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Outsourcing the Software Testing Effort: A Negotiating Checklist This presentation raises several of the issues involved in partial or complete outsourcing of the software testing effort. Attorney Cem Kaner presents his negotiating checklist, including how to evaluate the costs, benefits, and risks of test outsourcing. Learn how to effectively use an outsourcer's staff with your testing projects.
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Cem Kaner, J.D., Ph.D., Florida Tech
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Manage Testing by the Numbers Telcordia's Software Quality Assurance Testing Organization Business Model was developed to assist its SQA Testing Management Team in becoming more effective and productive in managing SQA testing. Learn how the implementation of this model can help raise the overall technical expertise of your test management team.
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Sharon Burrell, Telcordia Technologies
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Toward a Totally Automatic Test Scripts Generation The component testing phase remains mostly a human activity. In particular, the conception of test cases, which can be a very tedious task, is usually completely manual. Although existing tools alleviate the task of the tester and increase his or her productivity, very few actually help in the generation of input test data. Discover a new generation of tools that can automatically generate test cases parameterized with various test objectives (functional, structural, and both). Learn how these tools use advanced technologies in software analysis as abstract interpretation.
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Dominique Guilbaud, ATTOL Testware
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Trimming the Test Suite: Using Coverage Analysis to Minimize Re-Testing Coverage Analysis System (CAS) data is often useful in determining that enough tests have been written, and identifying C-code lines that have no test coverage. In this presentation, Jim Boone explores various methods that use CAS data to determine the best set of automated tests to execute for a corrected defect. Learn the strengths, weaknesses, and best stage for using each method.
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Jim Boone, SAS, Institute, inc.
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STAREAST 2000: The Result of Testing Is Not Quality From this presentation's summary:
- Re-Design Testing to Provide Information to Manage Risks
- Use Risk Analysis to Determine What & When to Test (Knowledge)
- Design Test Activities to Provide Feedback about Risks (Information)
- Use a Hierarchical Test Approach with Feedback
Loops (Information+Knowledge)
- Remember The Business Goal (Wisdom)
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Shel Seigel, Seigel Associates Corporation
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Equilibrium in Managing Outsourced Testing Even organizations with internal QA departments often have to rely on outsourced testing resources for some jobs. The first time you do this, you may make a lot of mistakes as well as learn a great deal. Jeff Jewell relates the lessons learned from his company's first experience in managing a project with contract testers. Learn what you can do to get the most from external testers and ensure that the quality of the product meets your internal expectations.
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Jeff Jewell, Navigant International Inc.
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Test Metrics Without Tears The profile of testing has been raised significantly in the last few years, largely due to Year 2000 issues. Organizations accept that they need to systematically and thoroughly test software, and they are demanding the same levels of efficiency that are expected from all other areas of their businesses. Now it is necessary to provide evidence that the activities of the test team are an effective and efficient use of staff. Learn how such evidence can be obtained and reported with minimal overhead on testing resources.
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David Vaughan, The SIM Group
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Advanced Techniques in Test Automation From this presentation's summary:
- Identify the ten percent needed ninety percent of the Time
- Mold the Tools to Your Bias, Not the Other
Way Around
- Leverage Automation on Most Critical Testing First - Augment Capability Next
- Think “Beyond the Tool” for Capability
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Andrew Pollner, ALP International Corporatioin
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Automated Testing of Object-Oriented Components Using Intelligent Test Artifacts Everyone agrees on the value of testing software components early and often to find defects before they become costly and to ensure that changes do not have unexpected side effects. Unfortunately, many developers still do not follow this practice because of the perception that creating tests is too burdensome. In this presentation, learn a practical guide to streamlining component test creation by employing intelligent test artifacts. Discover how this technique will enable you to extract the most value from testing with the least amount of effort.
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Michael Silverstein, SilverMark, Inc.
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STAREAST 2000: How Testers Can Contribute to Reviews Brian Lawrence begins his presentation with a brief overview of what a review is and how it works in software organizations. Although testers may or may not understand source code, they can still contribute considerable value in reviews. Learn how to devise tests as a review preparation technique that can identify potential defects and serve as a basis for test planning and design.
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Brian Lawrence, Coyote Valley Software
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