{"id":40,"date":"2023-03-25T21:06:33","date_gmt":"2023-03-25T21:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cseng.com\/disinterested\/?p=40"},"modified":"2023-03-25T22:09:47","modified_gmt":"2023-03-25T22:09:47","slug":"what-cios-really-think-about-software-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cseng.com\/disinterested\/2023\/03\/25\/what-cios-really-think-about-software-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"What CIOs Really Think About Software Testing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"674\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/cseng.com\/disinterested\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/03\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cseng.com\/disinterested\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/03\/image-2.png 674w, https:\/\/cseng.com\/disinterested\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/03\/image-2-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Moderator: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/emmetbkeeffeiii\/?originalSubdomain=uk\">Emmet Keeffe<\/a> &#8211; Founder\/Insight Partners<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jennifersepull\/\">Jennifer Sepull<\/a>, the former CIO of USAA, Kimberly Clark, Honda<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/andy-walter\/\">Andy Walter<\/a> &#8211; Proctor &amp; Gamble<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Jennifer starts off by asking the audience (of testers), &#8220;How many of you think your CIOs care about testing?&#8221; About 5 people replied in the affirmative. She goes on to ensure the audience that they do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A key takeaway here is that speed and agility is important, not necessarily cost. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t care about the cost savings. What I want is the agility&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some additional highlights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Digital and cybersecurity are major topics in the boardroom, and disruption is affecting even large companies like P&amp;G.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Continuous testing and DevOps are crucial to accelerating software delivery and breaking down barriers to innovation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital capabilities can enable companies to acquire or divest a company or brand in months, not years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The end-to-end process of application development and testing is critical to connecting with consumers and driving innovation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There is a need to focus not just on process and cloud services but also on cost savings and accelerating sales.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Agile processes and public cloud services like AWS and Azure are becoming more prevalent in organizations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the full video:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What CIOs Really Think About Software Testing\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P4C6p0kKzLo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jennifer starts off by asking the audience (of testers), &#8220;How many of you think your CIOs care about testing?&#8221; About 5 people replied in the affirmative. 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