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Testing: Software Development Catalyst

Testing is not an isolated activity. It interacts with and influences other disciplines in software development such as design, coding, release management, and deployment. As testers, our skills and experiences add value far beyond the immediate context of verifying functionality. Threats to value other than software errors exist.

Yet our discussions are often constrained to the testing space, omitting the connections to, and dependencies on, other roles and activities. Testing is an integral discipline of software development, and often plays an active and important role in bridging gaps between technical and business-focused roles, between leaders and engineers, and between makers and users.

How does the testing piece fit into the software development puzzle? How does – and how should – testing interact with other disciplines in software development? How can we most effectively add value to the software development projects we participate in?

Please join us for our 11th annual conference at the Simon Fraser University Harbour Centre campus in downtown Vancouver, Canada, August 8-10 2016.

 


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Eric Proegler

Medidata Solutions
Director, Test Engineering
US
Eric Proegler is a Director of Test Engineering for Medidata Solutions in San Francisco, California.

Eric is the Vice President and Treasurer for the Association for Software Testing. He is also the lead organizer for WOPR, the Workshop on Performance and Reliability. He’s presented at CAST, Agile2015, Jenkins World, STARWEST, Oredev, CodeFest, CMG Impact, STPCon, PNSQC, and multiple WOPRs.

In his free time, Eric spends time with family, leads a science fiction book club, sees a lot of stand-up comedy and live music, seeks out street food from all over, collects beer growlers, plays video games, and follows professional basketball.