Live Webinar February 19th, 2021 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: International Institute for Software Testing
(IIST – Rep 4514)

“Some certifications are not even worth the paper it is written on”, a statement that was made by a very well-thought-of test expert years ago.

At the time, Magdy did not agree with it. Now, after seeing how certifications are awarded by some of those who called themselves “accredited” certification bodies,Magdy  is willing to agree, at least partially.

As the founder of a professional development organization that certified QA and test professionals since 1999, Magdy is  now concerned about the reputation of “professional” certifications and wishes to disengage himself from this fiasco.

Magdy can see the title of this webinar to be a common question in the mind of software professionals today.

When you see an organization claiming they issue an “accredited” certification advertising “…four easy steps to get certified” and 3 of these steps, is register, pay and get certified, this become really concerning.

When you see providers competing based on how many sample exam questions they would give, then you start question the value of these certifications.

Magdy thinks that we are at a point where hiring managers get a bit more critical about giving any weight for any certification. At least, question how a certification was awarded what type of work the individual had to complete to earn the certification.

Presenter: Dr. Magdy Hanna PhD (LinkedIn profile) is a recognized educator, speaker and consultant in several areas of software engineering. His highly rated seminars in various topics over the last thirty-five years have spanned various aspects and capacities of software projects and processes.

He has trained over 50,000 professionals around the world over the last 20 years. As a professor of Software Engineering at the University of St. Thomas , he taught graduate courses on several software engineering topics with emphasis on practical software quality techniques.

Dr. Hanna developed new approaches and methods in software engineering including the Scenario-Based Development and Testing (SBDT), Requirement-Based Project Management (RBPM), Software Quality Engineering Methodology (SQEngineer), the Unified Data Model (UDM), and the Data-Driven Object Model ( DOM ). Dr. Hanna and his instructors conduct hundreds of free online webinars each year.

Dr. Hanna also served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Software Test Professionals, a publication of IIST, now the Bug Free Zone.

Dr. Hanna is Founder, CEO, and Chairman of several organizations:

• International Institute for Software Testing,
  • leading educational and professional development organization that provides education-based certifications to software test and quality professionals around the world.
  • Dr. Hanna serves as the Chairman of Advisory Board for the Certified Software Test Professional (CSTP) and the Certified Test Manager (CTM) credentials.
• International Institute for Software Process
  • leading professional development organization that provides education-based certifications to software process improvement professionals around the world.
  • Dr. Hanna serves as the Chairman of Advisory Board for the International Software Process Improvement Certification (ISPIC).
• International Conference on Practical Software Quality and Testing,
• International Conference on Software Process Improvement,
• RommanaTM Software
  • In this role, he is the Chief Architect of an Integrated Software Lifecycle Management System.

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Software Testing & Quality Certifications Facts & Fictions

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Live Webinar February 11th, 2020, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider:  StickyMinds/Techwell

QA plays a strategic role in building and asserting the quality of business-critical and customer-facing applications.

Measuring and tracking test results are keys to success, and although it’s sometimes more difficult to show the business impact of testing efforts, it’s a critical factor in driving a culture of quality.

In this session, Mary Kate Morrison will cover why it’s so important to track quality metrics and which of those metrics are the most useful.

You’ll also learn:

• Where to look for the right data
• Identifying the right KPIs for your team
• How to use data to boost collaboration
• Real-world examples of how to measure business impact

Whether you are just getting started on your test automation journey, or you are an automation veteran, everyone will take away impactful measurement strategies.

Presenters:

Mary Kate Morrison (LinkedIn profile) Customer Success Manager mabl,  works closely with customers to ensure they are successful. Mary Kate’s experience leading implementation, support, and customer success organizations at growth software companies makes her well-suited to understand customers’ needs and drive them to solutions. Mary Kate loves problem-solving, helping others, and giving customers ‘aha’ moments throughout the technology lifecycle.

Adeeb Valiulla (LinkedIn profile) Quality Assurance Manager Sensormatic Solutions, has 12+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance, Business Intelligence, and Agile Methodologies. He manages a team of 20+ engineers across the globe across 10 products – implementing 100% test automation coverage, creating efficient and effective processes, applying best practices in creating robust automation, optimizing and reducing cloud cost, and building a data-driven team.

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Understanding The QA Automation Metrics That Matter

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Live Webinar February 8th, 2020 – 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  0 .5 Hrs  0.5 PDU free
Provider:  RBCS (REP #2986)

TMMi has become the leading model for test process improvement, but how are organizations adopting TMMi and what issues are they addressing?

Join Rex Black as he welcomes guest presenter, Martin Adcock, (LinkedIn profile) Managing Director of Experimentus who has been helping organizations to deliver TMMi based solutions for over 14 years, as he explores how organizations have adopted TMMi and are using it to improve their test process and give them a competitive edge.

Presenter: Rex Black (Amazon profile) is President of RBCS, a leader in software, hardware, and systems testing. RBCS employs the industry’s most experienced and recognized consultants, RBCS conducts product testing, builds and improves testing groups and hires testing staff for hundreds of clients worldwide. As the leader of RBCS, Rex is the most prolific author practicing in the field of software testing today.

