Conference At A Glance

Monday, April 20 | Tuesday, April 21 | Wednesday, April 22 | Thursday, April 23 | Friday, April 24

MONDAY, April 20, 2009--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10 AM Break, 2:30 PM Break
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM	Manager's Solutions Workshop - Tom Ticknor & Nancy Kastl
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Full Day Classes
TRACKS:	Requirements	Measurement	Exploratory Testing	Agile Testing	Test Automation
Classes	Best Practices for Business Analysts	Unlocking the Secret of Test Metrics	Exploratory Testing: Design, Execute and Learn	Agile Testing Practices	Test Automation Through Visual Studio Team System
Instructor:	Barbara Merwin, Patterson Group	Shaun Bradshaw, Questcon Technologies	Michael Bolton, DevelopSense	Megan Sumrell, Valtech	Microsoft
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Lunch
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Requirements Class Continued	Measurement Class Continued	Exploratory Testing Class Continued	Agile Testing Class Continued	Test Automation Class Continued
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM	Certification Prep Courses
	Certified Software Tester (CSTE) Prep Course - Tim Pelland, QAI Global Institute Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA) Prep Course - Mike Pregmon, QAI Global Institute
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Manager's Connection Dinner - Sponsored by QAI Global Institute

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TUESDAY, April 21, 2009--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10 AM Break, 2:30 PM Break
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM	Manager's Solutions Workshop - Tom Ticknor & Nancy Kastl
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Half Day Tutorials
TRACKS:	CMMI	People Skills	Requirements Based Estimation	Test Design	Security Testing
Tutorials	An Overview to CMMI	Communicate to Influence	Requirements Based Estimating and Scheduling Best Practices	Combinatorial Testing Explained	The Ins and Outs of Application Layer-Security
Instructor:	QAI Global Institute	Toby Weber, Dynamic Transitions	Steven Rakitin, Software Quality Consulting, Inc.	Peter Zimmerer, Siemens AG	Joshua Burton, PhD, IBM
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Lunch
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Half Day Tutorials
TRACKS:	Quality ROI	Leadership Skills	Requirements Based Testing	Test/Data Reuse	Risk Based Testing
Tutorials	Show ROI: Mine the Diamonds in Your Data	Creating and Leading High Performance Test Organizations	Overcoming Requirements Based Testing Hidden Pitfalls	Leveraging Reusable Tests and Data	Risk Based Testing: Analysis and Strategy
Instructor:	Rebecca Staton-Reinstein, PhD, Advantage Leadership, Inc.	Robert Galen, RGCG, LLC	Robin Goldsmith, JD, Go Pro Management, Inc.	Karen Johns, Mosaic, Inc.	Clyneice Chaney, Quality Squared
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM	Certification Prep Courses
	Certified Software Tester (CSTE) Prep Course - Tim Pelland, QAI Global Institute Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA) Prep Course - Mike Pregmon, QAI Global Institute
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM	Welcome Reception - Sponsored by Microsoft

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WEDNESDAY, April 22, 2009
7:00 AM - 8:15 AM	Registration & Continental Breakfast - Exhibitor EXPO Opens
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM	Opening Remarks & Announcements
	Tom Ticknor, Chief Operating Officer, QAI Global Institute Nancy Kastl, CQAA President, QUEST Conference Chairperson
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM	Keynote Address
	The Challenge of Quality in Multi-Tier, Multi-Language Applications Bill Curtis, PhD, SVP & Chief Scientist, CAST Software Co-author of the Capability Maturity Model, People CMM and Business Process MM
9:30 AM - 9:50 AM	Morning Refreshment Break
9:50 AM - 10:45 AM	Keynote Address
	CIO Panel Moderator: Rebecca Staton-Reinstein, Advantage Leadership, Inc.
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Concurrent Track Sessions
TRACKS:	Management	Measurement	Test Planning	Agile Methods	Test Techniques
Industry Practices	Management's Role in Achieving Predictable Software Development	Test Metrics: A Practical Approach to Tracking & Interpretation	Building a Software Testing Strategy	Enterprise Testing Using SCRUM	Testing Services Within a SOA Architecture
Instructor:	Steven Rakitin, Software Quality Consulting, Inc.	Shaun Bradshaw, Questcon Technologies	Karen Johnson, Software Test Management, Inc.	Robert Galen, RGCG, LLC	HP Software
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Lunch - Visit the Exhibitors EXPO
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Concurrent Track Sessions
TRACKS:	Management	Measurement	Test Planning	Agile Methods	Test Techniques
Solutions Benchmarking	Managing Global Test Teams	Defining Goal-Based Project Metrics	Test Case Standards that Exemplify Test Objectives	To Be Announced	Testing in the Model-Based Development World
Instructor:	Ranjini Shridhar, Sungard	Cheryl Saar and Marty Safirstein, Allstate	Lynn Hancock and Brook Klawitter, USG, Inc.	To Be Announced	David Cook and Feng Zhu, PhD, Boston Scientific Corporation
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Afternoon Refreshment Break
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Concurrent Track Sessions
TRACKS:	Management	Measurement	Test Planning	Agile Methods	Test Techniques
Best Practices Workshops	Managing Interactive Software Projects	Metrics Are Worth a Million	To Be Announced	The Agile Game: An Experimental Workshop	Exploratory Testing:  Recording and Reporting
Instructor:	Timothy Korson, Qualsys Solutions	Curt Highet, PMP, BlueCross BlueShield of Minnesota	To Be Announced	Glenn Bernsohn and Michael Walkden, Redpoint Technologies	Michael Bolton, DevelopSense
7:30 AM - 4:00 PM	Exhibitor EXPO, Internet Cafe, and Book Store
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM	Coaching Sessions - Signup Required
4:30 PM - 9:00 PM	Attendee Appreciation Night at the Sears Tower Metropolitan Club

