StarWest: Technical Presentations

STARWEST 2008 Technical Presentations

	Track 1		Track 2		Track 3
11:30 - 12:30	VTP 1	Achieving Software Quality – With a Twist Hakan Raberg, Twist from ThoughtWorks	VTP 2	Agile Test Automation: Implementing Keyword Test Modeling with SilkTest and FitNesse Renato Quedas, Borland, Domain Specialist – Lifecycle Quality Management	VTP 3	Application Tuning - Going Beyond Load Testing Marcelo Manjon, Optimize

1:45 - 2:45	VTP 4	Source Code Analysis in an Agile World Gwyn Fisher, CTO, Klocwork	VTP 5	Web Application Security Testing Dr. Ravi Kiran Raju Yerra, Arsin Corporation	VTP 6	Statistical Models for Risk Based Testing Kalyanam Kannan, Sonata Software

3:00 - 4:00	VTP 7	TestShell - The Next Generation of Test Automation John Obermeyer, QualiSystems	VTP 8	Getting Open Source Test Tools to Work Together Frank Cohen, PushToTest	VTP 9	10 things to Know About Building and Managing a Center of Excellence Model Tracy Dedore, HP Software


9:45 – 10:45	VTP 10	Test Design Methodologies – Theory to Practice Sudip Naha, MindTree	VTP 11	Avoid Throwaway Test Automation Adrian O’Leary, Cognizant	VTP 12	Skytap Virtual Lab: How to Build a Truly Virtualized Test Lab Ian Knox, Skytap

11:15 – 12:15	VTP 13	Aspirin-a-Day for QA – Eliminating Application Performance Pains using Lifecycle APM Ted Feyler, dynaTrace Software	VTP 14	End-to-End Performance Management: Best Practices for Application QA Amena Siddiqi, OPNET Technologies	VTP 15	Managing Outsourcing Test Partners in an AGILE Environment Tom Wilk, VMC

1:30 – 2:30	VTP 16	Advanced UI Test Automation Techniques Ronald Keele, Ranorex	VTP 17	Bug Life Cycle Prakash Nayak, QSG	VTP 18	Technical Components of Conformance Testing Doug Black, Collis

Technical Presentation Descriptions

Achieving Software Quality – With a Twist Hakan Raberg, Twist from ThoughtWorks Wednesday, October 1, 2008 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Team collaboration and software quality as is today. Need of the hour – A powerful platform for both the subject matter experts and technical experts to collaborate effectively and achieve high quality software. In conclusion, summing up the possible means to achieve software quality, introduce Twist.


Agile Test Automation: Implementing Keyword Test Modeling with SilkTest and FitNesse Renato Quedas, Borland, Domain Specialist – Lifecycle Quality Management Wednesday, October 1, 2008 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. While models offer a great abstraction to facilitate communication & collaboration between developers and testers, agile teams need test automation frameworks that can make those models a reality. In this presentation, we will demonstrate how to leverage Eclipse Modeling Technologies, FitNesse and SilkTest to implement a Keyword Test Modeling approach by: Representing test models with Eclipse Modeling Technologies Establishing reusable test assets Using FitNesse Building a test automation framework for FitNesse assets using Borland SilkTest’s new Java scripting language


Application Tuning - Going Beyond Load Testing Marcelo Manjon, Optimize Wednesday, October 1, 2008 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Limitations of traditional load testing. Strategy and overall approach that goes beyond load testing, used in the implementation of an application tuning. Learn how to identify, isolate and address the bottlenecks of your applications in order to enhance their performance.


Source Code Analysis in an Agile World Gwyn Fisher, CTO, Klocwork Wednesday, October 1, 2008 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Short overview of Agile development and the most common approaches to finding and fixing bugs in an Agile context. Discuss why developers (not QA) are the key to improving code quality and enhancing the overall Agile quality process. Examine how source code analysis should be deployed for maximum bug reduction in an Agile development environment.


