

Break Point
Lauren McManamon
Break Point is the podcast for ServiceNow admins, developers, and builders of all skill levels. Join your host, Sr. Developer Advocate Lauren McManamon. She talks to ServiceNow product managers and developers about the Now Platform features, customers to discuss apps they've built, interesting people in the ServiceNow ecosystem, and others about career tips to take your developer career higher. Take a break with Break Point.
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Jun 15, 2022 • 25min
NextGen Program with Tracy Miller
We all know the ServiceNow ecosystem needs more developers and admins. Well, this time I talk to someone to share information about a program that can change the lives of your friends and family. Topics 00:00 Welcome and introductions 02:46 NextGen program overview 05:48 Program structure 08:51 Approach 12:24 Communities 13:27 Resources 14:59 Listener action item 16:14 Backgrounds 19:54 A little history 20:52 Instructors 22:13 Contact info 23:26 Outro Links Email tracy.miller@servicenow.com NextGen Program application NextGen Email nextgen@servicenow.com LinkedIn Check out the other ServiceNow podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 1, 2022 • 42min
Career Conversation with Mark Scott - Your Resume
Often times, the first thing a potential employer learns about you is by looking at your resume. In this episode, I'm joined by a special guest to discuss some basic ways to make your resume more effective. Topics 00:00 Welcome/Introduction 01:25 Starting with the basics 10:43 Does it belong? 19:25 Source material 25:54 Not a lot of experience 29:03 What are the goals 32:27 Social media 40:04 Contact info 40:33 Outro Links Sample resume LinkedIn Twitter YouTube Check out the other ServiceNow podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 18, 2022 • 27min
Career Conversation with Michael Lombardo - A CEOs perspective
Have you ever wanted to ask a CEO what they look for when hiring developer talent? Our guest today gives us HIS insight on this and more. Topics 00:00 Welcome/Introduction 04:03 Going from Architect to CEO 06:44 Basis for success 09:57 Words of advice 16:59 About experienced full-stack developers? 19:35 What skills does a CEO look for 22:29 Career highlight 25:37 Contact info 26:10 Outro Links Email info@glidefast.com YouTube LinkedIn Check out the other ServiceNow podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 4, 2022 • 39min
Career Conversation with Lauren McManamon - Be You
Being your authentic self at work is important, and showing it can really open up career opportunities for you. Our guest today has some stories about how this worked for her. Topics 00:00 Introduction/Welcome 05:15 How she found ServiceNow 07:49 How ServiceNow changed her career 12:00 Tips on doing demos 15:40 It’s all about the audience 16:28 What do you do? 18:46 Dealing with assumptions 21:14 The best part of the job 25:24 A tough challenge 31:28 Words of advice 36:44 Outro Links Twitter LinkedIn Check out the other ServiceNow podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 20, 2022 • 45min
Career Conversation with Robert Fedoruk - Blaze Your Own Path
One question we get a lot is developers asking for a roadmap to success. My guest this time gives his insight to how you can get there… and it may not be the answer you expect. Topics 00:00 Welcome and introduction 07:06 The mythical roadmap 08:34 The fallacy of the golden path 10:47 The fallacy of the “efficient learner” 12:36 The necessity fo failure 16:13 The fallacy of future maximization 17:36 Niches are riches 20:50 The volume of space 27:01 Just Build It 29:00 Recognizing the problem 36:13 Infinitely transferrable 39:01 The legend of Ana Tomboulian 40:16 Words of advice 43:33 Outro Links LinkedIn Website Twitter Email rob@theduke.digital Check out the other ServiceNow podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 6, 2022 • 25min
RPA Hub with Prasad Velamuri
What do you do when you've got an application that only works under human power? It's got no APIs, yet you still need to automate a process involving this software. Well, we've got an answer for you on this episode of Break Point. Topics 00:00 Welcome/introductions 03:15 What is RPA Hub 06:07 Components of RPA Hub 08:33 The ServiceNow instance 11:35 Communications between instance and bots 15:30 Example use cases 19:01 The roadmap 23:31 Contact info 24:04 Outro Links LinkedIn Check out the other ServiceNow podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 23, 2022 • 35min
Decision Builder with Julia Perlis
Want to reduce maintenance time on your instance changes? Data-driven design is the key. Julia Perlis joins me to talk about decision tables and the updates to Decision Builder in the San Diego release. Topics 00:00 Welcome/Introductions 04:22 Decision tables 14:29 Before decision tables existed 16:28 Decision Builder 21:20 Compatibility 23:10 V2 Availability and features 28:29 The roadmap 32:36 Contact info 33:43 Outro Links Email julia.perlis@servicenow.com Academy Session #10: Getting Started with Decision Builder Decision Builder with Julia Perlis - Creator Toolbox LinkedIn Profile Check out the other ServiceNow podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 9, 2022 • 35min
San Diego Dev Features with Chiarng Lin
With so many new features and enhancements in the San Diego release, it's easy to miss some of the things in the tools we use every day. Join me as I talk to Chairng Lin, Sr. Principal Product Manager at ServiceNow about the developer tools and what's new in San Diego. Topics 00:00 Welcome/introductions 03:18 Application authoring and deployment 06:08 Migrate legacy apps to leverage CI/CD 09:31 Diff based updates 11:30 On-prem app repo 13:07 Studio updates 15:17 Clone Management Console 19:48 ATF Updates 23:39 Future roadmap 25:22 ServiceNow hosted browsers 28:39 Next Experience and ATF 29:54 Upgrade plans 32:13 Contact info 33:27 Outro Links LinkedIn Email: chairng.lin@servicenow.com Check out the other ServiceNow podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 23, 2022 • 38min
San Diego Flow Designer with Brian Bimschleger
Hey Fladvocates – Are you ready? Flow Designer has several new features in the San Diego release and I've got a product manager making another appearance to tell us all about it in this episode. Topics 00:00 Welcome/Introduction 03:42 Error Handling 10:03 Save as template 16:38 Flow Diagrammer 24:08 Roadmap 35:26 Contact info 36:13 Outro Links LinkedIn Email Twitter @bimschleger Check out the other ServiceNow podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 9, 2022 • 48min
Let's talk San Diego Platform Features with Andrew Barnes
Every six month's ServiceNow has a new major family release and as developers, you've got early access to these releases. Well it's that time of year again when we explore the cool new toys you get to explore. Join Andrew Barnes and me as we discuss a few of our favorites in the San Diego release. Topics 00:00 Welcome/introduction 05:06 Application Templates 10:02 Form builder 12:16 PAD and Decision Builder 15:23 UI Builder JSON Editor 18:35 UI Builder Repeater 19:58 ATF Breakpoints 24:22 ATF pause before rollback 26:02 Catalog order guide sequencing 27:15 Studio stashing improvement 29:34 Studio app repo improvement 31:06 Flow Designer 33:05 Flow Diagrammer 35:57 Flow try/catch 37:42 Integration Hub Imports Excel in AES 39:58 Next Experience 46:09 Contact info 46:27 Outro Links LinkedIn Mail - andrew.barnes@servicenow.com Twitter Check out the other ServiceNow podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.