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