Melissa Tondi
Principal Consultant at Disrupt Testing
About
Melissa is a Quality Engineering leader with experience in technology operations and a deep focus on AI enablement. A longtime contributor to the technology community through speaking and writing, Melissa focuses on practical approaches to quality strategy, emerging technology adoption, and building collaborative frameworks that help teams deliver efficiently in rapidly changing environments.
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Being Nimble - The next step in Agile Testing Optimization
Description
We’ll examine how playbooks drive collaboration by ensuring the right stakeholders engage at the right moments throughout the SDLC by turning “who’s in the room” from a variable into a strategic advantage. You’ll learn practical approaches to building playbooks that support nimble pivots without sacrificing quality.
We’ll also address the reality that every Agile framework has tradeoffs. Rather than debating methodologies, this session focuses on quick diagnostic techniques to identify friction points and practical adjustments that help teams operate more efficiently within their chosen approach.
Attendees will leave with actionable strategies to strengthen team collaboration, unlock efficiency gains and critical capabilities when adaptability matters most.