Company & Culture

What does it take for one to become a Product Manager? We find out in this episode. In this edition of Coding Over Cocktails, we are joined by Matt LeMay, author of Agile For Everybody and Product Management in Practice and co-founder of Sudden Compass, and talks to us about the responsibilities and qualities that entail being a product manager and how much technical knowledge is needed for the role. He also tells us why he is tired of Agile and how the power we delegate to made-up concepts is “weird.”

What exactly does it mean to be a Developer Advocate and what roles do they play in the development community? In this episode, we talk to Geertjan Wielenga, author of “Developer, Advocate!,” who answers what a Developer Advocate actually does and who qualifies as one. He also discusses the ethics of Developer Advocacy, the challenges in connecting and interacting with the developer community, and how he was able to gather information and learning experiences from 32 fellow developer advocates.

In this Technology Smackdown, we were joined by Tom Taulli, author of “The Robotic Process Automation Handbook: and Nandan Mullakara, CEO of Innomatiq to explore the differences between the two automation approaches, and how each can help drive digital transformation forward within organisation.

What should companies prioritise as we continue to shift towards a more digitally transformed world Interarbor Solutions Principal Analyst and host of the BriefingsDirect podcast Dana Gardner answers this and discusses the values that should be fostered inside organisations in order to keep up with the technological change that comes with digital transformation.

How does the existing gender gap permeate the areas of IT and digital transformation? In this episode, we tackle how we can make opportunities in the tech industry more accessible for women and how they add value to the workforce. Joining us is Director of the Digital Leadership Institute Cheryl Miller Van Dyke, who also educates us on their approach to bringing women to the IT space by equipping them with skills on leadership, entrepreneurship and digital literacy.

In this episode, we are joined by The Adecco Group’s Senior Vice President and Regional Transformational Lead for DACH Countries and Northern Europe Sabine Laute, who shares her experiences in leading digital transformation initiatives in a global organisation. She also gives advice in managing these initiatives and what it takes to truly embrace digital transformation.

API thought leader and Contovista AG Chief Product Officer Amancio Bouza joins us again to discuss the innovations that are driving the fintech industry, such as autonomous finance and Open Banking. He also shares his insights on whether or not the pandemic paved the way for companies to achieve "true" digital transformation.

In this episode, former ThoughtWorker and independent software consultant Pete Hodgson talks about addressing pain points in software development teams and cross-team collaboration. He also educates on code-ownership, technical debt and better product engagement in developing internal platforms.

Will robots replace humans in the future? Futurum Research Founding Partner and Senior Analyst Shelly Kramer answers this and joins us for a discussion on Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and how a culture of automation benefits digital transformation strategies in a business.

API expert, author, and advisor at API University Matthias Biehl talks about OAuth and how implementing the protocol securely protects APIs as well as microservices.