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Software Dimensions and The International Institute for Software Testing Present PSQT/PSTT 2001 North |
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Tutorials: Series M
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You must specify which tutorial you wish to attend (M1 through M6) Tutorials marked with (CSTP) count towards the Certification of Software Test Professionals and cover the Body of Knowledge areas as indicated.
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| 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 |
Series T - Tuesday, October
9, 2001
Series W - Wednesday,
October 10, 2001
Series H - Thursday,
October 11, 2001
Series F - Friday, October
12, 2001
M1: Principles of Software Testing (Basic) (CSTP, #1)
Dr. Magdy Hanna
This tutorial counts as one day of training towards the Certified Software Test Professional requirements.
This course is essential for every one who performs software testing on a day to day
basis. Even if you have been doing it for a couple of years, you will get a clear
understanding of the "good" and disciplined software testing practices. This
course will also cover the different levels of software testing and how to effectively
perform them. Topics to be covered include the full testing lifecycle, tracking test cases
and test conditions to requirements, usability and user interface testing, unit,
integration, system and regression testing.
Dr. Magdy Hanna is a recognized
educator, speaker and consultant in several related areas of software engineering. He is
the President of Software Dimensions Consulting and Training, and Chairman of the
International Institute for Software Testing and brings over 20 years of experience with
building and maintaining software systems. As an associate professor at the University of
St. Thomas, he teaches graduate courses on several software engineering topics.
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M2: Testing Web and eBusiness Applications I:
Fundamentals
(Basic), (CSTP, Elective)
Ross Collard
This tutorial counts as one day of training towards the Certified Software Test Professional requirements.
Welcome to the wonderful world of the Web. Along with exciting opportunities, we have impatient bosses and users, incompatible browsers, new (and buggy) tools, rapidly changing technologies, sites that tend to crash if you blink twice, eager hackers and interminable waits. This session covers the basics of making sure that our bosses and users are not unpleasantly surprised after we say: "Yup. It's ready to go. I'd swear my paycheck on it"
Tutorial Outline:
A Framework for Testing Web-Based Applications
Web-Based Testing and Quality Issues
Web Site Testing Approach
Web-based Application Testing Checklist
Web Page Test
Case Checklist
Web Testing Procedures
The Web Site Test Plan
Test Case Design Methods
Evaluating Test Results
Problem Reporting, Follow-up and Re-Testing
“Web
Time”: Handling Deadline Pressures
Web Site Feature Testing
Testing Features and Content
Testing Process Flows, Navigability and Links
Positive/Negative and Boundary Value Testing
Risk-Based Testing
Exploratory Testing
Common Sources of
Errors
Testing in an Iterative, Rapid Application
Development World
Stability and Change Management
Component Re-Use and Integration Testing
Coordinating Development and Testing
Change and Regression Testing
Testing Changes
Re-Testing
Unaffected Features after Changes
Establishing and Managing the Web-based Test
Lab
Equipment and Facilities Needed
Test Tools
Test Case Libraries
Test Processes
and Support Tools
Automated Tools for Web-based Testing
Functions of Automated Test Tools
Why Automate Testing?
Assessing Readiness for Test Automation
Automated Test Tool Disadvantages
Resource Impact of Automation
Automated Tool Selector
Load or Stress Testing Tools
Test Data Generation Tools
Compatibility Checking Tools
Network Monitoring Tools
Ross Collard is a software testing consultant. His clients have included: Amazon.com, American Express, Anheuser-Busch, Banamex, Bank of America, Baxter Healthcare, Bechtel, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Boeing, British Airways, the CIA, Ciba Geigy, Cisco, Citibank, Dell, EDS, Exxon, General Electric, Goldman Sachs, the Federal Reserve Bank, Ford, Fijitsu, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Johnson & Johnson, JP Morgan, Lucent, McGraw Hill, Merck, Microsoft, Motorola, NASA, Nortel, Oracle, Procter & Gamble, Prudential, IBM, the U.S. Air Force, Worldcom and Yahoo. Ross has taught software testing for Harvard and U.C. Berkeley.
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M3: Software Inspections for Testers (Basic)(CSTP, #7)
Dorothy Graham
Inspection is the single most effective quality improvement technique for software and its related documents including test documents. A mature Inspection process can find up to 80% of the defects present, and can find them early in the life cycle, when they are much cheaper to fix.
This workshop will give you hands-on experience in applying the Inspection process, as described in the book "Software Inspection" by Tom Gilb and Dorothy Graham. Attendees are required to bring their own documents to be sample inspected during the workshop, such as test plans, test policy or strategy documents, requirement specifications or other document that will be used to derive tests from. Although the technique can be used for code or test cases, it is more effective on higher level documents.
The Inspection technique, when properly applied, can have a dramatic effect on the quality of written documents within all aspects of software development and testing. It is most appropriate for those who already have an established document review culture, but who want to become more effective and efficient in improving written documents of all types.
Topics:
Introduction, including how Inspection differs from other review techniques
Planning and documents: the role of the Inspection Leader, entry and exit criteria, chunking and sampling, Rules, checklists and procedures.
Checking, logging and editing: Roles, individual checking, kickoff and logging meetings
Practical work Inspecting real documents (brought by attendees)
Exit, improvement and conclusions: editing and follow-up, metrics, effectiveness and efficiency, process improvement, how to get started
Dorothy Graham is from Grand Rapids Michigan, but a UK resident for over 20 years, Dot has degrees in Mathematics, and worked for Bell Labs in New Jersey and for Ferranti Computer Systems and The National Computing Centre in Manchester, England. Dorothy is co-author with Mark Fewster of "Software Test Automation", published in 1999, and is co-author with Tom Gilb of "Software Inspection" published in 1993, both by Addison-Wesley. She was the originator and co-author of The CAST Report, on Computer Aided Software Testing tools. She has been involved in testing conferences since 1991 and was program chair for the first European testing conference in 1993. Sometimes described as a "technical entertainer", she is a popular and stimulating speaker at international conferences and seminars.
