Conference At A Glance

Monday, April 28 | Tuesday, April 29 | Wednesday, April 30 | Thursday, May 1 | Friday, May 2

MONDAY, April 28, 2008
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM	Manager's Solutions Workshop
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM	Full Day Tutorials
	Management	Test Design	Agile Testing	Measurement	Project Management
Tutorials	Managing Testing using Six Sigma, TSP/PSP, PMBOK & Poka-Yoke	Introduction to Exploratory Testing	Test Case Development in an Iterative and Highly Incremental Agile Environment	Managing the Test Project Using Verification Metrics	Project Management for Everyone
	Mukesh Jain Microsoft Corporation	Cem Kaner, JD, PhD, Florida Institute of Technology	Timothy Korson, PhD, Qualsys Solutions	Dr. Lawrence E. Day Boeing	James Vaughan, Coach N Train Ltd.
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM	Certification Prep Courses
	Certified Software Tester (CSTE) Prep Course - Tim Pelland, Quality Assurance Institute - SOLD OUT Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA) Prep Course - Mike Pregmon, Quality Assurance Institute
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Manager's Connection Dinner - Sponsored by QAI

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TUESDAY, April 29, 2008
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM	Manager's Solutions Workshop
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM	Full Day Tutorials
	Management	Test Process	Test Automation	Requirements	Quality Principles
Tutorials	System Testing with an Attitude: An Approach that Nurtures Front-Loaded Quality	Proactive Testing: Putting Agile Test-Driven Development on Steroids	Making Test Automation Live Up to Its Promise - SOLD OUT	Scenario-Based Requirements Management	Software Verification and Validation for Practitioners and Managers
	Nathan Petschenik, STS Consulting	Robin F. Goldsmith, JD, Go Pro Management, Inc.	Bob Crews, Checkpoint Technologies, Inc.	Marcia Stinson, Quality Lifecycle Solution	Steven Rakitin, Software Quality Consulting, Inc.
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM	Certification Prep Courses
	Certified Software Tester (CSTE) Prep Course - Tim Pelland, Quality Assurance Institute - SOLD OUT Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA) Prep Course - Mike Pregmon, Quality Assurance Institute
5:45 PM - 7:00 PM	Welcome Reception and Chapters Networking - Sponsored by Chicago QAI Chapter (CQAA)

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WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2008
7:00 AM - 8:15 AM	Registration & Continental Breakfast - Sponsored by McCabe Software
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM	Opening Remarks & Announcements
	Tom Ticknor, Chief Operating Officer, Quality Assurance Institute Nancy Kastl, CQAA (Chicago QAI Chapter) President, QUEST Conference Chairperson
8:30 AM - 9:40 AM	Keynote Address
	Improve the Power of Your Tests with Risk-Based Test Design Cem Kaner, JD, PhD, Professor of Software Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology
9:40 AM - 10:05 AM	Morning Refreshment Break - Sponsored by Checkpoint Technologies
10:05 AM - 11:15 AM	Keynote Address
	Software Quality Practices over the Next Ten Years Sam Guckenheimer, Group Product Manager, Microsoft Corporation
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Concurrent Track Sessions
	Management	Test Planning	Measurement	Automation	Product Solutions
Industry Expert Sessions	Managing a Software Quality and Testing Group	Creating a Test Plan You can Actually Use	Quality and Test Measurements in a Balanced Scorecard	Test Automation in an Agile Environment	Quality Management Solutions (QMS): Putting It All Together
	Steven R. Rakitin, Software Quality Consulting, Inc	Ross A. Fraser, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu	Barbara Ainsworth, Process Plus International LLC	Bob Crews, Checkpoint Technologies	Barbara Martens, Compuware Corporation
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch - Visit the Exhibitors EXPO
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM	Concurrent Track Sessions
	Management	Test Planning	Measurement	Automation	Product Solutions
Solutions Benchmarking Sessions	Driving Savings in Testing: Where to Look	Using Test Planning to Guide Your Project Delivery	Defect Management, Tracking and Metrics Methodologies	Test Automation Bottom Line: Initiating, Maintaining, and Showing the Benefits	Software Reliability and Testing: Know When to Say When
	Julie Marzano, AT&T	Brian Dodsworth, U.S. Cellular	Sharon Reinhard, Aspen Marketing Services	Shalla Hyderi Goyal, JD Allstate Insurance	Dale Brenneman, McCabe Software
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Afternoon Refreshment Break - Sponsored by Compuware Corporation
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Concurrent Track Sessions
	Management	Test Planning	Measurement	Automation	Product Solutions
Solutions Workshops	Managing Software Quality and Test Solutions Workshop	Better Test Planning Solutions Workshop	Building Effective Measurement Solutions Workshop	Challenges of Test Automation Solutions Workshop	Quality Assurance for the Enterprise: The Power of Keyword Driven Testing
	Facilitated by Kim MacDonald, Office Max, Inc	Facilitated by Tim Pelland,Quality Assurance Institute	Facilitated by Nancy Kastl, Kaslen Group, Inc.	Facilitated by Molly Byer, Technisource	Joshua W. Burton, PhD, IBM Rational
7:30 AM - 4:00 PM	Exhibitor EXPO & Book Store
9:45 AM - 1:30 PM	Book Signing
11:30 AM - 4:00 PM	Coaching Sessions - Signup Required
4:30 PM - 10:30 PM	Lake Michigan Dinner Cruise Appreciation Night - Sponsored by Microsoft

