April 25, 2012 7:16 PM
Posted by: Shilpa Venkateshwaran
Change Leaders,
collaboration,
ReflectionI saw an interesting title the other day "Teamwork is an individual skill". This really caught my attention as I am trying to work in a collaborative environment where the team sizes are large, stakeholders are really involved and decision makers would like as much information as possible.
I...
August 12, 2011 7:40 AM
Posted by: Shilpa Venkateshwaran
Change Leaders,
Leadership,
The IT FilesName your favorite work related book?
August 12, 2011 7:39 AM
Posted by: Shilpa Venkateshwaran
Change Leaders,
Leadership,
The IT FilesTerry “Starbucker” St. Marie is the Managing Partner of Inside-Out Thinking (IOT), a professional & business development partnership that focuses on leadership, customer care, and social media. He most recently completed a successful 23 year tenure in the cable television business, and...
March 29, 2011 9:42 AM
Posted by: Shilpa Venkateshwaran
Change Leaders,
Lean Six SigmaWhy are change leaders important?
Change is everywhere - some are more visible and others are subtle. Change is hard on the employees. Not everyone reacts the same way and its important for organizations to manage how change is communicated. Different people react differently to change. Some...
March 21, 2011 12:43 PM
Posted by: Shilpa Venkateshwaran
Change Leaders,
lean,
Lean Six Sigma"Nothing is permanent except change." - unknown
This is an old quote that has always intrigued me and in today's world it is the new reality. Competition, economic conditions and doing more with less are a few reasons why change is more visible and wide spread than it was a couple of...
February 24, 2011 3:44 PM
Posted by: Shilpa Venkateshwaran
Change LeadersAs a leader once in a while we have to step back and look at our team be it our project or department. Where are we going as a team, where are we today as a team and what are some problems the team might be facing. How best to gather this information. There are several ways to do this... talk to...
January 3, 2011 10:30 AM
Posted by: Shilpa Venkateshwaran
Change Leaders,
The IT FilesPart I
Quality – what is your definition or understanding?
I am aware of Jerry Weinberg's definition of...
January 3, 2011 10:25 AM
Posted by: Shilpa Venkateshwaran
Change Leaders,
The IT FilesAjay Balamurugadas, is a software tester passionate to learn to test any software. He has been awarded scholarship from Software Testing Club and is a brown belt student of Miagi-Do School run by Matt Heusser.
He is co-founder of “Weekend Testing”. Ajay shares his testing activities and...
November 23, 2010 10:36 AM
Posted by: Shilpa Venkateshwaran
Change Leaders,
Test Lead,
Test MetricsAs test leads we have several responsibilities between testing, manging project, testing, test planning, etc. You can do these two things daily to make your life more manageable and easier.
Keep a Test Journal
It doesnt have to be formal but just an...
