Before you begin testing on a project, your team should have a formal or informal test strategy.  There are key elements you need to consider when formulating your test strategy.  If not, you may be wasting valuable time, money and resources.   In this track you will learn the strategic and practical approaches to software testing and test case design, based on the underlying software development methodology.  This track includes topics related to developing a test strategy, test estimation, risk management and data management.

102: Using Test Metrics to Determine Trends and Provide Forecasts
Geoff Horne MD, ISQA

201: Persona Based Testing and Risk Assessment
Lee Henson Chief Agile Enthusiast, AgileDad

302: Empowering Testers through Requirements Analysis
Paul Condit Program Manager, Lockheed Martin Enterprise Solutions and Services

402: Learning the Context: The Art of Asking Questions
Anna Royzman QA Lead, Liquidnet Holdings

502: Now, What's Your Plan? (Part 1)
Henrik Andersson CEO, House of Test Consulting    Leonidas Hepis Director of QA, Verimatrix

602: Now What's Your Plan? (Part 2)
Henrik Andersson CEO, House of Test Consulting    Leonidas Hepis Director of QA, Verimatrix

702: Collaboration Without Chaos
Griffin Jones Consultant, Congruent Compliance

802: Integrating Testing as a Service into a Quality Management Office
Chris Duro IT Strategist and Agile Evangelist, Cognizant

901: Where Do Bugs Come From? A Conversation
Matt Heusser Principal Consultant, Excelon Development