Quality in the tech world requires open, honest conversations and real stories, experiences, and reflections on quality and leadership. Effective quality influence involves building trust, understanding context, and fostering collaboration, empathy, and a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

Quality Unfiltered

Hosts Parveen and Suman talk about Software Testing and Quality.

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Episode Details

• Show Notes: https://rss.com/podcasts/quality-unfiltered/2309466
• Published: 2025-11-05T00:24:06Z
• Duration: 1079
• Author: Unknown

Overview

The podcast discusses the difficulties of influencing quality in tech environments from outside the immediate team and offers strategies for effectively addressing these challenges. It emphasizes the importance of building trust by actively listening to and understanding the team’s context, processes, and priorities. Success in this area is attributed to qualities such as empathy, patience, and collaboration, with a focus on guiding teams toward improvement through open problem-solving rather than imposing solutions.

The conversation also touches on the significance of vulnerability and humility in leadership, highlighting how these traits can support more authentic and effective interactions. Additionally, the podcast advocates for using context-driven metrics that reflect real impact rather than superficial indicators of success. It concludes by emphasizing the value of creating communities and breaking down silos as a means to promote cross-functional collaboration, learning, and ongoing improvements in quality practices.