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8:30

Tutorial Sessions (8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)

Monday Full-day Tutorials			Monday Morning Tutorials
	MA	Key Test Design Techniques Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering		ME	Becoming a Trusted Advisor to Senior Management Lloyd Roden, Grove Consultants
	MB	Transition to Agile Development: A Tester’s View Amir Kolsky, Net Objectives		MF	Branch Out Using Classification Trees for Test Case Design NEW Julie Gardiner, Grove Consultants
	MC	Test Process Improvement Martin Pol and Ruud Teunissen, POLTEQ IT Services BV		MG	Exploratory Software Testing Interactive Jonathan Kohl, Kohl Concepts, Inc.
	MD	Becoming an Influential Test Team Leader Randy Rice, Rice Consulting Services, Inc.		MH	Making Test Automation Work in Agile Projects NEW Lisa Crispin, Ultimate Software

12:00

Lunch

1:00

Tutorial Sessions Continue (1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.)

Monday Full-day Tutorials (Continued from AM)			Monday Afternoon Tutorials
	MA	Key Test Design Techniques Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering		MI	Model-based Testing NEW Harry Robinson, Microsoft
	MB	Transition to Agile Development: A Tester’s View Amir Kolsky, Net Objectives		MJ	Risk-based Testing: Focusing Your Scarce Resources Julie Gardiner, Grove Consultants
	MC	Test Process Improvement Martin Pol and Ruud Teunissen, POLTEQ IT Services BV		MK	Planning Your Agile Testing: A Practical Guide NEW Janet Gregory, DragonFire, Inc.
	MD	Becoming an Influential Test Team Leader Randy Rice, Rice Consulting Services, Inc.		ML	Measurement and Metrics for Test Managers Rick Craig, Software Quality Engineering

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8:30

Tutorial Sessions (8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)

Tuesday Full-day Tutorials			Tuesday Morning Tutorials
	TA	Test Automation: The Smart Way NEW Dorothy Graham, Software Testing Consultant		TE	Finding Ambiguities in Requirements NEW Richard Bender, Bender RBT, Inc.
	TB	How to Build, Support, and Add Value to Your Test Team Lloyd Roden and Julie Gardiner, Grove Consultants		TF	Whittaker: On Testing NEW James Whittaker, Google
	TC	Essential Test Management and Planning Rick Craig, Software Quality Engineering		TG	Tester's Clinic: Dealing with Tough Questions and Testing Myths NEW Michael Bolton, DevelopSense
	TD	How to Teach Yourself Testing James Bach, Satisfice, Inc.		TH	Managing Exploratory Testing NEW Jonathan Kohl, Kohl Concepts, Inc.

12:00

Lunch

1:00

Tutorial Sessions Continue (1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.)

Tuesday Full-day Tutorials (Continued from AM)			Tuesday Afternoon Tutorials
	TA	Test Automation: The Smart Way New Dorothy Graham, Software Testing Consultant		TI	Reliable Test Effort Estimation Ruud Teunissen, POLTEQ IT Services BV
	TB	How to Build, Support, and Add Value to Your Test Team Lloyd Roden and Julie Gardiner, Grove Consultants		TJ	What We Can Learn from Big Bugs that Got Away NEW Ken Johnston, Microsoft
	TC	Essential Test Management and Planning Rick Craig, Software Quality Engineering		TK	Testing Rich Internet Applications NEW Paco Hope, Cigital
	TD	How to Teach Yourself Testing James Bach, Satisfice, Inc.		TL	Testing Under Pressure: Five Key Principles NEW Robert Sabourin, AmiBug.com

4:45

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

4:45

BONUS SESSION — The Reality of Testing — Ross Collard, Collard and Company

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8:30

Keynote Presentation—Large-scale Exploratory Testing: Let’s Take a Tour - James Whittaker, Google
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10:00

Keynote Presentation—The Marine Corps Principles of Leadership - Rick Craig, Software Quality Engineering
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11:00

Networking Break • Visit the EXPO, 10:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

11:30

Test Management

Test Techniques

Test Automation

The New Wave

Special Topics

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Effective and Efficient Testing: Reality or Myth?
Lloyd Roden,
Grove Consultants

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What Would MacGyver Do?
Harry Robinson,
Microsoft

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Free and Cheap Test Tools
Randy Rice,
Rice Consulting

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4

Testing AJAX Applications
Frank Cohen,
PushToTest

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World Quality Report: Trends in Technology, Organization, and Outsourcing
Charlie Li and Murat Aksu,
Capgemini

12:30

Lunch • Visit the EXPO

1:45

BONUS SESSION—Using the Secrets of Improv to Improve Your Testing—Michael Bolton, DevelopSense

1:45

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The Journey from Chaos to Credibility
Molly Mahai,
Arizona State Retirement System

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The Role of the Analyst in Testing
Richard Bender,
Bender RBT, Inc.

