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Inside the outer loop

Together with industry leaders and experts, the Curiosity team uncovers actionable strategies to navigate the outer loop of software delivery, streamline test data management, and elevate software quality!

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Inside the outer loop: AI's role in the future of software delivery
Editor's Choice
Artificial Intelligence
Software Delivery
October 22nd, 2024
30
AI's role in the future of software delivery

In this episode, Rich Jordan and James Walker are joined by special guest Sergio Freire, Director of Solution Architecture, Test Management at Xray and TestRail. Together, they discuss the future of testing, software delivery and the impact of artificial intelligence.

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Inside the outer loop: Why quality is an end-to-end process
Quality Engineering
December 30th, 2024
33
Why quality is an end-to-end process

In this episode, Rich Jordan and James Walker are joined by special guest Anand Bagmar, a software quality evangelist with 25 years of experience in software testing. Together, they discuss Anand's journey into the testing field and his philosophy of being a 'quality bartender'.

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Inside the outer loop: From manual to automation
Software Delivery
Quality Engineering
December 19th, 2024
32
From manual to automation

In this episode, Rich Jordan and James Walker are joined by special guest Jim Hazen, seasoned test automation architect and quality consultant. Together, they discuss the evolution of testing and the challenges faced in the industry.

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Inside the outer loop: Building tools to solve tester's problems
Artificial Intelligence
Quality Engineering
November 4th, 2024
31
Building tools to solve tester's problems

In this episode, Rich Jordan and James Walker are joined by special guest Sanjay Kumar, Founder & Creator of SelectorsHub. Together, they discuss Sanjay's journey developing tools for the testing community and his mission to solve quality problems.

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Inside the outer loop, The role of technology in banking
Software Delivery
October 7th, 2024
29
The role of technology in banking

In this episode, Rich Jordan and Ben Riley are joined by special guest Felipe Fabricio, Software Engineer & Global Young Leader at Santander. Together, they discuss the challenges of implementing change in large financial service organisations and the need for careful planning and communication.

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Inside the outer loop, Artificial intelligence & testing
Artificial Intelligence
Quality Engineering
September 23th, 2024
28
Artificial intelligence & testing

In this episode, Rich Jordan and James Walker are joined by special guest Daniel Nilsson, Co-Founder & Managing Director of Test Scouts. Together, they discuss AI and testing, focusing on how testers can improve the quality of AI systems and the tools that can enable them to do so.

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Inside the outer loop, The evolution of quality engineering
Software Delivery
Quality Engineering
September 9th, 2024
27
The evolution of quality engineering

In this episode, Rich Jordan and James Walker are joined by special guest Phil Royston, CEO & Founder of Tesena. Together, they discuss the evolution of quality engineering as a role and why continuous improvement is essential in the software testing industry.

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Inside the outer loop, Addressing outer loop productivity blockers
Software Delivery
Quality Engineering
August 19th, 2024
26
Addressing outer loop productivity blockers

In this episode, Rich Jordan and James Walker are joined by special guest Nishil Patel, CEO & Founder of BetterBugs. Together, they discuss the evolution of quality engineering and the importance of taking a holistic approach to outer loop quality.

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Inside the outer loop: How to build a successful QA team
Software Delivery
Quality Engineering
August 7th, 2024
25
How to build a successful QA team

In this episode, Rich Jordan and Ben Riley are joined by special guest Natalie Cole, a Software QE Manager and Quality Advocate. Together, they discuss the people, processes, and technology involved in building a successful QA team!

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Inside the outer loop: How to manage IT technical debt
Software Delivery
July 24th, 2024
24
How to manage IT technical debt

In this episode, Rich Jordan and Huw Price are joined by Marcel Mersie, Technical Lead and Executive Advisor to the Dutch Tax Administration. Together, they discuss why effective communication, collaboration, documentation, and modelling are crucial for managing IT technical debt and knowledge transfer.

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Inside the outer loop: Risk-based quality engineering & traceability
Software Delivery
Quality Engineering
July 11th, 2024
23
Risk-based quality engineering & traceability

In this episode, Rich Jordan and Huw Price are joined by Adam Sandman, CEO & Founder of Inflectra. Together, they explore the continuous evolution of quality engineering, highlighting critical aspects like traceability, auditability, risk-based testing and regulatory compliance.

