The QA Lead Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Modern Quality Engineering: How To Redefine Quality Strategy For Agile Frameworks (with Niko Mangahas from RCG)
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathon Wright is joined by Niko Mangahas, the global practice lead for quality engineering at RCG Global Services. Listen to learn more about redefi...
How Open Source Software Simplifies Integration In Automation Engineering (with James Walker and Sanjay Kumar)
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathon Wright is joined by Sanjay Kumar, creator of Selectorshub, and James Walker from Curiosity. Listen to learn more about how open source tools ...
Teamwork, AI, and Containerization (with NASA's Michael Ritchson)
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathon Wright is joined by Michael Ritchson, Flight Data Enterprise Solutions Architect at NASA. He has more than 20 years of Software Application p...
The Generation Of Autonomous Automation And What It Looks Like (with Bertold Kolics from mabl)
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathon Wright is joined by Bertold Kolics, Software Quality Manager at mabl. He works directly with the team to elevate the software testing practic...
Automated Testing (with testRigor CEO Artem Golubev & Paul Grossman)
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Jonathan Wright is joined by two special guests. First up is Artem Golubev, Co-founder and CEO of testRigor, to talk about what they’...
Next Generation Mobile Testing (with Eran Kinsbruner from Perfecto)
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathon Wright is joined by Eran Kinsbruner, Chief Evangelist at Perfecto. Eran is a recognized mobile testing influencer and thought leader, as well...
How To Use Machine Learning And AI To Improve Test Automation (with Paul Gerrard from Gerrard Consulting)
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathon Wright is joined by Paul Gerrard, a consultant, teacher, author, webmaster, programmer, tester, conference speaker, rowing coach, and publish...
How We Can Relate Technology To The Business Problems (with Sarah Saunders from Capgemini)
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathon Wright is joined by Sarah Saunders, a Senior Developer at Capgemini. She designs and builds performant, maintainable, cloud-native distribute...
How To Curate Information To Make Testers More Productive (with Wayne Ariola and Thomas Pryce from Curiosity Software)
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathon Wright is joined by Wayne Ariola and Thomas Pryce from Curiosity Software.5 or 8 years ago, they met and had a conversation about the idea of...
Celebrating 20 Years Of The Agile Manifesto (with Giles Lindsay from Agile Delta Consulting)
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathon Wright is joined by Giles Lindsay, CEO and Business Agility Coach of Agile Delta Consulting to celebrate Agile Manifesto turning 20 and about...
How QA Leads Can Engage Testing Teams (with Ileana Herrera from JBKnowledge)
11 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathon speaks with Ileana Herrera, an organizer for Ministry of Test in Salta. They discuss challenges and successes in team building and engagement...
How To Gamify Anything (with Pete Jenkins from GAMIFICATION+)
28 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathon covers gamification, its uses across industries and applications, and important considerations when implementing the tactic with guest Pete J...
How To Test Data Science Models (with Laveena Ramchandani, Senior Test Consultant)
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathon chats with Senior Test Consultant Laveena Ramchandani about data science, big data, and finding opportunities to learn from your peers.
NoOps & The Future Of QA Automation (with Lewis Prescott from Cancer Research UK)
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lewis talks about how QA approaches are changing as NoOps begins to replace DevOps. He talks about the tools, training, and culture of QA automation, ...
AI-Guided Authoring In Autonomous Mobile Testing (with Royi Haddad from 21Labs)
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathon chats with Royi Haddad of 21 Labs about autonomous testing, functional UI testing, personalizing tests to devices, and more.
How to Hire New Software Testers For Your QA Team (with Henna Ashraf from Cashplus)
31 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathon chats with Henna Ashraf about the switch from software development to testing, tester interviews, career development, and more. Listen here.
How To Keep Up With Change In The Testing World (with Joel Montvelisky from PractiTest)
31 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathon chats with Joel Montvelisky of PractiTest about changes in the testing world and how testers and quality assurance managers can keep up.
How To Use Service Virtualization (with Mike Lyles from Bridgetree)
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan chats with Mike Lyles about service virtualization, crowd testing, and future importance of accessibility testing. Listen to the episode here...
How To Test Complex GraphQL Knowledge Graphs (with Mike Harris from Geckoboard)
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Mike Harris discusses GraphQL testing, knowledge graphs, and capturing data. Listen to the podcast episode here!
How To Become A Global Practice Head Of Quality Engineering (with Adrian O'Leary from NIIT Technologies Limited)
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathon chats with Adrian O-Leary of NIIT Technologies about quality engineering, the importance of using data, and how software testing has changed.
Choosing The Right Quality Approaches & Boosting Engineering Efficiency (with Bernardo Guerreiro from Auth0)
12 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join Bernardo Guerreiro, Senior Engineer at Auth0, as he explains his approach to contract testing, mutation testing, and applying design patterns acr...
