Software Testing Presentations

Full-day presentations:

Successful Test Automation

Covering both management and technical issues, this day covers the most important things you need to know to be more effective in automating test execution, whatever tool you are using.

Transform Your Review Process

What type of review is best for your project? This day takes you through different ways of reviewing from informal to formal. Build your own best process by selecting the most appropriate experiences of review techniques.

Short Presentations

What managers think they know about test automation - but don't

45 - 60 minutes.
Recent research has highlighted the critical role that managers play in the success of test automation. It is a serious mistake to think that automation is just a technical issue. Well intentioned initiatives from management without sufficient knowledge of the issues, may fail to produce results with lasting benefits.

Test Automation Objectives

45 - 60 minutes.
Clear and measurable objectives are important for test execution automation. Many commonly held objectives actually hinder the progress of automation. Learn the pitfalls to avoid and how to devise achievable and realistic objectives for your automation effort.

The Tester's Three Critical C's: Criticism, Communication & Confidence

45 - 60 minutes.
Testers are human beings - it helps to understand how to communicate with confidence, especially when we are evaluating someone else's work.

Measuring the Value of Testing

45 - 60 minutes.
Value is measured in terms of objectives, finding defects, gaining confidence or assessing risk. Value is also related to cost.

Measuring the Effectiveness of Testing using DDP (Defect Detection Percentage)

45 minutes to half day.
A more detailed look at a very useful measure of testing. Calculating DDP and deciding which aspects of testing to measure are explained together with how to put DDP into practice and how to overcome problems you may encounter.

Cognitive Illusions in Development and Testing

45 - 60 minutes or as a half-day interactive workshop.
Optical illusions deceive the eye; cognitive illusions deceive our understanding. Recognising and learning how to deal with illusions allows us to overcome their negative impact. Examples come from technical and management issues. As a half-day workshop, attendees analyse cognitive illusions in their own workplace.