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Juniors are a critical part of building a high-performing software testing team, and this month's PLATO Panel Talks is here to explore how to leverage the potential of your whole team and create a thriving environment for growth! Our expert panel, featuring Nicole LeBlanc (Apprentice Manager, PLATO), and Jeff Peters (Chief Delivery Officer, PLATO), discuss the challenges, opportunities, and strategies for successfully integrating juniors into your workforce, including the rewarding experience of mentorship. Plus, special guests offer unique perspectives on nurturing the next generation of tech professionals.
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Podcast Music “Pastel" by Seastock is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0.
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QA teams new to automation: Get started on the right foot! Automation experts Millan Kaul (Engineering Manager(QA), Kablamo Canada) and John McLaughlin (Senior Automation Architect, PLATO) join our host, Mike Hrycyk, this month and explain the 5 Ws (and an H!) of automation testing, helping you decide when, where, and how to automate for maximum impact. Learn how to free up your team and improve software quality. Take a listen for insights on building a strong automation practice!
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This month on PLATO Panel Talks get ready to dive deep into the world of data testing! Our host, Mike Hrycyk, chats with our data testing experts Chris Wagner (Director of Data Solutions, Baker Tilly) and Deepak Ankarath (QA Manager, PLATO), who share their insights on crucial skills for data tester, specific data testing challenges like big data and ETL transformations, and strategies for ensuring data quality. Together, the panel provides insights for best practices in evermore complex data environments.
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In this episode of PLATO Panel Talks, Mike Hrycyk delves into Managed Services as an engagement model with our experts Craig Fisk (Chief Growth Officer, PLATO) and Paul Holland (Principal Consultant, PLATO). With his background in selling and delivering managed services, Craig explains why a wide range of reasons, from risk mitigation to access to a wider range of expertise, might drive companies to choose managed services. Paul, who is currently working on a managed service, shares his insights on the day-to-day realities, the opportunities for Testers, and the keys to success in this delivery model.
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PLATO Panel Talks is taking on Software Testing, AI and Machine Learning with our host, Mike Hrycyk, sitting down with Sean Wilson (Senior Director, Engineering, WindRiver) and Nathaniel Couture (VP Quality Engineering at Xtract One Technologies Inc.). How does AI impact the future of the testing profession? The panellists discuss the pressing question by exploring the benefits and challenges of incorporating AI into testing processes, how AI may change the nature of testing, and the ethical considerations and risks associated with AI in software development.
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In this episode of PLATO Panel Talks, guest host Heather Stapleton (Director of the Apprenticeship Program) is taking over to dive into the crucial topic of allyship within the tech industry. We're also joined by panellists Raena Steeves, Keisha Nguyen, and Joel Vautour, as they chat about what it means to be an ally, why it's so crucial for women in tech, and navigating the complexities of offering effective support. Plus, keep an eye out for our "Allyship Spotlights" that shine a light on PLATO employees' personal experiences and perspectives on allyship, offering valuable insights. Altogether there's a lot to learn from everyone's insights!
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In this episode of PLATO Panel Talks, our host, Mike Hrycyk is diving into the importance of learning and growth in IT, particularly in software testing. He is joined by two panellists driving learning opportunities at PLATO Kevin Swaine, (Director - Delivery, Atlantic) and Amrit Bhattacharya, (Director - Delivery, Prairies). Together, they discuss the role of individuals and organizations in fostering growth, the balance between technical and leadership skills, and the importance of continuous learning. The panellists also provide their top three growth topics in testing today for individuals looking for development opportunities.
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In this PLATO Panel Talks, our host Mike Hrycyk brings together PLATO's Founder and CEO, Keith McIntosh, and Ron Hyggen, CEO of Kitsaki Management LLP and board member of PLATO. Keith and Ron share with us how PLATO came to be and how, together with partners like Kitsaki, PLATO has been able to achieve its goal of Indigenous ownership. Keith and Ron talk to Mike about how Indigenous ownership helps PLATO and Kitsaki bring more opportunities for Indigenous people in the tech industry. Sharing their experiences with PLATO and Kitsaki, our panel also shows how a strong social mission and bringing more communities from across the country to the table brings expertise and opportunities they could've never imagined when they started.
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This month, PLATO Panel Talks is bringing together its panel of experts to help us better understand Enterprise Testing. Our host, Mike Hrycyk, and guest panellists, Jason Lee (Lead of Quality Engineering Practice for Deloitte Canada) and Kamal Ahuja (VP of Service Delivery, AB for PLATO) share their experiences to help answer, "what makes Enterprise Testing different from other testing projects?" They also provide a lens into the various elements of Enterprise Testing and how a Software Tester who is interested in bringing quality to major transformations can do so through Enterprise Testing.
