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STARWEST 2008
 
 
 
STARWEST 2008 Conference at-a-Glance

8:30   Tutorial Sessions (8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)
 
  Monday Full Day Tutorials   Monday Morning Tutorials
  MA   Becoming an Influential Test Team Leader
Randall Rice, Rice Consulting Services, Inc.
  MI   Becoming a Trusted Advisor to Senior Management
Lloyd Roden, Grove Consultants
  MB   Introduction to Systematic Testing
Dale Perry, Software Quality Engineering
  MJ   Reliable Test Effort Estimation
Ruud Teunissen, POLTEQ IT Services BV
  MC   The Art and Science of SOA Testing
Rizwan Mallal, Mamoon Yunus and Jason Macy, Crosscheck Networks
  MK   Using Visual Models for Test Case Design
Rob Sabourin, AmiBug.com, Inc.
  MD   Exploratory Software Testing Explained
Jonathan Kohl, Kohl Concepts, Inc.
  ML   Measurement and Metrics for Test Managers
Rick Craig, Software Quality Engineering
  ME   How to Teach Yourself Testing
James Bach, Satisfice, Inc.
  MM   Difficult Testing Questions and How to Answer Them
Michael Bolton, DevelopSense
  MF   Transition to Agile Development: A Tester’s View
Bob Hartman, Net Objectives
       
  MG   Scripting Techniques for Testers
Dion Johnson, DiJohn Innovative Consulting, Inc.
       
  MH   Key Test Design Techniques
Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering
       
  MS   Adapting to Agile
Elisabeth Hendrickson, Quality Tree Software, Inc.
       
12:00   Lunch
 
1:00   Tutorial Sessions Continue (1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
 
  Monday Full Day Tutorials   Monday Afternoon Tutorials
  MA   Becoming an Influential Test Team Leader
Randall Rice, Rice Consulting Services, Inc.
  MN   Risk-Based Testing
Julie Gardiner, Grove Consultants
  MB   Introduction to Systematic Testing
Dale Perry, Software Quality Engineering
  MO   Spend Wisely, Test Well: Making a Financial Case for Testing
Susan Herrick, EDS-Global Testing Practice
  MC   The Art and Science of SOA Testing
Rizwan Mallal and Mamoon Yunus, Crosscheck Networks
  MP   To Infinity and Beyond: Extreme Boundary Testing
Rob Sabourin, AmiBug.com
  MD   Exploratory Software Testing Explained
Jonathan Kohl, Kohl Concepts, Inc.
  MQ   The Craft of Bug Investigation
Jon Bach, Quardev, Inc.
  ME   How to Teach Yourself Testing
James Bach, Satisfice, Inc.
  MR   Managing Test Outsourcing
Martin Pol, POLTEQ IT Services BV
  MF   Transition to Agile Development: A Tester’s View
Bob Hartman, Net Objectives
       
  MG   Scripting Techniques for Testers
Dion Johnson, DiJohn Innovative Consulting, Inc.
       
  MH   Key Test Design Techniques
Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering
       
  MS   Adapting to Agile
Elisabeth Hendrickson, Quality Tree Software, Inc.
       
5:00   Certification Information Session

8:30   Tutorial Sessions (8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)
 
  Tuesday Full Day Tutorials   Tuesday Morning Tutorials
  TA   Adapting to Agile
Elisabeth Hendrickson, Quality Tree Software, Inc.
  TJ   Test Automation Patterns: Best Practices and Common Pitfalls
Gerard Meszaros, Independent Consultant
  TB   How to Build, Support, and Add Value to Your Test Team
Lloyd Roden and Julie Gardiner, Grove Consultants
  TK   High Impact Software Inspections
Ed Weller, Integrated Productivity Solutions, LLC
  TC   Essential Test Management and Planning
Rick Craig, Software Quality Engineering
  TL   Agile Defect Reporting With User Stories and Tests
Antony Marcano, testingReflections.com
  TD   Understanding Software Performance Testing
Dale Perry, Software Quality Engineering
  TM   AJAX Testing: Inside and Out
Paco Hope, Cigital
  TE   Just-In-Time Testing
Rob Sabourin, AmiBug.com, Inc.
       
  TF   Requirements-Based Testing
Richard Bender, Bender RBT, Inc.
       
  TG   Session-Based Exploratory Testing
Jon Bach, Quardev, Inc.
       
