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	Testing RESTful Web Services[presentation] Slideshow A lot of folks doing testing (QAs, BAs, and Devs alike) are experienced with testing applications through the front end—a graphical user interface or a mobile app. However, Hilary Weaver-Robb says that with this type of testing we often miss the internal web services and APIs that power...	Hilary Weaver-Robb
	Machine Learning: Will It Take Over Testing[presentation] Slideshow Machine learning (ML), a branch of artificial intelligence, is gaining widespread adoption and interest on software development projects. Paul Merrill says that ML isn't typical programming. Algorithms can be changed and checked for accuracy at runtime to “learn” from data.	Paul Merrill
	Architecting an Agile Test Transformation Program[presentation] Slideshow Transitioning test automation efforts from traditional to agile approaches is challenging because it requires cultural, process, technology, and people changes to create a sustained mindset shift and drive desired outcomes. Join Klaudia Breslavets to learn how a complex organization scaled...	Klaudia Breslavets
	Leverage Big Data and Analytics for Testing[presentation] Slideshow Sabermetrics turned the baseball world upside down by challenging decades-old measures of individual performance and their perceived linkage to team success. After cementing their legacy as the Lovable Losers for 108 years, the Chicago Cubs were able to leverage a data-driven approach...	Geoff Meyer
	Automating Performance Testing at Every Step[presentation] Slideshow A major insurance company is building its next-generation claims system and has fifty new APIs to test in twelve months. The entire effort is launched as a first-time agile project with continuous integration. Will the load test, which worked so well with waterfall, serve us when we build...	Obbie Pet
	Amp Up Your Testing by Harnessing Test Data[presentation] Slideshow The data tsunami is coming—or maybe it’s already here. Data science, big data, and machine learning are the buzzwords of the day. Data is changing our products and the way we build them, so we should also change the way we verify our products. In a world of increasing connectivity and...	Steve Rowe
	Accessibility Standards and Testing Techniques: Be Inclusive or Be Left Behind[presentation] Slideshow While Information and Communication Technology (ICT) accessibility for a wider spectrum of users—including the blind—and their interfaces is being required by law across more jurisdictions, testing for it remains limited, naïve, and too late. The consequences of staying ignorant include...	David Best
	Blunders in Test Automation[presentation] Slideshow In chess, the word blunder means a very bad move by someone who should know better. Even though functional test automation has been around for a long time, people still make some very bad moves and serious blunders. The most common misconception in automation is thinking that manual...	Dorothy Graham
	Transforming Your QA and Test Team[presentation] Slideshow QA and test departments often are composed of employees with business backgrounds who have little training when it comes to software testing. Though they are engaged, these team members can get overwhelmed by the thousands of test cases they have to execute over and over...	Sophie Benjamin
	A Journey from DevOps to DevTestOps: Infusing Continuous Quality[presentation] Slideshow As companies realize the need for rapid application development, they are embracing DevOps methodologies. But implementing DevOps practices without establishing a culture of quality often results in lower quality software or a poor customer experience, which impacts the business bottom line.	Gajan Pathmanathan
	Jump Start Agile Testing with Acceptance Test Driven Development[presentation] Slideshow Does your agile team struggle to find the right level of detail prior to beginning development? You may be suffering from “chunky” user stories—those that are too large or insufficiently defined to implement or test efficiently. Acceptance test driven development (ATDD) can help you...	Susan Brockley
	Leading, Following, or Managing? You Can Help Your Group Thrive[presentation] Slideshow As testers or test managers, being effective mentors, coaches, and leaders is critical to our team’s success. Quite often we also play important roles in driving change, influencing others, and helping individuals, teams, and the business move from where they are to a higher level of...	Isabel Evans
	Are Your Tests Well-Traveled? Thoughts on Test Coverage[presentation] Slideshow There are many places to visit it the world and it can be interesting to see “where you’ve been”. There are many places in software for tests to visit, and seeing “where the tests have been” can be very interesting for testers. Dot Graham explains what coverage is, and why it can be...	Dorothy Graham
	Implementing a Test Dashboard to Boost Quality[presentation] Slideshow You are responsible for addressing quality problems that are plaguing your product and having an adverse impact on the business. Have you been challenged to provide a simple mechanism for quantifying and tracking key performance indicators selected by your organization. The ultimate goal...	Scott Acker
	The Secret Life of Testers: Where Your Time Really Goes[presentation] Slideshow Testing is on the schedule. Your title is Tester. It is time to test. The team is waiting for you. Everybody thinks you spend your time testing. So, why does it seem that you spend so little time actually testing? Michael Bolton will show you a training and research tool to visually...	Michael Bolton

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