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STARWEST 2010: Tour-based Testing: The Hacker's Landmark Tour[presentation] When visiting a new city, people often take an organized tour, going from landmark to landmark to get an overview of the town. |
Rafal Los, Hewlett-Packard
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Exploratory Testing of Mobile Applications[presentation] Exploratory testing-the process of simultaneous test design, execution, and learning-is a popular approach to testing traditional application software. Can you apply this approach to testing mobile applications? |
Jonathan Kohl, Kohl Concepts, Inc.
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Transform Your Lifecycle-Virtualize the Test Lab[presentation] Every tester has heard "it works on my machine" from a developer, referring to a defect deemed to be non-reproducible. |
Theresa Lanowitz, voke, Inc.
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Alternative Testing: Do We Have to Test Like We Always Have?[presentation] Are the “old ways” always the “best ways” to test? Julian Harty shares his thought-provoking ideas on when traditional testing is-and is not-appropriate and poses alternatives for us to consider. |
Julian Harty, Consultant
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Building a Successful Test Automation Strategy[presentation] You have been told repeatedly that test automation is a good thing and that you need to automate your testing. So, how do you know where to start? |
Karen Rosengren, IBM Global Services
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Take a Chance-Testing Lessons Learned from the Game of MONOPOLY®[presentation] For years, MONOPOLY® has entertained countless people with the fictional thrill of what it might be like to make a killing in real estate-or to lose your shirt. |
Rob Sabourin, AmiBug.com
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The Human Side of Testing[presentation] Software testing is a unique profession. |
Thomas McCoy, Department of FaHCSIA
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Becoming a Great Tester: Inspiration, Perspiration, and Renewal[presentation] Three recent and contrasting trends in software development and IT-agile methods, increasing infrastructure complexity, and the requirement to align more closely with business stakeholders-are reshaping testing’s role. |
Isabel Evans, Testing Solutions Group Ltd
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STARWEST 2010 Keynote: Lightening Strikes the Keynotes[presentation] Lightning Talks have been a very popular part of many STAR conferences throughout the years. |
Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering
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Test Team Leadership-Yes, There's a Place for It in Agile[presentation] One of the gravest misconceptions about the agile methodologies isn’t about documentation, teamwork, quality, or productivity. It’s about the role of leadership and management in the adoption and sustained operation of agile practices. |
Bob Galen, iContact
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You're Either On the Train or On the Tracks: Radical Realities Shaping Our Future[presentation] Because the number of applications and environments are exploding, the rate of change is increasing exponentially, and the scope of risk has never been wider or deeper. |
Linda Hayes, Worksoft, Inc.
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ADPWest 2011 - Michael Spayd and Lyssa Adkins - Agile Coaching Institute[article]
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Bob speaks with Michael Spayd and Lyssa Adkins about the Agile Coaching Institute at ADPWest 2011. |
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ADPWest 2011 - Drew Thoeni - Techwell and the ADP/Better Software Conferences[article]
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Bob speaks with Drew Theoni about StickyMinds.com TechWell.com and Agile Development Practices West conference. |
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Deliver Applications that Meet Business Needs[magazine] A common mistake made when building applications to meet business needs is not properly defining business requirements from the get-go. Poorly defined requirements compromise the quality of applications and lead to projects that deliver marginal value or fail outright. |
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Simulation Games: A Way to Improve Communication in the Team[article] One of the hardest daily tasks developers, QA, ScrumMasters, and product owners encounter is effective communication with others. Sound implausible? According to many articles, research, and personal observations, the main cause of project failure is not technology or hardware, but inefficient communication stemming from lack of effective communication between team members, incomplete business analysis, imprecise requirements, and vaguely formulated business objectives. |