Conference Presentations

The Impact of Cognitive Biases on Test and Project Teams
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Teams are a fundamental part of the way we all work. Understanding the ins and outs of team decision making makes us better employees, better co-workers, and even better people. As...

Thomas Cagley, The David Consulting Group
Automated Analytics Testing with Open Source Tools
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Analytics are an increasingly important capability of any large web site or application. When a user selects an option or clicks a button, dozens—if not hundreds—of behavior-defining...

Marcus Merrell, RetailMeNot, Inc.
STAREAST 2014: Risk-Based Testing for Agile Projects
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Many projects implicitly use some kind of risk-based approach for prioritizing testing activities. However, critical testing decisions should be based on a product risk assessment...

Erik van Veenendaal, Improve Quality IT Services BV
Designing for Testability: Differentiator in a Competitive Market
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In today’s cost conscious marketplace, solution providers gain advantage over competitors when they deliver measurable benefits to customers and partners. Systems of even...

David Campbell, MITRE Corporation
The Art of Testing Transformation: Blending Technology with Cutting-Edge Processes
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Technologies, testing processes, and the role of the tester have evolved significantly over the past several years. As testing professionals, it is critical that we evaluate and evolve...

Jennifer Bonine, tap|QA, Inc.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to User Acceptance Testing
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On large enterprise projects, the user acceptance test (UAT) is often envisioned to be a grand event where the users accept the software, money is paid, and the congratulations and...

Randy Rice, Rice Consulting Services, Inc.
How Did I Miss That Bug? Managing Cognitive Bias in Testing
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How many bugs have you missed that were obvious to others? We all approach testing hampered by our own biases. Understanding our biases—preconceived notions and the ability to focus...

Gerie Owen, Northeast Utilities, Inc. and Peter Varhol, Telerik
Why Software Drives Us Crazy
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Some people insist that machines will replace humans in many different ways; others disagree, but without explaining why. You could say a smartphone app replaces an admin assistant...

Michael Bolton, DevelopSense
A Guide to Cross-Browser Functional Testing
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The term “cross-browser functional testing” usually means some variation of automated or manual testing of a web-based application on different mobile or desktop browsers...

Malcolm Isaacs, HP
The Art of Complex System Testing
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It’s one week after your product’s launch, and everyone is happy. After all, for the first time in years, your product development exceeded expectations. Coding was completed on time...

Ray Arell, Intel

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