Check Out some of Rex Black’s Great Books:

1. Foundations of Software Testing ISTQB Certification
2. Managing the Testing Process: Practical Tools and Techniques for Managing Hardware and Software Testing
3. Advanced Software Testing – Vol. 1: Guide to the ISTQB Advanced Certification as an Advanced Test Analyst (Rockynook Computing)
4. Advanced Software Testing – Vol. 2: Guide to the Istqb Advanced Certification as an Advanced Test Manager
5. Advanced Software Testing – Vol. 3: Guide to the ISTQB Advanced Certification as an Advanced Technical Test Analyst
6. Critical Testing Processes: Plan, Prepare, Perform, Perfect
7. Pragmatic Software Testing: Becoming an Effective and Efficient Test Professional
8. ISTQB Foundation Exam Preparation Guide
9. ISTQB Advanced Test Manager Exam Preparation Guide 2nd edition

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Exploring The Different Ways Organizations Are Adopting TMMi

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Live Webinar January 27th, 2020 – 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  0 .5 Hrs  0.5 PDU free
Provider:  RBCS (REP #2986)

Two Points of View at Two with Rex Black & Rob Sabourin

Join Rex Black and Rob Sabourin (LinkedIn profile) for a lively back-and-forth on the topic followed by a Q&A opportunity. Rob observes that, today, many software testers are challenged to quickly identify product quality concerns amidst turbulent project contexts.

Business, technology, and organizational factors change frequently. Testers are forced to continuously adapt, to think on their feet, and to provide stakeholders, team members and even system users, with meaningful feedback about quality concerns, and operational readiness.

There are many different test automation technologies which can facilitate the control and observation of software. Rob notes that, among his customers, test automation technologies are mainly limited to implementing automated verification checks, as part of regression suites, in continuous integration and deployment processes.

This webinar will address the problem of how test automation tools, methods, and techniques can be effectively used to facilitate, and improve the efficiency of, exploratory testing.

Presenter: Rex Black (Amazon profile) is President of RBCS, a leader in software, hardware, and systems testing. RBCS employs the industry’s most experienced and recognized consultants, RBCS conducts product testing, builds and improves testing groups and hires testing staff for hundreds of clients worldwide. As the leader of RBCS, Rex is the most prolific author practicing in the field of software testing today.

Check Out some of Rex Black’s Great Books:

1. Foundations of Software Testing ISTQB Certification
2. Managing the Testing Process: Practical Tools and Techniques for Managing Hardware and Software Testing
3. Advanced Software Testing – Vol. 1: Guide to the ISTQB Advanced Certification as an Advanced Test Analyst (Rockynook Computing)
4. Advanced Software Testing – Vol. 2: Guide to the Istqb Advanced Certification as an Advanced Test Manager
5. Advanced Software Testing – Vol. 3: Guide to the ISTQB Advanced Certification as an Advanced Technical Test Analyst
6. Critical Testing Processes: Plan, Prepare, Perform, Perfect
7. Pragmatic Software Testing: Becoming an Effective and Efficient Test Professional
8. ISTQB Foundation Exam Preparation Guide
9. ISTQB Advanced Test Manager Exam Preparation Guide 2nd edition

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Experiences in Exploratory Test Automation

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Live Webinar January 19th, 2021 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider:  Computer Aid Inc (CAI) The Great IT Professional
(Rep 2733) (Rebranded From ITMPI)

Cybersecurity testing must be integrated into the product development life cycle and also into after-market services.

In this webinar Dr. Christof Ebert will introduce you to practical security testing, and will include a case study.

Presenter:  Dr. Christof Ebert (LinkedIn profile) Managing Director, Vector Consulting Service; is a renowned IT author and trusted adviser for companies around the world, member of industry boards, and professor at the University of Stuttgart. Dr. Ebert received the IEEE distinguished visitor award and is a member of the Alcatel Technical Academy.

Some of Dr. Ebert’s include:

• Global Software and IT: A Guide to Distributed Development, Projects, and Outsourcing
• Software Measurement: Establish – Extract – Evaluate – Execute
• Best Practices in Software Measurement
• And Several books in German including
  • Outsourcing kompakt: Entscheidungskriterien und Praxistipps für Outsourcing und Offshoring von Software-Entwicklung
  • Systematisches Requirements Engineering und Management

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Cybersecurity Testing: From Tara To Test Coverage & Regression Strategies

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Live Webinar December 3rd, 2020, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider:  StickyMinds/Techwell

On agile teams, testing is considered an activity rather than a “phase” or a “role”, which can cause many teams that are new to agile to struggle with this concept.

Janet Gregory explains how agile integrates testing activities into the process and how testers add value to an agile team. Drawing on her extensive experience in agile testing,

Janet will demonstrate the benefits of collaboration and simplicity in activities including automation, ATDD (Acceptance Test-Driven Development), and exploratory testing.

Learn how to identify testing needs not just for each story, but also for individual product features as well as the product as a whole. Attendees will also participate in hands-on exercises exploring common testing concepts.

Presenter: 

Janet Gregory (LinkedIn profile, @janetgregoryca) Agile coach, trainer, quality process consultant DragonFire Inc. Janet Gregory is  a highly sought after Keynote speaker and the coauthor of Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams.   Janet specializes in showing agile teams how testers can add value in areas beyond critiquing the product. For the past ten years, she has been working with teams to transition to agile development. Janet teaches agile testing courses and tutorials worldwide, contributes articles to leading publication.

Sergio Freire (LinkedIn profile) Head of Solution Architecture is a solution architect & testing advocate, working closely with many teams worldwide from distinct yet highly demanding sectors (Automotive, Health, and Telco among others) to help them achieve great, high-quality, testable products. Sergio understands how organizations work, their needs, context and background, processes and how quality can be improved.

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Elevate Your Agile Testing Practices

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