PSQT/PSTT 2004 North Conference Schedule

Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday

PSQT/PSTT Conference Sessions

7:00 - 8:15	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:15 - 8:30	Opening Remarks Dr. Magdy Hanna
8:30 - 9:45	Keynote Watts Humphery Software Engineering Institute Security Changes Everything
	PSQT				PSTT
	Quality Management	Software Process Improvement	Requirement Management	Development Process	Test Process I	Test Process II	Test Automation	Performance Testing
10:00-11:00	Lean Software Development: Learning to See Value and Waste Frode Odegard Lean Software Institute				A Model for Successful System Testing Jerry Cobry IBM Printing Systems Division	Realistic Career Expectations for Software Testers Scott Will IBM Corporation/Tivoli Software	Success Stories in Test Automation Russ Shermer Software Quality Management	Successfully Managing Load/Performance Testing Efforts Fazly Alahi Express Scripts
11:00-12:00	Visit Exhibit/Vendor Presentations
12:00-1:00	Lunch/Discussion Groups
1:00-2:00	Strategic Quality - Planned Empowerment Jeff Fiebrich Motorola	Implementing Automation with Capability Maturity Model Integration Paul Grossman Siemens Medical Solutions	No Requirements Writer is an Island Erin Nardo Menttium Corporation	Story Test Driven Development, Gunjan Doshi Instrumental Services, Inc.	Writing Defect Free Requirements Ivy Hooks Compliance Automation Inc.
2:15-3:15	Practical Metrics Reporting To Earn Management Respect And Address Outsourcing Bill Hufschmidt Development Support Center					Testing for Globalization: Experience from IBM Jerrold Landau, IBM Toronto Lab	Abstract Semantic Analysis Vs. White Box Testing Chris Hote PolySpace Technologies	Performance Tuning Transaction Processing Systems Dr. Russ Shermer Software Quality Management
3:45-4:45	Outsourcing - A Way to Complement or Replace Your QA Staff? Tom Igielski The Thomas Consulting Group, Inc.	Real Life Experience - How to Develop CMMI Processes? Orhan Kalayci Nitelik Danismanlik Ltd. et al	Surviving the Challenges of a Fluid Environment Erin Nardo Menttium Coporation	Embedding Security into a Software Development Methodology Carol Woody, Software Engineering Institute	Toward a Unified Test Terminology:An Interactive Workshop Sponsored by International Institute for Software Testing
4:45 - 6:00	Conference Reception and Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions

Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday

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 Dr. Karl Wiegers Process Impact Cosmic Truths about Software Requirements
.	PSQT				PSTT
.	Quality Management	Software Process Improvement	Software Process Improvement	Measurements	Test Process I	Test Process II	Test Automation	Web Testing
10:00-11:00	What Do Agile and Extreme Approaches Mean to the Test Profession Marnie Hutcheson Independent Consultant				System Testing Streatgies for Data Migration Software Subbarao Jagannatha Openwave Systems	Diversity Analysis: Measuring the Quality of a Test Suite Borislav Nikolik, Ph.D. Vidak Quality	Building an Automation Team Richard Wagner Catalina Mktg Corp.	Load Testing GUI and Middleware Web Applications Requires a Different Approach Tom Igielski, The Thomas Cslt Group, Inc.
11:00-12:00	Visit Exhibit/Vendor Presentations
12:00-1:00	Lunch/Discussion Groups
1:00-2:00	Project Management 'Atkins' Way Nidhi Srivastava Tata Consultancy Services	Real Life Experience Using CMMI L2 Processes and XP Practices Orhan Kalayci Nitelik Danismanlik Ltd. et al	A Successful Approach to Process Improvement in an Information Technology Organization Liz Glaser & Joyce Sattovia, The Boeing Company	Basic Measurement Implementation, Away with the Crystal Ball Ton Dekkers Sogeti Nederland B.V.	Beyond the GUI: What You Need to Know about Database Testing Mary Romero Sweeney Independent Consultant
2:15-3:15	Requirements -- the Ultimate Reality Show: How to Get 'em, How to Test 'em, How to Make 'em Better Dr. Rebecca Staton-Reinstein Advantage Leadership				A Test Process for Command and Control Systems James J. O’Connor III, Ph.D. Tybrin Corp	End-to-End Testing of the Tactical TOMAHAWK Weapons System (TTWS) Battlegroup Brian Cavett, Naval Surface Warfare Center	Teach Your Automation Tool to Be as Smart as You Bonnie S. Bayly Anteon Corp	Evaluating the Usability of Web-based Applications: A Case Study of a Field Study Sam J. Racine, Ph.D. Unisys Corporation
3:30-4:30	How to Justify QA Initiatives to Management Peggy Fouts Aquent	Process Improvement and the Balanced Scorecard Joyce Sattovia The Boeing Co	IT Governance Requires Performance Measurement Ton Dekkers Sogeti Nederland B.V.	So How Do I Know Your Estimate Is Any Good Bill Hufschmidt Development Support Center	Testing When Requirements Aren't Defined Robin Goldsmith , JD GoPro Management, Inc.
4:45 - 6:00	The Software Quality Summit

Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday

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.

Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday

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 (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.

Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday

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.