Testing Practices Track

Each day at QUEST at least two tracks feature sessions on testing practices for QA/testing leads and testers. There are core topics such as test planning, test design, integration testing, regression testing, user acceptance testing, and performance testing along with emerging topics such as cloud, security, usability, exploratory, web accessibility, and mobile. Click on session titles to read abstracts and learn more about the presenters.

MONDAY and Tuesday CLASS

Essentials of Software Testing
Bob Crews, Checkpoint Technologies

MONDAY CLASS

Designing and Executing the Most Crucial Test Cases
Timothy Korson, PhD, Qualsys Solutions

TUESDAY TUTORIALS

Risk Based Testing Analysis & Strategy
Clyneice Chaney, Quality Squared

Mobile Testing 101
David Dang, Zenergy Technologies

Session Based Test Management
Michael Kelly, DeveloperTown

Infusing Quality Through Strategic Regression Testing
Michael Lawler, NueVista Group

WEDNESDAY SESSIONS

Business Intelligence/Data Warehouse Testing
Karen Johnson, Software Test Management, Inc.

User-Centered Design and Usability Testing for a Quality UI
Gail Swanson, Centare

Test Management for Third Party Applications Integration
Mary Claire Perkins, Gerdau Ameristeel

In The Cloud: Strategies to Test and Use the Cloud for Testing
Clyneice Chaney and Mike Berger, MITRE

Invading the Beehive:Test Planning for Success
Michael Lawler, NueVista Group

Successful Requirements-Based Strategies for QA-Based Security Testing
Rafal Los, HP Software and Solutions

Test Scenario Design Techniques
Timothy Korson, PhD, Qualsys Solutions

Exploratory Testing in the Enterprise
Michael Kelly, DeveloperTown

THURSDAY SESSIONS

Mobile Application Testing: Are you Ready?
Lee Barnes, Utopia Solutions

Mobile Testing and Continuous Integration
Anaf Durrani, Orbitz Worldwide

Thriving in the SoLoMO Landscape with In-the-Wild Testing
Matt Johnston, uTest

Web Accessibility: A Missed Quality Requirement
Patrick Maher, TAP Group/nAblement and Robbie Miller, nAblement

Friday Sessions

Getting Started with Test Driven Development
Stephen Vance, uTest

The UAT Chess Game: Playing Your Pieces to Win
Glenn Stout, PhD, The Revere Group

Comprehensive Performance Monitoring of Large Enterprise Applications
Vinkesh Mehta and Vic Soder, Deloitte Consulting LLP

RSTAR™: Achieving Reusable Tests and Data
Karen Johns, Mosaic, Inc.

Real World Production Performance Testing from the Cloud
Dan Bartow, SOASTA and Lee Barnes, Utopia Solutions

Panel Discussion: Free Testing Tools: Looking Inside Open Source