Live Webinar June 1st 2020 – 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  0 .5 Hrs  0.5 PDU free
Provider:  RBCS (REP #2986)

Test – Driven Development (TDD), is a software development technique that flips the testing process on its head: rather than testing after the product is done, developers build tests first and use the failure as a guide to write the necessary code.

TDD’s immediate benefit is that it gives better test coverage, but there are more beneficial second order effects that come when applying it consistently.

Moving in this step by step, feedback driven process improves the team productivity and results in a malleable software design.

In this presentation, Rex & Gio look at how to bring this mindset that focuses on iteration and feedback in all the areas of software and product development.

Presenter:

Gio Lodi (LinkedIn profile) is the author of Test – Driven Development in Swift. He’s been exploring testing and automation since 2011, when he encountered TDD while working on a startup with his University housemates. Gio publishes his findings in his blog and with presentations such as this one. He lives in an Australian beach town with his wife and two little children, and works remotely as mobile infrastructure engineer at Automattic, where he helps teams working on apps such as WordPress ship quality code on a
schedule.

Rex Black (Amazon profile) is President of RBCS, a leader in software, hardware, and systems testing. RBCS employs the industry’s most experienced and recognized consultants, RBCS conducts product testing, builds and improves testing groups and hires testing staff for hundreds of clients worldwide. As the leader of RBCS, Rex is the most prolific author practicing in the field of software testing today.

Check Out some of Rex Black’s Great Books:

1. Foundations of Software Testing ISTQB Certification
2. Managing the Testing Process: Practical Tools and Techniques for Managing Hardware and Software Testing
3. Advanced Software Testing – Vol. 1: Guide to the ISTQB Advanced Certification as an Advanced Test Analyst (Rockynook Computing)
4. Advanced Software Testing – Vol. 2: Guide to the Istqb Advanced Certification as an Advanced Test Manager
5. Advanced Software Testing – Vol. 3: Guide to the ISTQB Advanced Certification as an Advanced Technical Test Analyst
6. Critical Testing Processes: Plan, Prepare, Perform, Perfect
7. Pragmatic Software Testing: Becoming an Effective and Efficient Test Professional
8. ISTQB Foundation Exam Preparation Guide
9. ISTQB Advanced Test Manager Exam Preparation Guide 2nd edition

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Two Points Of View At Two:
How To Adopt A Test-Driven Development Mindset With Gio Lodi

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Live Webinar May 31st, 2021, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Gartner Webinars

There is a huge rise in the technical capability and infrastructure and technology (I&T) talent outside of formal IT departments.

Untamed and untapped, this can lead to a surge in uncontrolled technical sprawl. However, the CIOs who are able to provide leadership, direction and structure for this growing talent pool can use it to enhance organizational engagement, reduce risk and increase enterprise value.

In this webinar  Darren Topham, (LinkedIn profile, Gartner profile) Gartner Sr Director Analyst will help IT leaders gain the benefits of an underutilized secret weapon.

Discussion Topics:

• Why business-led IT is the CIO’s secret weapon
• How to exert control over non-formal IT technical capabilities and I&T talent
• Enhance organizational engagement, reduce risk and increase enterprise value

Return to the web page to watch both the live and on-demand webinar.

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Embrace The CIO’s Secret Weapon: Business-Led IT (AEST)

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Live Webinar – April 28th, 2020- 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU free
Provider: BATimes (Diversified Business Communications REP1811)

Why do so many software systems and physical products seem to have been designed by someone who has never used a product like that before?

This presentation explores that mystery. You’ll see numerous examples of thoughtlessly designed products that violate principles of good design, along with some examples of particularly effective designs.

By studying such products we can identify many lessons that can help designers, product development managers, and even consumers.

You’ll also see multiple techniques to help designers craft products with a focus on how consumers will use them, not just on their features.

Course Learning Objectives Include:

• See examples of both thoughtless and thoughtful designs that illustrate nine fundamental design principles
• Hear 18 lessons for good design of both software and physical products
• Learn why design is hard and see several good practices for effective usage-centric product design

With the Course You Will Receive:

• Access to the Live and Recorded Version of Webinar
• Personalized Certificate of Attendance
• Copy of Presentation Slides

Presenter: Karl E. Wiegers (LinkedIn profile) Principal Consultant Process Impact has provided training and consulting services worldwide on many aspects of software development, management and process improvement.

