Before you begin testing on a project, your team should have a formal or informal test strategy.  There are key elements you need to consider when formulating your test strategy.  If not, you may be wasting valuable time, money and resources.   In this track you will learn the strategic and practical approaches to software testing and test case design, based on the underlying software development methodology.  This track includes topics related to developing a test strategy, test estimation, risk management and data management.

102: Testing with Chaos
James Sivak Director of QA, Unidesk

302: Software Testing Heuristics & Mnemonics
Karen N. Johnson Founder, Software Test Management, Inc.

502: How to Prevent Defects
Dwight Lamppert Senior Test Manager, Franklin Templeton

602: Aetna Case Study - Model Office
Fariba Marvasti Sr. QA Manager II, Aetna

702: Dependencies Gone Wild: Testing Composite Applications
Wayne Ariola VP of Strategy, Parasoft

802: Testing in the World of Kanban – The Evolution
Carl Shaulis QA Engineering Manager, HomeAway.com

902: Advances in Software Testing - A Panel Discussion
Matt Heusser Principal Consultant, Excelon Development

1002: Evaluating and Improving Usability
Philip Lew CEO, XBOSoft