PSQT
2007 West
May 7-11, 2007
Las Vegas, NV


Las Vegas, NV.
May 7th - 11th , 2007

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1 Day conference with 24 Track and Feature Presentations
2 Keynote presentations by leading industry experts
4 Days with 6 Tutorials each day that will apply towards
CSTP or CTM certification

Tutorials marked with (CSTP) or (CTM) will count as one day of training towards the requirements for the Certified Software Testing Professional or Certified Test Manager Certification and will cover the Body of Knowledge areas as indicated. CSTP and CTM candidates will need to attend a 30 minute exam following each course. Below is a legend that has colors representing the different certification areas. You may register for one, two, three, or four full-day tutorials without registering for the one day conference.

  CSTP Required Course   CTM Required Course   Elective Courses for CSTP or CTM
Monday,
May 7, 2007
8:30-4:30
Tuesday,
May 8, 2007
8:30-4:30
Wednesday,
May 9, 2007
8:00-5:00
Thursday,
May 10, 2007
8:30-4:30
Friday,
May 11, 2007
8:30-4:30
M1: Principles of
Software Testing

Dr. Magdy Hanna

(CSTP #1)
or
(CTM Elective)
T1: Effective Test
Design

Dr. Magdy Hanna

(CSTP #2)
or
(CTM Elective)
PSQT Conference Sessions
Opening Keynote

Ed Adams
Biggest <Application>
Security Mistakes
Organizations Make
Invited Presentations Dr. Rebecca
Staton-Reinstein
Defect Power: Are Your
Testing Efforts Fueling
Your Quality Improvement?
Robert Galen
Test Automation Keys
for Smart Starts
Robin Goldsmith
I Went to a Testing
Conference and all
they talked about
was Requirements
Ed Adams
The Five Most Dangerous
Application Security
Vulnerabilities - and How
to Test for Them

Marnie Hutcheson
Exploratory Testing Versus
Requirements-Based
Testing: A Comparative Study

Closing Keynote Warren S. Reid
Pre-Litigation CPR:1
Reviving the Drowning
Large-Scale IT Project

H1: Requirement-Based Testing
Dr. Magdy Hanna

(CSTP #5)
or
(CTM Elective)
F1: Software Inspections and Reviews for QA Professionals
Dr. Rebecca Staton-Reinstein
(CSTP #7) or (CTM Elective)
M2: Evaluating Business Requirements
Robin Goldsmith, JD
(CSTP #5) or (CTM Elective)
T2: Effective Test Management
Judy McKay
(CSTP #3) or (CTM Elective)
H2: Developing Reusable Test Designs
Robin Goldsmith
(CSTP #2) or (CTM Elective)
F2: Managing the Test Execution Process
Robin Goldsmith
(CSTP #4) or (CTM Elective)
M3: Essentials of Graphical User
Interface Testing

Jay Ruuska
(CSTP or CTM Elective)
T3: Principles of Software Test Automation
Marnie Hutcheson
(CSTP #6) or (CTM Elective)
H3: Identifying and Executing the Most Important Tests
Marnie Hutcheson
(CSTP #4) or (CTM Elective)
F3: Discovering and Testing Requirements with Use Cases
Dr. Magdy Hanna
(CSTP #5) or (CTM Elective)
M4: System and Application Testing for Security Vulnerabilities
Marnie Hutcheson
(CSTP or CTM Elective)
T4: Testing in Incremental, Agile, and Highly Iterative Software Projects
Dr. Timothy Korson
(CSTP or CTM Elective)
H4: Database Testing: Structured Query Language (SQL) for Test Professionals
Judy McKay
(CSTP or CTM Elective)
Cancelled
M5: Risk Based Testing: Analysis and Strategy Development
Clyneice Chaney
(CTM #5 ) or (CSTP Elective)
T5: Managing the Test Project
Robin Goldsmith
(CTM #2) or (CSTP Elective)
H5: Project Management for QA Professionals
Dr. Rebecca
Staton-Reinstein

(CSTP or CTM Elective)
F5: Test Process Management
Judy McKay
(CTM #1) or (CSTP Elective)
M6: Test Process Measurements and Improvement
Alfred Sorkowitz
(CTM#3) or (CSTP Elective)
T6: Software Quality Assurance Methods and Techniques
Dr. Rebecca
Staton-Reinstein

(CTM#7) or (CSTP Elective)
H6: Creating and Leading the High Performance Test Organization
Robert Galen
(CTM #4) or (CSTP Elective)
F6: Test Automation Strategies and Architectures
Marnie Hutcheson
(CTM #6) or (CSTP Elective)