From Bug Counters to Risk Officers | Rupernita Sahoo

In this fireside chat, Rupernita Sahoo explore the fundamental shift taking place in software quality assurance. Executive teams no longer want traditional defect counts - they want QA leaders to quantify business risk, security posture, and compliance. However, many QA organizations, legacy tools, and success metrics are still anchored in the past.
This fireside chat explores how QA leaders can navigate this transition while maintaining strong operational delivery and driving greater business impact.

About the speaker:
Rupernita Sahoo is a highly dedicated technology leader and Director of QA at Mimecast, where she oversees overall IT QA operations, test environment architectures, and multi-disciplinary testing frameworks.

Connect with her on linkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rupernitasahoo/

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About The Test Tribe:
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