Description:

The competition is fierce. More than ever, companies are under constant pressure to find the most effective ways to produce software, software-related products and to implement IT projects. They have to find ways to cut time and cost including finding the greatest value and highest efficiency is testing. That could be from the best trained internal testers. More often today, it means finding the most capable outsourcing partners in the most prepared labor market who are skilled in new and innovative processes, tools and technologies that will yield great effectiveness and productivity with an ability to adapt in a constantly changing business environment. At the same time, the direction of the outsource software testing market today is looking past only the lowest price labor arbitrage. Technical expertise, domain knowledge, cost-effective and dynamic test automation, cutting edge technologies, reliability, English skill, efficiency and project experience, among other criteria, all weigh on decisions of where to outsource. So, how can IT organizations and service providers alike prepare to succeed and thrive in the high-pressure, fast-moving world of global software development?

We will explore and discuss how organizations can best position themselves for a bright future.

Panelists:

• Bj Rollison - Test Architect at Microsoft
• Cem Kaner - Director, Center for Software Testing Education & Research, Florida Institute of Technology
• Dana Svendsen -  Quality Manager Halliburton Digital and Consulting Solutions
• Hung Q. Nguyen - Chairman/CEO, LogiGear
• Jamie Tischart - Director of Product Delivery, SaaS Business Unit, McAfee
• Michael Hackett - Senior Vice President Logigear Corp. (Moderator)