Mobile Untethered: Lessons Learned without the Wires
Are you looking for insight into real-life companies and how “going mobile” has changed the roles for developers and testers in their organizations? Jennifer Bonine and Rick Faulise share strategies that have worked—and not worked—for organizations. What do you, as a developer or tester, need to think about when you move into mobile web and mobile apps? It is important to understand the changes required in your skillset and to keep up to date on what organizations are looking for in their resources as they embark on their mobile strategies. Jennifer and Rick explore the state of mobile technology, focus on the software quality challenges it poses, and offer ways to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of mobile testing. They discuss how to integrate the mobile testing effort into the overall testing process. Together, they offer a focused look at the automation of mobile testing—the needs, the options, and the tools. At the end of the session, join Jennifer and Rick for a live demonstration of a mobile test automation approach.
VP of global delivery and solutions for tap|QA, Inc., Jennifer Bonine began her career in consulting, implementing large ERP solutions. Jennifer has held executive level positions leading development, quality assurance and testing, organizational development, and process improvement teams for Fortune 500 companies in several domains. In her career, she has had several opportunities to build global teams from the ground up and has been fortunate to see how many of the world’s top companies operate from the C-Suite viewpoint.
Delivery director Rick Faulise has been working in the automated testing space for eighteen years—managing teams building fully automated test suites and pioneering new automation technologies. He has worked to expand automation capabilities outside standard methodologies and into new platforms—mobile devices, streaming devices, TVs, and autos. With his management experience Rick has successfully integrated QA activities throughout the entire development lifecycle. He is well versed in implementing and defining CI processes for clients across multiple industries and platforms.