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	Leadership for Test Managers and Testers[presentation] Slideshow Many organizations spend a great deal of time and effort acquiring and learning to use the latest techniques and technology, but they make little or no attempt to train or mentor their staff to be better leaders. While it is true that technology is important, test teams without able...	Rick Craig, Software Quality Engineering
	The Adventures of a First-Time Test Lead: An Unexpected Journey[presentation] Slideshow When moving to a new position in your organization, you might not always feel confident—and that’s fine. If you have ever wondered how to change your mindset from “I need to learn from someone more experienced than I” to “I need to train and lead a team,” Ioan Todoran shares what he...	Ioan Todoran, Expedia Affiliate Network
	The Tester’s Role in Agile Planning[presentation] Slideshow All too often testers passively participate in agile planning. And the results? Important testing activities are missed, late testing becomes a bottleneck, and the benefits of agile development quickly diminish. However, testers can actively advocate customer concerns while helping to...	Rob Sabourin, AmiBug.com
	From Formal Test Cases to Session-Based Exploratory Testing[presentation] Slideshow Agile software development is exciting, but what happens when your team is entrenched in older methodologies? Even with support from the organization, it is challenging to lead an organization through the transformation. As you start making smaller, more frequent releases, your...	Ron Smith, Intuit
	Write Your Test Cases in a Domain-Specific Language[presentation] Slideshow Manual test cases are difficult to write and costly to maintain. Beaumont Brush suggests that one of the more important but infrequently-discussed reasons is that manual tests are usually written in natural language, which is ineffective for describing test cases clearly. Employing a...	Beaumont Brush, Dematic, Inc.
	Inside the Mind of the 21st Century Customer[presentation] Slideshow Testers frequently say that they are the voice of the customer or the customer advocate for their organization’s products. In some situations this can be a helpful mindset, but no matter how hard he tries, a software tester is not the customer. In fact, there is no one better suited to...	Alan Page, Microsoft
	Testing Mobile App Performance[presentation] Slideshow The mix of ever-smarter mobile devices and the constant connectivity of wireless networks have changed the way users access applications—and the way we develop and test them. Deployed applications deliver different content and functionality depending on whether the user is accessing them...	Brad Stoner, Neotys
	Transform a Manual Testing Process to Incorporate Automation[presentation] Slideshow Although most testing organizations have automation, it’s usually a subset of their overall efforts. Typically the processes for the department have been previously defined, and the automation team must adapt accordingly. The major issue is that test automation work and deliverables do not...	Jim Trentadue, Ranorex
	How We NOW Test Software at Microsoft[presentation] Slideshow In December 2008 when How We Test Software at Microsoft was first published, the software community appreciated the insight into many testing activities and processes popular at Microsoft. Six and a half years later, many companies—including Microsoft—have evolved and changed in a variety...	Alan Page, Microsoft
	Testing Hyper-Complex Systems: What Can We Know? What Can We Claim?[presentation] Slideshow Throughout history, people have built systems of dramatically increasing complexity. In simpler systems, defects at the micro level are mitigated by the macro level structure. In complex systems, failures at the micro level cannot be compensated for at a higher level, often with...	Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering
	Building a World-Class Quality Team at eBay[presentation] Slideshow Today, many test methodologies can be used to achieve high quality and productivity ―Agile/Scrum, TDD, data modeling, risk analysis, and personas, just to name a few. So how do you pick the best approaches and techniques for your team and projects? Learn how Steve Hares helped build a...	Steve Hares, eBay
	Become an Influential Tester: Learn How to Be Heard[presentation] Slideshow As a tester, are you frustrated that no one listens to you? Are you finding bugs and having them ignored? Are you worried that the development process and product quality aren’t as good as they should be? Jane Fraser shares ways to help you be heard―ways to position yourself as a leader...	Jane Fraser, Anki, Inc.
	STARCANADA 2015: Lightning Strikes the Keynotes[presentation] Slideshow Throughout the years, Lightning Talks have been a popular part of the STAR conferences. If you’re not familiar with the concept, Lightning Talks consists of a series of five-minute talks by different speakers within one presentation period. Lightning Talks are the opportunity for speakers...	Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering
	Automate REST API Testing [presentation] Slideshow As an organization grows, the body of code that needs to be regression tested constantly increases. However, to maintain high velocity and deliver new features, teams need to minimize the amount of manual regression testing. Eric Smith shares his lessons learned in automating RESTful API...	Eric Smith, HomeAdvisor
	Virtualize APIs for Better Application Testing[presentation] Slideshow In today’s interconnected world, APIs are the glue that allows software components, devices, and applications to work together. Unfortunately, many testers don’t have direct access to manipulate the APIs during testing and must rely on either testing the API separately from the application...	Lorinda Brandon, SmartBear Software

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