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From Mindset to Metrics: How Test Data Management Accelerates DevOps Transformation with Real‑World Results

In this talk, they will share the journey of implementing a Test Data Management (TDM) service using icaria TDM within a large organisation moving toward a DevOps model. As teams accelerate delivery, embrace continuous testing, and gain autonomy, effective TDM becomes essential to enable progress rather than limit it. They will describe how adopting modern TDM practices required mindset shift, helping teams rethink their relationship with test data and promoting transparency, collaboration, and shared ownership of quality. TDM strengthened DevOps principles by enabling earlier testing, reducing dependencies, and supporting continuous feedback, especially for PLST.

They will walk through the end‑to‑end preparation of requirements, from identifying and prioritising the real needs of different teams to designing a service model that integrates icaria TDM into existing workflows. A key part of this journey was close collaboration with an external partner, showing how working with a specialised product team can accelerate adoption and ensure alignment with internal processes and long‑term goals. They will also present a successfully delivered use case, highlighting the KPIs used to measure impact and how reliable test data improved efficiency and enabled faster feedback.

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Virginia Caravaca

Virginia Caravaca is a QA expert with 11+ years of experience collaborating with customers and cross-functional teams to strengthen quality practices. She views quality as a mindset that guides how teams build, learn, and innovate. As Service Lead for a Test Data Management initiative, she has led the deployment, integration, and use‑case‑driven adoption of the Icaria TDM platform within Nespresso, acting as integrator from SQLI Spain. Her current focus is delivering consistent, reliable test data that supports efficient, high‑value testing and helps teams elevate their quality standards with confidence

Laura Rodriguez

Laura Rodríguez has over 15 years of experience in QA and Testing, witnessing how quality evolved from a final checkpoint to a shared responsibility across the delivery lifecycle. She has helped teams shift from heavy manual testing to automation‑first approaches, embedding quality early through shift‑left practices. Her work focuses on integrating QA into DevOps, building fast feedback loops, and preventing issues rather than detecting them late. With a strong agile mindset, she has led multicultural teams as a facilitator and enabler, guiding them through change and promoting more scalable, sustainable, and quality‑driven ways of working effectively.