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8:30 |
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Tutorial Sessions (8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.) |
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Monday Full Day Tutorials |
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Monday Morning Tutorials |
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MA |
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Becoming an Influential Test Team Leader Randall Rice, Rice Consulting Services, Inc. |
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MI |
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Becoming a Trusted Advisor to Senior Management Lloyd Roden, Grove Consultants |
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MB |
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Introduction to Systematic Testing Dale Perry, Software Quality Engineering |
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MJ |
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Reliable Test Effort Estimation Ruud Teunissen, POLTEQ IT Services BV |
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MC |
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The Art and Science of SOA Testing Rizwan Mallal, Mamoon Yunus and Jason Macy, Crosscheck Networks |
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MK |
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Using Visual Models for Test Case Design Rob Sabourin, AmiBug.com, Inc. |
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MD |
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Exploratory Software Testing Explained Jonathan Kohl, Kohl Concepts, Inc. |
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ML |
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Measurement and Metrics for Test Managers Rick Craig, Software Quality Engineering |
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ME |
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How to Teach Yourself Testing James Bach, Satisfice, Inc. |
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MM |
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Difficult Testing Questions and How to Answer Them Michael Bolton, DevelopSense |
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MF |
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Transition to Agile Development: A Tester’s View Bob Hartman, Net Objectives |
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MG |
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Scripting Techniques for Testers Dion Johnson, DiJohn Innovative Consulting, Inc. |
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MH |
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Key Test Design Techniques Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering |
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MS |
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Adapting to Agile Elisabeth Hendrickson, Quality Tree Software, Inc. |
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12:00 |
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Lunch |
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1:00 |
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Tutorial Sessions Continue (1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.) |
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Monday Full Day Tutorials |
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Monday Afternoon Tutorials |
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MA |
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Becoming an Influential Test Team Leader Randall Rice, Rice Consulting Services, Inc. |
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MN |
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Risk-Based Testing Julie Gardiner, Grove Consultants |
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MB |
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Introduction to Systematic Testing Dale Perry, Software Quality Engineering |
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MO |
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Spend Wisely, Test Well: Making a Financial Case for Testing Susan Herrick, EDS-Global Testing Practice |
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MC |
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The Art and Science of SOA Testing Rizwan Mallal and Mamoon Yunus, Crosscheck Networks |
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MP |
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To Infinity and Beyond: Extreme Boundary Testing Rob Sabourin, AmiBug.com |
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MD |
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Exploratory Software Testing Explained Jonathan Kohl, Kohl Concepts, Inc. |
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MQ |
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The Craft of Bug Investigation Jon Bach, Quardev, Inc. |
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ME |
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How to Teach Yourself Testing James Bach, Satisfice, Inc. |
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MR |
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Managing Test Outsourcing Martin Pol, POLTEQ IT Services BV |
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MF |
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Transition to Agile Development: A Tester’s View Bob Hartman, Net Objectives |
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MG |
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Scripting Techniques for Testers Dion Johnson, DiJohn Innovative Consulting, Inc. |
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MH |
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Key Test Design Techniques Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering |
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MS |
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Adapting to Agile Elisabeth Hendrickson, Quality Tree Software, Inc. |
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5:00 |
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Certification Information Session |
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8:30 |
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Tutorial Sessions (8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.) |
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Tuesday Full Day Tutorials |
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Tuesday Morning Tutorials |
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TA |
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Adapting to Agile Elisabeth Hendrickson, Quality Tree Software, Inc. |
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TJ |
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Test Automation Patterns: Best Practices and Common Pitfalls Gerard Meszaros, Independent Consultant |
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TB |
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How to Build, Support, and Add Value to Your Test Team Lloyd Roden and Julie Gardiner, Grove Consultants |
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TK |
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High Impact Software Inspections Ed Weller, Integrated Productivity Solutions, LLC |
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TC |
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Essential Test Management and Planning Rick Craig, Software Quality Engineering |
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TL |
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Agile Defect Reporting With User Stories and Tests Antony Marcano, testingReflections.com |
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TD |
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Understanding Software Performance Testing Dale Perry, Software Quality Engineering |
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TM |
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AJAX Testing: Inside and Out Paco Hope, Cigital |
