Software Test Professionals Conference & Expo, March 26 - 29, 2012

Schedule at a Glance

Monday March 26
8:00am - 5:00pm	Registration & Information

8:00am - 9:00am	Continental Breakfast & Networking

9:00am - 4:00pm	Pre-Conference Workshops
Pre-1 : Exploratory Test Automation Doug Hoffman, Software Quality Methods Pre-2 : Testers: Behind the Scenes of Every Great Project Lynn McKee, Quality Perspectives Nancy Kelln, Unimagined Testing, Inc. Pre-3 : Leading Agile & High Performance Test Teams Bob Galen, Deutsche Bank Global Technology Pre-4 : To Infinity and Beyond: Career Management for Software Testers Anne Marie Charrett, Testing Times Fiona Charles, Quality Intelligence, Inc. Pre-5 : Analyzing and Reporting Performance Test Data Visually Scott Barber, PerfTestPlus, Inc.

10:15am - 10:45am	Morning Beverage Break

12:00pm - 1:00pm	Lunch

2:15pm - 2:45pm	Afternoon Beverage Break
Tuesday March 27
7:00am - 6:00pm	Registration & Information

7:00am - 8:00am	Breakfast

8:00am - 9:15am	Opening Keynote Presentation
Key-1 : Testing Wanted: Dead or Alive Jon Bach, eBay

9:30am - 10:45am	Session Block 1
101 : Conscientious Testing: Understanding the Ethics of Being a Tester Mark Tomlinson, West Evergreen Consulting, LLC Leadership Perspectives for Testers 102 : Test Strategies from Around the World Rex Black, RBCS Test Strategy and Design 103 : Threads: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Claire Cates, SAS Performance Testing 104 : Lightsabers, Time Machines, and Other Automation Heuristics Adam Goucher, Element 34 Test Automation 105 : An Outlook to Mobile Testing Rumesh Palaniswamy, Cognizant Technology Solutions Mobile Testing

10:45am - 11:00am	Morning Beverage Break

11:00am - 12:15pm	Session Block 2
201 : Coaching Testers Anne Marie Charrett, Testing Times Leadership Perspectives for Testers 202 : Strategies for a Successful Systems Integration Test Fiona Charles, Quality Intelligence, Inc. Test Strategy and Design 203 : Planning For The Perfect Storm: The Value Of Peak Testing Scott Moore, Northway Solutions Group Performance Testing 204 : Forming Your Own Selenium/Watir Clouds for Fun or Money Aaron Broad, Test Automation 205 : Agile Testing: Facing the Challenges Beyond the Easy Contexts Bob Galen, Deutsche Bank Global Technology Agile Testing

12:15pm - 1:15pm	Lunch

1:00pm - 2:00pm	Keynote Presentation
Key-2 : The Essence of Providing Feedback Scott Barber, PerfTestPlus, Inc. Dawn Haynes, PerfTestPlus, Inc.

2:15pm - 3:30pm	Session Block 3
301 : The Right Stuff: Origins of Test Manager Drazen Tomac, Nagravision - Kudelski Group Leadership Perspectives for Testers 302 : Creating a Security Test Plan Dan Alloun, Intel Test Strategy and Design 303 : Lessons Learned in Performance Testing -- Cloud Edition Ben Simo, GoDaddy.com Performance Testing 304 : Data Warehouse Test Automation For Sapient Testers Eric Jacobson, Turner Broadcasting Systems, Inc. Test Automation 305 : Mobile Ecosystems and Their Impact on Testing Uday Thonangi, Progressive Insurance Mobile Testing

3:30pm - 3:45pm	Afternoon Beverage Break

3:45pm - 5:00pm	Session Block 4
401 : Developing a Professional Testing Culture Greg McNelly, Progressive Insurance Leadership Perspectives for Testers 402 : Why Tests Don't Pass or Fail Doug Hoffman, Software Quality Methods Test Strategy and Design 403 : Performance Testing Metrics and Measures Mark Tomlinson, West Evergreen Consulting, LLC Performance Testing 404 : Automated Testing Strategies for Databases Stephen Vance, uTest, Inc. Test Automation 405 : Fitting In: A Case Study in Agile Team Structures Catherine Powell, Abakas Agile Testing

5:00pm - 6:30pm	Happy Hour Welcome Reception
Wednesday March 28
7:00am - 6:00pm	Registration & Information

7:00am - 8:00am	Breakfast & Speed Geeking Breakfast Bytes

8:00am - 9:00am	Keynote Presentation
Key-3 : No Excuses! Incorporating Core Values, Accountability & Balance Into Your Career Jay Rifenbary, Rifenbary Training & Development

