Security testing, like any other kind of testing, has its challenges. It also has a wide variety of techniques and tools available to help solve
Uncertainty is a normal condition in software development. Managers and teams often have to act and make decisions without having all the
Ever wanted to know how to dig beneath the surface of a GUI by using API’s? Perhaps busy projects have prevented you from acquiring this
In this deep dive presentation, we’re going to take a look at what it takes to build a robust, fit-for-the-future automation solution. What
Modern technologies and software evolve rapidly – it’s a known fact. To adjust to the pace the way of working on software developmet also
Different things can drive our development. It can be the documentation, the tests or the behaviour of the system itself. BDD gained popularity
With all the tools available on the market it can be overwhelming as to which ones might meet your needs and which ones will work best in your
It is becoming clear that Agile transformation (although making teams more efficient) is not solving all the problems in software development and
– Would you like your person to be of any particular age or gender? – Would you like an address with that? – How about an
“We don’t want your service tests. They’re too slow for our pipeline.”, said the developers. I was baffled. Just a few years earlier I had been
In this session, I would be sharing few titbits on how few best practices that has helped me in my automation journey, such that UI Tests are
The key to helping your teams transform and be successful in an agile world is knowing what skills are needed for you to be effective. Join
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As the world rushes headlong towards the automation of everything, with the objective of reducing human intervention to a minimum, Susie Maguire
You may have been told “we need to automate all our test scripts” or “we need to test faster, so let’s automate our tests”, but automating only
I would like to give a presentation about Kubernates + Docker Selenium Grid
On a stage, automation looks great. In private conversations, however, people often confess, that they have a lot of troubles with their
With the introducing of the software development practices that emphasize on a fast time-boxed delivery process, a lot of new challenges emerged
Machines that are performing automated conversations are expected to bridge the gap between companies and end users via the most natural method
Software testing has changed significantly in the last decades with the raise of Agile approach and many organizations adopting it to software
Mobile banking is evolutionary changing how people are performing their daily financial operations. Banking becomes efficient and frictionless
I believe the future of software testing industry lies in test coaching. A future where test coaches work with teams to create a shared vision of
VBA Scripting is used by both end-users and testers to automate processes. But do you test the automation code? This presentation will look at
Have you ever wondered how to start performance tests in your project? Or maybe you’ve got those tests already but working with them scares you
Cognitive is an Intelligent Test Planning automation capability which automates – the most humanly possible activity in testing. Automation
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Devops is playing a major role in faster product developments now a days as more teams are moving towards infrastructure and deployment
In modern software development, the main drivers are agility, speed and cost, which are challenging drivers for quality. At the same time the
Acquiring and implementing new IT solutions is largely about changing or adapting your organization’s work processes to the new solutions.
With the marriage of ‘Development’ and ‘Operations’ so-called “DEVOPS” and the introduction of Agile,
Testing has been voted THE major pain point in the development life cycle by a recent Forrester research. And for good reason. Test automation
AI has come to take our jobs—when will yours be gone? At some point, AI will be able to do everything better than humans. And it is widely
“Test early, test often.” If you’ve worked with me, you are probably sick of hearing me say that. But it’s common sense that if your tests find a
Data in your bug tracking system has many stories to tell. Software testing metrics can be very difficult: there are thousands of them out there,
The word automation cannot necessarily mean by default always be perfect and fast as per its name, you need to work on its principles to enjoy
Synthetic test data is imperative to speed and quality in software development. Production data only seems better because we are lazy. They may
Session discusses a process of creating testing framework for mobile apps with Java, Appium and Docker. To benefit from the session an audience
Dear UKSTAR Committee members, You will find attached highlights of my presentation. All learnings shared will be backed up with real life
Puppeteer is the de-facto API to interact with headless Chrome. In this talk we’ll be going through 101 different ways you can use it to do
Software impacts millions worldwide. As developers we have the power to shape the future but it comes with great responsibility. At the speech
Approximately 50 percent of Project Management Offices (PMO) are terminated in 2 years. Yet, the same mistakes are repeated in the
What is expected from a Software Tester in an Agile environment? There are many articles, books, forums and discussions around best practices,
The production of software products is a lengthy and complex process, involving lots of people communicating through different media. One of the
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Apple is investing heavily on testing tools and techniques. They introduced Swift programming language in 2014 and launched Xcode UI Testing
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The biggest driver of technical debt is invisible – and most people are not aware that this driver even exists Technical debt is a
Joel Spolsky famously wrote in 2002 that “All non-trivial abstractions, to some degree, are leaky.” This of course doesn’t mean that
After a month of automated test development, I was asked by the product managers how many tests had been automated. I replied that only 3 tests
