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My Experience Speaking at DevOpsCon, Berlin (June 2024)

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Just back from the big trip! And catching a moment to jot down my experiences in Berlin!
I was invited by DevOpsCon to present at the Berlin event in June 2024, which turned out to be a fantastic event!

Apart from the hurried visa process and the last minute preparations, the travel went smoothly. Being my first ever event in Europe, I was elated and honored to have the opportunity to speak at this massive event!

The organizing team had invited us to a welcome dinner on the initial day of the conference, which was a great way to meet other speakers and make some connections! Our conversations turned evening to night and we connected over work, career, challenges, travel and much more!

The day of the event arrived with lots of excitement & nerves. It sure was a grand setup and well managed by the tireless team from Devmio.

My session was titled “Keeping the Wheels of Continuous Testing in Motion“, and saw attendees from various countries and a variety of tech contexts! The session went well and had some great engagement from the attendees in form of questions and discussions and some nice feedback at the end.

Here is me meeting up with fellow speakers, catching the keynotes and networking with the delegates. Had some great conversations with my friends Simon Pearce, Martin Dulak, Nikhil Barthwal, and my fellow other female speaker at the event Almudena Vivanco !

It is insightful to hear from such varied personalities and humbling to be a part of such a world-class lineup of speakers! I am proud to be the only speaker to be invited from India, and one of 2 female speakers at the event!

Overall, this was a great experience. It not only gave me a chance to meet such wonderful people all under one roof, but also provided me the opportunity to travel to another amazing city- Berlin!

Thanking the event team Mirjam Kuhlmann, Robin Schoen and the entire DevOpsCon team!

This event will always hold a special place in my heart.

Cheers,

Nishi

I am speaking at DevOpsCon, Berlin

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I am elated to share another speaking invitation that I am super excited and honored to receive! I will be speaking at DevOpsCon, Berlin – which will be a grand event hosted by S&S Media from June 17 – 20, 2024, at the Maritim ProArte Hotel. The event will include 4 full days of learning about the latest industry innovations with Power Workshops, Sessions and Keynotes with 40+ speakers from around the globe!

I am honored to be a part of such an esteemed speaker line up!

The event has learnings spread over many tracks such as –

The program is full of engaging topics and intriguing talks and keynotes. My talk is titled

“Keep the Wheels of Continuous Testing in Motion” – Here are the details of the session:

Description: “Continuous testing is the way toward continuous delivery. Software teams must strive for continuous improvement of their continuous testing strategy. Continuous delivery is necessary for agile development, and that cannot happen without having continuity in testing practicestoo. In a DevOps environment, teams can reduce their release times from months or years to weeks or days (or even hours!). By adopting the correct practices and embracing the spirit of continuous learning and improvement, we can help our testers to become agile champions. In this talk we will explore some tips to improve your continuous testing framework and help your DevOps succeed including: ensuring test automation is the best fit, leveraging automation benefits in all aspects, selecting the right tools, and creating the optimal pipeline.”

Here is the Registration Page for the event – Get your tickets now!

See ya there!

Nishi

Giving Mentorship is a service, to them, & to yourself – ‘Global Mentorship Program 2023-24’

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“The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.”
― Plutarch

And that is how we took the mentorship experience that I was a pert of recently.
I was a part of AgilityToday‘s Global Mentorship Program 2023-24 organized by #WomenInAgileAndTech which concluded last week. It was a great experience, sharing my knowledge but also learning from so many others in unique ways.
I have been associated with the organizing community AgileVirgin in the past too and have always liked the zeal they put into everything they conduct. So, I decided to take up the role of a mentor in this program.

I was matched with a mentee by the program, which then kicked off a 4 week journey into the program.
It is always great to meet curious young minds like my mentee Nikita Priyadarshini, who is full of zeal, ideas, questions and enthusiasm!

We had some amazing conversations, chatted about her career aspirations, what she wanted to learn and then charted out a plan for our sessions.

The weeks flew by and we made great progress in every session. Nikita always had great questions, ideas, and results on every topic we talked about. I made sure to share some good resources, reads, book recommendations, online courses and articles to help further her learning.

Here is a gist of what we covered in our mentorship program- as summed up nicely by Nikita into a mindmap!

Thus concluded our Mentorship Program , and we had a closing call with the organizing team where we had a chance to meet other mentor-mentee pairs as well!

We have decided to continue to association, and I would love keep in touch with Nikita to see her growth and help her along the way.
Hoping to make an impact and leave a lasting mark on her budding career!

Grateful for the opportunity, and looking forward to many more coming my way in 2024!