Karl is the author of many books including:

• Software Requirements 2
• Practical Project Initiation: A Handbook with Tools (Best Practices)
  
• Creating a Software Engineering Culture,
• Peer Reviews in Software: A Practical Guide
• Software Requirements
• More About Software Requirements: Thorny Issues and Practical Advice

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The Thoughtless Design Of Everyday Things

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Live Webinar April 21st, 2021, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Gartner Webinars

With business model upheaval brought on by covid, organizations are struggling to find critical skills and make location decisions.

This combination of new and scarce skills and location ambiguity has made traditional workforce planning obsolete.

Join Scott Engler (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Gartner Principal Executive Advisor HR as he shares how they and their team successfully use external labor market data to guide location and strategic sourcing decisions.

You also will learn how Gartner TalentNeuron can bolster your efforts.

Discussion Topics:

• Use external labor market data to improve single or multiple sourcing location decisions
• Discover how organizations find the best talent using remote sourcing strategies
• Incorporate diversity goals into strategic sourcing and location analysis

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Make Postpandemic Location & Sourcing Decisions
With Labor Market Analytics

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Online Webinar – Recorded August 7th, 2013
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media 2 PDU – Free
Provider:  BATimes (Diversified Business Communications REP1811)

The past 15 years has seen the advent of enterprise-wide project schedule consolidation – that works!;

Project Management and Business Management Training is more than just preparing for an exam.

• 5 new versions on PMBoK,
• PMOs and Centres of Excellence across the country,
• program management,
• portfolio management,
• The inclusion of the Business Analyst in our project development life cycle and
• PMI that has grown from 25,000 members in 1996 to over 400,000 members today
• ……………. So what happens next?

What Will It Take To Be Noticed
As A PM Over The Next 10 Years?

This presentation will give you an opportunity to reflect on what has gone before us and to think about the next 5 to 10 years and how we can all be a part of the changes to come.

Course Learning Objectives Include:

• What are the trends we should be paying attention to?
• As an organization, what should we be looking at to stay ahead of the game?
• As a project manager, how can I enhance my career – what will employers be looking for tomorrow?

With the Course You Will Receive:

• Access to the Live and Recorded Version of Webinar
• Personalized Certificate of Attendance
• Copy of Presentation Slides

Presenter: David Barrett (LinkedIn profile) – Diversified Business Communications Canada David is the founder and now Managing Director of ProjectWorld, ProjectSummit and BusinessAnalystWorld. He is the founder and Program Director of the PM & BA Masters Certificates offered through the Schulich Executive Education Centre, in partnership with nine other universities across Canada. He is the founder of ProjectTimes.com and BusinessAnalystTimes.com

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8 Ways To Stand Up, Get Counted & Make A Difference

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Live Webinar April 8th, 2020 – 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hrs  1 PDU free
Provider:  RBCS (REP #2986)

Join Rex Black & Agustina Gay Managing Director iSQI, Inc. who will discuss how to be successful in the IT Industry and achieve career goals with simple and practical examples.

Presenters:

Agustina Gay (LinkedIn profile) Managing Director iSQI, Inc. has gained experience in sales, business development and project management. In 2017, she joined the International Software Quality Institute being responsible for the certification businesses that run through the subsidiary in Boston. She is responsible for all sales and business development in her sales region &  manages the relationship with major partners such as accredited training providers and other educational organizations, large cooperates and qualification boards.

Rex Black (Amazon profile, LinkedIn profile) is President of RBCS, a leader in software, hardware, and systems testing. RBCS employs the industry’s most experienced and recognized consultants, RBCS conducts product testing, builds and improves testing groups and hires testing staff for hundreds of clients worldwide. As the leader of RBCS, Rex is the most prolific author practicing in the field of software testing today.

Check Out some of Rex Black’s Great Books:

1. Foundations of Software Testing ISTQB Certification
2. Managing the Testing Process: Practical Tools and Techniques for Managing Hardware and Software Testing
3. Advanced Software Testing – Vol. 1: Guide to the ISTQB Advanced Certification as an Advanced Test Analyst (Rockynook Computing)
4. Advanced Software Testing – Vol. 2: Guide to the Istqb Advanced Certification as an Advanced Test Manager
5. Advanced Software Testing – Vol. 3: Guide to the ISTQB Advanced Certification as an Advanced Technical Test Analyst
6. Critical Testing Processes: Plan, Prepare, Perform, Perfect
7. Pragmatic Software Testing: Becoming an Effective and Efficient Test Professional
8. ISTQB Foundation Exam Preparation Guide
9. ISTQB Advanced Test Manager Exam Preparation Guide 2nd edition

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5 Steps For Success In The IT Industry

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