Test automation is a very risky approach to testing software. Many things can go wrong, it often takes many months of development before any
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Out on an endeavour to understand what it takes to progress from an amateur status to an expert level in the world of testing, I have been trying
Transforming the operation from waterfall to agile requires moving through some basic steps and building the right capabilities. A new pool of
A quest to unify the different automation frameworks and testing workflows throughout the company. Maxlinear has done a number of acquisitions in
When my team had to pick an API testing tool, we went with Postman. And the more I used it, the more frustrated I became with it. Both
Which of these don’t belong: functional testing, whitebox testing, regression testing, mobile testing, UI testing? The answer is all of
Nowadays, to stay in the race, successful teams have to develop software faster with a high quality. That’s where Behavior Driven Development
I recently wrote a blog post with the same title as this presentation and it has gauged a lot of interest in the software testing community. It’s
The Netflix series House of Cards is my favorite TV Show. It depicts the US politician Frank Underwood, and his struggle to gain power and
In recent times, more companies started to prioritize Security Testing practice in their development teams. It caused managers and engineers to
Working with trainees with no prior testing experience is always an exciting up and down rollercoaster of high expectations, set goals, hard
In this presentation we will talk about the role of CI/CD in the automation world as we see software releases getting faster and trying to keep
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There is no better way to learn about your customers, test assumptions and prove your product than by doing customer support. Whether if
A revolution has come! It is disrupting the way we do business, work with and think about the solutions we build. It is a cultural revolution,
In this conversation track Eveline will start with painting a cultural perspective of changes in the testing profession. Recent organizational
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Testing is dangerous. No, I don’t mean it’s hazard-pay dangerous or wear-your-helmet dangerous, but it is drive-you-crazy dangerous.
IoT world grows by 30% every year (up to 25 billion(!) devices till 2025) and that’s just a matter of time when some of us will have
Dear UKSTAR Committee members, You will find attached a few highlights from my presentation. All learnings shared will be backed up with real
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I became interested in testing wearables in a rather unusual way. I ran the Boston Marathon. What does the Boston Marathon have to do with
As testers in today’s world of Agile and DevOps, we are challenged to champion quality in new and unique ways. We are challenged to develop
DevOps has some fundamental concepts like Continuous Delivery and Continuous Integration. Ideally, it enables companies to have daily deploys of
How do we ensure the feedback we are getting from our automated tests is targeted and informative? What information are we throwing away in an
Agile transformation is challenging, especially for testers who are accustomed to working in a silo. As a lone tester on a team, it’s difficult
With the marriage of ‘Development’ and ‘Operations’ so-called “DEVOPS” and the introduction of Agile,
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BDD or Behaviour Driven Development has become a popular approach in promoting a shared understanding and gaining clarity of the problems that
“I use Selenium to test the responsiveness of my app” is on of the sentences I hear a lot during automation discussions. After diving into the
Let’s check out what kind of value the Agile tester brings to a team, and see how the role is directly tied to the level of Agile maturity
In the last few months, when I helped a lot of people in different automation communities, I saw a lot of people overestimating the
To compete in the Big Data telecoms market it was necessary for our project to switch from a Continuous Integration model of delivering release
I’ve been working in the startup company for a while now, and if you are thinking of working in a startup, think again. It is not easy, it
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They says, Dress to Impress. Today, you will dress the distributed load tests and impress your manager with this awesome open-source and free of
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of every organisations 2020 business strategy. As a Tester how do you bridge the Cognitive
As a senior tester in an organisation with many different development teams I realised that while we had a lot of very skilled technical testers
Monday morning, the build runs, all the unit tests, automated functional tests pass, and the tester goes to test the happy path of the user
Having worked for the same employer for 12 years, I recently joined another company. Having come from a situation where I’ve set up a test
For some years, I’ve worked on using machine learning to predict software defects. About this topic and the success of this technology in
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Test automation is key! Unfortunately, legacy projects are common and the level of automated tests is insufficient if not completely absent. In
As Artificial Intelligence is gaining more attention, my team also wanted to make use of it. We started by looking at other teams solutions. The
Working as either a developer or manager; I have experienced that manual regression tests are used to accept a new release. These tests are often
Once I created a JIRA task to the developer’s team in my new project to include code coverage. The JIRA task was postponed from one sprint
Once I created a JIRA task to the developer’s team in my new project to include code coverage. The JIRA task was postponed from one sprint
I will describe the difference between management and leadership, why is it important, what culture it makes in the team. Then I will divide
Within the Swedish Pension Agency we have done a hugh job to change the process of develop and test system before they run in production
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Back in 2016 I was placed as the tester on a brand new microservice project. I had little to no experience with API’s and frankly had no
