Conference Presentations

Proactive User Acceptance Testing

User Acceptance Testing (UAT) tends to take a lot of effort, yet still often fails to find what it should. Rather than being an afterthought subset of system test, effective UAT needs to be systematically planned and designed independently of technical testing. In this session, Robin Goldsmith shows how going from reactive to proactive UAT can make users more confident, cooperative, and competent acceptance testers.

Robin Goldsmith, Go Pro Management, Inc.
Testing in the Extreme Programming World

Much attention has been given to the topic of lightweight development processes-especially eXtreme Programming (XP). Robert Martin explains the concept and significance of a paradigm that believes acceptance tests should be defined by customers, and requires developers to write the unit tests before they write the code. He then separates the difficulties from the benefits inherent in this relatively new discipline. By cutting through the controversy, he's able to address the essential issues such as environmental possibilities and the need for XP. But most importantly, he addresses the question: What is the relevance of software testing and testing professionals within XP?

Robert Martin, Object Mentor, Inc.
User Acceptance Testing: The Overlooked and Underplanned

User acceptance testing is sometimes regarded as the red-headed stepchild of testing. Most of us tend to focus on functional and performance testing, and in doing so forget who it is we're actually developing the application for. Kevin Au makes the case that a formal process for user acceptance testing should be instituted on almost every project. Because no matter how well developed a product is, if the user doesn't like it, it'll soon be shelfware.

Kevin Au, Experio
Advanced Data Driven Testing (ADDT)

Learn how the Convergys Test Automation Team developed an Advanced Data Driven Testing (ADDT) approach using a test automation engine. Gain insight into how this technique was successfully implemented to improve the reliability and quality of their software products and reduce the number of testing man-hours. Shakil Ahmad gives a high-level description of the engine design, functionality, and benefits as he shares his company's successes-and frustrations.

Shakil Ahmad, Convergys

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