Conference-at-a-Glance

Sunday, April 15, 2012

7:00

Conference Registration Open (7:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.)

8:30

Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level Training Sunday-Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 3-day Course

Using Visual Studio® 2010 Ultimate to Improve Software Quality Sunday-Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 3-day Course

Requirements Based Testing Workshop Sunday-Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 3-day Course

Agile Testing Practices Sunday-Monday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 2-day Course

Fundamentals of Agile Certification Sunday-Monday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 2-day Course

4:00

Conference Registration Open (4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.)

Monday, April 16, 2012

8:30

Multi-day Training Classes continue (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)

8:30

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

Full-day Tutorials

AM Half-day Tutorials


MA	Managing Successful Test Automation Dorothy Graham, Independent Test Consultant

MB	A Rapid Introduction to Rapid Software Testing Michael Bolton, DevelopSense, Inc

MC	Key Test Design Techniques Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering

MD	Risk-driven Testing with the STEP™ Process Dale Perry, Software Quality Engineering


ME	The Test Manager’s Dashboard: Making It Accurate and Relevant Lloyd Roden, Lloyd Roden Consultancy

MF	A Test Leader’s Guide to Agile Bob Galen, iContact

MG	Requirements Engineering for Testers Erik van Veenendaal , Improve Quality Services BV

MH	Adapting Testing Techniques for Cloud Computing and Virtualization Jason Macy, Crosscheck Networks

MI	How to Break Software: Robustness Edition Dawn Haynes, PerfTestPlus, Inc.

MJ	Distributed Agile Testing: Yes, You Can Janet Gregory, DragonFire, Inc

12:00

Lunch

1:00

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

Full-day Tutorials (Continued from AM)

PM Half-day Tutorials


MA	Managing Successful Test Automation Dorothy Graham, Independent Test Consultant

MB	A Rapid Introduction to Rapid Software Testing Michael Bolton, DevelopSense, Inc

MC	Key Test Design Techniques Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering

MD	Risk-driven Testing with the STEP™ Process Dale Perry, Software Quality Engineering


MK	Leading Change (Even If You’re Not in Charge) Jennifer Bonine, Up Ur Game Learning Solutions

ML	Exploratory Testing Explained James Bach, Satisfice, Inc

MM	Production Performance Testing in the Cloud Dan Bartow, SOASTA, Inc.

MN	Agile Requirements Exploration with Tester Collaboration Sue Burk, EBG Consulting Janet Gregory, DragonFire, Inc.

MO	Leadership for Test Managers Rick Craig, Software Quality Engineering

MP	Free and Cheap Test Tools Randy Rice, Rice Consulting Services, Inc

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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

8:30

Multi-day Training Classes continue (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)

8:30

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

Full-day Tutorials

AM Half-day Tutorials


TA	BIG Testing: Dealing with Large and Complex Testing Projects Hans Buwalda, LogiGear Corporation

TB	Test Automation for Mobile Apps Julian Harty, eBay, Inc.

TC	Becoming an Influential Test Team Leader Randy Rice, Rice Consulting Services, Inc.

TD	Critical Thinking for Software Testers James Bach, Satisfice, Inc.

TE	Software Performance Testing: Preparing for a Successful Test Dale Perry, Software Quality Engineering


TF	Usability Testing in a Nutshell Julie Gardiner, Sage UK

TG	Acceptance Test-driven Development: Mastering Agile Testing Nate Oster, CodeSquads, LLC

TH	Essential Test Management and Planning Rick Craig, Software Quality Engineering

TI	Compact Test Process Improvement Martin Pol, Polteq Testing Services BV Ruud Teunissen, Polteq Testing Services BV

TJ	Using Visual Models for Test Case Design Rob Sabourin, AmiBug.com

12:00

Lunch

1:00

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

Full-day Tutorials (Continued from AM)

PM Half-day Tutorials


TA	BIG Testing: Dealing with Large and Complex Testing Projects Hans Buwalda, LogiGear Corporation

TB	Test Automation for Mobile Apps Julian Harty, eBay, Inc.

TC	Becoming an Influential Test Team Leader Randy Rice, Rice Consulting Services, Inc.

TD	Critical Thinking for Software Testers James Bach, Satisfice, Inc.

TE	Software Performance Testing: Preparing for a Successful Test Dale Perry, Software Quality Engineering



TK	Reliable Test Effort Estimation Ruud Teunissen, Polteq Testing Services BV

TL	Code Coverage Is for Testers Too Julie Gardiner, Sage UK

TM	Measurement and Metrics for Test Managers Rick Craig, Software Quality Engineering

TN	Exploratory Testing Is Now in Session Jon Bach, eBay, Inc.

TO	Quantifying the Value of Testing Lloyd Roden, Lloyd Roden Consultancy

4:30

Welcome Reception (4:30 - 5:30 p.m.)

5:30

Bonus Session - Speaking 101: Tips and Tricks 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

8:45

Keynote Presentation—Bridging the Gap: Leading Change in a Community of Testers

Keith Klain,Barclays Capital Global Test Center

10:00

Keynote Presentation—Evaluating Testing: The Qualitative Way

Michael Bolton,DevelopSense, Inc.