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Inside the outer loop: A holistic approach to quality
Quality Engineering
June 26th, 2024
22
A holistic approach to quality

In this episode, the Curiosity team, Ben Riley, James Walker and Paul Wright, talk about the importance of decoding the software development life cycle and how to foster a holistic approach to quality.

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Inside the outer loop: Testing & community-driven quality
Quality Engineering
June 12th, 2024
21
Testing & community-driven quality

In this episode, the Curiosity team, Ben Riley, Rich Jordan and Mantas Dvareckas, discuss the value of different methods of testing, community-driven quality and continuous learning.

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Inside the outer loop: Overcoming test quality challenges
Quality Engineering
Artificial Intelligence
May 29th, 2024
20
Overcoming test quality challenges

In this episode, Curiosity's Rich Jordan and James Walker, are joined by Tom Riglar, Co-Founder & CEO at Moropo. Together, they discuss the quality, automation and artificial intelligence challenges enterprises are facing, and their potential solutions.

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IT procurement challenges uncovered with John Matthews
Software Delivery
May 15th, 2024
19
IT procurement challenges
In this episode, Curiosity's Rich Jordan and Huw Price, are joined by John Matthews, Director at Arish Consulting. Together, they discuss the impact of quality, speed, and cost in software delivery and the organisational challenges of IT procurement.
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Organisational challenges in defining quality with Chris Harbert - Inside The Outer Loop
Quality Engineering
April 29th, 2024
18
Organisational challenges in defining quality
In this episode, Curiosity's Rich Jordan and James Walker, are joined by Chris Harbert, Founder & CEO of Testery. Together, they discuss organisational challenges in defining quality and the impact of AI on quality efforts.
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Building Quality Requirements with Colin Hammond - Inside The Outer Loop
Quality Engineering
Software Delivery
April 17th, 2024
17
Building quality requirements
In this episode, Curiosity's Rich Jordan and James Walker, are joined by Colin Hammond, CEO of ScopeMaster. Together, they discuss the importance of requirement analysis, quality, and sizing in agile software development.
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Tips for Public Speaking & Presenting with Lina Deatherage - Inside The Outer Loop
Software Delivery
April 3rd, 2024
16
Tips for public speaking & presenting
In this episode, the Curiosity team, Rich Jordan, Ben Riley and Lina Deatherage, discuss their latest webinar and share tips for public speaking and preparing for live presentations.
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The Future of AI Co-Pilots with Mark Winteringham - Inside the outer loop
Artificial Intelligence
March 19th, 2024
15
The future of AI co-pilots
In this episode, Curiosity's Rich Jordan and James Walker, are joined by Mark Winteringham, author of "AI-Assisted Testing". Together they reflect on their experience with AI, the effect it has had on software quality and testing, and the future of AI Co-Pilots.
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AI-Powered Testing Practices with Alex Martins - Inside the outer loop
Artificial Intelligence
Software Delivery
March 6th, 2024
14
AI-powered testing practices
In this episode, the Curiosity team, Rich Jordan and Ben Johnson-Ward, are joined by Alex Martins, VP of Strategy at Katalon, to discuss the implications and challenges of AI-Powered Testing.
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Learning from Software Failures with Paul Wright - Inside the outer loop
Software Delivery
Quality Engineering
February 20th, 2024
13
Learning from software failures
In this episode, the Curiosity team, Rich Jordan, Ben Riley and Paul Wright, discuss their learning, experimentations and experiences with failures.
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The Legacy System Conundrum with Nalin Parbhu - Inside the outer loop
Quality Engineering
Software Delivery
January 20th, 2024
12
The legacy system conundrum
In this episode, our hosts are joined by Nalin Parbhu, Founder & CEO at Infuse, together they discuss digital transformation challenges for organisations struggling with legacy systems, limited budgets, and a reactive approach to change.
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Understanding Value Streams with Chris Dutta - Inside the outer loop
Software Delivery
December 1st, 2023
11
Understanding value streams
In this episode, our hosts are joined by Chris Dutta, Co-Founder and Head of Consulting at Dragonfly, together they explore the exponential business and quality benefits of implementing value stream management.
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Improving Enterprise Wide Collaboration with Chros Rowett - Inside the outer loop
Software Delivery
November 22nd, 2023
10
Improving enterprise wide collaboration
In this follow-up episode with Chris Rowett, our hosts explore the ways performance metrics can be used to improve enterprise wide collaboration, and in turn, enhance both the speed and quality of software delivery!
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Transforming Large Organisations with Chris Rowett - Inside the outer loop
Software Delivery
November 8th, 2023
9
Transforming large organisations
In this episode, our hosts are joined by Chris Rowett, DevOps & Digital Transformation Leader, together they explore the challenges associated with bringing change to large organisations!
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The Liberated Tester's Mindset with Gunesh Patil - Inside the outer loop
Quality Engineering
September 27th, 2023
8
The liberated tester's mindset
In this follow-up episode with Gunesh Patil, The Liberated Tester, Rich and Gunesh share their insights into what it means to be a liberated tester and how they approached the adoption of agile methodologies!
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The Model-Based Tester's Journey with Gunesh Patil - Inside the outer loop
Software Delivery
Quality Engineering
September 14th, 2023
7
The model-based tester's journey
In this episode, our hosts are joined by Gunesh Patil, Senior Technical Lead at Ushur, together, they share their experience with model-based testing and how they championed DaveOps for version release and change management!
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The Impact of Virtualisation in Testing with John Power - Inside the outer loop
Quality Engineering
August 1st, 2023
6
The impact of virtualisation in testing