Today everyone from IT, is talking about the future of manual testing and by that way, manual tester. In this story will highlight the exact
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How difficult it is to implement agile methodology when the customers are not directly involved. ITeste is a company specialized in Software
As an automation focused tester, i have always worked in a team where my developers were within reach. I could ask them questions or they would
As a tester in agile teams you are often focussed in your testing stuff, team internal communication and talking to the product owner. But your
Why disruption exists? Where is it coming from? Which test organizations will it affect? Know the terrain Recognizing current disruptions
An IT system is nothing without its users. In the hands of the developers, it’s only a technology framework for managing information. But
When your main job is to hire a QA team from scratch, you struggle like hell to find modern testers. Wait but first, what’s a modern
We use our reasoning skills every day. Mostly they work well, but sometimes they let us down. Unfortunately, one place they let us down is when
As software development becomes increasingly automated through processes such as CI and DevOps, what will happen to risks, particularly those
In the world of DevOps and Continuous Delivery how can we, as Software Testers, adapt to continue to add value within our teams? Within my
In this talk I want to show how test automation for trivago’s main application evolved over the past two years, what went well and where we
At Sioux we have developed several projects with a Model Driven Development (MDD) approach, that enables software designers to model behavior of
Over the years, I’ve learned one key lesson from my experience in automating test cases. Regardless of how much effort I put into making my test
Have you had that leader in the past that you just could NOT believe was promoted to a leadership role? Every time they called a meeting there
There’s a lot more to leadership than simply being the one put in charge of others. Without fundamental skills, abilities and cultivating the
In an ideal world, API development, testing, and operations teams always work together in perfect synchrony, delivering high-quality APIs on
Flow or DevOps methodology do not differentiate between Developers and Testers. The developers though are still in the habit of sending code over
Working as a test automation engineer and a team lead for 12 years, I have crossed paths with a lot of testers. I noted that, despite completing
Are you a manager looking for test automators? Or, are you a tester or a developer who would like to try it out with test automation? By studying
During presentation I want to share industrial experience regarding creating and using combination of frameworks for using TDD approach in the
As testers working in an agile environment, we are faced with a number of challenges on a daily basis. The nature of our work has changed
If testing is changing, what will happen to the role of the QA Manager? Do we need a QA leadership function when testers are part of organic
“Testing is changing”, saying this is already a cliche! But many testers and managers are actually missing the pace this is happening and the
• Do we really need to test software that should just work well enough to gain valuable customer feedback as early as possible? • Is putting
Over the years I have talked to numerous customers and been on numerous projects where, all of which thought that if we could just automate we
Testing is shifting left, moving closer to testing the code itself, and not the full product. But while managers dictate a shift to the left, the
Autonomous cars were a Scifi dream not 10 years ago. A computer driving a car? No way. But in May of 2014, Google did the impossible, and
In today’s world of Agile Transformation everyone is talking about Continuous Integration / Continuous Development, DevOps and Test Automation.
A story about how to visualize complex backend systems in a really easy way, so that god discussions and understanding can grow.
This session looks at common issues with just relying on end to end automation testing tools, using examples to demonstrate common pitfalls and
Data! In many cases it becomes an increasingly larger part of our testing. The need to evaluate it or the need to create it. 5 years ago when I
In my previous position I had the privilege to be on the Revenue Cycle Analytics team, which did reporting on all other parts of revenue cycle
When writing Selenium tests, you need to identify the page elements by using some kind of selectors. XPATH, although much more complicated than
An issue has been identified in the system. Its’ root cause is very difficult to determine. It is not very obvious how the issue occurs and how
Why did Little Red Riding Hood go to Grandmas house? In testing we talk a lot about asking questions, but what do we do with the information we
Remember the old days when you tested using JUnit? How boring it was? You made a lot of excuses to avoid testing your code. Luckily those dark
The future for testing, how it’s done, who it’s done by, is not known. Regardless what people tell you, it’s simply their opinions One thing that
I have been on a journey for the last six months exploring Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing and how they
The biggest issue when it comes to Selenium tests is attempting to interact with the page elements when they are not ready. Trying to click an
Are you doing automation just for the sake of it? Are you doing it just because it’s a buzz word or trending topic? Do you know exactly where
In this talk I will share how I used Mind Maps in the Software Testing world. Software Testing is crucial in establishing a high level of quality
Having been in Software engineering for 11 years and QA for 7 years, in June 2017, I became a QA Engineering Manager. Without any training, I
Technological advances have always trampled and rearranged the ground occupied by society. Each wave of Industrial Revolution has brought massive
Few projects need an endless supply of new tests, and even fewer people would be happy with a job that only involved writing tests. Happily
Throughout my career in testing and automation, I’ve seen (and created!) a lot of horribly ineffective automation ‘solutions’.
