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Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering |
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Lee has more than thirty-five years of experience as a consultant, instructor, author,
and information systems professional. He has held a number of technical and managerial
positions with commercial and non-profit organizations in the areas of applications
development, software testing, and software development process improvement. Lee
frequently speaks at software conferences both in the US and internationally and
currently serves as Program Chair for the Better Software Conference & EXPO,
the STAR testing conferences, and Software Quality Engineering’s new Agile
Development Practices conference. Lee is the author of A Practitioner’s Guide
to Software Test Design, a compendium of the most effective methods of
test case design. |
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Are you a new STAR speaker or aspiring to be one in the future?
Join us at this workshop on making effective conference presentations. Learn the
secrets of developing content, identifying the Big Message, preparing slides with
just the right words and images, presenting your message, handling questions from
the audience, and being ready when things go wrong. Lee Copeland, a professional
speaker since birth, shares ideas that will help you be a better speaker, no matter
what the occasion. |
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Group Discussion Facilitated by
Rob Sabourin, AmiBug.com, Inc.
Jon Bach, Quardev, Inc. |
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Rob has more than twenty-five years of management experience,
leading teams of software development professionals. A well-respected member of
the software engineering community, Rob has managed, trained, mentored, and coached
hundreds of top professionals in the field. He frequently speaks at conferences
and writes on software engineering, SQA, testing, management, and internationalization.
The author of I am a Bug!, the popular software testing children’s
book, Rob is an adjunct professor of Software Engineering at McGill University. |
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Jon is senior consultant and manager for corporate intellect
at Quardev, Inc., a Seattle outsource test lab where he manages testing projects
ranging from a few days to several months using Rapid Testing techniques. In 2000,
Jon and his brother James invented the “Session-Based Test Management”
technique for managing and measuring exploratory testing. In his thirteen years
of testing, Jon has been a test contractor, full-time test manager, and consultant
for companies such as Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard. He has written articles for
both Better Software and IEEE Computer magazines. |
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In your role as a test manager, where are you struggling? Would
you like advice from your peers and testing experts regarding your current challenges?
Testing Dialogues is a unique opportunity for you to learn from others and to share
your challenges, ideas, and solutions. Facilitated by Rob Sabourin and Jon Bach,
two noted testing professionals, this double-track session focuses on the issues
test managers face every day. You’ll shape the discussion by identifying topics
of interest, joining with others to discuss these topics, and sharing and learning.
Take this opportunity to structure your own conference session dealing with your
real-life issues. |
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Ross has helped clients avoid literally billions in costs, reduce time to market
(sometimes radically), and significantly improve quality. Ross practice�s Collard's first
law of consulting: make your client look like a hero, or at least sleep better at night.
He strives to improve clients' ability to meet their goals, both personal and professional.
Clients have included leading firms in several fields, for example: ADP, Alcatel, American Express,
Anheuser-Busch, Apple, AT&T, Bank of America, Bell Labs, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Cisco,
Computer Associates, Dell, EDS, Exxon, General Electric, Goldman Sachs, Google, Hewlett-Packard,
Hughes Aircraft, IBM, Intel, Intuit, JP Morgan Chase, Merck, Microsoft, Motorola, Nortel,
Novartis, Novell, Procter & Gamble, Prudential, Qualcom, SIAC, Siemens, State Farm and Verizon.
Government clients have included the CIA, NASA, Federal Reserve Bank, Social Security Administration,
State of California and the U.S. Air Force. |
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There's a great deal of buzz about the future of software testing
and quality. It is natural to speculate about innovations, trends and blind alleys—realistically,
what works and what does not. Before we can understand where we are likely to be
going or where we want to be, it helps to have a realistic sense of where we are
today. This facilitated bonus session will be a hearty and illuminating exchange
of ideas. |
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Group Discussion Facilitated by
Rob Sabourin, AmiBug.com,
Inc. |
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Rob has more than twenty-five years of management experience,
leading teams of software development professionals. A well-respected member of
the software engineering community, Rob has managed, trained, mentored, and coached
hundreds of top professionals in the field. He frequently speaks at conferences
and writes on software engineering, SQA, testing, management, and internationalization.
The author of I am a Bug!, the popular software testing children’s
book, Rob is an adjunct professor of Software Engineering at McGill University. |
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With so many presentations and so much to offer, STARWEST
2008 is committed to helping you put new information and techniques into practice.
Stay after the conference concludes for a facilitated workshop with Rob Sabourin
to help you integrate ideas and organize a plan of action. Participants’ input
will define the issues and agenda topics. |
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