PSQT/PSTT
2003 East
June 9-13
Washington D.C.

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PSQT / PSTT 2003 East Conference Schedule

Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday

Monday, June 9, 2003

Six concurrent tutorials taught by nationally recognized quality experts. Each tutorial is one full day of in-depth instruction in a specific software quality topic.

You must specify which tutorial you wish to attend (M1 through M6.)

Tutorials marked with (CSTP) will count as one day of training towards the requirements for the Certified Software Testing Professional and cover the Body of Knowledge areas as indicated.

M1 Principles of Software Testing (CSTP #1) Jamie Mitchell
M2 Writing Testable Requirements (CSTP #5) Richard Bender
M3 Effective Test Management (CSTP #3 & 4) Elfriede Dustin
M4 Implementing Software Test Automation Strategies (CSTP #6) Linda Hayes
M5 Testing in a Rapid Application Development Environment (CSTP elective) Clyneice Chaney
M6 Improving Software Testing With The Use of Metrics (CSTP elective) Alfred Sorkowitz

 

Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday

Tuesday, June 10, 2003

Attendees may register for a full day tutorial or conference sessions.

Full-day Tutorials (10:00 - 5:00.)

Tutorials marked with (CSTP) will count as one day of training towards the requirements for the Certified Software Testing Professional and cover the Body of Knowledge areas as indicated.

T2 Effectively Integrating Test Automation in a Manual Testing Organization Dr. Russ Shermer

Or PSQT/PSTT Conference Sessions

7:00 - 8:15 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:15 - 8:30 Opening Remarks
Dr. Magdy Hanna
8:30 - 9:45 Keynote
Richard Bender
The Business Case For Software Quality
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Quality Management Project Management Agile Approaches Software Process Improvement Test Automation Test Process I Test Process II Performance Testing
10:00-11:00 The Agile Manifesto & Software Quality Assurance
Alan S. Koch		 Simplicity and Complexity: Two Sides of the Same Coin
(I)
Jamie L. Mitchell		 Early Lifecycle Identification of Software Quality Risk Factors
(I)
David Herron		 Combating the Test Schedule Killers
(B)
David Petrella		 Designing Performance Tests to Accurately Predict True User Experience
(I)
Scott Barber
11:00-12:00 Visit Exhibit/Vendor Presentations
12:00-1:00 Lunch/Discussion Groups
1:00-2:00 Documentation Diseases
(B)
Gregory T. Daich 		Estimating Software Earlier and More Accurately
(I)
David Herron 		  Process Police - What Does It Take To Manage Process Improvement In Software Testing?
(I)
Janet Glock 		Toward a Unified Test Terminology: An Interactive Workshop
Sponsored by International Institute for Software Testing
2:15-3:15 Toward a Unified Test Terminology:An Interactive Workshop
Sponsored by International Institute for Software Testing		 Re-Energizing a Test Automation Project
(B)
Robert Galen		 Methodology for Effective Regression Testing
(B)
Srinivasan Desikan		 Nuts and Bolts of Realistic Test Environments
(B)
Adam Tate 		Introduction to Performance Testing, the Who, What, Where, When, and Why
(B)
Scott Barber
3:45-4:45 Tooling Around with Package Software
(B)
Andy Redwood		 Planning & Tracking a Software Project at the 'Right' Level
(B)
Robert Galen		 The Journey to Agility: A Flashline, Inc. Case Study
(I)
Adam Wallace		 The Use of Coaches in a Software CMM Level 2 and 3 Effort
(I)
Elizabeth Stevens		 Effective Software Testing: Adapting to the Imperfect Software Development Environment
Elfriede Dustin
5:00-6:00 What Test Managers Can, and Cannot, Learn from Project Managers
Robin Goldsmith JD		 Building and Maintaining a World Class Test Organization
(B)
Judy McKay		 Getting a Handle on Risk: Risk Based Testing Strategies
(B)
Clyneice Chaney 		Practical Methods for Assessing and Improving Your Test Process
(B)
Thomas C. Staab 		Getting a Return on Investment from Performance Testing
(I)
Dr. Russ Shermer
5:00 - 6:30 Conference Reception

 

Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday

Wednesday, June 11, 2003

Attendees may register for a full day tutorial or conference sessions.

Full-day Tutorials (10:00 - 5:00.)

Tutorials marked with (CSTP) will count as one day of training towards the requirements for the Certified Software Testing Professional and cover the Body of Knowledge areas as indicated.

