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Conference At A Glance
Monday, September 22 | Tuesday, September 23 | Wednesday, September 24 | Thursday, September 25 | Friday, September 26
| MONDAY, September 22, 2008 |
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM |
Manager's Solutions Workshop |
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM |
Registration & Continental Breakfast |
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Full Day Tutorials ----------------------------------------------------10 AM Break, 12 PM - 1 PM Lunch, 3 PM Break |
Process Improvement |
Risk Management |
Test Process |
Test Automation |
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Seven Low Overhead Software Process Improvements |
Software Project Risks |
Exploratory Testing: Design, Execute and Learn |
Making Test Automation Live Up to Its Promises |
Robin Goldsmith,
GoPro Management, Inc. |
John Estrella, PhD,
Agilitek Corporation |
Michael Bolton, DevelopSense |
Bob Crews, Checkpoint Technologies, Inc. |
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Certification Prep Courses |
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Certified Software Tester (CSTE) Prep Course - Tim Pelland, Quality Assurance Institute
Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA) Prep Course - Mike Pregmon, PhD, Quality Assurance Institute |
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM |
Manager's Connection Dinner - Sponsored by QAI Canada |
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| TUESDAY, September 23, 2008 |
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM |
Manager's Solutions Workshop |
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM |
Registration & Continental Breakfast |
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Full Day Tutorials ----------------------------------------------------10 AM Break, 12 PM - 1 PM Lunch, 3 PM Break |
Estimation |
Measurement |
Test Design |
Agile Testing |
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Requirements-based Estimating and Scheduling Best Practices |
Using Test Measurements to Influence Project and Organizational Behavior |
Test Design and Combinatorial Testing Explained |
Test Case Development in a Quasi-Agile Development Environment |
| Steven Rakitin, Software Quality Consulting, Inc. |
Richard Bechtold, PhD, Abridge Technology |
Peter Zimmerer, Siemens AG |
Timothy Korson, PhD |
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Certification Prep Courses |
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Certified Software Tester (CSTE) Prep Course - Tim Pelland, Quality Assurance Institute
Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA) Prep Course - Mike Pregmon, Quality Assurance Institute |
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM |
Welcome Reception - Sponsored by QAI Canada |
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| WEDNESDAY, September 24, 2008 |
7:00 AM - 8:15 AM |
Registration & Continental Breakfast |
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM |
Opening Remarks & Announcements |
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Tom Ticknor, Chief Operating Officer, Quality Assurance Institute
Michael Cookson, SWOSQG Education Director and Conference Chairperson |
8:30 AM - 9:40 AM |
Keynote Address |
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Enterprise Software Quality
Sally Piao, Oracle Corporation |
9:40 AM - 10:05 AM |
Morning Refreshment Break - sponsored by Oracle |
10:05 AM - 11:15 AM |
Keynote Address |
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Application Quality Management – Trends and Future Directions
Subbu Iyer, Director of QA Products, HP |
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Concurrent Track Sessions |
Risk Management |
Measurement |
Test Planning |
Test Automation |
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8 Steps to Risk-Based Testing |
Test Metrics: A Practical Approach to Tracking & Interpretation |
Why is Test Planning So Hard? |
Keyword Test Automation Framework
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| Akemi Micallef, Compuware Corporation |
Shaun Bradshaw, Questcon Technologies |
Elizabeth D’Angelo, PhD,
CGI |
Kai Chiu,
IBM Canada |
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Lunch - sponsored by Deloitte |
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Concurrent Track Sessions |
Risk Management |
Measurement |
Test Planning |
Test Automation |
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Managing Risk and Maintaining Product Quality in a Project Recovery Situation
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When Good Numbers Go Bad |
Phases of the Test Cycle: Discrete Entities or an Overlapping Network?
