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The Awful Truth About Logic-Testing This presentation covers conditions and expressions; truth tables; normal form patterns; modified condition/decision coverage; constructing an MC/DC test set; tools for checking MC/DC coverage; unique cause coverage; basic unique cause design; and logic coverage references.
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Dave Gelperin, Software Quality Engineering
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Analyzing Web Application Errors This presentation focuses on the characteristics of Web application errors to derive key issues to consider in analyzing and reproducing errors. Learn how to isolate application errors from configuration and technical support issues. Explore effective techniques to make errors reproducible. Examples of common and uncommon Web application error types are provided.
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Hung Nguyen, LogiGear Corporation
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What Can I Do When the Project is in Trouble: A Test Manager's Perspective Most projects don't get into trouble; they start in trouble. In organizations where problem projects aren't identified early, testing is at the bottom of the hill: test teams get the job of delivering the bad news or "testing in quality." Discover ways to spot trouble and manage the risk before the product gets to test. Look for the early warning signs of missed milestones, moving targets, and management madness.
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Esther Derby, Esther Derby Associates, Inc.
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Test Team Dynamics Throughout the years there have been many different management approaches to testing products. Test organizations today follow the "delegation of authority and responsibility" principle. In an effort for the test manager to gain a closer understanding of all the employees, there needs to be a system that breaks down the classical structure and makes the interfaces more personal. Explore one team's successful test group approach based on the principles of a football team. Learn how to play the game and understand the roles of the players.
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Charlie Williams, Compaq Computer Corporation
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The Habits of Highly Effective Testers You've gone to class and learned about the latest testing tools and techniques. You feel academically enriched and ready to change the world. But has all this preparation truly equipped you to become an effective tester? Revisit the fundamental habits that are the essence of effective testers. Discover how these habits have become the foundations from which great testers draw their seemingly innate ability to find the important bugs quickly.
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Andy Overly, NetIQ Corporation
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It Depends: Deciding on the Correct Ratio of Developers to Testers Some people think there is a specific answer to the question, "What is the correct staffing ratio for developers to testers in a software development organization?" Usually, though, the only right answer is, "It depends." The answer you need depends on your situation: what you are doing, how quickly you are trying to do it, the culture you work in, and the results you desire and can tolerate. Explore the analysis involved to decide on your correct staffing ratios.
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Johanna Rothman, Rothman Consulting Group, Inc.
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Beyond the Bug Battles It is too easy to fall into fruitless battles over bugs. In many cases, the dispute really comes down to the fact that customers and developers have different ideas regarding what counts as a defect. Testers, on the other hand, are often stuck in the middle. The solution isn't to decide who's right but to find a way to acknowledge the different perspectives. In this presentation, learn two methods for increasing mutual understanding-helping testers and developers work together to create software of which they can be proud.
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Bret Pettichord, Tivoli Systems
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Outsourcing the Software Testing Effort: A Negotiating Checklist This presentation raises several of the issues involved in partial or complete outsourcing of the software testing effort. Attorney Cem Kaner presents his negotiating checklist, including how to evaluate the costs, benefits, and risks of test outsourcing. Learn how to effectively use an outsourcer's staff with your testing projects.
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Cem Kaner, J.D., Ph.D., Florida Tech
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Manage Testing by the Numbers Telcordia's Software Quality Assurance Testing Organization Business Model was developed to assist its SQA Testing Management Team in becoming more effective and productive in managing SQA testing. Learn how the implementation of this model can help raise the overall technical expertise of your test management team.
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Sharon Burrell, Telcordia Technologies
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Equilibrium in Managing Outsourced Testing Even organizations with internal QA departments often have to rely on outsourced testing resources for some jobs. The first time you do this, you may make a lot of mistakes as well as learn a great deal. Jeff Jewell relates the lessons learned from his company's first experience in managing a project with contract testers. Learn what you can do to get the most from external testers and ensure that the quality of the product meets your internal expectations.
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Jeff Jewell, Navigant International Inc.
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