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THURSDAY, May 1, 2008
7:00 AM - 8:15 AM	Continental Breakfast - Sponsored by IBM Rational
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM	Announcements
	Nancy Kastl, CQAA (Chicago QAI Chapter) President, QUEST Conference Chairperson
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM	Keynote Address
	The Challenges of Quality Management in a Global Software Company Guenther Limboeck, Vice President Global Quality Governance, SAP AG
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM	Morning Refreshment Break - Sponsored by DSR Management, Inc.
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM	Concurrent Track Sessions
	Management	Quality Control	Requirements	Performance Test	Product Solutions
Industry Expert Sessions	Building a Center of Excellence for SOA Lifecycle Quality	Software Reviews: Spend Less than 5% of Your Project in Testing Guaranteed!!!	Scenario-based Requirements Management	Performance Testing Monitoring: For Free!	Application Quality and Performance Testing
	John Michelsen,  iTKO, Inc.	Lois Zells, Lois Zells & Associates, Inc.	Marcia Stinson,Quality Lifecycle Solutions	Jack R. Frank, Mosaic, Inc.	Dan Knapp, HP Software
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Concurrent Track Sessions
	Management	Quality Control	Requirements	Performance Test	Product Solutions
Solutions Benchmarking Sessions	Focused Process Improvements at Solution Testing Services	Release Management: Entrance Control and Quality Gates	Compliance Test of Non-Functional Requirements at SAP	Building a Performance Test Center of Excellence	A Testing Revolution: New Tools from Microsoft
	Pavan Kishore Kota, Capgemini Pat O’Donnell, TransUnion	Terry Austin, Nationwide Insurance	Martina Wroblewski, PhD., SAP AG	Brian Lovejoy, JP Morgan Chase Bank NA	Ed Glas, Microsoft Corporation
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch - Sponsored by Utopia Solutions - also visit the Exhibitor EXPO
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM	Concurrent Track Sessions
	Management	Test Techniques	Test Process	Special Topics	Product Solutions
Industry Expert Sessions	Increase ICT Project Success with Concrete Scope Management	Monitoring Software Quality with Continuous Integration	Proactive UAT Makes Users Competent, Confident, Committed	Ensuring a Superior User Experience from the First Line of Code	Test What Matters: The Benefits of Aligning Requirements and Testing
	Carol Dekkers, Quality Plus Technologies, Inc. Pekka Forselius, 4SUM Partners	Andrew Glover, Stelligent Incorporated	Robin F. Goldsmith, Go Pro Management, Inc	Patrick LIghtbody Gomez, Inc.	Renato Quedas, Borland
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Afternoon Refreshment Break - Sponsored by iTKO, Inc.
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Concurrent Track Sessions
	Management	Test Techniques	Test Process	Special Topics	Product Solutions
Solutions Benchmarking Sessions	Integrating Quality Assurance within an ERP Implementation	Model-Based Testing: An Industrial View	Regression Testing: The Essentials	Usability: What You Need to Know to Begin Testing NOW	A Helping Hand for Manual Testers
	Lynn Hancock, USG Inc.	Marlon Vieira, Siemens Corporate Research	Deakon J. Provost, State Farm Insurance	Susan R. Brockley, ExxonMobil	Gregory Sengpiel Original Software
7:30 AM - 4:30 PM	Exhibitor EXPO & Book Store
9:45 AM - 1:30 PM	Book Signing
11:30 AM - 4:30 PM	Coaching Sessions - Signup Required
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM	Exhibitors Wine and Cheese Reception and Raffle - Sponsored by EXPO Exhibitors

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FRIDAY, May 2, 2008
7:00 AM - 8:15 AM	Continental Breakfast - Sponsored by Scalar USA, Inc.
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM	Announcements
	Nancy Kastl, CQAA (Chicago QAI Chapter) President, QUEST Conference Chairperson
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM	Keynote Address
	Security-Enhanced Quality Assurance: Mitigating Risks to the Enterprise Joe Jarzombek, Director of Software Assurance, Department of Homeland Security
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM	Morning Refreshment Break
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM	Concurrent Track Sessions
	Agile	Globalization	People/Team Effectiveness	Security/Data Privacy
Industry Expert Sessions	QA Lessons I Learned from Agile	The "˜Humanics"of Testing in a Flat World	Resistance to Change: Understanding and Overcoming This Critical Barrier	Testing for Security Risks in a Web 2.0/SOA World
	Bill Rinko-Gay, Technisource	Samson David, Infosys Technologies Limited	Burton Greenberg, Process Management Group, Ltd	Billy Hoffman, HP Software
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Concurrent Track Sessions
	Agile	Globalization	People/Team Effectiveness	Security/Data Privacy
Solutions Benchmarking Sessions	Panel Discussion: Quality Opportunities and Challenges with Agile	Maximize Integrated Team Effectiveness: An Offshore Model That Works	Team Dynamics in IT: How a Team Mindset Can Make You More Effective	Test Data Privatization: A Real-World Case Study
	Bill Rinko-Gay, Technisource Burke Cox, Stelligent Incorporated. David Longstreet, SoftwareMetrics.com Lois Zells, Lois Zells & Associates, Inc	Brook Klawitter, USG Inc.	Cathy Mejia, Nicor	Craig Laufer and Jeremy Sloan, Erie Insurance Group
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch - Grand Prize Drawing
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Concurrent Track Sessions
	Professional Certification	Process Improvement	People Effectiveness	Tools Effectiveness
Action Planning Workshops	Career Development: Achieving and Retaining your Certification  Workshop	IDEAL Process Improvement Planning Workshop	More Than a Good Idea: The Role of Influence in Quality Assurance Workshop	Improving the Value of Automated Tools Workshop
	Kim MacDonald and Andrea  Warner, CQAA	Paul Pazderski, Software Process Consultant, Inc.	Susan L. Slater, PhD and Phillip G. Armour, Corvus International Inc.	Barbara Martens,Compuware Corporation
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM	CSTE and CSQA Certification Practice Exams

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