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Software Dimensions and The International Institute for Software Testing Present PSQT/PSTT 2001 North |
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Tutorials:
Series T
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You must specify which tutorial you wish to attend (T1 through T2) Tutorials marked with (CSTP) will count as one day of training towards the requirements for the Certified Software Testing Professional |
| 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
| Keynote: Cognitive Illusions in Testing and Development | Dorothy Graham |
| The Business Case for Test Automation | Linda Hayes |
| We Don't Need Process... Do We? | Judy Bamberger |
| Faster, Cheaper, AND Higher Quality - Testing in Internet Time | Robin Goldsmith JD |
| The Business Case for Software Quality | Scott Jefferies |
| Getting Testers Involved in Requirements: It's more than "the earlier, the better" | Dr. Rebecca Staton-Reinstein |
| 20 Track Presentations |
Series M - Monday, October
8, 2001
Series W - Wednesday,
October 10, 2001
Series H - Thursday,
October 11, 2001
Series F - Friday, October
12, 2001
T1: Managing the Software Testing Process (Basic) (CSTP, #3&4)
Judy McKay
This tutorial counts as one day of training towards the Certified Software Test Professional requirements.
More Information Coming Soon!!!
Judy McKay has managed systems
analysis and development teams. She has been an
analyst, developer and DBA as well as a QA manager. She has managed QA for over
13 years. Her experience is with small to large software companies, very large companies
and an internet startup. She's worked in done aerospace and DOD environments as well
as commercial work. She has also managed 3rd level support groups in those same software
companies for about 6 years.
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T2: Testing Web and eBusiness Applications II: Advanced
Techniques
(Advanced)(CSTP, Elective)
Ross Collard
This tutorial counts as one day of training towards the Certified Software Test Professional requirements.
Going beyond the basics, this session addresses some important questions regarding Web application quality, such as how to check its compatibility, performance, scalability, robustness, usability and operation effectiveness.
Attendees will learn the following
Portability, Compatibility and
Configuration Testing
Browser,
Operating System and Data Base Compatibility
Hardware and Network Compatibility
Checking Compliance with Standards
Middleware
Determining What
to Measure
Developing the Benchmarks (Test
Workloads)
Load and Stress Testing
Scalability Testing
Duration or Endurance Testing
Measuring Performance
Interpreting the Results
Performance Test Checklist
Robustness Testing
Testing for 24x7
Availability
Identifying Hazards and Threats
Error Detection & Recovery Testing
Simulating Threats in the Test
Environment
Testing Degraded Modes of Operation
“Rainy Day” Checklist for
Robustness Testing
Usability and Interaction Testing
Demographics of
the Population of Visitors
What Makes a Web Site Usable
Testing for Web Usability
The System Usability Scale
Design Suggestions for Usability
International Visitors
Maintainability
What makes an
Application Maintainable
Reviewing and Evaluating
Maintainability
Testing
Components and Component Integration
API and Middleware Testing
Testing System Interfaces
Testing the Integration of Front-Ends with Legacy Systems
Data Base Testing
Data Base Testing
Approach
Data Integrity Testing
Data Sampling
Data Base Test Case Checklist
Data Base Back-up & Recovery Testing
Query (SQL) Testing
Security Controls Testing
Sources and Types
of Security Threats
Prevention, Detection, Mitigation and Recovery Methods
Reviewing and Evaluating the Security Controls
Security & Controls Testing Checklist
Virus Controls
Monitoring Service Levels in Live
Operation
Measuring and
Response Time, Throughput and Availability
Monitoring Resource Utilization
Evaluating User Satisfaction
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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