Summary: <p>In an episode which was two years in the making, Neil welcomes Angela Riggs to the island, for a discussion about building QA departments within an organisation: how to get buy-in for change, suggestions for “quick wins”, what can you do if you’re short of budget or people, and how to make quality a part of your company’s culture.</p> <p>Recorded on the day that the media finally decided to project the US election result, there’s an air of optimism (and a few fireworks in the background) as Angela takes us though her song selections, which include some of her karaoke favourites, some songs with strong personal connections, as well as a song which was composed during lockdown.</p> <p>This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://www.practitest.com/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=mot&utm_campaign=webinar+sponsorship&utm_content=&utm_term=nov2020">PractiTest</a>. PractiTest is an end-to-end test management solution to organize, run and visualize all your QA efforts in one centralized hub. It incorporates all testing types: manual, exploratory and automation for any testing methodology. Create a unified QA process and improve team communication with a vast array of built-in integrations, and easily extract and view valuable insights from your real time test results using advanced customizable reports and dashboards. In short, make smarter decisions and release better software, faster.</p> <p>Podcast Links:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://empiresoflight.bandcamp.com/">Empires of Light on Bandcamp</a></li> <li><a href="https://angelariggs.github.io/">Angela’s blog</a></li> <li><a href="https://angelariggs.github.io/articles/looking-for-work">Angela’s “Reverse Job Hunt”</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/AngelaRiggs_">Angela on Twitter</a></li> </ul> <p>Regular Links:</p> <ul dir="ltr"> <li>Listen to and subscribe to this podcast on<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ministry-of-testing/id1046372364?mt=2"> iTunes</a> and<a href="https://soundcloud.com/ministryoftesting"> SoundCloud</a> </li> <li><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSff4S2TMvBY-kCH0ILeU0BNykHv7adQJ6izHK7AuDP8XhO5tw/viewform">Sign up to be a guest on the show</a></li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/studleyuk/playlist/5bBsHd7Se0ZUtC7penIXPc">Testers' Island Discs playlist on Spotify</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/428032-testers-island-discs---castaway-recommendations">Testers' Island Discs reading list on Goodreads</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/TestersIsland">Follow us on Twitter</a></li> </ul>