Web Application Security Testing Dr. Ravi Kiran Raju Yerra, Arsin Corporation Wednesday, October 1, 2008 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Validate that internet users do not download suspicious files. Testing that stringent policies are in place for prevention of data theft by unwanted elements. Insuring that standards like PCI-DSS etc. for secure e-business (credit card) transactions are followed.


Statistical Models for Risk Based Testing Kalyanam Kannan, Sonata Software Wednesday, October 1, 2008 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Statistical algorithms tailored for defect identification and classifications. Elimination and extrapolation techniques combined with algorithms for Risk Based Testing and obtain maximum test coverage. Proven data and case study to substantiate the statistical model.


TestShell - The Next Generation of Test Automation John Obermeyer, QualiSystems Wednesday, October 1, 2008 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Accelerating design verification testing through automation. Code free test creation, execution, management and optimization. Web based solution for on line test data display, decision support and reporting.


Getting Open Source Test Tools to Work Together Frank Cohen, PushToTest Wednesday, October 1, 2008 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Budgets are crunched and yet we still need to test. Open Source Test (OST) tools make test creation easy and efficient. Web, SOA, SOAP, and Ajax protocols are on the move and these tools provide much needed support testers.


10 Things to Know About Building and Managing a Center of Excellence Model Tracy Dedore, HP Software Wednesday, October 1, 2008 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 10 things you’ll need to get to a CoE. The business value of the CoE model. The process for building and managing a CoE. Real-world examples of companies that have experienced the benefits of the CoE model.


Test Design Methodologies – Theory to Practice Sudip Naha, MindTree Thursday, October 2, 2008 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Overview of some of the test case generation techniques and their applications. Existing algorithms and open source/freeware tools that support test design techniques as well as told customizations that can be done. Case studies where existing test design methodologies/tools were adopted to bring out high quality products.


Avoid Throwaway Test Automation Adrian O’Leary, Cognizant Thursday, October 2, 2008 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Challenges to doing automated testing. Considerations in choosing an automated testing tool, including deciding between commercial or open source tools. Key principles to getting value from automation.


Skytap Virtual Lab: How to Build a Truly Virtualized Test Lab Ian Knox, Skytap Thursday, October 2, 2008 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Overview of virtualization and cloud computing. How testing organizations can cause cloud computing to access lab hardware on demand, reducing the dependency on IT operations. Best practices and lessons learned from customers who have adopted cloud infrastructure as part of their QA process.


Aspirin-a-Day for QA – Eliminating Application Performance Pains using Lifecycle APM Andreas Grabner, dynaTrace Software Thursday, October 2, 2008 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Learn how to automate performance problem triage and diagnosis to increase your productivity. Learn how to generate more meaningful performance test results to improve your efficiency. Learn how to pinpoint application performance regressions, even at the component level.


End-to-End Performance Management: Best Practices for Application QA Amena Siddiqi, OPNET Technologies Thursday, October 2, 2008 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Getting the most out of performance-critical Java and .NET applications. Assessing key performance indicators and application bottlenecks. Verifying application network-readiness.


Managing Outsourcing Test Partners in an AGILE Environment Tom Wilk, VMC Thursday, October 2, 2008 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Best practices for delivering business value to the project by your outsource test team. How to ensure outsource partner is in-synth with AGILE team. Key project issues, focus and flexibility to ensure outsource partner serves as the “headlights on your project”.


Advanced UI Test Automation Techniques Ronald Keele, Ranorex Thursday, October 2, 2008 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Advanced UI test automation techniques – more than scripting. How to increase software developers’ acceptance for software testing? Continuous integration and UI testing.


Bug Life Cycle Prakash Nayak, QSG Thursday, October 2, 2008 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Handling constraints – coverage vs. schedule & efforts. Effective review of test cases – why is it important? Understanding Bug Life Cycle as a project management work flow.


Technical Components of Conformance Testing Doug Black, Collis Thursday, October 2, 2008 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Define the key components of conformance testing. Juxtapose conformance testing with other testing approaches. Detailed walk through of a conformance test example.