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‘A’ is for Abstraction: Managing Change in a Test Automation Implementation
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Tony Toy,
Stratix Consulting |
Thomas Cagley,
David Consulting Group |
Jerrold Landau,
IBM Toronto Lab |
Mark Meninger,
Research In Motion |
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Afternoon Refreshment Break- sponsored by ObjectSharp Consulting |
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Concurrent Track Sessions |
Risk Management
Workshop |
Measurement
Workshop |
Test Planning
Workshop |
Test Automation
Workshop |
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Effective Risk Management for IT Projects Solutions Workshop |
Building Effective Measurement Solutions Workshop |
Better Test Planning Solutions Workshop |
Challenges of Test Automation Solutions Workshop |
Joseph W. Mayo,
Keane Federal Systems, Inc. |
Nancy Kastl,
Kaslen Group, Inc. |
Tracey Clark,
Sun Life Financial |
Bob Crews, Checkpoint Technologies, Inc. |
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
Exhibitor EXPO & Book Store |
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Coaching Sessions - Signup Required |
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Attendee Appreciation Night |
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| THURSDAY, September 25, 2008 |
7:00 AM - 8:15 AM |
Continental Breakfast |
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM |
Announcements |
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Michael Cookson, SWOSQG Education Director and Conference Chairperson |
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM |
Keynote Address |
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Risks for Success
Denise Marek, Life By Design |
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM |
Morning Refreshment Break - sponsored by NVP Software Testing |
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM |
Concurrent Track Sessions |
Quality Management |
Compliance/Audit |
Test Design |
Performance Testing |
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Managing a Software Quality and Testing Group |
Integrated Compliance Platform: An Implementation Experience |
Deriving Test Cases From Use Cases |
An Integrated Performance Engineering Approach |
| Steven Rakitin, Software Quality Consulting, Inc. |
Thiyagarajan Ganesh Ganesan, Cognizant Technology Solutions |
Margaret Harris, Computer Sciences Corporation |
Subhash Mukherjee, Deloitte, Inc. and Milan Danrel, HP Software Canada |
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Concurrent Track Sessions |
Quality Management |
Compliance/Audit |
Test Design |
Performance Testing |
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Creating and Implementing Efficiencies in Your QA Team
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The Quality Assurance Program: Supporting Process Compliance and Improvement |
Advanced Test-Driven Development |
Building a Performance Test Center of Excellence |
| Melissa Tondi, eCollege, a Pearson Company |
Jane Connor,
BMO Financial Group |
Peter Zimmerer,
Siemens AG |
Brian Lovejoy,
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA |
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Lunch - sponsored by Microsoft |
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Concurrent Track Sessions |
Quality Management |
Requirements |
Defect Management |
Special Topics: Security Testing |
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Quality Management: Based on Models - Implemented in Reality |
Testable Requirements - Separating Fluff from Substance |
Establishing a Quality Assurance Regression Test Bed |
Testing Web Applications for Security Vulnerabilities |
| Barbara Ainsworth, Process Plus International LLC |
Ray Stacey,
ACS |
Donald Mark Hayes,Synova |
Jimmy Xu and Karim Moosa, CGI, Inc. |
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Afternoon Refreshment Break - sponsored by CGI Group Inc. |
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Concurrent Track Sessions |
Quality Management |
Requirements |
Defect Management |
Special Topics: Regression Testing |
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A Case Study of a Multi-Year Quality Program for an Enterprise System Implementation
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Requirements: Practical Ttechniques to Improve Quality and Effectiveness |
Data and Environments: Foundations for Effective Testing |
The Problem with Problems: The Hidden Cost of Application Problem Resolution |
| Bob Betts, CIBC |
Stephanie Atkins, Markel Insurance Company of Canada |
Tracey Patterson
Deloitte Inc. |
Douglas Laney,
BMC Identify |
8:00 AM - 6:30 PM |
Exhibitor EXPO & Book Store |
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Coaching Sessions - Signup Required |
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Exhibitors Wine and Cheese Reception and Raffle - Sponsored by EXPO Exhibitors |
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| FRIDAY, September 26, 2008 |
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM |
Announcements |
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Michael Cookson, SWOSQG Education Director and Conference Chairperson |
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM |
Keynote Address |
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The SEI: Committed to Quality Improvement
Mike Phillips, Program Manager, Software Engineering Institute |
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM |
Morning Refreshment Break |
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM |
Concurrent Track Sessions |
Agile |
Process Improvement |
People/Team Effectiveness |
Security/Data Privacy |
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Agile Testing and the Role of an Agile Tester
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How to Improve Test Processes and Become CMMI Compliant
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TSP Teams Transform Test |
A Practical Approach to Enterprise SOA Application Integration Testing |
Declan Whelan,
Whelan & Associates |
Richard Bechtold, PhD,
Abridge Technology |
James McHale,
Software Engineering Institute |
Dr. Miroslav Kis, KISM Consulting and Mirko Latkovic, Creative Solutions |
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Concurrent Track Sessions |
Agile |
Process Improvement |
People/Team Effectiveness |
Security/Data Privacy |
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Quality Opportunities and Challenges with Agile
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Case Studies in Applying CSTE/CSQA Knowledge Domains to Improve Testing Processes |
Testing Community: Connect, Collaborate, Learn... Excel! |
Testing As Integral to the Software Development Lifecycle |
Lawrence Ludlow, Intelliware
Declan Whelan, Whelan & Associates
Burke Cox, Stelligent Incorporated
Alistair McKinnell, Courtyard Group |
Gabriel Rodriguez, Softtek |
Daniela Medeleanu,
TD Bank Financial Group |
Adam Gallant,
Microsoft Canada |
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Lunch - Grand Prize Drawing |
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Concurrent Track Sessions |
Testing Effectiveness |
Process Improvement |
People Effectiveness |
Tools Effectiveness |
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Establishing a Testing Centre of Excellence Workshop |
Quality Assurance Health Check Workshop |
Getting Passion Out of Your Profession and Inspiring the Same in Others Workshop |
The 4 T’s of Test Automation: Your Planning Guide to Success Workshop |
Richard Sadlowski,
ITLC Consulting, Inc. |
Geoff Langdon,
Deloitte, Inc. |
Nina Spencer,
Nina Spencer & Associates
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David Dang,
Questcon Technologies |
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
CSTE and CSQA Certification Practice Exams |
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