  TH   Test Process Improvement
Martin Pol and Ruud Teunissen, POLTEQ IT Services BV
       
  TI   Protecting Your Applications from Web Security Vulnerabilities
Caleb Sima, Hewlett Packard
       
  TR   Scripting Techniques for Testers
Dion Johnson, DiJohn Innovative Consulting, Inc.
       
12:00   Lunch
 
1:00   Tutorial Sessions Continue (1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
 
  Tuesday Full Day Tutorials   Tuesday Afternoon Tutorials
  TA   Adapting to Agile
Elisabeth Hendrickson, Quality Tree Software, Inc.
  TN   Introducing Keyword-Driven Test Automation
Hans Buwalda, LogiGear Corporation
  TB   How to Build, Support, and Add Value to Your Test Team
Lloyd Roden and Julie Gardiner, Grove Consultants
  TO   Essential Thinking Skills for Testers and Test Managers
Krishna Iyer and Mukesh Mulchandani, ZenTEST Labs
  TC   Essential Test Management and Planning
Rick Craig, Software Quality Engineering
  TP   Cover Your Testing Bases with the Agile Testing Quadrants
Lisa Crispin, ePlan Services, Inc.
  TD   Understanding Software Performance Testing
Dale Perry, Software Quality Engineering
  TQ   The Fundamentals of Pairwise Testing—With a Twist
Randall Rice, Rice Consulting Services, Inc.
  TE   Just-In-Time Testing
Rob Sabourin, AmiBug.com, Inc.
       
  TF   Requirements-Based Testing
Richard Bender, Bender RBT, Inc.
       
  TG   Session-Based Exploratory Testing
Jon Bach, Quardev, Inc.
       
  TH   Test Process Improvement
Martin Pol and Ruud Teunissen, POLTEQ IT Services BV
       
  TI   Protecting Your Applications from Web Security Vulnerabilities
Caleb Sima, Hewlett Packard
       
4:30   Welcome Reception—Sponsored by: Twist from ThoughtWorks (4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.)
6:00   Bonus Session—Speaking 101: tips and tricks— Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering

8:30   Opening Remarks — Conference Chair - Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering
 
8:45   Testing Lessons from Springfield—Home of the Simpsons- Rob Sabourin, AmiBug.com
 
10:00   Telling Your Exploratory Story - Jon Bach, Quardev, Inc.
 
11:00   Networking BreakVisit the Testing EXPO, 10:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
 
  Test Management Test Techniques Test Automation Personal Excellence Special Topics
11:30 W
1
The Myth of Risk Management
Pete McBreen, Software Craftsmanship, Inc.
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2
Using Failure Modes to Power up Your Testing
Dawn Haynes, PerfTestPlus, Inc.
W
3
Adventures with Test Monkeys
John Fodeh,
Hewlett-Packard
W
4
Five Things Every Tester Must Do
Julie Gardiner,
Grove Consultants
W
5
Fun with Regulated Testing
John McConda,
Moser Consulting
12:30   Lunch • Visit the Testing EXPO, 10:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
1:45 W
Great Test Teams Don’t Just Happen
Jane Fraser,
Electronic Arts
W
7
Understanding Test Coverage
Michael Bolton, DevelopSense
W
8
Automate API Tests with Windows PowerShell
Nikhil Bhandari,
Intuit
W
9
What Price Truth? When a Tester is Asked to Lie
Fiona Charles, Quality Intelligence, Inc.
W
10
The Case Against Test Cases
James Bach,
Satisfice, Inc.
                     
3:00 W
11
Test Estimation: Painful or Painless?
Lloyd Roden,
Grove Consultants
W
12
Exploratory Testing: The Next Generation
David Gorena Elizondo, Microsoft
W
13
Test Automation Techniques for Dynamic and Data Intensive Systems
Chris Condron,
The Hanover Group
W
14
Top Ten Non-Technical Skills for Better Testing
Krishna Iyer and Mukesh Mulchandani,
ZenTEST Labs
W
15
The Power of Specially Gifted Software Testers
Thorkil Sonne,
Specialisterne
4:00   Networking Break • Visit the Testing EXPO, 3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
 
4:30   Six Thinking Hats for Software Testers - Julian Harty, Google
 
5:30   Reception in the EXPO Hall5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