Our world is changing. Artificial intelligence is being employed in just about all walks of life – from virtual assistants to self-driving
No, this keynote will not be about Techno or House music, but about the miracles we can achieve when we connect our heartbeat with the computer
When the Agile approach emerged over fifteen years ago, there was no clear role for test managers (or even testers, at first). Over time, some
Have you ever wondered how how a study of magic and prestidigitation can improve your software testing? Alan Richardson did, and that’s why
As testers we care just as much about our projects and products as our Product Owners and Developers. With a history of being the people at the
In this hands-on track, you’ll explore very simple systems to discover surprising emergent behaviours. You’ll find dynamic systems that (under
Magic is one of the most captivating and enduring forms of entertainment and magicians all over the world have baffled and amazed their audiences
The intent of Scrum is to deliver potentially releasable software every Sprint. However, in practice I continue to see many implementations of
Communication in agile teams is supposed to be seamless and much better than the “old days”. But how can communication be effective when you are
We work in teams. Teams that have goals, that work together to solve problems, that sometimes squabble and make up. How people in the group
Many organisations are beginning to feel the need to be leaner and more nimble in order to better adapt to today’s ever-changing and uncertain
NAV, the Norwegian Labor and Welfare Administration, is a major governmental organization holding sensitive data about more or less every citizen
Tracking bugs and fixing them through automation and manual testing processes, and with help of various tools is becoming increasingly efficient.
The emerging of the Internet of Things domain faced the Quality Assurance engineers with various challenges in the areas of tests execution, test
How do the biggest apps in the world make it globally? Continuous delivery marked a new era in how fast companies release and iterate their
Talking on the positive impact of agile development and in particular Scrum. Scrum’s Impact on productivity. Which would be focusing on
“I don’t need a software tester!” Strong words coming to a new software tester from an experienced developer. This is one of the developers that
For starters: Did you know that regression testing is not actually testing? No wonder UI test automation is an unsolved problem and does not work
If the future of testing is AI, come and see how it will be applied to testing! Various automation tools are available, but due to high creation
I would like to share the story of four occasions when I leapt into the unknown … and in answer to the question “what if I learned to
This presentation inspires those who do not believe they can achieve their education and other successes which also offering a look at how
Human beings are passionate beings. We feel strongly about our families, our work, our politics, our sports teams, our hobbies and more and we
Abstract Here Kyle provides a look at test automation in Python. Python is continuing to show strong growth in general language adoption and jobs
Why talk about tools? – To share my experience on working in teams that built their own tools – To help people not to make the same
The quality of a product is directly related to testing competency. Test data set determines our testing competency level because customers
Let us take a different look at software testing process. Imagine it is a trial. A defendant – software. The goal of this trial is to
In this presentation I am going to talk about how did I overcame a massive nervous breakdown, and how my life changed from there by beating my
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This presentation is about how mind maps are used to support exploratory testing in an interdisciplinary team. Claudia will share how mind maps
Learn to optimise performance scripts of API’s using Taurus. This talk will cover: How to test the application by hiding the complexities
Today, many open-source solutions are used not only by small and medium firms but also by some large organisations. The decision whether to
Testing applications with the allocated or available test cases to evaluate application behaviour is the traditional testing approach followed
It’s all about you!!! How we choose our targets. The way in which we select the people with whom we want to work. Identifying the level of
Nowadays backlog is used in almost every project. It can be a source of IT requirements or even your very own container for weekly tasks.
There is a lot of talk about DevOps recently, the tools used and how it will help your teams move faster. Terms like CI, CD, infrastructure as
As testers we are making decisions all of the time – What should we test? – What shouldn’t we test? – Is this worth
When the zombies finally take over the world, it’ll be the agile software testers who have the best chance of survival. And here’s
Continues Integration and deployment (CI/CD) empowers organizations to bring their solution in production fast and frequent. In this interactive
The role of a Tester is continually evolving and changing in terms of technology, software development methodologies and skills. I will
Even thought millennials are a big presence in almost all companies, and by 2025, 4 of 5 employees will be millennials, only few subjects or
Going beyond the typical Myers Briggs, DISC or personality results and discovering how to become exceptionally successful in leadership,
While coming of age as a Test Manager I have read all about the virtues of risk-based testing in the ISTQB syllabi and in TMAP. The strategy has
I believe that QA engineer could do much more that just tapping the device screen and exploring how the UI responds. So, let’s take an iOS app,
The speed at which QA is getting builds is constantly increasing, so how can you be sure you’re covering changes being introduced? This
The aim of our presentation is to introduce Serenity BDD for Auto QA Engineers. We will explain different challenges that they must overcome to
When automating application tests, the well-known “Page Object” pattern models the AUT is recommended. It focuses on functional
Let’s discuss what has been the “elephant in the room” for pretty much every project and product I’ve been involved with over the past few years
By understanding a tiny bit of neuroscience with a peppering of psychology we will look at how we can, and why we have a responsibility to,
I was on a project once where both the customer and contractor were both very immature organizations. Neither had worked with Test Managers or
As DevOps becomes increasingly popular when delivering a software solution, it has become even more important to provide Performance Testing with
Join Victor Laurel for a roundtable practical discussion that will touch on the three key components to IT success, and give you insights into
Application delivery teams are under constant pressure to release quality features as quickly as possible in order to keep up with accelerated
I am very fortunate to have spent time on many projects/products with lots of organisations and so I wanted to share my experiences and what I
We have optimised the actual test process. It’s now responsible for catching 70% of defects. But despite this 10% of defects still get into live.
