Plenary Speakers

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                                                                                             Presentations

• Scott Ambler, Ronin International
  Examining the Role of Testing and QA in Agile Software Development
  
  You have heard about agile software development techniques such as eXtreme Programming (XP), Scrum, and Agile Modeling (AM). The industry is buzzing with everything from "this is the greatest thing ever" to "it's just hacking with a fancy new name." Comments like "there is no place for testers because developers and users do the testing now" and "testers play an important role in the agile methods" are both common. Scott Ambler, an early proponent of the agile movement, explains the fundamentals, values, and principles of agile development. He describes a range of agile techniques and explores many myths and misconceptions surrounding agility. Agile software development is real, it works, and it may be an important part of your future in testing. Better testing and improved quality are critical aspects of agile software development, but the roles of traditional testers and QA professionals on agile projects remain unclear. The software development landscape is changing. Are you changing with it, or will you be left behind?

  Scott Ambler has actively worked with clients on large-scale software development projects and on software process improvement (SPI) efforts around the world. He has worked in the IT industry since the mid 1980s and with object technology since the early 1990s, has written several books and white papers on object-oriented software development, software process, Agile Model Driven Development (AMDD), Agile Database Techniques, and the Enterprise Unified Process (EUP).

• Martin Pol, Polteq
  The Roadmap for Successful Test Outsourcing
• Wilson Tan, Mercury
  Application Quality Life-cycle:A Critical Imperative
• John Scarborough, Disha Technologies
  Using Functional Abstraction Models for Effort Estimates
• Katherin WU, Compuware
  How to Increase IT Efficiency and Business Effectiveness: Implementing a Risk-Based Approach to Ensuring Application Quality
• Sanjay Menon, Disha Technologies
  Outsourced Testing in an Agile Environment
• Seshadri Nathan, Accenture
  Best Practices: Improving Delivery Performance through Automation
• Venkatesh Chillara, Satyam Computer Services Ltd.
  Importance of Negotiation Techniques in Software Testing
• Rajaram S Kanyamadugu, Wipro
  Mobile Testing – Challenges and Solutions
• Abhishek Kumar Mishra, Microsoft
  Evolution of Testing as a career option
• Dr. A Narendranath Udupa, Philips Research
  Sharing of Testing Research Best Practices

and many more...