PSQT
2008 West
May 5-9, 2008
Las Vegas, NV


Las Vegas, NV.
May 5th - 9th, 2008

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1 Day conference with 28 Track and Feature Presentations
2 Keynote presentations by leading industry experts
4 Days with 7 Tutorials each day that will apply towards CSTP or CTM certification

  CSTP Required Course   CTM Required Course   Elective Courses for CSTP or CTM
Monday,
May 5, 2008
8:30-4:30
Tuesday,
May 6, 2008
8:30-4:30
Wednesday,
May 7, 2008
8:00-5:00
Thursday,
May 8, 2008
8:30-4:30
Friday,
May 9, 2008
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

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Opening Keynote
Eric Newcomer Meeting New Challenges in
Testing Service Oriented Architectures


Feature Presentations Joe Raassi
Some of the ‘Not-So-Visible’
Traits of Effective
SQA Organizations
H1: Requirement-Based Testing
Dr. Magdy Hanna

(CSTP #5)
or
(CTM Elective)
F1: Software Inspections and Reviews for QA Professionals
Barbara Ainsworth
(CSTP #7) 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: Discovering and Testing Requirements with Use Cases
Clyneice Chaney
(CSTP #5) or (CTM Elective)
M3: Risk-Based Test Management
Marnie Hutcheson
(CSTP #3 or CTM Elective)
T3: Identifying and Executing the Most Important Tests
Marnie Hutcheson
(CSTP #4) or (CTM Elective)
H3: Functional Test Automation Fundamentals
Michael Lawler
(CSTP #6) or (CTM Elective)
F3: Software Quality Assurance Methods and Techniques
Barbara Patterson
(CTM #7) or (CSTP Elective)
M4: Test Process Management
Judy McKay
(CTM #1 or CSTP Elective)
T4: Managing the Test Project
Robin Goldsmith
(CTM #2 or CSTP Elective)
H4: Risk Based Testing: Analysis and Strategy Development
Clyneice Chaney
(CTM #5) or CSTP Elective)
F4: Test Automation Strategies and Architectures
Michael Lawler
(CTM #6) or (CSTP Elective)
M5: Test Process Measurements and Improvement
Alfred Sorkowitz
(CTM #3) or (CSTP Elective)
T5: Building and Managing a Test Team
Joe Raassi
(CTM #4) or (CSTP Elective)
H5: Project Management for QA Professionals
Barbara Ainsworth

(CSTP or CTM Elective)
M6: Essentials of Graphical User Interface Testing
Jay Ruuska
(CSTP or CTM Elective)
T6: Database Testing: Structured Query Language for Test Professionals
Dr. Timothy Korson
(CSTP or CTM Elective)
H6: Testing in Incremental and Highly Iterative Software Projects
Dr. Timothy Korson
(CSTP or CTM Elective)
F6: Programming Concepts for Test and QA Professionals
Dr. Timothy Korson
(CSTP or CTM Elective)
T7: Testing Web and eCommerce Applications
Michael Lawler
(CSTP or CTM Elective)