In this episode, our hosts are joined by John Power, CEO of Ostia Solutions, together they share their experience with virtualisation in testing!

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Critical Thinking in Test Design with Paul Gerrard - Inside the outer loop
Quality Engineering
July 6th, 2023
5
Critical thinking in test design

In this episode, Paul Gerrard, award-winning software engineering consultant, author and coach, brings his experience to the podcast! Together with our hosts, they discusses the difficulties of organisational hierarchies and how to identify stakeholders.

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Aligning Testing to Quality with Marcus Merrell - Inside the outer loop
Quality Engineering
Software Delivery
June 7th, 2023
4
Aligning testing to quality
In this episode, Marcus Merrell, Vice President of Technology at Sauce Labs, bring his experience to the podcast! Together we discuss the lack of innovation in the testing space over the last 20 years, and why testing should be at the centre of quality efforts.
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Bad Data in Software Delivery - Inside the outer loop
Test Data Management
Software Delivery
May 18th, 2023
3
Bad data in software delivery
In this episode, Rich Jordan & Huw Price explore the concept of the data gambler and sceptic, the tension of using commercially live data in software delivery, and why ultimately it's all about the data as without test data there is no testing!
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GDPR & Software Delivery with Tom Pryce - Inside the outer loop
Test Data Management
Software Delivery
April 26th, 2023
2
GDPR & software delivery
In this episode, Rich Jordan, Huw Price and our first guest Tom Pryce, Communications Manager at Curiosity Software, discuss the implications of GDPR for software testing and delivery!
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Organisational Change - Inside the outer loop
Software Delivery
March 29th, 2023
1
Organisational change
In this pilot episode, Rich Jordan and Huw Price outline their 50+ combined years of experience, what to expect from this new podcast and invite you to join the conversation!
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Who's in the loop?

Inside the outer loop, hosted by the Curiosity team! Together with guests, we uncover actionable strategies to navigate the outer loop of software delivery, streamline test data management, and elevate software quality!

James Walker - Curiosity Software CEO

James Walker

Co-Founder & CEO
James Walker is the Co-Founder and CEO of Curiosity Software, where he works with a range of organisations to identify and resolve their quality needs.
Huw Price - Curiosity Software

Huw Price

Chairman & Co-Founder
Described as “the Godfather of test data”. Huw is a serial test data inventor, and has worked with the world’s largest organisations.
Ben Riley - Curiosity Software

Ben Riley

Chief Product Officer
Ben brings over 15 years of DevOps and Continuous Testing experience, having worked worldwide to remove bottlenecks in enterprise DevOps pipelines.

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