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	Improve Security through Continuous Testing[presentation] Slideshow Many companies develop strong software development practices that include ongoing testing throughout the development lifecycle. But they fail to account for the testing of security-related issues. This leads to security controls being tacked on to an application just before it goes to...	Jeremy Faircloth, Raytheon
	The Changing Face of Test Management in an Agile World[presentation] Slideshow Test management doesn't exist in the world of agile, or rather test managers don't—or do they? Agile methods such as Scrum have many traditional test management activities built in. With practices like self-organizing teams, role blurring, and skill diversification, the face of test...	Tom Roden, Neuri Consulting and Ben Williams, Neuri Consulting
	Stop Maintaining Multiple Test Environments[presentation] Slideshow Today, most of us struggle with non-production environments. Either the test data is not right or consistent, the dependencies are mismanaged, or “They just aren't quite like production.” Instead of striving for simpler environments, most organizations add test environments―pre-prod...	Joel Tosi, DevJam
	Testing with a Rooted Mobile Device[presentation] Slideshow Traditional applications are tested through the GUI and through all exposed APIs. However, typical mobile app testing is only done through the front-end GUI. In addition, performance and security details are not readily available from the mobile device. Max Saperstone demonstrates some...	Max Saperstone, Coveros
	STAREAST 2015: Lightning Strikes the Keynotes[presentation] Slideshow Throughout the years, Lightning Talks have been a popular part of the STAR conferences. If you’re not familiar with the concept, Lightning Talks consists of a series of five-minute talks by different speakers within one presentation period. Lightning Talks are the opportunity for speakers...	Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering
	Testers and Testing: A Product Owner’s Perspective[presentation] Slideshow Testers frequently feel that they and their contributions to delivering software are undervalued. These feelings may stem from patterns of important defects being de-prioritized, receiving lower salaries than their peers who code, being assigned seemingly pointless tasks, or being expected...	Scott Barber, PerfTestPlus, Inc.
	Automate Legacy-System Testing: Easy, Reliable, and Extendible[presentation] Slideshow Everyone loves working on a greenfield project. You’re starting fresh and nothing holds you back. Unfortunately, for most testers, this is a rare occurrence. Chances are you will work on legacy applications. Because these often have no automated tests, developers are afraid to make bold...	Emanuil Slavov, Komfo, Inc.
	Web and Mobile App Accessibility Testing[presentation] Slideshow If a website or mobile app is not accessible to all potential visitors, is it truly a quality product? Services, products, information, and entertainment on the web and mobile devices can be made available to millions of consumers with vision, hearing, or motor control difficulties by...	Nancy Kastl, SPR Consulting
	Harness the Power of Checklists[presentation] Slideshow As testers, we can feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of things that require our attention. We are pressured to meet the demands of a fast-paced development environment while grappling with the extreme complexities inherent in today’s software. How can we remember everything while...	Kirk Lee, Infusionsoft
	Mindmaps: Lightweight Documentation for Testing[presentation] Slideshow Quality starts with requirements. In small to mid-size companies, it is not uncommon for the communication chain to be broken. Florin Ursu shares ways to avoid miscommunication through a streamlined process in which requirements are communicated to both developers and testers...	Florin Ursu, DMEautomotive
	Security Testing: What Testers Can Do[presentation] Slideshow Thousands of times each day, network perimeter security defenses fail to recognize new and obfuscated attacks. Rather than attempting to build security firewalls, Declan O’Riordan asserts that project teams must design, code, and test security into applications―and that requires skills...	Declan O'Riordan, Test and Verification Solutions
	STAREAST 2015: When Testers Feel Left Out in the Cold[presentation] Slideshow When you're responsible for testing, it's almost a given that you will find yourself in a situation in which you feel alone and out in the cold. Management’s commitment for testing might be lacking, your colleagues in the project might be ignoring you, your team members might lack...	Hans Buwalda, LogiGear
	Deliberate Testing in an Agile World: An Interview with Dan North[interview] In this interview, technology and organizational consultant Dan North discusses deliberate testing in an agile world. He talks about how testing was perceived before agile became such a big part of the industry, and whether or not we've lulled ourselves into a false sense of testing security.	Josiah Renaudin May 1, 2015
	The State of DevOps Adoption[magazine] The current trend of using DevOps to describe every effective automated procedure is creating more confusion and even some dysfunctional behavior as software organizations continue to adopt this build-test-deploy approach. Bob Aiello and Leslie Sachs describe the DevOps approach you should use.	Bob Aiello Leslie Sachs May 1, 2015
	Help Your Team Understand Its Velocity[article] Teams should be working toward a target velocity that is based on historical evidence. There may be times when this figure needs to be adjusted, but teams that understand their velocity know that it is a good indicator of what they are capable of achieving in a sustainable way, and this will increase confidence for the teams and stakeholders.	Dave Browett April 29, 2015

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