In accordance with its charter of promoting disciplined software testing practices, the International Institute for Software Testing is offering a series of educational seminars around the country. These seminars are offered FREE of charge to software testing professionals, test managers and QA professionals seeking to improve their testing career. These Full Day seminars are packed with practical advice for the whole test team at no charge.
These seminars do not count towards the Certified Software Test Professional (CSTP) or Certified Test Manager (CTM) formal education requirements.
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Register for both the morning and afternoon seminar by filling out the registration form once.
St. Louis, MO
June 26, 2008 |
Minneapolis, MN
July 23, 2008 |
Atlanta, GA
July 30, 2008 |
Denver, CO
September 4, 2008 |
Dallas, TX
October 16, 2008 |
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- Complete and precise requirements are crucial for effective testing
- Get involved with the requirement process as early as possible
- Test for both functional and quality requirements
- Formally design your tests
- Separate your test data from test procedures (scripts)
- Make sure to do “enough” negative testing
- Track test execution progress for effective status reporting
- Understand how your tests will affect your data
- Include impact analysis in your regression test strategy
- Define testing as a process in its own right not as a lifecycle phase
- Select tools to support your process
- Get ready to attend code and design review meetings (static testing)
- Plan on being a test professional not just a tester
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- Quality assurance vs. Quality control
- Define your test terminology for your test team
- Define your test process
- Get the team involved with the requirement process as early as possible
- Start test design during the requirement process
- Consistently conduct test design reviews
- Prepare your team to attend code and design review meetings
- Define your test strategy
- Perform regression testing that is based on impact analysis
- Get ready for test execution before it starts
- Collect simple measurements for process improvement and reporting
- Track test execution progress for effective status reporting
- Build a team of test professionals not just a team of testers
- Developing skills of the test team through continuing formal education
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As a test professional, can you confidently answer the following questions?:
- Do you know what it takes to put out releases that meet customer expectations?
- How do you know that a requirement has been fully tested?
- What do you do when you do not have good requirements?
- When doing regression testing, how do you make sure you really test what needs to be re-tested?
- Do you know how to put together test design that covers as much code as possible?
- Do you know how to make sure that your test process has all the essential elements to effectively manage a test project
If you struggled with some of these questions, consider attending the ½ day session: "Disciplined Software Testing Practices"
"
Dr. Hanna provides very valuable information that will, without a doubt, help you to better understand the road to succeeding with your QA goals. Dr. Hanna knows his stuff and is an outstanding presenter" - Curt Anderson
"It was a great session ...I definitely learned new tools to use on my projects."
"The presentation was very well organized and thorough . I plan on attending more seminars and classes offered by IIST."
" Incredibly informative I learned a lot and will definitely take more classes. I am bringing information back for my co-workers to use."
"I think what IIST is doing for the world of software (QA) testers is great. We need to be thought of as a valuable asset to the technical arena, which we actually are."
"The instructor was absolutely the most dynamic speaker I have ever heard . I thoroughly enjoyed the seminar. Would love to attend additional training."
"I enjoyed this seminar more so than other seminars on testing. The reason is that this presenter has experience in the field, rather than someone who is presenting another person's or company's product and has no working knowledge of how it really affects the people involved. I am very interested in attending future seminars and training classes that you have to offer."
"I almost didn't go - I figured it's free how good can it be? I'm so glad I went. Dr. Hanna is a great speaker and evidently passionate about his work (which usually makes for a good lecture ). It was well worth my time and I look forward to more in the future!"
"The instructor is a wonderful presenter - keeps the class involved and interested " 
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