PSQT/PSTT 2000 North Conference Schedule

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PSQT/PSTT 2001 North Conference Schedule

Monday, October 8th, 2001

Six concurrent tutorials taught by nationally recognized quality experts. Each tutorial is one full day of an in-depth instruction in a specific software quality topic.

You must specify which tutorial you wish to attend (M1 through M6)

Tutorials marked with (CSTP) will count as one day of training towards the requirements for the
Certified Software Testing Professional and cover the Body of Knowledge areas as indicated.

M1	Principles of Software Testing (Basic) (CSTP, #1)	Dr. Magdy Hanna
M2	Testing Web and eBusiness Applications I: Fundamentals (Basic)(CSTP, Elective)	Ross Collard
M3	Software Inspections for Testers (Basic) (CSTP, #7)	Dorothy Graham
M4	Software Test Automation: Architecture & Implementation (Intermediate) (CSTP,#6)	Linda Hayes
M5	Introduction to Process Definition (Basic)	Judy Bamberger
M6	Becoming Web-Savvy in a Day (Basic)	Dr. Russ Shermer

Tuesday, October 9th, 2001

Attendees may register for a full day tutorial or conference sessions.

Full-day Tutorials (8:30 - 4:30):

Tutorials marked with (CSTP) will count as one day of training towards the requirements for the
Certified Software Testing Professional and cover the Body of Knowledge areas as indicated.

T1	Managing the Software Testing Process (Basic) (CSTP, #3&4)	Judy McKay
T2	Testing Web and eBusiness Applications II: Advanced Techniques (Advanced)(CSTP, Elective)	Ross Collard

Or PSQT/PSTT Conference Sessions

7:00 - 8:15	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:15 - 8:30	Opening remarks Dr. Magdy Hanna, Conference Chair
8:30 - 9:45	Keynote Cognitive Illusions in Testing and Development Dorothy Graham
	PSQT				PSTT
	Measurements	Process Improvement	Configuration Management	Quality Management	Test Process I	Test Process II	Web Testing	Test Automation
10:00 - 11:00	Earning Management Respect for Quality, and The Value We Provide! Part I (B) Bill Hufschmidt	A Quality Assessment Process for Products Under Development (I) Diane Manlove Stephen Kan	Integrating Configuration Management in the Development Process (I) Torbjorn Fransson	Quality Process Implementations - Making the Nice to Have a Reality (B) Peter R. Wismer	The Business Case for Test Automation Linda Hayes
11:00 - 12:00	Visit Exhibit/Vendor Presentations
12:00 - 1:00	Lunch/Discussion groups
1:00 - 2:00	We Don't Need Process...Do We? Judy Bamberger					Traceability Issues in Testing: A Practical Solution (B) Ganesan Perumal	Web Performance Management Avoiding the "Scramble" (I) Diane Hagglund	Making Automation Tools Work (I) Jamie Mitchell
2:15 - 3:15	Earning Management Respect for Quality, and the Value We Provide! Part II (I) Bill Hufschmidt	Do's and Don'ts of Software Process Improvement(I) Patrick O'Toole	An Introduction to Software Configuration Management Principles and Practical Implementation Using Rational Clear Case(B) Mark C Bielinski	Which Comes First, the Process or the Tool? (B) Patricia Edwards	Faster, Cheaper, AND Higher Quality--Testing in Internet Time Robin Goldsmith JD
3:45 - 4:45	The Business Case For Software Quality Scott Jefferies				Is a Use Case a Test Case? (B) Jim Heumann	Managing the Test Effort Using Requirements-Based Testing Metrics (I) Gary Mogyorodi	Managing Automated Testing for Web Applications (B) Elfriede Dustin	Developing Solutions Through Patterns (B) Jamie Mitchell
5:00 - 6:30	Conference Reception Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions (5:30-6:30)

Key: B = Basic, I = Intermediate, A = Advanced

Wednesday, October 10th, 2001

Attendees may register for a full day tutorial or conference sessions.

Full-day Tutorials (8:30 - 4:30):

Tutorials marked with (CSTP) will count as one day of training towards the requirements for the
Certified Software Testing Professional and cover the Body of Knowledge areas as indicated.

