2013 Conference At-A-Glance | Printer Friendly At-A-Glance |
| 7:00-8:00 AM | Registration and Exhibits Open | |||
| 8:00-8:15 AM | Welcome and Opening Remarks | |||
| 8:15-9:45 AM | Keynote Software Quality in 2013: A Survey of the State of the Art Capers Jones, Namcook Analytics LLC | |||
| 9:45-10:15 AM | Break in Exhibit Hall | |||
| Invited Speaker | Quality Reviews | Automation | Quality in Cloud Computing | |
| 10:15-11:00 AM | INVITED SPEAKER Lean in the Test Lab: The Potential for Big Improvments Kathy Iberle, Iberle Consulting Group, Inc. | Updated Baker’s Dozen of Inconvenient Truths about Software Engineering Tom Feliz, Tektronix | Updated Douglas Hoffman, Software Quality Methods, LLC. | High Availability Testing – Stories from Consumer and Enterprise Services Srinivas Samprathi, Microsoft |
| 11:10-11:55 AM | How to Review Technical Documentation Moss Drake, Dentists Management Corp. | Challenges with Test Automation for Virtualization Sharookh Daruwalla, Intel | Are You In It For The Long Haul? Brian Rogers, Microsoft | |
| 12:00-1:25 PM | Lunch Program – Deep-Dive Discussions to Choose From | |||
| Invited Speaker | Topics on Quality | Automation | Agile | |
| 1:30-2:15 PM | INVITED SPEAKER The Myths Behind Software Metrics Douglas Hoffman, Software Quality Methods | Towards Understanding and Improving Mobile User Experience Philip Lew, XBOSoft | How Can I Automate Stuff? A Guide for the Beginner On Making Their Testing Life Easier Alan Ark, Eid Passport | QA Role in Scrum – Leveraging Agile for Defect Prevention Karen Wysopal, HP |
| 2:25-3:10 PM | Using FMEA to Improve Software Reliability Kraig Strong, Tektronix | Considerations Before Starting Test Automation Steven Vore, Telerik | Scrum in a Land Far, Far Away (or Using Scrum Across Dispersed Sites) Rick Anderson, Wind River Systems | |
| 3:15-3:45 PM | Break in Exhibit Hall | |||
| Invited Speaker | Business Analysis | Management | Agile | |
| 3:45-4:30 PM | INVITED SPEAKER Lee Copeland, Consultant | The Perfect Couple: Domain Models & Behavior-Driven Development Dan Elbaum, Con-Way Enterprise Services, Carlin Scott, Intel | Administering Quality Assurance for Large IT Programs Sreeram Gopalakrishnan, Cognizant Technology Solutions | Colocation: A Case Study in the Rewards and Perils Mary Panza, Parametric Portfolio Associate |
| 4:40-5:20 PM | The Far Away BA: Business Analysis Tips For Pulling It All Together Without Being There At All Jourdan Arenson, Business Analyst | Ben Williams, Janrain | Updated Lanette Creamer, Silicon Publishing Inc. | |
| 5:30-7:30 PM | Conference Social Kickoff – Exhibits & Poster Papers Complimentary hors d’oeuvres & beverages; open to the public. | |||
| 6:30-7:30 PM | IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysis) Presentation Requirements Reuse: Fantasy or Feasible? Karl Wiegers, Process Impact | |||
| 7:30-8:00 AM | Registration Open | |||
| 8:00-9:30 AM | Keynote When Agile Becomes a Quality Game Changer; What Data Says from Recent Agile Benchmark Research, Michael Mah, QSM Associates, Inc. | |||
| 9:30-10:15 AM | Break with Poster Papers | |||
| Invited Speaker | Project Management | Topics on Quality | Collaboration | |
| 10:15-11:00 AM | INVITED SPEAKER Payson Hall, Catalysis Group, Inc. | Test Automation: A Project Management Perspective Amith Pulla, Intel | Alternatives: A New Dimension In Software Quality Murugan Sundararaj, McAfee | Updated Leadership Doesn’t Have To Be “A Chip Off the Old Block” Doug Reynolds, Tektronix |
| 11:10-12:00 PM | Nine Low-Tech Tips for Project Management Moss Drake, Dentists Management Corp. | Performance Benchmarking an Enterprise Message Bus Anurag Sharma, et.al., McAfee | Games In The Workplace: Revolutionary Or Run-Of-The-Mill? Chermaine Li, et.al., Microsoft | |
| 12:00-1:25 PM | Lunch Program – Deep-Dive Discussions to Choose From | |||
| Invited Speaker | Process Improvement | Testing | Agile | |
| 1:30-2:15 PM | INVITED SPEAKER Agile Across Cultures: When National Culture Trumps Strategy Valerie Berset-Price, Consultant | Process Fitness – Process Improvement Lessons from Personal Trainers F. Michael Dedolph, Levi Deal Consulting | A Risk-Based Testing (RBT) Approach for the Masses Bruce Kovalsky, Capgemini | Updated Challenges of Agile with an External Vendor: A Case Study Bhushan Gupta, Nike |
| 2:25-3:10 PM | Rhea Stadick, Intel | Peter Varhol, Seapine Software & Gerie Owen | From Dinosaur to Cutting Edge: 5 Practical Keys to Avoiding Extinction in An Agile QA World Robert Gormley, SWAT Solutions | |
| 3:15-3:45 PM | Break with Poster Papers | |||
| Quality Assurance | Process Improvement | Automation | Agile | |
| 3:45-4:30 PM | Preparing the Next Testers: An Undergraduate Course in Quality Assurance Peter Tucker, Whitworth University | Updated Critical Factors Characterizing Projects and Lifecycle Models Kalman C. Toth, Consultant | Mark Fink, Tabane Limited | Bridging the Gap Between Acceptance Criteria and Definition of Done Sowmya Purushotham, Clinicient Inc. |
| 4:40-5:20 PM | Jeyasekar Marimuthu, Mcafee | Turning Projects into Products (and Back Again) Adam Light, SoTech Advisors | Championing Test Automation At A New Team: The Challenges And Benefits Alan Leung, Sierra Systems | Jean Hartmann, Microsoft |
| 5:30-6:30 PM | Networking co-sponsored with the Rose City SPIN Complimentary hors d’oeuvres & beverages; open to the public. | |||
| 6:30-7:30 PM | SPIN Presentation: Your Path Through Agile Fluency: Making Agile Work for You Diana Larsen, FutureWorks Consulting and James Shore, Consultant | |||
Workshop registration Wednesday, 7:30-8:30 AM
| Workshop 1 | Workshop 2 | Workshop 4 | |
| 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM | Agile Release Planning, Metrics, and Retrospectives Workshop Michael Mah, QSM Associates Inc. | Capers Jones, Namcook Analytics LLC | Essential Software Requirements Lee Copeland, Consultant |
| Workshop 5 | Workshop 6 | Workshop 7 | |
| 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM | Payson Hall, Catalysis Group, Inc. | Douglas Hoffman, Software Quality Methods | Lean in the Test Lab – Work Smarter, Not Harder Kathy Iberle, Iberle Consulting Group |
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