I am speaking at DevOpsCon Singapore 2023

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I am super excited to announce that I will be a part of the esteemed lineup of speakers at this mega event DevOpsCon Singapore this year! DevOpsCon is a much coveted event in the industry and I am thrilled about this incredible opportunity.

This conference is not just about technology; it’s a meeting of minds, an exchange of ideas, and an opportunity to connect with the leaders and innovators in the DevOps community. I’m honored to be a part of this event and to contribute to the dialogue surrounding the future of our industry.
I will speak on Testing in the fast paced software delivery climate and some changes in mindset as well as culture required to achieve the smooth flow of continuous delivery.

It feels great to be a part of such an amazing speaker lineup, consisting of some great speakers from around the globe!

📆 Event Details

📍 DevOpsCon Singapore

🗓️ 11-14th Dec 2023

🔗 Check out the Program: [https://devopscon.io/singapore/program-singapore/]

What am I speaking about?

In the dynamic realm of software development, the race to market is ever-present, leaving no stage untouched, including software testing. Testers find themselves seeking priorities, collaboration, and transparency from external sources while reimagining processes, streamlining lightweight documentation, and carving their unique path in the testing world. Let’s come together to explore how we can plan, strategize, and conduct software testing that aligns with the fast pace of software delivery while upholding the quality standards demanded by the market.

In this invigorating talk, I will discuss ways to optimize software testing to match the rapid tempo of software delivery. By identifying antipatterns to avoid and key priorities in terms of processes, communication, collaboration, and automation, we will navigate the challenges of testing under the pressure of speed to market. Expect to discover strategies for adapting software test planning and strategy, reevaluating test prioritization, optimizing test processes, and creating lightweight documentation. Additionally, we’ll emphasize the crucial role of cross-functional communication and collaboration in Agile software delivery.

Here are the details of my talk on the Conference Website:

https://devopscon.io/continuous-delivery-automation/testing-for-speed-to-market/

This event is going be action-packed with 4 full days of sessions, workshops, networking and so much more! Check out the details on the website!

See ya there!

Cheers,

Nishi

I am speaking at TestFlix!

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I am speaking at TestFlix, 2023 – World’s Biggest Virtual Software Testing Conference with 50+ other global speakers, 15+ themes and 8,000 + Global registrations!

The event is slated to take place virtually on 23 and 24 September 2023, which will be 2 days filled with learning, fun, and meeting new people worldwide!

Register now to hear me talk at TestFlix.

My Talk is titled “Keep The Wheels of Continuous Testing in Motion”

The event is Free to attend. Register now at bit.ly/testflix

Featured in a “Getting To Know You” Session at work

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It is a great feeling to be acknowledged and appreciated at your workplace, not just for what you do at work, but also for everything you bring along – your passions, your talents and interests beyond your desk – For Being You!

It was an honor to be featured in the ‘Getting to Know You’ session by my CSS Org at Alteryx amongst top leaders and executives and by such a dynamic and talented host, who is an @Alteryx veteran!

The session was focused on my personal as well as professional life, my career journey, my background and my interests work. We talked about my passion for trainings and learning, the conferences I speak at and my blog. The twins got a special mention and loads of adorable comments too! 🙂

It went great and we had so much fun just chatting, with loads of fun questions by the hosts as well as the audience!

It was immensely gratifying and humbling to see how interested people are in my story and how many great words of appreciation came back to me after the talk!

Though the recording is for the internal folks, here is a glimpse of the end-

As always, I am grateful for each opportunity that comes my way to connect with such wonderful people and be given a platform like this to share my story. Thanks @Alteryx!

Cheers!

Nishi

I am speaking at ‘The World Test Engineering Summit’, Bangalore

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I am glad to announce that I will be speaking at the 7th World Test Engineering Summit happening in Bangalore this month! And, this will be my first in-person conference since 2020, so I am even more excited for it!

The event will deliver in-depth content targeted at architects, developers, testers, integrators and managers by offering lectures and technical session to share expertise on the latest technologies, trends, tips and techniques. It is a great opportunity to present, learn, and challenge modern testing technologies and strategies!

This conference is split into two days with the first day being focused on Quality Assurance, Microservices and Serverless while Day 2 will focus on Agile Testing, Test Automation and Technology.

Here are the details of the conference and the schedule.

Check out the topic of my talk and the details on 23rd June.

Topic : Keep the Wheels of Continuous Testing in Motion

Description : Continuous testing is the way toward continuous delivery. Software teams must strive for continuous improvement of their continuous testing strategy. The key there is to embrace the continuity.The constant pressure of ‘speed to market’ needs testing to evolve and adapt. The factors that can help to keep the wheel of continuous testing in motion are both external and internal. Testers look outwards for priorities, collaboration and transparency; while they look inwards to reimagine processes, templatize lightweight documentation and recreate their own way of life in the testing world! Let us discuss ways we can plan, strategise and conduct software testing that befits continuous software delivery.

