Reimagining QA in the Digital Era for Accelerated Agile Sprints
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In the Digital Reimagination™ era, organizations need to continuously transform, evolve and stay relevant to their customers. Agility being the order of the day, they are compelled to accelerate time-to- market without compromising on quality. Given these business realities, both Quality Assurance (QA) and Testing functions need to evolve rapidly and align to the new business realities in the digital era, as well as explore newer trends like DevOps, Agile, CI/CD which compels them to reimagine the way they operate. Panel speakers include Research Manager, Jim Westcott, Application Solutions at IDC; Razia Moolla, VP for IT Shared Services, Rogers Communications; Joe Larizza, Director of QA, RBC and President of the Board of Directors for the Toronto Association of Software Quality (TASQ); and Kirpal Shahani, Practice Head for Assurance Services in Canada, TCS.
Join this panel discussion moderated by TCS where leading analysts and QA/Testing experts share insights on:
- Changing business priorities in the digital era
- Significance of QA in the digital world
- The right QA levers in a DevOps, Agile, CI/CD world
Jim Westcott is a Research Manager for the Canadian Digital Transformation: Application and Professional Services program. In this role Jim manages IDC's research on enterprise applications and application services. Jim also manages the Canadian Small and medium business market overview report series, which addresses SMB trends and sizing within the Canadian IT industry. Prior to joining the IDC Canada team, Jim Westcott earned a Bachelor degree from the University of Toronto. Jim also holds a post-graduate diploma in applied research design and methodology.
Razia Moolla is the VP for IT Shared Services at Rogers Communications. Razia is responsible for QA & Testing, PMO, Release Management and Test Environment Management function. In her previous role at Sprint, she was responsible for the IT testing organization delivering various facets of Testing in Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
Razia has over 25 years of experience in the IT industry and played different roles in leading global organizations. She is passionate about driving improvements which bridges the gap between IT and Business. Razia is focused on driving innovation in the areas of Test Optimization, Shift Left, Agile, DevOps.
Kirpal leads TCS' Assurance Services practice in Canada. With over 15 years experience, he has successfully completed assurance strategy and process consulting engagements for global customers. He has helped many large organizations align their QA strategy to the changing needs of business and the marketplace.