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Just-In-Time Testing Rob Sabourin, AmiBug.com, Inc. |
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Requirements-Based Testing Richard Bender, Bender RBT, Inc. |
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Session-Based Exploratory Testing Jon Bach, Quardev, Inc. |
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Test Process Improvement Martin Pol and Ruud Teunissen, POLTEQ IT Services BV |
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TI |
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Protecting Your Applications from Web Security Vulnerabilities Caleb Sima, Hewlett Packard |
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Scripting Techniques for Testers Dion Johnson, DiJohn Innovative Consulting, Inc. |
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12:00 |
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Lunch |
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1:00 |
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Tutorial Sessions Continue (1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.) |
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Tuesday Full Day Tutorials |
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Tuesday Afternoon Tutorials |
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TA |
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Adapting to Agile Elisabeth Hendrickson, Quality Tree Software, Inc. |
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TN |
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Introducing Keyword-Driven Test Automation Hans Buwalda, LogiGear Corporation |
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TB |
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How to Build, Support, and Add Value to Your Test Team Lloyd Roden and Julie Gardiner, Grove Consultants |
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TO |
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Essential Thinking Skills for Testers and Test Managers Krishna Iyer and Mukesh Mulchandani, ZenTEST Labs |
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TC |
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Essential Test Management and Planning Rick Craig, Software Quality Engineering |
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TP |
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Cover Your Testing Bases with the Agile Testing Quadrants Lisa Crispin, ePlan Services, Inc. |
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TD |
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Understanding Software Performance Testing Dale Perry, Software Quality Engineering |
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TQ |
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The Fundamentals of Pairwise Testing—With a Twist Randall Rice, Rice Consulting Services, Inc. |
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Just-In-Time Testing Rob Sabourin, AmiBug.com, Inc. |
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TF |
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Requirements-Based Testing Richard Bender, Bender RBT, Inc. |
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TG |
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Session-Based Exploratory Testing Jon Bach, Quardev, Inc. |
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Test Process Improvement Martin Pol and Ruud Teunissen, POLTEQ IT Services BV |
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Protecting Your Applications from Web Security Vulnerabilities Caleb Sima, Hewlett Packard |
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4:30 |
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Welcome Reception—Sponsored by: Twist from ThoughtWorks (4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.) |
6:00 |
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Bonus Session—Speaking 101: tips and tricks— Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering |
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8:30 |
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Opening Remarks — Conference Chair - Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering |
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8:45 |
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Testing Lessons from Springfield—Home of the Simpsons- Rob Sabourin, AmiBug.com |
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10:00 |
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Telling Your Exploratory Story - Jon Bach, Quardev, Inc. |
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11:00 |
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Networking Break • Visit the Testing EXPO, 10:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
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Test Management |
Test Techniques |
Test Automation |
Personal Excellence |
Special Topics |
11:30 |
W 1 |
The Myth of Risk Management Pete McBreen, Software Craftsmanship, Inc. |
W 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 |
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Lunch • Visit the Testing EXPO, 10:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
1:45 |
W 6 |
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. |
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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 |
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Networking Break • Visit the Testing EXPO, 3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. |
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4:30 |
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Six Thinking Hats for Software Testers - Julian Harty, Google |
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5:30 |
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Reception in the EXPO Hall, 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. |
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8:30 |
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Branch Out Using Classification Trees - Julie Gardiner, Grove Consultants |
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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. |
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Bonus Session—Testing Dialogues: Management Issues - 9:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Rob Sabourin, AmiBug.com and Jon Bach, Quardev, Inc. |
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10:45 |
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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 |
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Lunch • Visit the Testing EXPO, Meet the Speakers |
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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 |
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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 |
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Has the Time for the Adversarial Organization Passed? - Gerard Meszaros, Independent Consultant |
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5:30 |
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Bonus Session—Current State of the Practice of Software Testing - Panel Discussion |
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Certification Exam |
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8:30 |
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Testing Microsoft Office®: Experiences You Can Leverage to Drive Quality Upstream - Tara Roth, Microsoft |
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9:30 |
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Networking Break |
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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 |
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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 |
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Post-Conference Bonus Session—Getting Things Done—Putting the Lessons of STARWEST 2008 to work - Rob Sabourin, AmiBug.com |
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