W1	Discovering REAL Requirements for Web and eBusiness Systems (Intermediate) (CSTP, #5)	Robin F. Goldsmith
W2	A Methodology for Software Test Automation (Intermediate) (CSTP, #6)	Elfriede Dustin

Or PSQT/PSTT Conference Sessions

7:00 - 8:15	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:15 - 8:30	Opening remarks Dr. Magdy Hanna, Conference Chair
8:30 - 9:45	Keynote Transforming IT from a Cost Center to a Value Center *Dr. Howard Rubin*
	PSQT				PSTT
	Requirements Management	Process Improvement	Process Management	Quality Management	Test Process I	Test Process II	Web Testing	Test Automation
10:00 - 11:00	No Requirements Writer is an Island (B) Erin Pierce	Continuous Internal Process Assessment (I) John A. (Drew) Downs	Common Pitfalls when Building or Introducing CM Tools and How to Minimize the Damage (B) Torbjorn Fransson	The Effect of Department Reorganization on the Quality of Software Releases in 2001(I) Alice Lewis	Getting Testers Involved in Requirements: It's more than "the earlier, the better" *Dr. Rebecca Staton-Reinstein*
11:00 - 12:00	Visit Exhibit/Vendor Presentations
12:00 - 1:00	Lunch/discussion groups
1:00 - 2:00	Reducing Cycle Tiime by Eliminating Requirement Defects and Automating Test *Dr. Mark Blackburn*				Building and Maintaining a World Class Test Organization (I) Judy McKay	Assessing Your Testing Process Maturity (I) Thomas Staab	Performance Testing Web Applications...So What's the Challenge? (I) Tom Igielski	Software Test Automation: Design, Implement, and Maintain a Data Driven Solution (I) Tom Hels, Jim Cook, Leo Zdrill
2:15 - 3:15	Can We Get Complete Requirements Even When the Pressure is on? (B) Dr. Rebecca Staton-Reinstein	Do's and Don'ts of Software Process Assessments (I) Patrick O'Toole	Extreme Code Reviews: Changing the Way We Work (I) Timothy Kelliher	Achieving Quality by Design (I) Bill Thornburg	Common Mistakes in Software Testing Dorothy Graham
3:45 - 4:45	Project out of control? 10 Easy Metrics You Can Begin Using Today *Judy Bamberger*				Automated Software Inspection for Early Defect Detection (I) Lawrence Markosian	How Do You Know When you are Done Testing (A) Scott Jefferies	The LEGO(tm) Principle: How to Build Cheap, Fast, Flexible and Efficient "Consumer Tests" (I) Olivier Denoo	Extending Automation Tools: Using DLLs (A) Jamie Mitchell
5:00 - 6:00	The Software Quality Summit An open and honest discussion by software quality experts

Key: B = Basic, I = Intermediate, A = Advanced

Thursday, October 11th, 2001

Six concurrent tutorials taught by nationally recognized quality experts. Each tutorial is one full day of in-depth instruction in a specific software quality topic.

You must specify which tutorial you wish to attend (H1 through H6)

Tutorials marked with (CSTP) will count as one day of training towards the requirements for the
Certified Software Testing Professional and cover the Body of Knowledge areas as indicated.

H1	User Acceptance Testing (Intermediate) (CSTP, Elective)	Robin F. Goldsmith JD
H2	How to Choose a Testing Tool (Basic)(CSTP, #6)	Dorothy Graham
H3	Requirements Management with Use Cases (Intermediate) (CSTP, #5)	Patrick Johnson
H4	Fundamentals of the Test Process and Tool Selection (Basic) (CSTP, #1)	Thomas Staab
H5	Effective Test Design (Intermediate) (CSTP, #2)	Dr. Magdy Hanna
H6	Building QA Function Step by Step (Basic)(Elective)	Dr. Rebecca Staton-Reinstein

Friday, October 12th, 2001

Six concurrent tutorials taught by nationally recognized quality experts. Each tutorial is one full day of an in-depth instruction in a specific software quality topic.

You must specify which tutorial you wish to attend (F1 through F6)

Tutorials marked with (CSTP) will count as one day of training towards the requirements for the Certified Software Testing Professional and cover the Body of Knowledge areas as indicated.

F1	Risk-Based Testing (Intermediate) (CSTP, Elective)	Robin F. Goldsmith JD
F2	Writing Testable Requirements (Intermediate) (CSTP, #5)	Dr. Magdy Hanna
F3	Writing Test Plans (Intermediate) (CSTP, #3)	Leslie Segal
F4	Requirements Management with Use Cases (Intermediate) (CSTP,#5)	Patrick Johnson
F5	Principles of Software Test Automation (Basic)(CSTP, #6)	Jamie Mitchell
F6	Effective Test Management (Intermediate)(CSTP, #3&4)	Denis Meredith