Live Webinar October 3rd 2017 – 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 .5 Hrs  1.5 PDU free
Provider:  RBCS (REP #2986)

You know that testing and quality is important, right?
Okay, prove it.

Exactly how much money do you think testing saves? Yes, that’s right saves.

Testing is often thought of as a regrettable cost center, something that must be funded to avoid some dimly-understood “bad stuff that could happen.”

In fact, software testing and other quality assurance activities save money. Typically, every dollar spent on testing saves eight dollars in the long run.

In this One Key Idea session, Rex will demonstrate the use of cost of quality, a technique known for over 50 years, using a real world case study and a spreadsheet you can download and use that same day.

Learn How Valuable Your Testers Are!

Presenter: 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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One Key Idea:
Measuring The Value Of Testing Using Cost Of Quality

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Live Webinar September 22nd 2017 – 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 .5 Hrs  1.5 PDU free
Provider:  RBCS (REP #2986)

Best Practices Evolve & Abide in Mobile Testing

In just a few years, mobile devices and the applications on them have upended the way people use computers.

People spend more time than ever on their PCs, but people spend even more time on their mobile devices.

Obviously, mobile devices and apps have important differences from their PC counterparts.

It’s NOT Just A Smaller Screen!

• Does that mean that all proven best practices for testing and quality go out the window when dealing with mobile apps?

In this webinar, Rex will explain what changes, and what doesn’t change, when you move into the mobile world.

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Presenter: 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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The More Things Change (Location),
The More They Stay The Same

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Live Webinar September 7th, 2017, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider:  StickyMinds/Techwell

In today’s digital environment, automation is critical to keep pace with the almost constant need for change.

Many of the bottlenecks present in an average product delivery toolchain exist because of a lack of automation.

Whether it’s a need for testing across a wide variety of browsers and devices or the demand to deploy more complicated applications with increasing frequency, automation is typically the answer.

Join Julian Fish & Archie Roboostoff to learn three proven practices in adopting an automation strategy to streamline product deliverables.

You’ll also learn how to:

• Leverage open source tools to speed up testing times
• Scale on-demand infrastructure for user experience testing
• Deploy rapid (and safe) applications

Presenters: 

Julian Fish (LinkedIn profile) Director, Product Management Micro Focus Release & Deployment solutions;  has 20+ years experience in the IT industry, starting in quality assurance before working in domains as diverse as infrastructure management, database administration, software development, release engineering, and IT operations. In recent years, Julian has helped large organizations transition their development and release management processes from traditional to continuous delivery based approaches.

Archie Roboostoff (LinkedIn profile) Director, Product Management Micro Focus With 17+ years of experience in the enterprise software industry, Archie is the software, delivery, and testing (formerly Borland) solutions portfolio director, responsible for the direction and strategy of testing and quality products within Micro Focus. Previously, Archie was responsible for the terminal emulation products at Micro Focus and was responsible for product management at NetManage Inc.

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The Secret Weapon Of DevOps Success:
Automation

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Live Webinar August 29th, 2017, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider:  StickyMinds/Techwell

In today’s agile environments, coding without testing in mind makes you unprepared for the velocity or the volume of changes required to attain continuous testing and delivery.

Employing a model-based testing approach gets testing on the fast track and lets you test at the speed of agile.

Unlike traditional testing approaches, model-based testing enables rigorous testing that fits into the same sprint, while allowing stakeholders—from testers and developers to business analysts—to stay in alignment and remain flexible.

Join Alex Martins and learn how to employ model-based testing techniques in four key areas of testing: requirements engineering, test design automation, agile testing, and test case optimization.

You will also learn how to overcome the key challenges developers and testers face, including:

• Ambiguous requirements
• Limited test coverage
• Test data bottlenecks
• Unavailable system components
• Lack of automation

Presenter:  Alex Martins (LinkedIn profile) CTO—Continuous Testing CA Technologies  has more than 18 years of experience in large-scale application design, development, and testing. Alex has been focused on software quality engineering and testing discipline as the pillars for DevOps transformations. From tester to practice leader in various technology companies such as EDS, IBM, HP, and Cognizant Technology Solutions, Alex built and ran several enterprise testing organizations in Latin America and the US for multiple clients. He led HP’s Global Testing Innovation capability, creating continuous testing offerings to support digital transformation initiatives, and was one of the innovation leaders in Cognizant’s mobile and IoT QA practice.

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4 Ways Model-Based Testing Can Help You Test
At The Speed of Agile

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Live Webinar August 24th, 2017, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider:  StickyMinds/Techwell

The term “test automation” is misleading. The testing process includes defining test objectives, creating test cases, writing test scripts, setting up test environments, scheduling test runs, reviewing test results, and providing feedback to development.

If you think about it, we really only automate a single—yet critical—part of that process: test execution.

The impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics on testing will fundamentally transform testing into a revenue-generating profit center that increases customer conversion and retention.

But how do we get there?

Join this web seminar to learn how AI and analytics will change the way teams test software.

Also Learn:

• What an AI and analytics solution looks like and how it will transform testing
• How you can apply AI and analytics in testing, with a focus on the user experience
• The seven key steps required to achieve true test automation

Presenter: Antony Edwards (LinkedIn profile) CTO and Board Member TestPlant, is responsible for all aspects of product strategy and roadmap, product delivery, and customer success and services. More recently he held the position of CTO with a major US online entertainment company. Australian born, Antony currently lives in London.

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How Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, &
Analytics Will Transform Testing

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Live Webinar August 22nd, 2017, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider:  StickyMinds/Techwell

Research shows (Forrester Research study) that thanks to the widespread adoption of agile practices and continuous testing, 80 percent of your overall testing efforts should be automated.

But how can your team realistically reach that lofty goal, and what role will your manual testers play?

Testing is the elephant in the room for continuous delivery.

However, no matter how complex your environment, it’s possible to deliver reliable continuous delivery by overcoming your test automation challenges and scaling testing within your DevOps pipeline.

Join this web seminar to learn how to transform your continuous testing strategy with scriptless automation using the success of GE’s Testing Center of Excellence as an example.

In this interactive webinar you will learn how to:

1. Automate tests fast and easily
2. Achieve continuous testing within your DevOps pipeline to go to production faster
3. Confidently empower your QA team and domain experts with automation specialization
4. Effortlessly switch to continuous testing for complex testing scenarios

Presenters:

Amol Adsule (LinkedIn profile) Sr. Director and Global Head of Testing CoE GE USA is a quality assurance leader and an effective communicator known for building strong relationships with business and technology teams. Amol has experience building and operating highly successful QA teams and practices for Fortune 500 companies. He has proven strategic and operational
leadership, with exceptional expertise for designing innovative solutions to increase quality and accelerate time to market while reducing costs.

Ashutosh Saitwal (LinkedIn profile) President & Chief Strategy Officer Qualitia Software  leads product management, marketing, UX, strategy, and knowledge management at Qualitia. Ashutosh started his career as an entrepreneur before moving into a corporate job. He co-founded consumer tech companies, is passionate about software quality, and strongly believes in helping transform the lives of testers. He has extensive experience in leading cross-functional teams in enterprise software business, and has played various leadership roles at Symantec, ZS Associates, IDeaS (SAS division), and Scala before joining Qualitia Software.

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Confidently Scale Your Test Automation
To Deliver Reliable Continuous Testing

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