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You Want It When? Negotiating Test Schedules[presentation]

To most software developers, testers and QA managers, time is one of the most precious commodities they have.

Greg Pope, Azor, Inc.
Paradigms of Black Box Software Testing[presentation]

In this practitioner-oriented talk, Cem Kaner uses observations and anecdotes from his experiences to broaden and diversity your approach to the design and development of the class of tests called "Black Box." Listen as he explores the concep

Cem Kaner, J.D., Ph.D.
T-Shirt versus Kimono in Software Testing[presentation]

Can your testing efforts eliminate 99.98% of the bugs made during software development? If not, are there cost-effective methodologies that you can use to reach this goal?

Tsuneo Yamaura, Hitachi Software
Integration Testing for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems[presentation]

Many companies make the assumption that Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems need less testing because they are, after all, purchased software.

Linda Malchow, Shell Services International
Effective Testing for Java-based Web Software[presentation]

This presentation addresses the following: What is Java software, anyhow? How do you test Java? How do you build testable Java applets/applications?

Sam Guckenheimer, Rational Software
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Test Automation[presentation]

There are many factors to consider when planning for test automation. It is important to understand the potential costs and benefits before undertaking the kind of change that automation implies.

Douglas Hoffman, Software Quality Methods, L.L.C.
STARWEST 1999: The Result of Testing Is Not Quality![presentation]

The result of testing is not quality; it's information! You can have the best test system in the world, find all of the defects, not do anything with that information, and still ship an inferior product.

Joni Ohta, Hewlett-Packard
Identifying Critical Requirements Using FMEA[presentation]

The Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) process was developed by the auto industry to prevent quality problems with their products.

Edith Maverick-Folger, LifeScan Inc.
Start-Up for Testing Web Applications[presentation]

Whether you are testing an Internet, intranet, or extranet application, testing for the Web can be more challenging than non-Web applications.

Tim Van Tongeren, Datanomix
Compressing Test Execution Time to a 24-Hour Cycle[presentation]

Software development projects face a growing trend of tighter schedules, more complex environments, and increased time-to-market pressures.

Thomas Poirier, Conduciv inc.
Metrics for Automated Testing Projects[presentation]

In addition to classifying and quantifying defects, a key element of test metrics reporting is a program to monitor and track the effort to develop automated tests.

Jeff Gainer, Merant, Inc.
Maximizing the Value of Your Test Environment[presentation]

Drawing on his extensive testing experience at Ameritech, Dan Guss discusses considerations for building, managing, and coordinating the development of new or existing test environments and labs for large systems with an emphasis on the entir

Dan Guss, Ameritech
Testing Java Virtual Machines[presentation]

The Java Virtual Machine (JVM) relies on a large and complex software base for its security and integrity, making it difficult to test and verify. Traditional testing techniques are time consuming, expensive, and imprecise.

Emin Gun Sirer, University of Washington
How to Manage Outsourced Testing[presentation]

Outsourcing quality assurance testing is more expensive than hiring contractors. How, then, do you efficiently and effectively outsource? George Hamblen discusses ways to identify the correct outsource effort and how to maximize potential.

George Hamblen, Fidelity Investments
Defect Management in Development and Test[presentation]

Defect management can leverage development and test costs with 10 to 1 benefit-to-cost margins or better. Most organizations never achieve these results because they focus on product metrics rather than process metrics.

Ed Weller, Bull Worldwide Information Systems

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