11:00

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

11:30

Test Management

Test Techniques

Test Automation

Agile Testing

The Cloud

Special Topics

One QA Team’s Journey from No Process to Continuous Feedback and Improvement

Jan Fish, Quality Metric, Inc

Creating a Risk-based Testing Strategy

Mary LeMieux-Ruibal, Sogeti USA
Mirkeya Capellán, Sogeti USA

Launch and Grow Your Test Automation

Paul Parsons, Neovest, Inc./JP Morgan

Agile Testing Practices

Janet Gregory, DragonFire, Inc.

The New Mindset for Testing Cloud-based Applications

Darshan Desai, Microsoft

Concurrent Testing Games: Developers and Testers Working Together

Nate Oster, CodeSquads, LLC

12:30

Lunch • Visit the EXPO

12:30

Bonus Session - Hard Problems in Software Testing 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

1:45

Making Distributed Testing Teams Work

Jim Holmes, Telerik

Exploring Old-fashioned Test Design Techniques

Ruud Teunissen, Polteq Testing Services BV

Test Design for Automation

Hans Buwalda, LogiGear Corporation

W10

You Can’t Spell Agile Testing without “ET”

Matt Barcomb, LeanDog, Inc.

W11

Integrating a Cloud Solution into Your Test Environment

Jim Trentadue, Gerdau

W12

Improving Quality: One Weekend at a Time

Michael Larsen, SideReel.com

3:00

W13

Testing in the DevOps World of Continuous Delivery

Manoj Narayanan, Cognizant Technology Solutions

W14

Test Scenarios for Data-centric Systems

Sue Burk, EBG Consulting

W15

Experience-driven Test Automation

Mark Fewster, Grove Consultants

W16

The Tester’s Role in Agile Planning

Rob Sabourin, AmiBug.com

W17

Software Testing in the Cloud: Issues and Opportunities

Scott Tilley, Florida Institute of Technology

W18

Surviving an FDA Audit: Heuristics for Exploratory Testing

Griffin Jones, Congruent Compliance, LLC

4:00

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

4:30

Keynote Presentation—Lightning Strikes the Keynotes

Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering

5:30

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

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Thursday, April 19, 2012

8:30

Keynote Presentation—What Managers Think They Know about Test Automation—But Don’t

Dorothy Graham, Independent Test Consultant

Test Management

Test Techniques

Test Automation

Agile Testing

Performance Testing

Special Topics

9:45

Test Management for Cloud Applications

Kees Blokland, Polteq Testing Services BV

Security Testing: The Foundations and More

Alan Crouch, Coveros, Inc.

Test Automation in a Mixed Software/Firmware Environment

Christopher Crapo, Boston Scientific

Session-based Exploratory Testing on Agile Projects

Bob Galen, iContact

Simple and Informative Performance Tests You Can Do Now

Scott Barber, PerfTestPlus, Inc.

Surviving or Thriving: Top Ten Lessons for a Professional Tester

Lloyd Roden, Lloyd Roden Consultancy

10:45

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

11:15

Moving to the Next Level: From Tester to Visionary Manager

Gerorge Viegas, Thomson Reuters

The Dirty Secret of Formal Software Testing

James Bach, Satisfice, Inc.

End-to-End Test Automation of ERP Software: A Case Study

David Dang, Zenergy Technologies

T10

Agile Testing: What Would Deming Do?

Mark Strange, Wood Cliff Consulting

T11

Performance Testing Earlier in the Software Development Lifecycle

Eric Gee, Raymond James

T12

Best Practices for Implementing Crowdsourced Testing

Rajini Padmanaban, QA InfoTech

12:15

Lunch • Visit the EXPO

Test Process Improvement

Test Techniques

Test Automation

Metrics

Mobile Testing

Special Topics

1:30

T13

Test Process Improvement with the TMMi® Model

Erik van Veenendaal, Improve Quality Services BV

T14

Enhancing Collaboration through Acceptance Tests

Paul Nelson, ThoughtWorks, Inc.

T15

Automated Software Testing for Embedded Systems

David Palm, Trane

T16

Talking Quality to Business: Metrics for Improvement

Todd Brasel, Pitney Bowes

T17

Testing in the Mobile Environment: A Functional View

Karen Johnson, Independent Consultant

T18

Artful Testing: Learning from the Arts

Zeger Van Hese, CTG Belgium

2:30

Networking Break • Visit the EXPO , (EXPO Closes at 3:00 p.m.)

3:00

T19

Total Quality Assurance: Stepping Out of the Testing Box

Bryan Sebring, Georgia Department of Transportation

T20

Using Visualization to Improve Test Quality

Vijay Atmavilas, Verisign

T21

Design Patterns in Automated Testing: May the Power Be with You

Bindu Laxminarayan, Overstock.com

T22

Simple Metrics for Starters

David Gilbert, Raymond James

T23

Automated Acceptance Testing of iOS and Android Applications

Jonas Maturana Larsen, LessPainful

T24

Software Design for Testability

Peter Zimmerer, Siemens AG

4:15

Keynote Presentation—Testing Trends: Cloud, Virtualization, and Mobility

Theresa Lanowitz,voke, inc

5:30

Leadership Summit Reception (Summit registration required)

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Friday, April 20, 2012

8:30

Bonus Session - The Workshop on Regulated Software Testing (WREST) 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Testing and Quality Leadership Summit
How to Get What You Want: Navigating the Politics and Economics of Testing

A tight economy increases the competition for budget and resources, which makes it even more important to understand your testing stakeholders and the business drivers for their decisions. Learn from experienced senior managers how to make a compelling business case and recruit grass roots support for your testing strategy. Find out which tactics are most effective for delivering value you can measure.

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