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Keynote Sessions & Speakers
| Thursday, September 26, 8:45 a.m. |
The Past, Present, and Future of Software Test Automation Tools
Gregory Pope, University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Gregory Pope examines the past, present, and future of software testing tools. By contrasting the best thinking of 10 years ago with what’s happening today, he brings a clear and unique perspective to what the future might hold. Greg also provides insight into the successes and failures of once-promising tools. Using the historical factors that make test automation successful, he demonstrates how to pick tools that will be successful now and in the future.
• Find out if you could benefit from a tool purchase
• Explore tool leverage, tool integration, and the “something-for-nothing” factor
• Find out how to justify tool purchases based on return on investment
Gregory Pope has more than 30 years of experience in software development and testing. He’s presented over 300 seminars worldwide on these issues and worked with many major companies to help improve their software development processes. His experience includes both commercial and governmental environments. He also invented — and still holds patents on — a number of software testing tools.
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| Thursday, September 26, 4:00 p.m. |
Lessons Learned in Test Automation
Bret Pettichord, Pettichord Consulting
Can test automation really advance your testing mission? The answer to that question is a resounding “That depends!” But to make it happen you have to provide value to development and find new ways of testing. Bret Pettichord offers lessons from the trenches in building powerful test suites. He shares his experiences as well as those of other test automators to help you avoid the pitfalls others have already stumbled onto.
• Find out why automated regression tests only find a minority of bugs
• Determine which interfaces you should test
• Select from advanced techniques such as keyword-driven and state-model based automation
Bret Pettichord has automated tests for systems used in publishing, expense reporting, sales tracking, database management, systems management, and Web access. He’s also co-author of Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context-Driven Approach with James Bach and Cem Kaner. In addition to being a columnist for StickyMinds.com, Bret is the editor of TestingHotlist.com.
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| Friday, September 27, 3:30 p.m. |
Automation Opportunities: Finding the Sweet Spot in Your Project
Elisabeth Hendrickson, Quality Tree Software, Inc.
In any test automation effort, there are “sweet spots,” points of leverage where you get more for your automation efforts. Knowing how to find that sweet spot helps you determine how to spend your limited time and resources to your best advantage. In this presentation, Elisabeth Hendrickson explores various ways to find the sweet spots in your project. She uses real-world examples of sweet spots from past projects to illustrate.
• Discover how different types of test automation can give you better leverage
• Learn how to identify a variety of interfaces in your system under test
• Explore various approaches from simple sanity checkers to comprehensive regression suites
Elisabeth Hendrickson is an independent consultant who specializes in software quality assurance and management. She has more than 13 years of experience working with leading software companies, and is the founder of Quality Tree Software, Inc. An award-winning author, she has published more than 20 articles and is a frequently invited speaker at major software quality and software management conferences.
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