The Sherpas of Testing Success: Studies of Successful Independent Test Groups

How can independent test teams guide an organization to success?  What organizational options exist for such teams?  How does independent testing fit into the software lifecycle?  How can we measure success for such team? In this presentation, drawn from three decades of industry experience, Rex will help you find answers to these questions, and to establish—or improve—your independent testing team. Join in the discussion after the initial presentation, and ask Rex about the challenges you face with test estimation.

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Our Speaker:

Rex Black – President and Principal Consultant of RBCS, Inc
With a quarter-century of software and systems engineering experience, Rex specializes in working with clients to ensure complete satisfaction and positive ROI. He is a prolific author, and his popular book, Managing the Testing Process, has sold over 25,000 copies around the world, including Japanese, Chinese, and Indian releases. Rex has also written three other books on testing – Critical Testing Processes, Foundations of Software Testing, and Pragmatic Software Testing – which have also sold thousands of copies, including Hebrew, Indian, Japanese and Russian editions. In addition, he has written numerous articles and papers and has presented at hundreds of conferences and workshops around the world. Rex is the immediate past president of the International Software Testing Qualifications Board and the American Software Testing Qualifications Board.