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Automating Web Testing with cURL and Perl
Paco Hope,
Cigital

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Testing the Client and the Cloud
Ken Johnston,
Microsoft

W
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Performance Engineering: More Than Just Load Testing
Rex “Red” Black,
Expedia, Inc.

3:00

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11

Virtualization: The Path to Multiple Efficiencies
Alan Page,
Microsoft

W
12

Testing Lessons from Classic Fairy Tales
Robert Sabourin, AmiBug.com

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13

Test Automation Objectives
Dorothy Graham,
Software Testing Consultant

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Coloring Outside the Lines: Web Services Interoperability Testing
Christopher Ferris,
IBM

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Detective Work for Testers: Finding Workflow-based Defects
Rafal Los,
Hewlett-Packard

4:00

Networking Break • Visit the EXPO, 3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

4:30

Keynote Presentation—Moving to an Agile Testing Environment: What Went Right, What Went Wrong - Ray Arell, Intel

5:30

Reception in the EXPO Hall, 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

6:30

BONUS SESSION—The Agile Testing Movement: Are Today’s Test Automation Tools Still Relevant?—An Interactive Panel Discussion Brought to you by Borland

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8:30

Keynote Presentation—The Top Testing Challenges—or Opportunities—We Face Today - Lloyd Roden, Grove Consultants
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9:45

BONUS SESSION—Testing Dialogues: Management Issues—Robert Sabourin, AmiBug.com and Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering

9:45

Test Management

Test Techniques

Test Automation

Agile Testing

Special Topics

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Managing a Globally Distributed Test Organization
Anu Kak,
PayPal

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2

Make Defects Pay with Root Cause Analysis
Randy Rice,
Rice Consulting

T
3

Seven Habits of Highly Effective Automation Testers
Mukesh Mulchandani and Krishna Iyer,
ZenTEST Labs

T
4

Seven Factors for Agile Testing Success
Janet Gregory,
DragonFire, Inc.

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Resistance as a Resource: Moving Your Organization to Higher Quality
Dale Emery,
Independent Test Consultant

10:45

Networking Break • Visit the EXPO, 10:30 a.m.– 3:00 p.m.

11:15

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Test Planning: Defining Boundaries and Setting Expectations
Jane Fraser,
Electronic Arts

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Managing a Successful User Acceptance Test
Sara Jones,
SAIC

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8

Choosing the Right Test Cases for Automation
Pradeep G,
Cognizant Technology Solutions

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Toward 21st Century Automation for Agile Testing
Dietmar Strasser,
Micro Focus

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10

System Integration Testing of Portable Devices
JeanAnn Harrison,
CardioNet, Inc.

12:15

Lunch • Visit the EXPO • Meet the Speakers

1:30

Test Management

Test Techniques

Test Automation

Process Improvement

Special Topics

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11

Improving Software Testing: One Organization’s Journey
Joachim Herschmann,
Micro Focus

T
12

Test Environments: The Weakest Link in Your Testing Chain
Julie Gardiner,
Grove Consultants

T
13

Maximize Your Investment in Automation Tools
Shoba Raj,
Intuit

T
14

Test Process Improvement on a Shoestring
Martin Pol,
POLTEQ IT Services BV

T
15

Offshoring Test Automation: Double Benefit or Double Backlash
Hans Buwalda,
LogiGear

2:30

Networking Break • Visit the EXPO

3:00

T
16

Six Budget Killers for Testing Organizations
Paul Trompeter,
GDI InfoTech

T
17

The Skill of Factoring: Identifying What to Test
Michael Bolton,
DevelopSense

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18

Automated Test Design: Its Time Has Come
Antti Huima,
Conformiq, Inc.

T
19

Understanding and Managing Change
Jennifer Bonine,
Oracle Corporation

T
20

Testing Without Constraints: Service Virtualization
Rajeev Gupta,
iTKO Lisa

4:15

Keynote Presentation—The Irrational Tester - James Lyndsay, Workroom Productions, Ltd.
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New for 2009! Add a fifth full day to your conference event by attending the Testing & Quality Leadership Summit Thursday evening and Friday. Join senior leaders from the industry to gain new perspectives and share ideas on today’s software testing issues.

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