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Duration: 1.5 Hr Webinar Credits: 1.5 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: RBCS (REP #2986)

In the Spanish Conquista of North America, there were myths, such as the fountain of youth and El Dorado the city of gold.

Today in software testing, there are myths as well, including myths surrounding the use of pairwise testing techniques.

While pairwise testing can be useful for certain high-risk situations, too often it is used in situations where it is not needed or where it provides less benefit (often at a higher cost) than other test design techniques.

• So, how do we choose the right time to use pairwise testing?
• How do we avoid its misuse and overuse

In this free webinar, Rex will discuss these points and more, helping you be more effective in Agile projects. Join Rex for an iconoclastic webinar that will change the way you think about pairwise testing.

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

Click to register for the 9:30 am – 11:00 am EDT presentation of Myths of Pairwise Testing

Click to register for the 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EDT presentation of Myths of Pairwise Testing

Live Webinar – September 10th 2013, 12:00-1:00 PM EDT
Offered by ASPE (REP 2161) 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU
Note: Although ASPE is an REP presentations may have to be recorded as a Cat C PDU Event – Contact Traci Lester Marketing Specialist at ASPE for more information

When a software development professional first hears about Agile, they are often initially incredulous that this type of approach can work due to a misperception that Agile simply means “no planning.”

This belief could not be further from the truth.

Agile teams tend to plan more throughout the course of a project than a traditional approach, albeit in a different fashion than they may be accustomed to. Rather than planning once at the beginning of a project, Agile teams practice continuous planning throughout the project.

This web seminar will explore the five Levels of Agile planning, and how they help teams ensure that teams are able to benefit from what they learn over the course of their development and delivery efforts.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 5.3 Define Scope
• 6.6 Develop Schedule

As a Category C ‘Self Directed Learning Activity’ remember to document your learning experience and its relationship to project management for your ‘PDU Audit Trail Folder’

Click to register for The 5 Levels of Agile Planning

Live Webinar August 21st, 2013 11:00 am – 11:45 pm EDT
Duration: 45 Min Credits: 0.5 PDU Category B – Free PDU
Presented By: PROJECTinsight (Metafuse Inc)
In Cooperation With: Core Performance Concepts (Rep #1399)

Note: Please record this as a Category B Presentation – You will receive a Category B certificate from PROJECTInsight

As the project team develops the code to meet the authorized requirements, the newly built functionality must be verified to ensure it reflects the authorized requirements and satisfies the business need.

This can be accomplished by implementing the following integrated methodology deliverables:

• Project status report,
• Team status report,
• Issue definition,
• Risk definition,
• Change request,
• Unit test defect log(s),
• System integration test (SIT)
• Defect log(s),
• User acceptance (UT) defect log,
• Requirements traceability log

Learn how to each deliverable can be beneficial to your project.

Click to register for Project Control & Verification

Live Webinar August 20th, 2013, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm EDT
Duration:1 hour Webcast – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: StickyMinds/Techwell

The journey to automate testing and enable developers to efficiently test their code as they write it is no easy feat, but the long-term benefits automation can provide by far outweigh the short-term discomforts.

By automating testing during development, software defects are identified earlier in the process, when they take a fraction of the time, cost, and resource to fix, while minimizing the number of defects that escape into the field or production.

Attend this web seminar and learn how Andreas Kuehlmann (LinkedIn profile), Senior Vice President of R&D at Coverity, drove this transformation to automate testing within his development team and managed the internal culture change.

Andreas will discuss:

1. Insourcing QA to gain more control over resources
2. Reducing time delays and eliminating cultural barriers
3. Changing the skill set of the team

Andreas will also explain how he decreased the amount of time for hardening minor releases from two weeks to three days, reduced the number of manual testing days from seventeen to four, and increased the number of automated tests for a critical component from zero to over 3,400.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 5 – Scope 8 – Quality

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 4.4 Monitor & Control Project Work
• 5.3 Define Scope
• 8.2 Perform Quality Assurance

As a Category C ‘Self Directed Learning Activity’ remember to document your learning experience and its relationship to project management for your ‘PDU Audit Trail Folder’

Click to register for Great Practices for Driving Automated Testing in Development

Live Webinar August 15th, 2013, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Duration:1 hour – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: Typemock

In 2011, Forrester Research stated that “it’s time for software development professionals to stop sitting on the fence where Agile is concerned”.

If your organization has not taken the plunge yet, it doesn’t mean you’re out of luck.

There are many practices you can start doing today with your team, that will not only give you a head start, but also help convince management that the effort is worth it.

In this webinar, Typemock’s Product Manager, Gil Zilberfeld, will discuss the how to roll out a practical agile plan.

How to get started – Different Rollout Strategies:

• What agile flavor should I choose?
• Supporting technical practices
• Why communication is at the basis of all practices
• How to maximize visibility

Presenter: Gil Zilberfeld, (LinkedIn profile, @gil_zilberfeld) Product Manager, Typemock- Gil has been writing software since childhood (Logo Turtles) and hasn’t stopped since. As the product manager at Typemock, working as part of an agile team in an agile company, creating tools for agile developers. He promotes unit testing and other design practices, down-to-earth agile methods, and some incredibly cool tools. Gil blogs at http:⁄⁄www.gilzilberfeld.com on different agile topics, including processes, communication and unit testing. He also writes at the Typemock blog and presents locally and abroad on these topics.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 5.3 Define Scope
• 6.6 Develop Schedule

As a Category C ‘Self Directed Learning Activity’ remember to document your learning experience and its relationship to project management for your ‘PDU Audit Trail Folder’

Click to register for Step-by-Step Guide to Building Effective Agile Development Processes

Live Webinar August 14th, 2013 – 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EDT or …
Live Webinar August 14th, 2013 – 9:30 pm – 11:00 pm am EDT
Duration: 1.5 Hr Webinar Credits: 1.5 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: RBCS (REP #2986)

1. How can independent test teams guide an organization to success?
2. What organizational options exist for such teams? How does independent testing fit into the software lifecycle?
3. How can we measure success for such team?

In this presentation, Rex will help you find answers to these questions and more based on his 30 years of experience.

Rex will also help you establish—or improve—your independent testing team.

Join in the discussion after the initial presentation, and ask Rex about the challenges you face with test estimation.

inar, Rex will discuss these points and more, helping you be more effective in Agile projects.

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

Click to register for the 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EDT presentation of The Sherpas of Testing Success: Studies of Successful Independent Test Groups

Click to register for the 9:30 pm – 11:00 pm EDT presentation of The Sherpas of Testing Success: Studies of Successful Independent Test Groups