Software Test Professionals Conference & Expo, October 19-21 2010

Schedule at a Glance

Monday March 21
7:00am - 8:00am	Breakfast

7:00am - 5:00pm	Registration & Information

8:00am - 5:00pm	Pre-Conference Spotlight Tutorials
Pre-1: Business of Testing Scott Barber, PerfTestPlus, Inc. - Catherine Powell, Abakas - Julie Gardiner, Grove Consultants - Dawn Haynes, PerfTestPlus, Inc. - Mike Kelly, Developer Town Pre-2: Arming Yourself for Performance Testing: War Stories from the Trenches Jon Bach, Quardev, Inc. - Dan Downing, Mentora Group Pre-3: Automation and the Deployment Pipeline Adam Goucher, Element 34 Pre-4: An Agile Tester's Guide to Navigating an Iteration Janet Gregory, DragonFire, Inc. Pre-5: Creating and Leading a High Performance Test Organization Bob Galen, iContact

9:45am - 10:15am	Morning Beverage Break

2:45pm - 3:15pm	Afternoon Beverage Break
Tuesday March 22
7:00am - 8:00am	Breakfast

7:00am - 6:00pm	Registration & Information

8:00am - 9:30am	Opening General Session
Notes From a Testing Coach James Bach, Satisfice, Inc.

9:45am - 10:45am	Session Block 1
Session 101 - The Strategy Part of the Test Strategy Karen Johnson, Software Test Management, Inc. Test Strategy and Design Session 102 - Automating the Automation Matthew Kruse, SquareTwo Financial Test Automation Session 103 - Becoming, Being and Building a Leader Judy McKay, SkyForest Consulting Management Perspectives for Testers Session 104 - A Performance Testing Life Story: Conception to Headstone Scott Barber, PerfTestPlus, Inc. Performance Testing

10:45am - 11:15am	Morning Beverage Break

11:15am - 12:15pm	Session Block 2
Session 201 - Test Process Improvement: Lessons Learned from the Trenches Peter Walen, ISD Corporation Test Process Session 202 - The Mobile Testing Challenges: Why Mobile Apps Need Real World Testing Rama Krishna Pagadala, Microsoft Corporation Test Environments Session 203 - Performance Testing Virtualized Systems Dan Downing, Mentora Group Performance Testing Session 204 - Agile Testing: Facing the Challenges Beyond the Easy Contexts Bob Galen, iContact Agile Testing

12:05pm - 1:30pm	Lunch

1:30pm - 2:30pm	Session Block 3
Session 301 - Data Management Strategy for Testing Fariba Alim-Marvasti, Aetna Inc. Test Strategy and Design Session 302 - Test Automation with Cucumber Carl Shaulis, HomeAway.com Test Automation Session 303 - Leading Business Testers Nancy Kelln, Unimagined Testing, Inc. Management Perspectives for Testers Session 304 - Adapting Conventional Testing Strategies for an Agile Environment Robert Walsh, EnvisionWare, Inc. Agile Testing

2:30pm - 3:00pm	Afternoon Beverage Break

3:00pm - 4:00pm	Session Block 4
Session 401 - My Crazy Plan for Responding to Change Jon Bach, Quardev, Inc. Test Process Session 402 - Performance Testing: Putting Cloud Customers Back in the Driver's Seat Paul Czarnik, Compuware Corporation Test Environments Session 403 - Where's Waldo? Uncovering Hard to Find Application Killers Claire Cates, SAS Institute Performance Testing Session 404 - Building a Culture of Quality at DaVita Cory Medlin, DaVita Test Strategy and Design

4:15pm - 5:30pm	General Session
How to Win an Unfair Fight: Influencing People You Don't Have Authority Over Garrison Wynn,

