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: Test Strategies from Around the World

Rex Black President, RBCS

202: Strategies for a Successful Systems Integration Test

Fiona Charles Principal Consultant, Quality Intelligence, Inc.

302: Creating a Security Test Plan

Dan Alloun Validation Architect, Intel

402: Why Tests Don't Pass or Fail

Doug Hoffman Consultant, Software Quality Methods

502: A Method of Assessing Testing Risk Mitigations

Geoff Horne Managing Director, ISQA

602: Surviving an FDA Audit: Heuristics for Exploratory Testing

Griffin Jones Consultant, Congruent Compliance

702: Managing COTS Test Efforts: It's Like Conducting an Orchestra!

Virginia Reynolds President & CEO, Insight Quality

802: Adopting the Franchise Model in Testing Software

Kat Baum Quality Analyst, Ameritas Life Insurance Company

902: Evaluating and Improving Software Usability

Philip Lew CEO, XBOSoft

1002: Testing Small Projects: Strategies for Successful Delivery in 2 to 12 Weeks

Lanette Creamer Consulting Software Tester, Spark Quality LLC