How To Measure Time To Quality: T2Q (with Niall Lynch from Spark of Guidance)
05 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
SQA consultant Niall Lynch talks about the Time to Quality metric and the trade-offs between shipping on time and shipping quality products.
How QAs Can Work Effectively On Agile Teams (with Tatiana Zinchenko from AVEVA)
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Test Architect Tatiana Zinchenko talks about how QAs can communicate well with teams, manage expectations, and defend their ideas whi...
How Inclusive Automation Supports Testers (with Brendan Connolly from Procore Technologies)
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How can automation testing be more inclusive to software testers? Brendan Connolly from Procore Technologies explains his approach.
5 Years of Assure for 5 Million Customers (with Milan Kuveljic from N26 Group)
25 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How do you do quality at scale? Milan Kuveljic, Head of Quality Engineering at N26 Group, explains how they've provided the best digital experien...
Following the Footsteps of Tesla in Serbia (with Nenad Cvetkovic from Betagy Ltd)
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Learn from a veteran of the QA community about his mindset around containerization and implementing and improving test automation frameworks.
The Gremlin In The Machine: How To Achieve Chaos Engineering Like Netflix & Amazon (with Kolton Andrus from Gremlin)
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kolton Andrus, CEO and co-founder of Gremlin—the world's first "Failure-as-a-Service" platform—about the future of chaos engineerin...
Developing The Next Generation Of Testers: The DevOps Girls Bootcamp (with Theresa Neate from DevOps Girls)
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join for an inspiring session about inclusion in QA with Theresa Neate, QA practice lead, developer advocate, and co-organizer of DevOpsGirls.
Your Data Quality Sucks (with Huw Price from Curiosity Software)
28 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Huw Price, Managing Director of Curiosity Software, talks about the mistakes companies make when implementing complex data management systems, plus ex...
Unboxing QA: What's The Role of Software Developers And SDET in QA? (with Arun Kumar from Samsung)
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How does "shift-left" actually work in real life? What kind of role can and should developers play in the testing process? In this episode, ...
Should We Build Better Software...Or Better People? (with Damian Synadinos from QA or The Highway)
08 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, I talk with Damian Synadinos—QA speaker, author, and legend—about how to develop the QA field by starting with its most valuable ...
Everything Is Just A Test (with Mariia Hutsuk from Zattoo)
01 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What kind of brand damage can happen to a broadcaster when streaming cuts out? Who gets the blame? In this episode, Mariia Hutsuk, B2B QA Team Lead at...
Communicating Quality (with Conor Fitzgerald from Poppulo)
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The week I'm joined by Poppulo's Head of Testing Conor Fitzgerald to chat about the importance of communication within testing, along with h...
Help Test COVID Safe Paths MIT Project (with Todd DeCapua from Splunk)
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I'm joined by global technology and business leader Todd DeCapua to share the exciting details of MIT's COVID Safe Paths ap...
The Digital Quality Handbook (with Eran Kinsbruner from Perforce Software)
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today I'm joined by Eran Kinsbruner—Chief Evangelist, Author, Public Speaker and Blogger at Perfecto—for an engaging discussion on the latest...
The Dark Arts Wizard of Quality (With Paul Grossman)
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Dark Arts Wizard of Quality is upon us! In this episode, I'm joined with my good friend and automation expert Paul Grossman for a technical d...
Quality Energizer Bunny (with Phil Burgess from IT Career Energizer)
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Looking to grow your IT career or considering IT as a career path? This week I'm joined with IT consultant, mentor, coach, and host of the IT Car...
Neurodiversity Is My Superpower! (with Simon Prior from EasyJet)
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join me as I sit down with leader, mentor, and STEM ambassador Simon Prior for a heartfelt conversation on the importance of mentorship, neurodiversit...
The Importance of Shift Left (with Joe Triccas from Airts)
03 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sit down with Joe Triccas, a long-time test engineer who's making the "shift left" by coaching development engineers on the testing min...
Quality In A.I. (with Adam Smith from Dragonfly)
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join me for a valuable opportunity to explore the capabilities, challenges, and international standards for building quality AI testing systems with A...
Transitioning Into QualityOps (with Parveen Khan from Square Marble Technology)
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I'm joined with Senior Test Engineer, Parveen Khan, to discuss the evolution of the role of testing within DevOps.
Houston We Have A Quality Problem (with Theo Priestley from Tony Blair Institute For Global Change)
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the midst of the global health crisis, I sit down with author, futurist and newly appointed associate fellow with the Tony Blair Institute for Glob...
Quality Is Not An Act, It Is A Habit (with Kate Falanga from Code And Theory)
12 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Agile testing has developed exponentially over the last two decades, with the role of QA continuously transforming. In this episode, I’m joined with...
Introduction To The QA Lead (With Ben Aston & Jonathon Wright)
05 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this inaugural episode, you will be introduced to the host of The QA Lead podcast as we embark on our exciting podcast journey. What is The QA Lead...