8:30   Branch Out Using Classification Trees - Julie Gardiner, Grove Consultants
 
  Test Management Test Techniques Test Automation The New Wave Special Topics
9:45 T
1
The Marine Corps Principles of Leadership for Testers
Rick Craig, Software Quality Engineering
T
2
Patterns and Practices for Model-Based Testing
Keith Stobie,
Microsoft
T
3
End-to-End Test Automation for Complex Systems
Thomas Thunell,
Ericsson AB
T
4
Testing AJAX Applications with Open Source Tools
Frank Cohen,
PushToTest
T
5
Man and Machine: Combining Tools with the Human Mind
Jonathan Kohl,
Kohl Concepts, Inc.
  Bonus Session—Testing Dialogues: Management Issues - 9:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Rob Sabourin, AmiBug.com and Jon Bach, Quardev, Inc.
                     
10:45   Networking Break  • Visit the Testing EXPO, 10:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
11:15 T
6
Calculate the Value of Testing: It’s Not Just About Cost
Leo van der Aalst,
Sogeti Netherlands BV
T
7
The Savvy Web Tester’s Tool Kit
Erik Petersen,
emprove
T
8
Demystifying Virtual Test Lab Management
Ian Knox,
Skytap, Inc.
T
9
Building an SOA Quality Center of Excellence
Rajeev Gupta,
iTKO LISA
T
10
Beyond Functional Testing: On to Conformance and Interoperability
Derk-Jan De Grood,
Collis
12:15   Lunch  • Visit the Testing EXPO, Meet the Speakers
 
  Test Management Test Techniques Agile Testing Performance Testing Special Topics
1:30 T
11
Managing Your Personal Stress Level
Randall Rice, Rice Consulting Services, Inc.
T
12
Reloadable Test Data for Manual Testing
Tanya Dumaresq, Macadamian Technologies, Inc.
T
13
Driving Development with Tests: ATDD and TDD
Elisabeth Hendrickson, Quality Tree Software, Inc.
T
14
Performance Engineering: More Than Just Load Testing
Rex Black, QA Software Consultant/Trainer
T
15
Test Management for Very Large Programs: A Survival Kit
Graham Thomas, Independent Consultant
2:30   Networking Break • Visit the Testing EXPO
3:00 T
16
The Three Faces of Quality: Control, Assurance, Analysis
Stephen Michaud,
Luxoft Canada
T
17
Acceptable Acceptance Testing
Grigori Melnik, Microsoft Corporation and
Jon Bach, Quardev, Inc.
T
18
Are Agile Testers Different?
Lisa Crispin,
ePlan Services, Inc.
T
19
Life as a Performance Tester
Scott Barber and
Dawn Haynes, PerfTestPlus, Inc.
T
20
Adding Measurement to Reviews
Riley Rice,
Booz Allen Hamilton
4:15   Has the Time for the Adversarial Organization Passed? - Gerard Meszaros, Independent Consultant
 
5:30   Bonus Session—Current State of the Practice of Software Testing - Panel Discussion
 
    Certification Exam

8:30   Testing Microsoft Office®: Experiences You Can Leverage to Drive Quality Upstream - Tara Roth, Microsoft
 
9:30   Networking Break
 
  Test Management Test Techniques Agile Testing Security Special Topics
10:00 F
1
Toward an Exploratory Testing Culture
Rob Sabourin,
AmiBug.com, Inc.
F
2
Truths and Myths of Static Analysis
Paul Anderson, GrammaTech
F
3
Lessons Learned in Acceptance Test-Driven Development
Antony Marcano, testingReflections.com
F
4
Automating Security Testing with cUrl and Perl
Paco Hope,
Cigital
F
5
Database Locking: What Testers Should Know, Why Testers Should Care
Justin Callison,
Luxoft Canada
                     
11:15 F
6
Quality Metrics for Testers: Evaluating Our Products, Evaluating Ourselves
Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering
F
7
A Modeling Framework for Scenario-Based Testing
Fiona Charles, Quality Intelligence, Inc.
F
8
Agile Acceptance Testing Using .NET FitNesse
Gojko Adzic, Neuri Ltd.
F
9
Integrating Security Testing into Your Process
Danny Allan, IBM Rational
F
10
Going Mobile: The New Challenges for Testers
Wayne Hom, Augmentum
1:15   Post-Conference Bonus Session—Getting Things Done—Putting the Lessons of STARWEST 2008 to work - Rob Sabourin, AmiBug.com
 
 
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