Anyone who works in business that is over 25 years old is under pressure to modernize legacy IT systems, in a bid to outstrip out competitors and
Many companies today deliver software developed by teams distributed in multiple geographical locations. There is a real need for it since
“Think globally, act locally”, is the famous saying. Indeed, if you want to achieve change and improvement in your community, the best
In most business processes there’s the “Demand” and “Supply” side of the game. The interests of those parties must be glued together. An
Do you use a smartphone today? Yes. Did you use a smartphone 10 years ago? No. Do you use a robot today? Probably not. Will you use a robot in 10
“Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a common, chronic and long-lasting disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, recurring thoughts
In Agile things are going very fast. In most cases, we cannot achieve good testing with only manual testing. We need test automation to speed us
What exactly mean “the right tester”? Is finding that kind of a person similar like finding a Holy grail? It could be if we do not know what kind
Most test practioners arrive on site to start or fulfil a delivery have little awareness of the process that preceded them. This talk will have
I’m going to talk about the relation between AI and testing. We’re going to explore some myths and misconceptions, trying to
This workshop will teach the audience how to approach the service level testing in the complex platform environment. In today’s world, there are
My presentation is meant to be a guide for Test Engineers in Agile Transformation. I will explain different challenges that they must overcome to
Reorganization of test teams working on complex, high scale systems using KANBAN and empowerment of individuals for the magic of testing. We
Reorganization of test teams working on complex, high scale systems using KANBAN and empowerment of individuals for the magic of testing. We
This workshop discusses what UAT is and more importantly what it isn’t. It explains why UAT testing isn’t the poor relation of testing and how to
Unrestrained access to a trustworthy and realistic test environment—including the application under test and all of its dependent components—is
Continuous integration and delivery makes early and fast testing mission-critical for a lot of organizations. However, test execution is blocked
Mobile testing frameworks have been around for a while now. At Sauce Labs we believe that mobile testing will soon be as established in every IT
As software organizations grow, maintaining quality is vital. As digital transformation gains strength in the industry, both clients and IT
Many of us testers have been asked to provide a report on the status of their regression tests. To my surprise my understanding of regression
Les Gold is the patriarch of the family behind American Jewelry & Loan in Detroit. He’s an entrepreneur, best selling author and star
The idea behind the session is to present how startups can improve the overall quality of their products with very simple testing tips and
I will show the whole audience how to Balance by giving everyone there a card to keep and will guide them step by step how to follow the
With the current ‘shift-left’ focus in software testing, there is an idea that testers need to become more technical. This can be an intimidating
Estimation and risky behaviour: How the act of estimation will cause your project to become riskier that you ever intended it to be. Everybody
• What causes a thought to end up as a software defect? • Can we spot patterns in those thoughts? • Can we prevent them? If so, how? One of the
Stories are all around us without us realizing sometimes. Using them in the within the realm of testing allows the tester to bring context to the
When it comes to test automation of web application, most of the testers think about Selenium and front end tests. If we are using only Selenium
A discussion on how to find sensitive data and ensure that it is hidden from view – just in case there’s a data leak in
In the next few years, when more than 20 billion devices will be connected to the Internet, many of us will be IoT testers—in one way or another.
Technologies, testing processes, and the role of the tester have evolved significantly over the past several years. As testing professionals, it
Performance tests are not the easiest kind of tests. And they become more difficult, when you haven’t requirements. And projects sometimes forgot
Software testing as a field is arguably still finding its feet, and often struggles to find its voice. The more Testing events I attend, the more
In several projects, I have been working on, either as developer or manager; the test team and the customer has used manual regression tests to
When I learnt to drive a car, back in the 20th century, I also learnt how to check, clean and change spark plugs, mend the fan belt with a
Listening to testing presentations and reading testing blogs and books might leave you with the false impression that testing is easy, well
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I have had a dream for many years of being a stand-up performer – not just speaking at testing conferences, but performing for the public. I’d
Introducing new IT-solutions in medium or large organizations today is increasingly affecting the process of testing This is because
Many organizations find that test automation does not work as well as they thought it would. In many cases, these failures can be due to generic
It took us over 100 years to add wheels to our suitcases. How much time and effort is needed to learn how to test new technologies? In 2015 one
At most conferences, somebody will show you in talks or tutorials how to get started with test automation or how to improve it. Nobody ever tells
Agile development methodologies have been at the center stage for many organizations, and with DevOps evolving, testing in agile environments has
What is a metric? Metrics and KIPIs Why do I use them? How do I use them? How do I begin a metrics program? Fundamental level intermediate level
Tell me those it sound familiar? Thest is failing but when you recheck it manually it the broken test, not the actual issue. But have you thought
What makes me find my story interesting to share was meeting once with a Belgian journalist who during an interview asked me if I continued to
In today’s agile world where DevOps and Continuous Delivery rule the place, we are standing at the threshold to an exciting (new)
It is about how to work with the business people and make them realize that test is important so they will come to you and ask for testing help
How to Deal With Change – The Story of the Test Manager Who Stood Alone Against an Army of Engineers
As a consultant I am presented with more challenges then just managing test when sent out to a new costumer. I am often hired to implement test
While working as a tester in projects I often I hear people say: ‘Just think out of the box’. The reaction to this line often is
“Testing is a team responsibility”. We hear this all the time nowadays. Most of the time this results in Test automation being done
Ok, so you are a tester in an agile project and you want this product to be tested really good. Where do you start? Do you need a test strategy?
