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Due to the current situation with Coronavirus the TASSQ Board has decided to continue with monthly free online events until further notice, in support of the QA community!
Guest Speakers
Robert Sabourin – AmiBug.Com, Inc. and McGill University
Mónica Wodzislawski – Centro de Ensayos de Software (Software Testing Center), Uruguay and Universidad de la República, (University of the Republic), Uruguay
There is a lot of interest in teaching programming skills to testers, but Rob and Mónica suggest that it is even more important to teach testing skills to programmers. Corporate initiatives to “shift left” and Agile “test-driven” development approaches are only effective if a skilled programmer is also a skilled tester.
Agile training emphasizes soft skills and collaboration between team members with diverse skills. While appreciating such training, Rob and Mónica think that great testing does not naturally follow from team-building exercises; pragmatic hard skills such as programming, test design, troubleshooting and debugging must be taught.
In this presentation, Rob and Mónica will discuss two phenomena observed in thei
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Due to the current situation with Coronavirus the TASSQ Board has decided to continue with monthly free online events until December 2020, in support of the QA community!
Guest Speaker: Ardita Karaj, Agile Coach and Trainer.
Testing what we know, or have a clear understanding of, is relatively straight forward, as is making decisions based on the expected result. But today’s world is presenting us with the Unknown and the Ambiguous, which can only be approached by hypothesizing and experimenting - a lot! This requires intentional thinking, and a different strategy to observe in context.
This session will uncover how testers are helping their teams and product owners, by basing their testing on the science behind creating hypotheses and running experiments. A tes
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***September 22 Update: Registrations are closed - EVENT IS SOLD OUT!!!***
Due to the current situation with Coronavirus the TASSQ Board has decided to continue with monthly free online events until December 2020, in support of the QA community!
Speaker: Jaideep Kala, RPA/AI Evangelist, Thought Leader, Speaker, Trainer and Principal at Onbotix Services
According to the Anatomy of Work Index Report, conducted recently among more than 10,000 people around the world by Asana, the team-based work management platform provider, the average knowledge worker spends about 60 per cent of their time on mundane duties that add little real value. Most of these activities are rule based, time intensive and repetitive. Humans are not particularly good at performing such activities. What if all these could be hived off to a software robot?. This would allow workers to focus on value-added tasks and become more productive, energized, and motivated.
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is the technology that accomplishes this. Increasingly, we are seeing developments in AI such as Natural Language Processing (NLP) making these robots become more intelligent and complex. Testing and implementing them requires a new approach, that is more agile and automated itself.
This presentation will look at all three aspects of robot development: RPA for building, Artificial Intelligence for making it more intelligent, and Automation Testing. The goal is stable and resilient robots. The speaker will discuss vendo
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Due to the current situation with Coronavirus and need for social distancing, the TASSQ board has decided, to continue sharing knowledge and support the QA community, to make the June 23 conference a free online event!
Speaker: Gary Mogyorodi
Come to learn about the ISTQB Certification scheme and the new certifications being offered by the ISTQB. Gary will discuss the history of the Canadian Software Testing Board (CSTB) since its inception in 2007. He will also be talking about the additional opportunities that are available to testers who are interested in being part of the ISTQB Working Groups.
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Due to the current situation with Coronavirus and need for social distancing, the TASSQ board has decided, to continue sharing knowledge and support the QA community, to make the May 26 conference a free online event!
Speaker: Richard Strang
In 2018, Element Fleet Management committed to implementing "True Agile" into their entire software development organization. With the assistance of Boston Consulting Group, they embraced the "Spotify Model" of Agile which includes organizing Guilds for each role on the Squad.
In early 2019, Richard Strang was hired as the QA Guild Leader for Element. He found an organization with the will, but not the experience to best apply the Agile Principles into their software development processes. Over the last year, Richard has instituted a QA Guild at Element that endeavors to provide a forum for the 90+ testers currently working at Element to discuss the projects, practices, tools, and strategies that we all need to provide a quality service to our clients.
You are invited to attend a model QA Guild Meeting where we will discuss typical topics that come up with the testers currently working at Element. Richard will also present his experience and challenges imple
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Due to the current situation with Coronavirus and need for social distancing, the TASSQ board has decided, to continue sharing knowledge and support the QA community, to make the April 28 conference a free online event!
Speaker: Michael Bolton
One of the most fundamental questions you can ask about testing is "Did I test that?" But there isn't a binary answer to that question. We know when we haven't tested at all, but there is no such thing as infinite testing, so we can’t every test completely. We test in different ways, at different times, in different situations, for different reasons. And so, responsible testers must be able to reason about and assess the relative depth of their testing. How do we do that?
In this talk, Michael Bolton offers some suggestions on how to think about testing depth. That’s not simply about structural depth — “unit testing”, “sub-system testing”, “system testing”, or “end-to-end testing”. Instead, it’s about the thoroughness of testing — and t
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Update from March 13: considering the continuing news regarding the coronavirus, and in accordance with the recommendations of health authorities regarding public gatherings in Ontario, TASSQ has decided to cancel this event. Existing registrations will be refunded in the coming days. We are continuously monitoring the situation, if there are further postponements or cancellations we will communicate accordingly. Thank you for your understanding and continued support as we do our part to help flatten the curve.
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The following topics may be demonstrated if there is extra time, and interest from the audience.
This program is limited to up to 12 participants.
This program is for 2 consecutive days (8 hours/day) of training
Printable Training Guide that outlines Parasoft Virtualize topics.
Regular price $950, non TASSQ member
Regular price $875, TASSQ member
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Update from March 13: considering the continuing news regarding the coronavirus, and in accordance with the recommendations of health authorities regarding public gatherings in Ontario, TASSQ has decided to cancel this event. Existing registrations will be refunded in the coming days. We are continuously monitoring the situation, if there are further postponements or cancellations we will communicate accordingly. Thank you for your understanding and continued support as we do our part to help flatten the curve.
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Speaker: Gary Mogyorodi
Come to learn about the ISTQB Certification scheme and the new certifications being offered by the ISTQB. Gary will discuss the history of the Canadian Software Testing Board (CSTB) since its inception in 2007. He will also be talking about the additional opportunities that are available to testers who are interested in being part of the ISTQB Working Groups.
Mr. Mogyorodi is the President of the Canadian Software Testing Board.
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6:00 p.m. The Albany Club - 91 King Street East, Toronto, Ontario
Speaker: Chris Colosimo
To realize the benefits from agile and DevOps initiatives, many organizations are turning to service virtualization to implement Continuous Testing and keep up with shortened delivery cycles. By simulating services that are out of control or unavailable for testing, service virtualization enables users to “shift-left” and access complete, realistic test environments, enabling teams to develop and test their applications earlier and more completely. Organizations that have adopted the practice report fewer defects, better test coverage, greater test execution rates, and dramatically less time spent testing.
Once an organization decides to “take the plunge” and evaluate service virtualization solutions, there are many factors to consider to ensure a successful deployment and ROI. On the surface, all service virtualization solutions might look the same, but that’s far from true and there are many pitfalls that can turn a deployment into a disaster. In this presentation, product manager Chris Colosimo will share the tips, tricks, and traps of service virtualization. We’ll discuss the key features and capabilities that have proven successful in deployments, and give you a checklist to help you evaluate solutions against your needs.
In this presentation, attendees will learn:
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