Pre-Conference Training

Enhance your conference experience by attending one of our pre-conference training classes. Taught by industry leaders with years of practical experience, combining training and the conference is the best way to maximize your learning experience.

*NOTE: Training classes at STAREAST can also be attended without a full conference registration by visiting SQETraining.com.

Agile Tester Certification (2-Day)

Dawn Haynes

Sunday, May 3, 2015 - 8:30am - Monday, May 4, 2015 - 4:30pm

Dawn Haynes

Agile software practices are being employed within many development organizations worldwide, and as a result, many testers struggle to understand the agile development process and their place in it. In Agile Tester Certification, both novice and experienced testers learn the fundamentals of agile development, the role of the tester in the agile team, and the agile testing processes. Learn technical and team skills testers need for success in the world of agile development, as well as the techniques of Test-Driven Development (TDD), Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD) and Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) during this two-day course. All participants are expected to have experience in or knowledge of agile development fundamentals.

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Fundamentals of Agile Certification—ICAgile (2-Day)

Jeffery Payne

Sunday, May 3, 2015 - 8:30am - Monday, May 4, 2015 - 4:30pm

Jeffery Payne

Fundamentals of Agile Certification—ICAgile presents a roadmap for getting started with agile and practical advice for the journey. You will learn what agile is all about, why agile works, and how to effectively plan and develop software using agile principles, as well as ways to avoid the common mistakes of agile adopters. Upon completion of this two-day course, successful attendees will be certified by the International Consortium of Agile (ICAgile), awarded the ICAgile Professional designation, and be listed on the ICAgile website. This class is a prerequisite course to any of the ICAgile tracks.

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Mobile Application Testing (2-Day)

Max Saperstone

Sunday, May 3, 2015 - 8:30am - Monday, May 4, 2015 - 4:30pm

Max Saperstone

Many testers attempt to apply what they know to mobile testing, and while that may work for some functional testing, it often leaves many critical features untested. Critical errors that go untested can mean a swift end to a mobile application. Learning how to identify common issues in mobile applications and how to test the unique aspects of a mobile application is the only way to be truly successful. This course will cover usability across multiple platforms and resolutions, network and security testing, creating application unit tests, mobile UI automation, and performance testing for various devices over various networks and carriers.

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Mastering HP LoadRunner® for Performance Testing (2-Day)

Wilson Mar

Sunday, May 3, 2015 - 8:30am - Monday, May 4, 2015 - 4:30pm

Wilson Mar

This hands-on tutorial provides students with the knowledge and skills to use the latest testing tools provided by HP to validate decisions and improve software performance. Creating and managing lab environments will be discussed within the context of test planning and execution. By the end of the course, students are equipped to begin planning the implementation of LoadRunner® and Performance Center for improving testing practices within their organizations.More information

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Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level (3-Day)

Claire Lohr

Sunday, May 3, 2015 - 8:30am - Tuesday, May 5, 2015 - 4:30pm

Claire Lohr

Delivered by leading experts in the testing industry, Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level is an accredited training course to prepare you for the ISTQB® Certified Tester—Foundation Level exam. ISTQB® is the only internationally accepted certification for software testing and has granted more than 380,000 certifications in more than 100 countries around the world. In this three-day course, you’ll learn the basic skills required of a software test professional and how testing fits into software development. This course is appropriate for those new to the testing profession and those seeking ISTQB® certification in software testing.

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Real-World Software Testing with Microsoft Visual Studio® (3-Day)

Richard Hundhausen

Sunday, May 3, 2015 - 8:30am - Tuesday, May 5, 2015 - 5:00pm

Richard Hundhausen

Enable High-Quality Software through Visual Studio® Testing Tools
This course provides students with real world software testing techniques and technical skills using the latest Microsoft Test Manager 2013®, Visual Studio 2013®, and Team Foundation Server 2013® tools. We will cover manual testing features such as test case management, execution and reporting, and how Visual Studio® makes these processes powerful and organized. You will learn about the newly released Visual Studio® Web Test Manager and be introduced to automated testing with Visual Studio®.

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