In the end your software will be used by multiple people. But how do you know these end users can or will actually use your product? What do you
The challenge with maintaining multiple automation framework when working across multiple technologies such as Selenium, Appium, Sql etc. in a
Recently my wife handed me a book called “The Life-Altering Magic of Tidying Up,” a small book detailing how we were thinking of an organized
I want to look at the individual inside of the organization. What do you need personally to truly integrate with other departments and
This is the story of how I moved from a structured data warehouse team to an absolutely chaotic reporting team and what I had to learn along the
When was the last time you used your log files for something other than a reference to go back and look at when you have noticed something going
I studied in a underdeveloped country Pakistan (with almost no tech knowledge). I wanted to be an architect engineer who design beautiful homes
This is an experience report of solving testing problems in the operations and infrastructure domain. The purpose of this talk is to provide
In this talk I will go into something that has me wondering for quite some time. Over the last couple of years the testing world has seen
In this story I will tell how I went from a degree in Molecular Biology to software testing. I quite literally was dropped into testing and it
Improving a product’s quality isn’t possible without the needed appreciation throughout every member of the team, but finding the right approach
GoForIT is a 24 hour challenge focused on Innovation. Participants sign up with a team and their ideas. These ideas are NOT tested beforehand on
Creating a best-selling test isn’t magic – learn to read between the lines. *Warning: Harry Potter spoilers ahead* When we find those pesky bugs
Over the past few years, my team has moved from a release every 2 weeks to continuous deployment (between 5 to 10 times a day) and DevOps. The
Manual testing is becoming increasingly more complex, causing companies to realize they can help testers be more effective and efficient at their
My name is James Thomas, and I’m a semanticoholic. Elisabeth Hendrickson’s book, Explore It!, contains this definition: “Tested
Now a day, customer experience plays the crucial role for both traditional and digital business. Customer experience is about knowing the
When I first started at my first job I was still a junior, but because of certain circumstances, the senior tester of my team left the company.
Introduction – Lots of talks on becoming more technical, next generation, not many are specific (it’s hard to be). – Want to
How does CloudBees deliver continuously with high quality? This is the story of how we changed from thinking of quality in the last phases of the
How does CloudBees deliver continuously with high quality? This is the story of how we changed from thinking of quality in the last phases of the
We went from testing monoliths applications and its challenges to testing integrations of hundreds of microservices and that comes at a price:
Communication is essential for a good project. Only by an intense communication of all participants an acceptable result can be reached. However,
The world of software development has changed dramatically in the 21st century. While the consumer demands good performance in their
The idea of this talk is to present some common patterns in successful agile testing and to explore the challenging transformation from the
Negative Tests/Sad Tests/Alternate Tests are always tricky to automate – it’s different than automating a positive/happy path test.
Quality is not only measured by the absence of bugs. Derk-Jan de Grood explains how refinement helps to get quality my means of clear defined and
Continues Integration and deployment (CI/CD) empowers organizations to bring their solution in production fast and frequent. In this interactive
Test maturity is of all times. But the way to improve testing has changed radically. In this presentation I will share my vision and experience
Lisa Crispin and Janet Gregory were trying to find a definition of agile testing in an online discussion. In this thread is was stated that
The Release and Test Automation team at trivago was founded a year ago to pave the way towards continuous deployment. Since I work mainly on the
Way too often we focus only on the visible and completely neglect all there is on the backend of a system. This leads to a narrow view and may
Have you ever wondered just what is it that makes someone a great tester? It can be hard to work out exactly what it is that makes someone a good
This a personal but logical analysis of a burnout. Current literature underlines frequently the very visible signs right before a burnout and a
This talk is around a recent blog post I wrote and further spoke about at a local developer meet-up.
