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Chris Bushell

ThoughtWorks

A lead consultant at ThoughtWorks, Chris Bushell has a wide variety of roles including software developer, architect, test automation specialist, agile coach, and trainer. Chris has more than ten years of industry experience working in finance, retail, telecoms, and mobile in the U.K., Australia, and the U.S. Passionate about software development process and technology, he is an advocate of using open source software for building simple solutions to complex problems. Chris is an active member of the local software development community wherever he's based. Contact Chris on Twitter @chrisbushelloz, by email at [email protected], or converse with him face-to-face.

Speaker Presentations
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 - 3:00pm
Test Automation
Test Automation for Packaged Systems: Yes, You Can!

Today, most businesses are heavily dependent on packaged systems, sometimes called commercial off-the-shelf software, for large parts of their operation. Highly-customizable packages such as BMC’s Remedy, Oracle's Maxim, and many others run the show at many of the world’s largest companies. While offering many features and feature options, these packages provide rich software development environments and a “configuration” that is a highly complex programming exercise.