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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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Wednesday, August 10 • 13:15 - 14:15
25 Years of Testing Through the Words of a Rockstar

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A fun presentation with music and lyrics to relate my experience in testing over the last 25 years and perhaps a glimpse into the future. From punch cards to windows to mobile devices, there have been a lot of changes in how we test but yet many of the challenges are human issues and they remain the same in every environment. The talk will give insight into the thinking at PQA and where we are trying to take our testing company.

Speakers
avatar for Keith McIntosh

Keith McIntosh

PQA
I am the founder and co­CEO of PQA Testing as well as the founder and CEO of PLATO, a company that will be led and staffed by Aboriginal testers across Canada. I began my career as a tester at CARIS in 1990, spent a couple of years as a consultant, and founded PQA in 1997. I've built... Read More →


Wednesday August 10, 2016 13:15 - 14:15 PDT
Labatt Hall (1700) Simon Fraser University Vancouver 515 West Hastings Street Vancouver, BC V6B 5K3