W1 Risk-Driven Software Testing (CSTP elective) Joyce Statz & Jorge Boria
W2 A Methodology for Software Test Automation (CSTP #6) Elfriede Dustin

Or PSQT/PSTT Conference Sessions

7:00 - 8:15 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:15 - 8:30 Opening Remarks
Dr. Magdy Hanna, Conference Chair
8:30 - 9:45 Keynote
Daniel Mosley
Just Enough Software Test Automation
. PSQT PSTT
. Quality Management Inspections and Reviews Agile approaches Software Process Improvement Test Automation Test Process I Test Process II Testing Techniques
10:00-11:00 Confusing Process with Product: Why Do We Have Problems Creating Quality Software?
Dr. David Cook 		Extending Automation Tools: Using DLLs
(A)
Jamie L. Mitchell 		To Be(ta Test) or Not to Be(ta Test), That Is The Question!
(B)
R.L. Mickey Cheatham		 Excelerating Test Status Reporting
(B)
Jim Hazen 		Implementing an Iterative Test Design Approach
(A)
Yuri Chernak and Steve Boycan
11:00-12:00 Visit Exhibit/Vendor Presentations
12:00-1:00 Lunch/Discussion Groups
1:00-2:00 Software Quality Valuation: Return on Investment Versus Reduction of Risk
(B)
Dr. Richard Bechtold 		Static Testing of Source Code – Well Done!
(A)
Peter Zimmerer 		Extreme Software Quality Assurance
(I)
Alan S. Koch 		Good Enough Metrics (GEMs) for Benchmarking Software Quality and Estimating ROI
(I)
Sharon Fay 		Designing for Testability: A Little Goes a Long Way
Linda Hayes
2:15-3:15 Developing Reliable Software Efficiently
John Musa		 J2EE Web Application Test Automation
(A)
Heesun Park, Ph.D 		Test Plan 101 using IEEE 829
(B)
Bernard Hom ès		 The Role of Testing in Requirements Discovery – Implications for Software Development
(I)
Tony Templeton 		Interoperability Testing Strategies: How to Ensure That Your Organization is Barking Up the Right Tree?
(I)
Dr. M. K. Jibbe
3:45-4:45 Improving Software Quality via Software Fault Tree Analysis
(A)
Massood Towhidnejad, Dolores Wallace, Al Gallo		 Fighting the BUG WAR with Inspections and Reviews: A Real Life Success Story
(B)
Duvan Luong 		Mutual Programming - a Practice to Improve Software Development Productivity
(I)
Gerold Keefer 		Three Best SQA Organizational Practices
(I)
Jorge Boria 		ROI of Software Testing
Robin Goldsmith JD
5:00 - 6:00 The Software Quality Summit
An open and honest discussion by software quality experts

 

Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday

Thursday, June 12, 2003

Six concurrent tutorials taught by nationally recognized quality experts. Each tutorial is one full day of an in-depth instruction in a specific software quality topic.

You must specify which tutorial you wish to attend (H1 through H6.)

Tutorials marked with (CSTP) will count as one day of training towards the requirements for the Certified Software Testing Professional and cover the Body of Knowledge areas as indicated.

H1 From Requirements to Test Data (CSTP: #5) Dan Mosley
H2 Test Planning Workshop (CSTP #3) Ross Collard
H3 Developing Reusable Test Design (CSTP #2) Robin Goldsmith
H4 Inspections and Reviews for QA Professionals (CSTP #7) Dr. Rebecca Staton-Reinstein
H5 Programming and Database Concepts for QA Professionals (CSTP elective) Judy McKay
H6 Improving the Test Process Through Testing Maturity Models (CSTP elective) Thomas Staab

 

Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday

Friday, June 13, 2003

Six concurrent tutorials taught by nationally recognized quality experts. Each tutorial is one full day of an in-depth instruction in a specific software quality topic.

You must specify which tutorial you wish to attend (F1 through F6.)

Tutorials marked with (CSTP) will count as one day of training towards the requirements for the Certified Software Testing Professional and cover the Body of Knowledge areas as indicated.

F2 Principles of Software Test Automation (CSTP #6) Jamie Mitchell
F3 Managing the Software Test Process (CSTP #3 & 4) Judy McKay
F4 Effective Test Design (CSTP #2) Dr. Magdy Hanna
F5 Beyond Performance Testing, An Application Lifecycle Approach to Maximize End User Experience (CSTP elective) Scott Barber
F6 Test Estimation Workshop (CSTP elective) Ross Collard
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