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Monday Pre-Conference
In-Depth Tutorials
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to Tuesday Tutorials
Each
selection runs a full day and includes lunch.
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for Monday, August 27, 9:00-5:00 (Selections
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Introduction to Testing
Web Sites/Applications
Steve Splaine, Splaine & Associates
Many developers and
testers are making the transition
from testing traditional Client/Server, PC,
and/or Mainframe systems to testing rapidly changing
Web applications. This tutorial helps make
this transition easier by explaining these new
technologies and recommending test cases and
techniques that can be included in a Web site’s
functional, capability, usability, and navigational
test plans. Gain an invaluable overview
of the most common technologies being
used to build Web sites and applications. Learn
proven tips and techniques for testing Web technologies,
and discover the latest tools available
for Web testing.
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About the Instructor
Steve Splaine
is a Chartered Engineer with nearly 20 years’ experience in
developing software systems: Web/Internet, Client/Server, Mainframe,
and PCs. He is an experienced project manager, tester, and presenter
who has worked/presented at over 100 companies in North America and Europe.
He's also a regular speaker at software testing conferences and lead author of
The Web Testing Handbook.
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A Roadmap for Automating Software Testing
Mike Sowers and Tom Wissink, Software Development Technologies
This tutorial
provides a practical guide for selecting
and managing test automation. Mike Sowers and Tom Wissink present
core testing tool terminology, concepts,
and best practices while illustrating techniques
for evaluating and implementing tools. Live
demos are used to illustrate representative, full-function
tools. Learn how to effectively integrate
tools into the testing process. Examine a
best-of-breed list of tool vendors and test automation
projects.
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About the Instructors
Mike Sowers has over two decades of
experience in the engineering and quality fields with extensive
experience in requirements gathering, defect prevention techniques,
defect containment approaches, software verification and
validation practices, and software engineering methodologies.
Tom Wissink
has worked in software development, software configuration management, systems
engineering, integration, and test engineering for 25 years. Prior to
joining Software Development Technologies, he was the Chief Integration
and Test Engineering Specialist in Lockheed Martin’s Mission Systems
Company, an SEI CMM Level 5 company.
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Automating Test Execution: From
Theory to Practice
Mark Fewster and Lloyd
Roden, Grove Consultants
Take a detailed look at
some of the most important
issues of test execution automation while
learning from examples taken from real-world experiences.
Explore the pros and cons of different
scripting techniques with an emphasis on
data-driven and keyword-driven approaches. Learn
about comparison techniques and the system
performance issues that need to be addressed.This
tutorial also describes the most common
test automation maintenance problems and
suggests metrics to monitor and help to minimize
the maintenance effort.
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About the Instructors
Mark Fewster has over
20 years’ experience in the software industry with more than 13
years in automating software testing. He has been a developer and
manager for a multi-platform graphical application vendor, where he
implemented a testing improvement program and successfully developed
and implemented a testing tool which led to dramatic and lasting
savings for the company. Mark is co-author of Software Test
Automation.
Lloyd Roden has been involved in
the software industry since 1980. He was chairman of the QARun User
Group for three years, and is a lively and enthusiastic speaker at
conferences and seminars. He has spoken at EuroStar, TCS, SQE, and
Unicom conferences. At Grove Consultants, he provides consultancy and
training in all aspects of testing, specializing in test management,
people issues, and test automation.
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Business Process Certification—An
Automated Approach
Linda Hayes, WorkSoft
Business Process Certification (BPC)
is a new approach to software test automation that shifts the focus
from the technical aspects of testing to the business imperatives,
and redefines the test objectives, lifecycle, and design principles.
BPC reduces the need for programming skills and accelerates the
implementation of automation. Instead of relying on system
requirements and design specifications which may not be available or
complete, BPC relies on the expertise of the intended business
users. In this tutorial, learn how to obtain management buy-in;
reorganize your test organization and process; identify, prioritize,
and mitigate business risks; and automate and maintain your
certification library.
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About the Instructor
Linda Hayes is the founder of
three software companies including AutoTester, where she pioneered
automated test tools for the PC. Her new company, WorkSoft, offers
the next generation of enterprise-level test automation. A frequent
industry speaker and award-winning author, she publishes the monthly
"Quality Quest" column for Datamation, wrote the Automated
Testing Handbook, and co-edited Dare to be Excellent with Alka
Jarvis on best practices in the software industry.
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Automated Software Testing: Introduction, Management,
and Performance
Elfriede Dustin, BNA Software
Since the beginning of automated testing, test
teams have frequently implemented new tools
without first developing a process or strategy
that details how they’ll make the test tool
productive. Don’t be that team. How test teams
introduce a tool is nearly as important as the
selection of the most appropriate one. This
tutorial outlines the Automated Test Life-cycle
Methodology (ATLM), a structured process for
designing, developing, executing and managing
testing. The ATLM describes how and where
automated software testing fits into the system
development life cycle. Based on the best-selling
book Automated Software Testing, authored by the
instructor, it uses a real-world case study and
best practices to manage expectations and
achieve results.
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About the Instructor
Elfriede Dustin is primary author
of the book Automated
Software Testing. Throughout
her career, in leading successful
rollouts of automated testing tools
at various companies, Elfriede has applied her
automated testing rollout strategy to numerous major
initiatives. She’s currently a test manager at BNA
Software. Her new book, Quality Web Systems, will
be available in August 2001.
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