My experience as a Panel speaker @LeadDev webinar

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I was invited by @LeadDev organisation to be a part of a webinar where we had a panel discussion on “Building a better testing culture“. I was elated to be a part of this great group pf panelists alongside Thayse Onofrio from Thoughtworks and Marcus Merrell from Saucelabs. We had a spirited and interesting discussion and shared some meaningful ideas on the topic. I would also like to thank our host Amanda Sopkin for her really on-the-nail questions and for directing the conversation, and our organiser Olivia Christian for inviting me and for her support throughout the event!

The webinar panel was live, lasted for 45 minutes and then we had some time for Q&A. There were some great questions and discussions over the LeadDev slack channel as well.

Here is a bit more insight into the event-

The world of software testing is changing under the pressure of ‘speed to market’. The pressure to quickly get products to market means we are starting to see a significant shift towards automated tests during development. This will likely cause socio-technical complexities for orgs and teams currently involved in testing.

In order to be successful through these changes, orgs will need to have a clear strategy and processes in place that will ensure testing is a vital part of the delivery process. In this new age of testing, how can engineering leaders prevent pitfalls such as friction between teams, a culture of blame, and outdated processes?

In this panel, we examined how shift affects traditional testing set-ups, covering what a healthy testing culture looks like and how to avoid the anti-patterns that lead to uncommunicative teams and project bottlenecks. We explored how engineering teams can best work together and how to encourage a shared vision of quality and the importance of efficient and effective tests.

Key takeaways

  • Define clear roles and responsibilities for quality and testing in your org 
  • Encourage QA to be seen as necessary, rather than inhibiting release times 
  • Understand which tests to automate, and which to not

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LeadDev has become an essential destination for anyone in tech and engineering who wants to scale themselves and create impact. They provide a range of content that includes articles, thematic content series, video talks and panel discussions, written and delivered by the best voices in engineering.You can register a free LeadDev.com account to gain access to our free engineering leadership content, free online events and our weekly email newsletter. 

I am speaking at DevOpsCon Singapore – Nov 2021

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I am super excited to announce that the DevOpsCon Singapore conference is finally here and I am elated to be a part of the Speaker lineup!

After cancellations and rescheduling in 2020 due to the pandemic, this grand event is finally happening now from 22 to 25 Nov 2021 in an online edition.

My talk that was slated to be part of the 2020 edition remains the same topic which I have worked to enhance this year. Here are a few details of the session –

Title – The What, When and How of Test Automation

Description

Agile means pace and agile means change. With frequent time-boxed releases and flexible requirements, test automation faces numerous challenges. Haven’t we all asked what to automate and how to go about the daily tasks with the automation cloud looming over our heads? Here, we’ll discuss answers to some of these questions and try to outline a number of approaches that agile teams can take in their selection of what to automate, how to go about their automation, whom to involve, and when to schedule these tasks so that the releases are debt-free and of the best quality. 

  • What to automate: regression averse approach, selective approach, sanity automation, max automation approach
  • When to automate: sprint n-1 approach, continuous automation
  • How to automate – all-hands approach, shared automation expert, code-averse tool 

Let us have a look at the integration of these possibilities, the possible combinations, and what may or may not work.

My session will be held live on Monday, November 22 2021 17:00 – 17:45 SGT

To check out my speaker and session details, click here

For the detailed program and agenda of the conference, see this page

To Register for the event and related details, click here

Hope to see you there! 🙂

Taking a MasterClass with the Ministry of Testing!

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I was invited to take a MasterClass by the wonderful people at the Ministry of Testing last month. They had a ‘Communities’ theme going on for the month of June 2021 and they loved my talk idea about Leveraging Tech Communities. So we worked around that theme to create a talk on “Grow your Career with Tech Communities”

I had an awesome time taking the #DojoMasterclass with Ministry of Testing . What a wonderful experience!

My talk focused on discussing-

  • How to leverage the power of communities in your personal and professional growth
  • How to contribute, volunteer and participate in communities
  • How user communities help in taking your company’s brand forward
  • How can companies create powerful and engaged user communities

I am grateful for the opportunity I got, the great feedback I received from the participants, and an awesome host Vernon Richards.

Thanks, Áine McGovern, Heather Reid, and Simon Tomes for arranging the session! 🙂

Check out the recording on the Pro Dojo https://lnkd.in/gy24FvW

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