When quality level is low, sometimes first temptation we have is to bring in more testers on a project. Interestingly, though, it is not always
Can we learn vital testing skills from a collective daydream? I say yes, and I’ll tell you how it worked for me. Roleplaying has elements that
As indicated above, the speech will be a hoax, where I would impersonate an industry pioneer or expert. Research will ensure that I am
As we continue to move into innovation, data analytics, and AI, it is no surprise that people want a more unique learning experience in trend
“I see a lot of people being excited about automation, but for a different reason – because they see it as the ultimate solution to all testing
The Internet of Things is a growing concept as of late, and many developers are being exposed to it as more systems are transitioning to utilize
This fun and interactive workshop involving many balloons will enable participants to unleash their creativity, they by taking a humble balloon
In this presentation, I would like to talk about choosing a locator strategy for UI automation. When it comes to select a locator people always
I would like to elaborate more on below points 1. How I started as manual tester and what was my role way back in 2002 1.1 what does manual
A friend of mine – Basia – is blind, but she works and lives a normal life. She also uses a smartphone. The way she does that is
You are magnificent. You were born lucky. You were granted a gift to be here, enjoying this amazing country you live in and what this stunning
You are magnificent. You were born lucky. You were granted a gift to be here, enjoying this amazing country you live in and what this stunning
Be prepared to travel back in time, with The Caveman Speaker. The Principles takes listeners on a journey as they follow his cavemen characters.
Testing is a common activity when it comes to assuring quality. There are tons of books and speeches for those who like to dig deeper into the
Introducing test automation in a company or even a single project, can be a hassle. Fear of the unknown, resistance to change, no in-house
With more than 2.1 billion smart phones worldwide and 4 million mobile apps, the world of software testing is changing. The domain of testing is
Inside Unity Technologies, we built one of the most challenging automation setups in the world. We make software that runs on 20+ platforms with
Ever wished you had more control over third party API responses? Have you been unable to test specific API responses? Perhaps you’re trying to
As an SME providing SaaS to much larger enterprise customers, our team needed a way to leveraged way to improve quality as our customer base
The presentation is an interactive journey specifically designed with testers and QA in mind. Following a strict walk through of the Agile
Quantifying the business value of testing is not easy. But until we do this difficult work, we should expect the bombardment to continue – and we
Exploratory Testing has been in practise for past couple of years. In this presentation I will be explaining Exploratory Testing rediscovery for
Communication is a critical factor for effective test utilization. Lack of proper communications makes all our test planning, scheduling,
Testing and Release processes are not just limited to Technology company or software sector. Now every company is a software company that
I will brief on the Business Readiness & Testing Center of Excellence (TCoE),Voice of Customers,TCoE Models,Scope,Activities,Critical Success
Defect Prediction Models is the need of the hour and I present the model which I have been using for past 5 years
Adaptive Testing Techniques use Reduce Cycle Time and Smart Testing for effective Test Reduction Techniques. Benefits of Adaptive Testing are
In the beginning, life was easy, you had one app, one web page and you needed to test it. Manual testing was sufficient and if you wanted to
In the beginning, life was easy, you had one app, one web page and you needed to test it. Manual testing was sufficient and if you wanted to
In this presentation I will try to make the attendees understand that a gaming community with a great potential, gamers below 18yo, are not taken
Exploratory Testing has been in practise for past couple of years. In this presentation I will be explaining Exploratory Testing rediscovery for
Agile testing is a software testing practice that follows the principles of agile software development. Agile testing involves all members of a
We have executed many projects Large Projects, Small Projects etc. Most of the time we have found that lot of defects raised by the testers are
We have executed many projects Large Projects, Small Projects etc. Sometimes we miss our testing deadlines because there is no defined criterion
Now a day, all the organizations are moving towards digital transformation. To make that successful, companies have to leverage the concepts of
Blockchain technology – the architecture that underpins Bitcoin – is set to revolutionise the world in the same way as the internet.