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M4: Software Test Automation: Architecture and Implementation (Intermediate) (CSTP, #6)
Linda Hayes
This tutorial counts as one day of training towards the Certified Software Test Professional requirements.
Course Objectives
Course Agenda
Automation Fundamentals
Design Principles
Selecting a Test Tool
Test Library Architecture
Cycles
Suites
Scenarios
Steps
Function
Application Map
Benefits of Architecture
Division of Effort
The Project Plan
The Test Team
Test Library Management
Test Library Maintenance
Benefits
Results and Metrics
Course Summary
Linda Hayes is an industry pioneer and leading expert in test automation. She publishes a monthly column in Datamation on software quality, Quality Quest, is the author of the Automated Testing Handbook and co-editor with Alka Jarvis of Dare to be Excellent. She is a widely published author of award-winning articles and frequent speaker on testing and automation around the world.
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M5: Introduction to Process Definition (Basic)
Judy Bamberger
Targeted Audience
This workshop on Process Definition, Introduction is targeted to people who are defining their business processes or who will be shortly. Participants may be members of a software engineering process group, an integrated product development team (cross-functional team), a corporate-wide process/quality team, or others. The workshop does not assume any familiarity with software engineering or the Capability Maturity Model.
Portions of this workshop have been presented to people at all levels of many organizations - executives, project managers, software engineers, support staff, members of a software engineering process group, and more. Many organizations are using this method now for defining processes and the basic controls to measure the effectiveness of those processes.
Workshop Objectives
At the end of the workshop, the participants will have:
• Viewed several techniques for representing defined processes
• Used two of those to represent the definition of a simple process
• Participated in and learned one simple, powerful, consensus-based method for defining work processes
Workshop Notes
This workshop is intended to provide an introduction to and practice with process definition techniques. This workshop is not limited to software practitioners; it is appropriate for anyone or any team that needs to define its processes.
The method being taught is presented in a well defined series of small steps, designed specifically to ensure that consensus is built among the key stakeholders through each step. The key contribution of this particular process definition method is this: it produces the process definition itself and the concurrence among those who will be using it - both at the same time.
Most of the exercises will be done in teams (5-8 people at a table).
Maximum enrollment is 20 when offered for a single company. There is no maximum enrollment when offered publicly.
The workshop will run for one full day. There are two sessions of approximately three hours. Mid-session breaks will be provided. The instructor will be available after the day's session for additional discussion. There is no required preparation before this workshop; there is no required "homework" during this workshop.
The attendees will receive copies of all workshop materials, including:
• A copy of the presentation materials
• Materials required to support the exercises[1]
Workshop Outline
• Background
This module motivates the reasons for and benefits of having defined processes.
• Representing Defined Processes
Several different process representation techniques are presented, including process flow, N-squared, time and role, activity network, EITVOX (Entry, Input, Task, Verification, Output, and eXit). Real-world examples are used to demonstrate each technique.
• A Method for Process Definition that Really Works!
The
method for defining processes is introduced, along with a simplified example that walks
through each step: identifying products and
services produced and customers for them, creating the context diagram that captures this
information and is the bridge to the process being defined, identifying process steps,
ordering them, identifying roles involved, spreading the process steps across the roles,
drawing and annotating the flow between the process steps, identifying key process metrics
and opportunities for improvement. This
section is the bulk of the workshop. A simple
example is used to provide the participants with hands-on practice to facilitate their
learning.
[1]These would be identified completely and well ahead of time.
Judy Bamberger is a consultant specializing
in project management, software process definition and improvement, quality techniques
(e.g., formal inspections, metrics), leadership, team building, facilitation, and managing
change. Ms Bamberger is an Authorized Lead
Assessor in the SEI CBA-IPI method and a key author of the Capability Maturity Model for
Software.
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M6: Becoming Web-Savvy in a Day (Basic)
Dr. Russ Shermer
Concepts covered:
Moving
an Information Technology career from the client-server world to the web is as significant
of a change as the move was away from mainframes. Yet, other than a little web-surfing,
most IT professionals struggle with the Internet vocabulary and make no pretense of
understanding the underlying technologies. When properly presented, this dazzling array of
technology is quite easy to understand.
This
one day course focuses on understanding and using web tools and technology. Project
Managers, developers, testers and business analysts will benefit from this hands-on
overview. Participants will leave this course with an increased confidence and awareness
of Internet technology.
Class
participants will receive a comprehensive introduction to web technology. Web site
architecture, networking protocols, routing, ports, standard services, basic web page
construction, server side includes, common languages and terminology, security and
firewalls, as well as basic performance and functional testing strategies will all be
covered.
Detailed Outline:
The attendee will learn:
· A basic Internet vocabulary
· The differences between client-server and web architectures
· What services, ports and protocols are and why they are so important
· How web servers communicate HTML to browsers using HTTP
· Why security issues on the Internet are so significant
· Some basic strategies for Internet performance and functional testing
Russ Shermer has a Ph.D. in computational physics and has been developing computer-based solutions for fifteen years. He wrote a cross-platform test automation tool and has worked with several of the major testing tools for over five years. While at Spherion, he lead the effort to define and deploy a test automation methodology at the national level and lead test automation initiatives for a dozen Fortune 500 clients. Over the past year, Russ has been providing quality and performance services over the web.
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