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Accelerate Your Testing with Service Virtualization[presentation]

We all know that it’s not always possible to have our entire system available during testing because internal components may not be ready to execute or external components may be too expensive to use for testing.

Glyn Rhodes, Green Hat
STAREAST 2011: Seven Key Factors for Agile Testing Success[presentation]

What do testers need to do differently to be successful on an agile project? How can agile development teams employ testers' skills and experience for maximum value to the project?

Janet Gregory, DragonFire, Inc.
Streamline Test Planning with Business Process Models[presentation]

Test-QA professionals and business-systems analysts have always lived in two separate worlds, with test planning and design segregated from the task of creating business process models.

Filip Szymanski, Hewlett Packard
Test Execution and Results Analysis: Time for a "Legal" Separation[presentation]

Generally, testers mix test execution and test analysis. Typically, each test case execution also does its bit of analysis focusing on the feature under test, comparing actual to expected results.

Jacques Durand, Fujitsu Software Corporation
The Cassandra Syndrome: The Tester's Dilemma[presentation]

In Homer's Iliad, we read of Cassandra, who had the gift of prophecy and the curse of having no one listen to her. Many testers have felt like Cassandra, but why?

Rick Hower, Digital Media Group, Inc.
Usability Testing in a Nutshell[presentation]

Because systems are now more complex and competition is extreme, testing for usability is crucial for ensuring our products not only stand out from the crowd but even exceed our customer's expectations.

Julie Gardiner, Grove Consultants
Insights into Mobile Applications Testing[presentation]

The phenomenal growth of mobile devices has opened avenues for organizations to integrate them into their mainstream computing environment.

Rumesh Palaniswamy, Cognizant Technology Solutions
Half-Truths about Agile Testing[presentation]

Organizations of all sizes are rapidly adopting agile application development methodologies.

Clinton Sprauve, Borland (a Micro Focus company)
Making Sense of Extroverts and Introverts[presentation]

Have you worked with someone whose communication style or behavior frustrates you?

Naomi Karten, Karten Associates
Real-time Test Design for Exploratory Testing[presentation]

Exploratory testing is a form of unscripted testing that mixes concurrent learning with rapid, iterative test design, and test execution.

Paul Carvalho, STAQS
Building a World Class Test Organization[presentation]

Do you have teams performing myriads of manual tests? Do you have to depend on subject matter experts with tribal knowledge for testing? Are you yearning to transform it all into a mature, modern, and world-class test organization?

Theresa O'Leary, UPS
Stop Writing Test Cases! It's All About Models and Exploration[presentation]

With rapid application development environments and sometimes daily product releases, test cases can be an unnecessary burden on testers.

Brett Leonard, Construction Software Technologies (iSqft.com)
STAREAST 2011: Automating Embedded System Testing[presentation]

Many testers believe that it is prohibitively costly and time-consuming to automate embedded and mobile phone application testing.

Hans Buwalda, LogiGear
An Agile Approach to Defect Management[presentation]

In each round of the party game Limbo, you set the bar lower and lower. Players must dance under the bar with only their feet touching the floor.

Lisa Crispin, ePlan Services, Inc.
Freshen Up Your Software Testing Skills[presentation]

As software testers, how do we keep our skills fresh and up-to-date? In our line of work, there is always another build to test, more testing than we have time for, and small training budgets.

Selena Delesie, Delesie Solutions

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