Conference Presentations

Software Quality Metrics for Testers

When implementing software quality metrics, we need to first understand the purpose of the metrics and who will be using them. Will the metric be used to measure people or the process, to illustrate the level of quality in software products, or to drive toward a specific objective? 
Philip Lew, XBOSoft
Testing to Detect Problems that Will Hurt the Bottom Line

Many of our stakeholders don't understand testing like we do, especially those whose focus is on making sales, growing revenues, and watching the bottom line. As testers, how can we support them in their efforts to be successful? How can we provide useful, timely information that helps...
Pradeep Soundararajan, Moolya
Model-Based Testing: Concepts, Tools, and Techniques
Slideshow

For decades, software development tools and methods have evolved with an emphasis on modeling. Standards like UML and SysML are now used to develop some of the most complex systems in the world. However, test design remains a largely manual, intuitive process.
Adam Richards, Critical Logic
An Interview with Linda Rising: ADC-BSW 2013 Interview Series
Video

Committed to covering the latest trends and approaches for anyone investigating or implementing agile development practices, processes, technologies, and leadership principles, Agile Development & Better Software Conference West offers their 2013 interview series. 
Linda Rising, Independent Consultant
How to Survive the Coming Test Automation Zombie Apocalypse
Slideshow

Test automation is software development. To automate tests well, you have to have brains. Unfortunately, the very brains that make you good at your job also make you highly attractive to zombies. Like all zombies, test automation zombies are brainless, insatiable, and relentless.
Dale Emery, DHE
Agile Testing: It’s a Team Sport
Slideshow

Who is responsible for testing on agile teams? The answer is “Everybody”—and yet this is rarely the case. Often the testers write their test cases in isolation and execute them after development is finished. Developers write their code without talking to the testers except to understand...
Jeff "Cheezy" Morgan, LeanDog
An Interview with Michael Mah: ADC-BSW 2013 Interview Series
Video

Committed to covering the latest trends and approaches for anyone investigating or implementing agile development practices, processes, technologies, and leadership principles, Agile Development & Better Software Conference West offers their 2013 interview series. 
Michael Mah, QSM Associates Inc.
The Agile Tester’s Mindset
Slideshow

On traditional projects, testers usually join the project after coding has started—or even later when coding is almost finished. Testers have no role in advising the project team early regarding quality issues but focus only on finding defects. They become accustomed to this style of...
Janet Gregory, DragonFire, Inc.
An Interview with Mik Kersten: ADC-BSW 2013 Interview Series
Video

Committed to covering the latest trends and approaches for anyone investigating or implementing agile development practices, processes, technologies, and leadership principles, Agile Development & Better Software Conference West offers their 2013 interview series. 
Mik Kersten, Tasktop
Transform Your Agile Test Process to Ship Fast with High Quality
Slideshow

Until 2009, the Atlassian JIRA team shipped a major release of its software every nine to twelve months. Everything was tested—every story and every bug fix—and everything still contained serious bugs. Story development moved quickly, but after the feature-complete date, several...
Penny Wyatt, Atlassian

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