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Bonus Sessions
 

Sunday, April 25, 2010—8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
 
 

Assessing Your Readiness for the ISTQB® Foundation Exam 
Dale Perry, Software Quality Engineering

You’ve studied the ISTQB® Foundation syllabus. You’ve read supplementary material. You may have taken an exam preparation course, but you are not sure if you are ready to take the exam. This limited enrollment one-day review of the ISTQB® Foundations syllabus will help you assess your readiness for the exam. This is not an in-depth course, but an overview of key terms and concepts for those who have already studied. For many people, a key concern is testing terminology. As testers, many of the concepts presented in the syllabus are familiar to us. We have used many of them in our work. However, we may have used different terms in our organizations. For example, the word “review” is used in many different ways, but has a very specific definition in the syllabus. Together, we review each section of the syllabus focusing on those areas that tend cause the most confusion. This is an opportunity to evaluate your knowledge prior to sitting for the ISTQB® Foundation exam.

THIS BONUS SESSION IS NOT ACCREDITED BY THE ISTQB© OR ANY NATIONAL BOARD.

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* Limited seats available, reserve your seat by contacting the Client Support Group at 888.268.8770 or 904.278.0524 and sqeinfo@sqe.com

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Tuesday, April 27, 2010—5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
 
 

Speaking 101: Tips and Tricks
Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering

Are you a new STAR speaker or aspiring to be one in the future? Join us at this workshop on making effective conference presentations. Learn the secrets of developing content, identifying the Big Message, preparing slides with just the right words and images, presenting your message, handling questions from the audience, and being ready when things go wrong. Lee Copeland, a professional speaker since birth, shares ideas that will help you be a better speaker, no matter what the occasion.

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Tuesday, April 27, 2010—5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.   
   
 

The Reality of Testing
Ross Collard, Collard and Company

At STAREAST 2010, a panel of seasoned testers will debate the theme: “The Reality of Testing”. To paraphrase Dickens, some testers and observers believe that this is the best of times. Others believe it is the worst of times. Arguably there is no reality, only our perspectives and perceptions of reality. Before we can understand where we are likely to be going, or where we want to be going, it helps to have a realistic sense of where we are today. In this panel discussion, we will take an opinionated tour of today's thinking and practices in software, testing, and quality. The panelists will bring a variety of perspectives, and the discussion will be shaped by the results of a survey conducted beforehand.

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Wednesday, April 28, 2010—6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.   
   
 

Shift Left- Moving From Testing to Quality
An Interactive Panel Discussion Brought to You by Cognizant
 
Testing traditionally found its place on the right side of the SDLC continuum, where applications were tested for readiness just before launch. This approach is being rethought as organizations seek ways to embed quality into software by moving QA  to the left side of the software testing process. This means shifting away from the rigid testing models and removing process impediments that have traditionally compromised project timelines and quality standards.
 
Testing related components, including data and environments along with process, can raise the bar by building quality into systems from the get-go stage.  Exploring newer quality engineering processes and concepts further elevates quality to the next level. This “shift left” concept is among the more progressive concepts emerging in the software engineering arena today.
 
Attend this panel discussion and learn:
•  How to improve quality while enabling more precise predictability in costs and schedules.
•  How to build an innovation-centric organization using data, environments, infrastructure, processes and test methods.
•  How to build quality into—rather than wrapping it around—the application.

 

 

 

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