Live Webinar August 14th, 2013 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C Free
Presented by : O’Reilly® Webcasts

During the first part of this exclusive webcast eventO’Reilly® Webcasts welcomes Eric Ries author of New York Times bestseller The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses for a fireside chat with Ash Maurya author of Running Lean to learn the story behind “Running Lean” and how the material was chosen for the book.

While running experiments is a key activity in a Lean Startup, running effective experiments that lead to breakthrough insights is still considered more art than science.

At the earliest stages of the product lifecycle, when we have relatively few customers, we struggle with making sense of seemingly small scale and qualitative customer feedback.

Even though the mechanics of running experiments are quite straightforward, most lean practitioners fail to run effective experiments.

In this webcast talk, Ash Maurya will teach you how to avoid these pitfalls and instead use a systems approach to craft the right next experiment no matter the stage of your product.

Presenters:

Ash Maurya (LinkedIn profile, @ashmaurya) is the founder of USERcycle. Since bootstrapping his last company seven years ago, he has launched five products and one peer-to-web application framework. Throughout this time he has been in search of better, faster ways for building successful products. Ash has more recently been rigorously applying Customer Development and Lean Startup techniques to his products, which he frequently writes about on his blog, and which turned into his newest book: Running Lean: Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works

Eric Ries, (LinkedIn profile @ericries) entrepreneur and author of the New York Times bestseller The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses, serves on the advisory board of a number of technology startups, and has consulted to new and established companies as well as venture capital firms. In 2010, he was named entrepreneur-in-residence at Harvard Business School and is currently an IDEO Fellow.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

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

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 5.3 Define Scope
• 8.1 Plan Quality Management
• 8.2 Perform Quality Assurance
• 8.3 Control Quality

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 Art of Lean Testing

Live Webinar July 23rd, 2013 – 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EDT or …
Live Webinar July 23rd, 2013 – 9:30 pm – 11:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hr Webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: RBCS (REP #2986)

The ISTQB tester certification program has had a tremendous positive impact on the software testing world, with over 300,000 certifications issued around the world.

Perhaps you’re considering getting an ISTQB certification, but have questions:

• What’s going on with the ISTQB?
• How does it operate?
• Where do the exams come from?
• How does the ISTQB certification fit into a tester’s career path?
• What’s the international profile of the ISTQB program?

As an active volunteer in the ISTQB program and former President of the ISTQB and ASTQB, Rex can answer your questions.

Join Rex for an overview of what you might want to know about the ISTQB before committing your time and energy to the certification, and for an opportunity to ask questions.

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 July 23rd, 2013 – 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EDT presentation of ISTQB in a Nutshell

Click to register for the July 23rd, 2013 – 9:30 pm – 11:00 pm EDT EDT presentation of ISTQB in a Nutshell

Live Webinar July 17th, 2013 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour Credits: 1 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

Explore Fundamentals Of Software Testing
The ST lifecycle

In this session you will learn about how it can be instrumental in achieving project success.

This general overview provides descriptions of the deliverables involved in the ST lifecycle and how to apply them to your projects.

Who should attend:

• Project managers, Portfolio managers,
• Project team members, Project Leads,
• Project sponsors & function/business unit managers,
• Subject Matter Experts, Business Analysts, Scheduling Specialists and ….
• Other business stakeholders.

Click to register for Explore the Software Testing Lifecycle

Live Webinar June 27th, 2013, 10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT
Duration:1 hour Webcast – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: Typemock

For years we’ve looked for coverage as the key metric to represent quality. We know it’s not much, but it’s what we’ve got, right?

The truth is that coverage lies all the time. The easiest way to trick coverage tool is remove the “assert” statement from the test. There are a couple of ways we’re tricking ourselves to believe the coverage report, painting the wrong picture.

In this session, Gill will go over what he believes are coverage truths and what to actually look for in coverage reports. They are not useless – you just need to know what to look for.

Once we’ve got the right glasses on, we can make the right decisions: where to put more testing efforts, and decide when we have enough coverage.

We build assumptions and make decisions based on what coverage tells us. Let’s make sure we start by understanding what real useful coverage is.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning 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
• 8.1 Plan Quality Management

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.’

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.

Click to register for Coverage Lies Uncovered

Live Webinar – June 18th, 2013 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour PDU Credits: 1 PDU Category C – Free PDU
Sponsored by: DCG – David Consulting Group (REP 3525)

Note: Although DCG is an Rep this event may not have a course number contact DCG for further information

Despite the fact that testing often accounts for at least 30-40% of the total project costs, only limited attention is given to testing in the various software process improvement models such as the CMM and the CMMI. As an answer, the testing community has created its own improvement models.

This webinar introduces you to the exciting world of TMMI.
What is it you ask?

TMMI is the Testing Maturity Model Integration framework of best practices for testing activities. Quality models are no longer exclusively focused on development. They have expanded to recognize the importance testing plays in the lifecycle.

During this webinar DCG will give a brief overview of the history of TMMI and introduce you to the 5 levels and process areas associated with the model.

This webinar reviews the Test Maturity Model Integration (TMMi). The TMMi is a detailed model for test process improvement and is positioned as being complementary to the CMMI.

NOTE: Calendar conflict? Register below and receive the link to the recording to view at a later time.

Pat Eglin, (DCG profile) CMMI Instructor and Consultant, will share her insights and experience regarding the changes this industry has undergone. Change often brings opportunities and Pat will share information about the adjustments you should make in this changed CMMI world.

Tom Cagley, (LinkedIn profile) Agile and Metrics Practice Manager will share his perspective on the importance of testing in all development methods.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

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

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 5.3 Define Scope
• 8.1 Plan Quality Management
• 8.2 Perform Quality Assurance
• 8.3 Control Quality

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 view 5 Steps To World Class Testing Performance – What is the TMMi?

Live Webinar June 11th, 2013 – 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EDT or …
Live Webinar June 11th, 2013 – 9:30 pm – 11:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hr Webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: RBCS (REP #2986)

Many smart, otherwise-capable testers sabotage their own careers by committing one or more of the deadly sins of testing.

The Seven Deadly Sins of Testing:

1. Irrelevance/redundancy
2. Ignorance of relevant skills or facts
3. Obstructionism
4. Adversarialism
5. Nit-picking
6. Blindness to project/organizational priorities
7. Last-moment-ism

Are you your own worst enemy?

You might recognize your own behaviors, or behaviors of others on your test team. Rex will discuss these seven sins and more, helping you be more effective in Agile projects.

Rex gives examples of these behaviors through case studies, and tells you how to stop the behaviors and solve the problems those behaviors have created. For sinners and non-sinners alike, Rex offers ideas on how to become a testing saint.

Join Rex and discuss these seven deadly sins.

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 Seven Deadly Sins of Testing

Click to register for the 9:30 pm – 11:00 pm EDT presentation of The Seven Deadly Sins of Testing