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The Business Case for Test Automation In tight economic times, it's more important than ever to show a return on technology investments, including test automation. Unfortunately, management's expectations are usually unrealistic in that they expect immediate results and aren't prepared for the ongoing level of investment required after the tool is purchased. Find out why the benefits traditionally promised-reduced test resources and cycle time-are misleading and inaccurate.
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Linda Hayes, WorkSoft, Inc.
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The Past, Present, and Future of Software Test Automation Tools Gregory Pope examines the past, present, and future of software testing tools. By contrasting the best thinking of ten 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.
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Gregory Pope, Gregory Pope Consulting
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Investing Wisely: Generating Return on Investment from Test Automation Implementing test automation without following best practices and tracking your ROI is a prescription for failure. Still, many companies have done so seeking the elusive promise of automated testing: more thorough testing done faster, with less error, at a substantially lower cost. However, fewer than fifty percent of these companies realize any real success from these efforts. And even fewer have generated any substantial ROI from their automated testing initiatives. This presentation takes an in-depth look at the specific pitfalls companies encounter when implementing automated functional testing, and offers proven best practices to avoid them and guarantee long-term success.
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Dale Ellis, TurnKey Solutions Corp.
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Calculating the Return on Investment of Testing While revenues, cash flow, and earnings are vital statistics of a company's well-being, they're the by-product of what the company actually offers up as a product or service. Therefore, if the offering doesn't produce ROI for the customer, it doesn't represent a viable business opportunity. In this session, take a look at testing from the perspective that it's a service provided to your company. Since testing impacts not only your company, but also your company's customers, then you, as a tester, must provide and prove ROI to succeed in a business environment. Having the ability to discuss, define, manage, and demonstrate the ROI of testing is an invaluable skill. This session gives you the information and tools you need to define and demonstrate models of testing ROI, then translate them into upper management's terms.
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James Bampos, VeriTest Inc/Lionbridge Technologies and Eric Patel
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