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THURSDAY, April 23, 2009
7:00 AM - 8:15 AM	Registration & Continental Breakfast - Exhibitor EXPO Opens
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM	Announcements
	Nancy Kastl, CQAA President, QUEST Conference Chairperson
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM	Keynote Address
	Microsoft
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM	Morning Refreshment Break
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM	Concurrent Track Sessions
TRACKS:	Requirements	People/Teams	Test Automation	Test Design	Release Management
Industry Practices	Avoid Creep: Discover the REAL Requirements	TSP Teams Transform Test	Automation and the Magic of Metrics	When Do We Stop Testing?	The Final Quality Gate: Software Release Readiness
Instructor:	Robin Goldsmith, JD, Go Pro Management, Inc.	James McHale, Software Engineering Institute	Bob Crews, Checkpoint Technologies, Inc.	Sateesh Chanrashekhar, Ideavate Solutions	Nancy Kastl, Kaslen Group, Inc.
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Concurrent Track Sessions
TRACKS:	Requirements	People/Teams	Test Automation	Test Design	Defect Management
Solutions Benchmarking	Successful Requirements Verification and Validation on a Global Project	When Teams Transform Chaos to Control	Object-Oriented Test Automation	Advanced Test-Driven Development	Utilizing Defect Management for Process Improvement
Instructor:	Gary Greenberg, GE Healthcare	Joyce Sattovia and Elizabeth Glaser, The Boeing Company	George Cerry, SmartSignal Corporation	Peter Zimmerer, Siemens AG	Kenneth Brown, Nationwide
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Lunch - Visit the Exhibitors EXPO
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Concurrent Track Sessions
TRACKS:	Inspections	People/Teams	Test Automation	Regression Testing	Performance Testing
Industry Practices	The Power of Inspections and Peer Reviews	Getting to Consensus Quickly	A Quick Automation Guide for Testing Managers	Assuring Certainty through Effective Regression Testing	Performance Testing Best Practices
Instructor:	Rebecca Stanton-Reinstein, PhD, Advantage Leadership, Inc.	Sandra Lamartine, James Hardie Building Products	Robby Green, Infosys	Vishvesh Arumugam, Tata Consultancy Services	Lee Barnes, Utopia Solutions
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Afternoon Refreshment Break
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Concurrent Track Sessions
TRACKS:	Inspections	Organizational Change	Test Automation	Regression Testing	Performance Testing
Best Practices Workshop	Workshop To Be Announced	Leading Yourself and Others Through Organizational Change Panel	The 4 T’s of Test Automation: Your Planning Guide to Success Workshop	Workshop To Be Announced	Workshop To Be Announced
Instructor:	To Be Announced	Moderator: Susan Slater, PhD, Corvus International Inc.	David Dang, Questcon Technologies	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
7:30 AM - 6:30 PM	Exhibitor EXPO, Internet Cafe, and Book Store
9:45 AM - 4:00 PM	Coaching Sessions - Signup Required
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM	Exhibitors Wine and Cheese Reception and Raffle - Sponsored by EXPO Exhibitors

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FRIDAY, April 24, 2009
7:00 AM - 8:15 AM	Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM	Announcements
	Nancy Kastl, CQAA President, QUEST Conference Chairperson
8:30 AM - 9:25 AM	Keynote Address
	The Subtle Journey of Leadership Susan Slater, PhD, Corvus International Inc.
9:25 AM - 9:45 AM	Morning Refreshment Break
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM	Concurrent Track Sessions
TRACKS:	Assessment/Audit	Process Improvement	Test Data / Environments	Special Topic: Security Testing	Certification Practice Exams
Industry Practices	Performing Gap Analysis Using SCAMPI Assessments	To Be Announced	The Importance of Securing Test Data	Port 80 Is Wide Open: Scanning for Application-Layer Vulnerabilities	CSTE/CSQA Practice Exam
Instructor:	QAI Global Institute	To Be Announced	John Miner, Original Software	Joshua Burton, PhD, IBM	QAI Proctor
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Concurrent Track Sessions
TRACKS:	Assessment/Audit	Process Improvement	Test Data / Environments	Special Topic: Open Source Tools	Certification Practice Exams
Solutions Benchmarking	The Quality Assurance Program: Supporting Process Compliance and Improvement	Qualtiy Management Best Practices: Making a Paradigm Shift	To Be Announced	Case Study: Open-Source Unit Test Tools in Functional Testing	CSTE/CSQA Practice Exam
Instructor:	Jane Connor, BMO Financial Group	Rob Nessari, Gaylord Entertainment	To Be Announced	Chris Kaufman, Olenick & Associates	QAI Proctor
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Lunch - Grand Prize Drawing
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM	Concurrent Track Sessions
TRACKS:	People / Team Effectiveness	Process Effectiveness	Testing Effectiveness		Certification Practice Exams
Best Practices Workshop	Out of Cope? A Stress Management Workshop	Designing an Excellent IT Process Improvement Program	Test Automation Frameworks Workshop		CSTE/CSQA Practice Exam
Instructor:	Toby Weber, Dynamic Transitions	Larry Dribin, Pearl Street Group, Inc.	Paul Grossman, Technisource		QAI Proctor

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