and recorded too. https://bit.ly/3gNR2Bw
Next SPaMCAST
The Software Process and Measurement Cast 621 will feature our essay on why agile coaches need a code of ethics. Its time for coaching to grow up and be a profession.
We will also have a visit from Jon M Quigley who will bring his Alpha and Omega of Product Development to the podcast.