5:30pm - 7:00pm	Happy Hour Welcome Reception

7:00pm - 9:00pm	Dinner Groups
Wednesday March 23
7:00am - 8:00am	Breakfast

7:00am - 5:00pm	Registration & Information

7:15am - 7:45am	Power-Up Issues and Solutions

8:00am - 9:00am	Session Block 5
Session 501 - DForce Testing: Rapidly Testing Applications Using Unconventional Strategies and Techniques Brett Leonard, Construction Software Technologies Test Strategy and Design Session 502 - Think You're Done Yet? Automation Tasks After Scripting is Done Jim Hazen, Connected Testing Test Automation Session 503 - Deception Dangers of the Numbers Game Lynn McKee, Quality Perspectives Management Perspectives for Testers Session 504 - Agile Games and Thinking Differently to Support Agile Testing Michael McCullough, TastyCupcakes.com Agile Testing

9:15am - 10:15am	Session Block 6
Session 601 - Using Metrics to Change the Testing Organization Clyneice Chaney, Quality Squared Test Process Session 602 - Functional Mobile Testing Karen Johnson, Software Test Management, Inc. Test Environments Session 603 - Wishful Thinking and Poor Planning: Load Testing in the Real World Michael Czeiszperger, Web Performance, Inc. Performance Testing Session 604 - Thriving as an Agile Test Manager Selena Delesie, Delesie Solutions Agile Testing

10:15am - 10:30am	Morning Beverage Break

10:30am - 11:30am	Session Block 7
Session 701 - Testing Untestable Code Stephan Hochdörfer, bitExpert AG Test Strategy and Design Session 702 - Turbocharge Your Automated Tests with CI Eric Pugh, OpenSource Connections Test Automation Session 703 - No Box Mixes: Building a Test Group from Scratch Kristin Dukic, ISD Corporation - Peter Walen, ISD Corporation Management Perspectives for Testers Session 704 - Agile in a Waterfall World Catherine Powell, Abakas Agile Testing

11:45am - 12:45pm	Lunch

12:45pm - 2:00pm	General Session
Top 10 Tech Trends and How They Are Altering the Testing Landscape: What These New Technologies Mean for Software Testing Professionals and Tech Execs Doron Reuveni, uTest

2:00pm - 2:15pm	Afternoon Beverage Break

2:15pm - 3:15pm	General Session
Making The Right Choice: Leading Successful Teams During Turbulent Times Joel Zeff,

3:30pm - 4:30pm	Session Block 8
Session 801 - Testing in Production: Your Key to Engaging Customers Seth Eliot, Microsoft Corporation Test Process Session 802 - Adventures in Medical Device Testing James Bach, Satisfice, Inc. Test Environments Session 803 - Bean Counting for Propeller Heads: A Lesson on Risk-Based Performance Testing Matthew Sullivan, Wolters Kluwer Performance Testing Session 804 - Test Effort Estimation: WAG or SWAG? Jim Sivak, McAfee Test Strategy and Design

7:00pm - 10:00pm	STP 2011 Conference Party
Thursday March 24
7:30am - 8:30am	Breakfast

7:30am - 12:30pm	Registration & Information

7:45am - 8:15am	Speed Geeking Breakfast Bytes

8:30am - 9:45am	General Session
Rising to the Challenge Rex Pemberton,

10:00am - 11:00am	Session Block 9
Session 901 - Stop Thinking About Risks, Manage Them Morten Max Andersen, NNIT Test Strategy and Design Session 902 - Agile Test Automation Werner Keil, Agile Coach, emergn Limited Test Automation Session 903 - Showing the Value of Testing Selena Delesie, Delesie Solutions Management Perspectives for Testers Session 904 - Testing for Healthcare: QA Challenges Kathy McFarland, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Test Environments

11:00am - 11:15am	Morning Beverage Break

11:15am - 12:15pm	Session Block 10
Session 1001 - Guided Exploratory Testing with Checklists and Testlists Adam Geras, Ideaca Knowledge Services Test Process Session 1002 - Better Search Engine Testing Eric Pugh, OpenSource Connections Test Environments Session 1003 - Did Homeaway Survive a Second Super Bowl Advertisement? Carl Shaulis, HomeAway.com Performance Testing Session 1004 - A Remote Tester's Perspective: Challenges and Solutions Keith McIntosh, Professional Quality Assurance, Inc. Management Perspectives for Testers

Schedule at a Glance

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