9:15am - 10:30am	Session Block 5
501 : Tomorrow's Test Management Lynn McKee, Quality Perspectives Leadership Perspectives for Testers 502 : A Method of Assessing Testing Risk Mitigations Geoff Horne, ISQA Test Strategy and Design 503 : A to Z Testing in Production: TiP Methodologies, Techniques, and Examples Seth Eliot, Microsoft Corp. Performance Testing 504 : Where’d My GUI Go? Testing APIs Catherine Powell, Abakas Test Automation 505 : Test Virtualization: Revolutionizing Quality in Organizations Jamey Jones, DyLabs, Inc. Mobile Testing

10:30am - 10:45am	Morning Beverage Break

10:45am - 12:00pm	Session Block 6
601 : The Future of Testing: Managing the Inverting Testing Pyramid Harish Narayan, Vistaprint Leadership Perspectives for Testers 602 : Surviving an FDA Audit: Heuristics for Exploratory Testing Griffin Jones, Congruent Compliance Test Strategy and Design 603 : Web Load Testing for Dummies Scott Barber, PerfTestPlus, Inc. Performance Testing 604 : Cutting the Mustard: Lessons Learned in Becoming a Superstar Agile Tester Nancy Kelln, Unimagined Testing, Inc. Agile Testing 605 : What Mobile Developers Wish Mobile Testers Knew Wilson Mar, HP Mobile Testing

12:00pm - 1:15pm	Lunch

1:15pm - 2:00pm	Keynote Presentation
Key-4 : SoLoMo Is Shaking Up The Testing Landscape: How QA Organizations Can Adapt, Keep Up & Thrive Matt Johnston, uTest

2:15pm - 3:30pm	Session Block 7
701 : Talking to Triangles Dawn Haynes, PerfTestPlus, Inc. Leadership Perspectives for Testers 702 : Managing COTS Test Efforts: It's Like Conducting an Orchestra! Virginia Reynolds, Insight Quality Test Strategy and Design 703 : Troubleshooting Application Performance Issues - People, Process and Tools Kerry Field, US Bank Performance Testing 704 : Automation Isn't All Shiny Toys Jim Holmes, Telerik Test Automation 705 : The Hard Stuff: Questions About Agile Matthew Heusser, Excelon Development Agile Testing

3:30pm - 3:45pm	Afternoon Beverage Break

3:45pm - 4:15pm	Tools & Trends Showcase
T&T1 : Solving Three Common Web Test Automation Problems Jim Holmes, Telerik T&T2 : Going Mobile – Are You Ready to Meet the Challenges of Testing Mobile Apps? John Jeremiah, HP

4:30pm - 5:45pm	Session Block 8
801 : A Tester's Guide to Indentifying, Managing, & Eliminating Technical Debt Lee Henson, AgileDad Leadership Perspectives for Testers 802 : Adopting the Franchise Model in Testing Software Kat Baum, Ameritas Life Insurance Company Test Strategy and Design 803 : What Happens When Agile Testing Falls Behind? Robert Walsh, Excalibur Solutions, Inc. Agile Testing 804 : Web Consistency Testing Kevin Menard, Mogotest Test Automation 805 : Don't Go Mobile Testing Mobile: Real Life Experience Testing with Mobile Devices Brett Masek, Lash Group Mobile Testing

6:30pm - 8:00pm	Test Management Dinner Groups
Thursday March 29
7:00am - 12:30pm	Registration & Information

7:00am - 8:00am	Breakfast & Sponsor Roundtable Discussions

8:00am - 9:15am	Keynote Presentation
Key-5 : We are the 99 Percent Anne Marie Charrett, Testing Times

9:30am - 10:45am	Session Block 9
901 : Rightsizing Testing Scott Barber, PerfTestPlus, Inc. Leadership Perspectives for Testers 902 : Evaluating and Improving Software Usability Philip Lew, XBOSoft Test Strategy and Design 903 : Performance Testing within a Performance Engineering Center of Excellence Brian Lynch, BNY Mellon Performance Testing 904 : Test Management in your Continuous Integration Process with Jenkins and TestLink Bruno Kinoshita, TupiLabs Test Automation 905 : Crowdsourcing Testing – Fostering Innovation through Collective Intelligence Ralph Decker, AppLabs Mobile Testing

10:45am - 11:00am	Morning Beverage Break

11:00am - 12:15pm	Session Block 10
1001 : Software Testing at Startups Michael Kelly, DeveloperTown Leadership Perspectives for Testers 1002 : Testing Small Projects: Strategies for Successful Delivery in 2 to 12 Weeks Lanette Creamer, Spark Quality LLC Test Strategy and Design 1003 : The Test Car Driver Mike Bonar, Bonar Consulting Performance Testing 1004 : Extreme Mobile Testing with Selenium (and Robots) Jason Huggins, Sauce Labs, Inc. Test Automation 1005 : Looking at Code from a DevTester's Perspective Stephen Vance, uTest, Inc. Agile Testing


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Schedule at a Glance

Monday March 26

Tuesday March 27

Wednesday March 28

Thursday March 29

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