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Speed vs Quality: Finding the right balance
Speed vs Quality: Finding the right balance!
Join us to hear our panel of industry experts discuss the importance of Speed vs Quality when implementing change.
In today's fast paced, ever evolving world of technology, organisations are putting more and more emphasis on doing things quicker. This often means leveraging tools and automation to speed up their ability to get more and more value into the customers hands sooner.
This interactive panel discussion will explore topics such as:-
- How fast is fast enough?
- What are the risks of trying to deliver faster on quality?
- How are teams mitigating those risks?
- And how are they finding the right balance between speed and quality?
Every organisation is different. What works for one, may not work for another. So where do you even start? This panel discussion will bring together senior technology leaders from across different sectors to discuss these questions, share their insights, learnings and successes.
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Our Industry Experts
Stuart Day, Head of Quality Engineering
Stuart is the Head of Quality Engineering at Capital One. He has over 25 years of experience in the quality, testing and general tech industry, working in multiple different sectors throughout his career such as retail, travel, publishing and financial services. He is also a certified coach, international speaker, blogger and podcast host.
Throughout that time, one of the biggest (and exciting) challenges has always been, how to find the right balance between speed & quality, and ensure there is a keen focus on risk vs. reward. He believes that quality doesn't start with the tech and tools we use, but with our people and culture, and he prides himself on being a catalyst leader. Using his coaching skills to create safe environments that empower and enable people and teams to build empathy and understanding to discover the answers to these types of questions and more.
Robbie Falck, Senior QA Lead
Robbie is based in London and has worked in QA for many years. He is currently working with an amazing team at Moneybox, a FinTech start-up helping people build personal wealth and savings.
Mala Benn, Engineering Manager, Glean
Mala has worked in Software teams for over 2 decades, transitioning from developer to various leadership positions. Her passion lies in understanding and leveraging the drivers of success: leadership, motivation, personality, culture, progression, and values. Mala's mission is to continuously learn and empower individuals and teams to achieve their fullest potential.
Emma Hargreaves, Principal Consultant, Ten10
Emma has worked in IT for 20 years and in test and quality services for 15 years. Emma specialises in quality and test strategies and supports our teams to deliver our services to many Ten10 clients.
Vernon Richards, Quality Coach
Vernon is a Senior Expert Quality Engineer at a health tech company and runs Abode of Quality in his spare time. With a background in testing since 2002, including video games on major platforms, Vernon brings extensive experience to his role.
Vernon utilizes his coaching skills to help teams and individuals enhance their understanding and empathy, addressing the people-centric nature of quality and testing issues. Outside of his main roles, he contributes to the community by presenting at conferences, hosting workshops, blogging, and co-hosting a podcast.
When not working, he enjoys playing video games with his kids and traveling with his wife.