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Conference at-a-Glance

8:30
  Software Testing Certification—Certified Tester – Foundation Level Training  (8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)  
 
12:00
  Lunch  
 
1:00
  Software Testing Certification—Certified Tester – Foundation Level Training  (1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.)  

8:30
  Tutorial Sessions (8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)  
 
 
  A.   Scrum: Project Management for Agile Development
Jean Tabaka, Rally Software Development Corporation
  C.   Principles and Practices of Lean-Agile Development
Alan Shalloway, Net Objectives
  F.   Software Endgames: Learn to Finish What You Start
Robert Galen, Robert Galen Consulting Group
 
 
  B.   The Leadership Tutorial: Improving Your Ability to Stand and Deliver
Andy Kaufman, Institute for Leadership Excellence & Development Inc.
  D.   Finding Ambiguities in Requirements
Richard Bender, Bender RBT
  G.   Business Driven Software Measurement
Janet Russac, The David Consulting Group
 
 
       
  E.   Patterns of Project Management
Tim Lister, Atlantic Systems Guild, Inc.
     
Software Testing Certification
(Continued from Sunday)
 
 
 
12:00
  Lunch  
 
1:00
  Tutorial Sessions Continue (1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.)  
 
5:30
  Certification Information Session  

8:30
  Tutorial Sessions (8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)  
 
 
  H.   Organizational Patterns for Agile Software Development
James O. Coplien, Nordija A/S
  K.   Fearless Change: Introducing New Ideas
Linda Rising, Independent Consultant
  N.   Test Driven Development
Rob Myers, Net Objectives
 
 
  I.   Project Assessments: Knowing Where You Stand
Payson Hall, Catalysis Group, Inc.
  L.   Essential Software Requirements
Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering
     
Software Testing Certification
(Continued from Monday)
 
 
  J.   Software Security Fundamentals
Paco Hope, Cigital
  M.   Behind Closed Doors: Secrets of Great Management
Johanna Rothman, Rothman Consulting Group
Esther Derby, Esther Derby Associates
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12:00
  Lunch  
 
1:00
  Tutorial Sessions Continue (1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.)  

8:30
  Opening Remarks — Conference Chair - Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering  
 
8:45
  What Better Software Means to the CEO — Jeffery Payne, Cigital, Inc.  
 
10:00
  Risk Management—It’s Not Just For Gamblers Any More — Payson Hall, Catalysis Group, Inc.  
 
11:00
  Networking Break • Visit the EXPO, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.  
 
  Managing Projects and Teams
  Agile Development
  Process Improvement
  Testing
  Security
  Special Topics
11:30
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Coaching: The New Leadership Imperative
Robert Galen, RGCG, LLC
 
The Agile-Traditional Cooperative
Michele Sliger, Sliger Consulting
 
Patterns for Improved Customer Interaction
Linda Rising, Independent Consultant
 
When Will the Product be Ready to Ship—a “Hurricane Tracking System”
David Gilbert,
Sirius Software Quality Associates
 
Stop Spyware through Improved Software Security Practices
Gerhard Eschelbeck, Webroot
 
Improving Code Quality with Eclipse and Its Java Plug-ins
Levent Gurses, Stelligent
 
12:30
  Lunch • Visit the EXPO • Meet the Speakers  
1:45
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ITIL and You: The Perfect Match
Michael Giacometti, Genilogix
 
When Others Aren't as Agile as You Are
Alicia Yanik, eBags
 
Better Requirements through Graphical UML Models
Thomas Bullinger,
Isotope28
 
The Testing Center of Excellence
David Wong, CGI
 
Is Web 2.0 a Hacker’s Dream?
Michael Sutton,
SPI Dynamics
 
Building Better Teams through Better Interviewing
Michael Kahn, MK
 
3:00
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First to Market or First to Fail: A General Systems View
Michael Bolton, DevelopSense
 
Balancing Agility with Discipline: The Citigroup Process
Eugene Levin, Citigroup
 
Avoiding Software Failures Using TSP/PSP and Six Sigma Methods
Mukesh Jain, Microsoft
 
Analyze Customer-Found Defects to Improve System Testing
Evelyn Moritz, AVAYA
 
Static Analysis and Secure Code Reviews
Paco Hope, Cigital
 
Web 2.0: The Fall and Rise of the User Experience
Wayne Hom, Augmentum, Inc.
 
4:00
  Networking Break • Visit the EXPO, 3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.  
 
4:30
  How to Design Frustrating Products — Sanjeev Verma and Kendra Yourtee, Microsoft  
 
5:30
  EXPO Reception, 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.  

8:30
  Using Lean Thinking to Align People, Process, and Practices — Alan Shalloway, Net Objectives  
 
  Managing Projects and Teams
  Agile Development
  Process Improvement
  SOA
  Measurement
  Special Topics
9:45
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Continuous Integration to Improve Software Quality
Andrew Glover, Stelligent
 
Agile Release Planning: When “You’ll Get It When You Get It” Won’t Sell
Stacia Broderick, AgileEvolution, Inc.
 
Lean Thinking: How Lean Bakes Quality In
Jean Tabaka, Rally Software Development
 
The Art of SOA Testing: Theory and Practice
Rizwan Mallal, Crosscheck Networks
 
Ten Habits of Highly Effective Measurement Programs
Ian Brown, Booz Allen Hamilton
 
Lightning Talks: A Potpourri of 5-Minute Presentations
Facilitated by Tim Lister, Atlantic Systems Guild
 
10:45
  Networking Break • Visit the EXPO, 10:45 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.  
11:15
  T7