Test Automation

• Test automation fundamentals
• Test automation methods and tools
• Strategy and practice for high-volume test automation production
• Advanced test automation topics
• Capability and performance test planning, implementation and analysis

Test Strategy, Approach, Methods and Techniques, not including Agile

• Basic and advanced skills in software testing
• Test case design and data development
• Testing application on the Web and mobile devices
• Testing for embedded systems

Testing in Agile Development

• Agile testing
• Agile automation
• Testing issues in agile development

Cross-cultural Business and Outsourcing

• Outsourcing and offshoring organizations and projects
• Customer service and project leadership across cultures
• Global organization of software testing and software development
• Cultural issues in software testing and software development

Overall schedule

December 6th 08:00 AM - 08:30 AM   Registration 08:30 AM - 08:45 AM   Welcome 08:45 AM - 09:00 AM   Government Speech 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM   Keynote 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM   Break 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM   Session 1 How to Create Your Own Robot Army How to do Testing and Test Automation for Complex Software in Agile Development 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM   Break 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM   Session 2 When Failure is Not an Option: Testing a 24/7 Support Web Portal Offshoring 10 Years Later--Lessons Learned 12:15 PM - 01:45 PM   Lunch 01:45 PM - 02:30 PM   Session 3 10 Must-Know Tips for Performance Test Automation Testing in Agile Development 02:30 PM - 02:45 PM   Break 02:45 PM - 03:30 PM   Session 4 Leveraging Game Development & Testing Concepts in Making Engineering Software Building a Testing Dream Team 03:30 PM - 03:45 PM   Break 03:45 PM - 05:00 PM   Round Table How Do We Cope with Testing Challenges as Software Complexity Increases Exponentially? 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM   Gala Dinner December 7th 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM   Registration 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM   Keynote 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM   Break 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM   Session 1 Accelerate Your Transition Into an Effective Leader Part 1 - Hands-on Lab: Exploratory Test Automation in Action 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM   Break 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM   Session 2 Cross-culture Challenges--Turning Obstacles Into Productive Synergy Part 2 - Hands-on Lab: Exploratory Test Automation in Action 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM   Lunch 01:30 PM - 02:15 PM   Session 3 Open-source Test Automation Framework in Practice-FitNesse at Work! Part 1- Hands-on Lab: Agile Test Automation with ABT – Coached by Experienced Test Automation Engineers 02:15 PM - 02:30 PM   Break 02:30 PM - 03:15 PM   Session 4 Estimate Testing Size and Effort Using Test Case Point Analysis Part 2- Hands-on Lab: Agile Test Automation with ABT – Coached by Experienced Test Automation Engineers 03:15 PM - 03:30 PM   Break 03:30 PM - 04:15 PM   Closing remarks

 

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

MORNING SESSIONS From 08:00 am – 08:30 am Registration time From 08:30 am – 08:45 am Welcome From 08:45 am – 09:00 am Government Speech From 09:00 am – 10:00 am Keynote Harry Robinson Computer-Aided Exploratory Testing From 10:30 am – 11:15 pm Room A Harry Robinson How to Create Your Own Robot Army Room B Hans Buwalda How to do Testing and Test Automation for Complex Software in Agile Development From 11:30 am – 12:15 pm Room A Jane Fraser When Failure is Not an Option: Testing a 24/7 Support Web Portal Room B Michael Hackett Offshoring 10 Years Later--Lessons Learned AFTERNOON SESSIONS From 01:45 pm – 02:30 pm Room A Scott Barber 10 Must-Know Tips for Performance Test Automation Room B Michael Hackett Testing in Agile Development From 02:45 pm – 03:30 pm Room A Dominic Tran Leveraging Game Development & Testing Concepts in Making Engineering Software Room B Hans Buwalda Building a Testing Dream Team From 03:45 pm – 05:00 pm Round Table / Expert panel   Harry Robinson, Scott Barber, Jane Fraser, Hans Buwalda, Hung Q. Nguyen How Do We Cope with Testing Challenges as Software Complexity Increases Exponentially? From 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm Gala Dinner

 

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

MORNING SESSIONS From 08:00 am – 09:00 am Registration time From 09:00 am – 10:00 am Keynote Scott Barber Performance Testing for All—Secrets to Keeping Your Customers Happy! From 10:15 am – 11:00 pm Room A Jane Fraser Accelerate Your Transition Into an Effective Leader Room B Hans Buwalda Part 1- Hands-on Lab: Agile Test Automation with ABT – Coached by Experienced Test Automation Engineers From 11:15 am – 12:00 pm Room A Michael Hackett Cross-culture Challenges--Turning Obstacles Into Productive Synergy Room B Hans Buwalda Part 2- Hands-on Lab: Agile Test Automation with ABT – Coached by Experienced Test Automation Engineers AFTERNOON SESSIONS From 01:30 pm – 02:15 pm Room A Stephen Copp Open-source Test Automation Framework in Practice-FitNesse at Work! Room B Harry Robinson Part 1 - Hands-on Lab: Exploratory Test Automation in Action From 02:30 pm – 03:15 pm Room A Vu Nguyen Estimate Testing Size and Effort Using Test Case Point Analysis Room B Harry Robinson Part 2 - Hands-on Lab: Exploratory Test Automation in Action From 03:30 pm – 04:15 pm Closing remarks Hung Nguyen

 

All Session Topics

Speaker Session Topics Dominic Tran Leveraging Game Development & Testing Concepts in Making Engineering Software Hans Buwalda Agile Test Automation with ABT – Hands-on Lab, Coached by Experienced Test Automation Engineers Building a Testing Dream Team How to do Testing and Test Automation for Complex Software in Agile Development Harry Robinson Computer-Aided Exploratory Testing Exploratory Test Automation in Action – Hands-on Lab How to Create Your Own Robot Army Jane Fraser Accelerate Your Transition Into an Effective Leader When Failure is Not an Option: Testing a 24/7 Support Web Portal Michael Hackett Cross-culture Challenges--Turning Obstacles Into Productive Synergy Offshoring 10 Years Later--Lessons Learned Testing in Agile Development Scott Barber 10 Must-Know Tips for Performance Test Automation Performance Testing for All—Secrets to Keeping Your Customers Happy! Stephen Copp Open-source Test Automation Framework in Practice—FitNesse at Work! Vu Nguyen Estimate Testing Size and Effort Using Test Case Point Analysis