Many testers believe their jobs is to test. That is that the value they provide to their organizations is in the area of executing test cases and
This session outlines how to address current concerns about risks from the uncontrolled use of spreadsheet-based information systems. They are
For a child, learning to ride a bicycle is a leap into the unknown; a “magical” mastery of control if accomplished without any bruises, can
Nobody /really/ likes change, its human nature. Testers have a special relationship with changing tools and techniques, they change and we tend
Model Based Testing can help you really to improve your development process!!… not in the future but start today I will share my experience
The harrowing tale of how a seasoned tester had the opportunity develop a feature and came face to face with the challenge of producing quality
List the issue of current embedded software test, especially in agile development model, and find the solution according to experience in Dyson
We all test in different ways and sometimes it can be hard to explain the thought processes behind how we test. What leads us into trying certain
The whole world of IT wants to get into Agile as it being the latest buzz word in the industry. Water fall is changing fast into agile, rather it
One of the biggest problems that a team faces when it comes to automate their first test cases is to know what strategy to implement. In most
Gartner says that more than 6.4 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices will be in use in 2016, and that number will grow to more than 20
Tester’s are expected to come up with a lot of artifacts during the process of testing. The traditional test artifacts are time intensive,
Retail nowadays is all about time to market and being the first online with an innovative service or having the most displayable properties for
In this talk, I will be discussing how software quality can be effectively measured in a real organisation scenario, with the aim for sharing key
The statistics are dismal. Even though magazines and newspapers and blogs and even movies tell stories of successful entrepreneurs, most startups
When I started my current job, I had no idea that about two weeks later, I would find myself freezing my toes and fingers off at a bus depot at
Getting old brings a number of problems — it’s more difficult to get around, the vision starts to go, and the hearing too. Oh, and
We know that application security is important. We have to protect our customers’ data and our employers’ data while keeping our
What is a Redshirt? In science fiction lore, it’s those unfortunate crew members who give their lives. Either to protect their comrades or
Testing has changed over the years. Speaking through the lens of my career to date, this talk will explain the journey I have taken that has
Gamification and board games are two emergent trends. Both appeal to the human curiousity to explore and discover. Testing is also about
Some years ago I faced the seemingly impossible task of verifying that a particularly evil part of code,tax calculation (Who knew there are so
How I applied the principles of testing to make Sky’s Adsmart offering – faster and scalable – a product that’s now
Introducing test automation in a company or even a single project, can be a hassle. Fear of the unknown, resistance to change, no in-house
In 2016, I did some research into how many universities cover software testing as a topic in their core Computer Science syllabus and the results
As testers we are often asked to testing complicated systems but the recent excitement around trends such as Machine Learning, Big Data and IoT
NOTE: Laptops or tablets required for this workshop In this workshop Dorothy Graham and Seretta Gamba will use patterns to help attendees to
This talk will review the existing state-of-the-art and practice in automated smart test case design. It will outline exciting emerging
Following the PoC of thermostat ransomware that Pen Test Partners showed at DefCon 24, this presentation digs deep into IoT devices and their
This talk is paired with DataEthics: We don’t cross that bridge when we get there! as part of a conversation track on Information Ethics.
This talk is paired with What does technical enough mean? as part of a conversation track on Automation and People View More Is it me, or
In this ever-changing and turbulent world, we are all faced with our storm to weather. My department is now transitioning to DevOps as the next
Is tester’s role on agile project same as the one on a traditional project? What values testers add to agile teams? What are the problems most
This talk is paired with Mind the Gap as part of a conversation track on Skill Changes View More We are fortunate to work in an age
This talk is paired with Working Smarter – How to do more with less time and be happy about it! as part of a conversation track on Skill Changes
The Software Testing Clinic has been running for a number of months now. It offers a free, safe environment for testers of all levels of
Today, I thoroughly enjoy testing and working in IT. Two years ago, I was recruiting other people for IT roles! I’ve picked up an awful lot
With continuous integration and continuous delivery firmly establishing themselves in the software development and delivery world, early and fast
A year ago testing wasn’t as valued as it needed to be by our stakeholders; at the same time we were embarking upon lots of new changes to how we
This talk is paired with Focus on Testing value first before correctness as part of a conversation track on Quality View More I
I will describe my experience of challenges and successes in adopting Puppet (and other configuration management tools) into the QA processes at
This talk is paired with The Tester Co-dependancy Problem as part of a conversation track on Head Hacking. View More Testing
Most of us are working within distributed teams. Today I want to focus on the cooperation with the people from Poland. I’m going to use my
Exploring the journey of the BBC iPlayer Mobile App team’s pursuit to move faster and better; from 2-3 releases a year to every 4 weeks getting
This talk is paired with The Psychology of Testing as part of a conversation track on Head Hacking. View More It is a strange dance
Performance testing is something that not all testers are familiar with. For some it is even a taboo. In some cases, it looks like a scary
Remote work is on the rise. The obstacles that once were very difficult to overcome, have become easier and easier to work around, as more and
For most runners, a marathon is not just 42km of physical endurance. It means months and months of arduous, painstaking preparation until the
Good communication between colleagues and business contacts is vital, but there are many pitfalls. We are working more globally than ever before
This talk is paired with UX – What About TX for Test Automation?as part of a conversation track on Automation and People View More
I’ve often mentioned as a side note how using operational intelligence software helped our testers better understand the technical
Until two years ago I had a fairly typical career in testing; perhaps you recognise it as similar to your own. I’ve been a Tester, a Test
This talk is paired with Quality vs Velocity as part of a conversation track on Quality View More Over the past few years, my team
This talk is paired with Information Ethics for Robotics as part of a conversation track on Information Ethics. View More This
How would you cope if you lost one third of your testers overnight? Well, this happened to us – we went, with no warning, from 12 to 8 testers in
We all love to deliver well-tested and responsive software in rapid cycles to our customers. Consequently we invest a lot of time in test