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PLATO Panel Talks is back for 2023, and our host Mike Hrycyk is sitting down with two returning panellists and experts in Test Automation, Jonathan Duncan, Chief Delivery Officer at PLATO Tech and Sean Wilson, Senior Director of Engineering at Wind River, to ask “is Test Automation a silver bullet?” While the panel may debate whether Automation is a silver bullet for your testing needs, they also share how they set automation up for success on a project and the essential role that Test Automation plays in software testing today and in the future.
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We are excited to be back this week with part 2 of PLATO Panel Talks: Introducing the PLATO Training Program. In this episode, our host Mike is chatting with two of our PLATO graduates – Michael Jamieson (Sault Ste. Marie) and Nicholas Grant (Vancouver). The graduates are now full-time members of the PLATO team and are joining us for a conversation about their experience throughout the software tester training program and internship. We are so excited to have them on our podcast to share their journey to the course started, the experience of the program, and where they see their careers heading in the future.
We hope you enjoy hearing from our PLATO graduates, and that it helps you get a better sense of what the PLATO software tester training program is all about. If this program sounds like something that might be right for you, please don’t hesitate to reach out at [email protected]! We’re always happy to answer your questions about the program.
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The PLATO Training program, which started in 2015 and has now taught and employed more than 250 Indigenous software testers, will be the topic of today's special two-part panel talk. Open to members of the First Nation, Métis, and Inuit communities, the program provides participants with the education and expertise necessary to begin a career in tech and become full-time software testers.
John Howes, PLATO Training Manager, and Dani Gulliver, a PLATO Instructor, join our host, Mike Hrycyk, for a deep dive into the program from the perspective of those teaching and managing it. In addition to addressing questions regarding eligibility requirements, program fees, and operational details, they also share how teaching and working with students shapes their perspective on what makes a great tester.
If you are an Indigenous person and want to start a career in technology, we encourage you to apply for the PLATO training program.
Applications for the Ottawa class are now being accepted. If you have any questions or want more information check out the links below. We’re always happy to talk.
Stay tuned for pt.2, a panel discussion with two of our recent graduates coming soon...
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In this episode of PLATO Panel Talks, our host, Mike Hrycyk, is sitting down for a one-on-one conversation with our Director of Service Delivery in Ontario, Abhishek Gupta. In the last year, Abhishek has put together a training certification for PLATO on the fundamentals of accessibility testing. Since then all PLATO employees working on accessibility testing projects have taken the certification to great success. Tune in to hear about how and why Abhishek went about creating this certification and learn how accessibility is helping our team members grow as software testers.
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PQA Panel is back, and our host Mike Hrycyk is sitting down with two PQA's Automation Testing Team members, Shobana Muhilan and Jordan Coughlan, to dive into using locators in automation testing. Together all three panellists share how through time and experience, they have come to find real satisfaction in the challenge and creativity of making and finding locators in automation testing.
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For this episode of PLATO Panel Talks, we’re excited to bring you the intro episode of a special series on software testing in the lottery and gaming industry. Our VP of Lottery and Gaming, Jennifer Rushton, is taking over as guest host to bring you panel discussions with interesting guests from across the industry to share their insights.
We’re kicking things off with two of our testing experts, Richard Bird and Shawnee Polchis-Lanteigne, as they discuss what makes lottery and gaming testing unique, and brainstorm where our lottery and gaming conversation needs to go next.
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While we learn a lot from discussions of tools, concepts, and processes at PLATO Panel Talks, we think some of the best lessons come from being out in the wilds of testing and sharing the stories of our experiences with each other. So, our host Mike Hrycyk is calling in with a few of his software testing friends and asking them to share their stories from being out in the field of software testing and their lessons learned.
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The more information we have, the better decisions we can make. That's as true in testing as it is in life, and on this episode, we are talking how teams capture that information: metrics. Join host Mike Hrycyk, along with Sean Wilson of Ubisoft and PLATO's Jonathan Duncan, as they break down which metrics really matter for the team and which ones your stakeholders will be looking at to make business decisions.
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We're passionate about accessibility testing and helping to create an accessible web for all. To mark both National Accessibility Week in Canada and Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Mark Pope, a Partner and Web Accessibility Specialist at Pope Tech, and Abhishek Gupta, the lead of our accessibility practice at PLATO sit down with host Mike Hrycyk to dive into how developers, designers, and testing teams can level up their accessibility testing and make accessibility a consistent and integral part of all things digital.
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This month we're talking all things microservices. While they're certainly not new to the world of testing, microservices have changed the way we ensure quality for applications. Our host Mike Hrycyk sits down with Suhaim Abdussamad, host of "That's A Bug Podcast!", and PQA Senior QA Manager Matt Villeneuve to discuss how microservices impact the way we test and can make it even better.
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To help PLATO Panel Talks kick off the new year, our host Mike Hrycyk sat down with friends of the pod Director of Quality Engineering at Slalom Build, Dr. Christin Wiedemann and Nathaniel Couture, QA Manager at Patriot One, to take a look at the future of testing in 2021. Together our panellists share their thoughts on which testing topics will be on everyone's minds this year, from AI and machine learning to edge computing and automation.
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