Essentials of Leadership in Testing

Overview

Test/Lead offers solutions and techniques available to Test Leads and QA Managers in the challenges they face in managing Quality Assurance and Testing within their organizations.

This course will present techniques so you can:

  • Review the Software Development Testing Life Cycle (SDLC)
  • Distinguish between leadership and management
  • Understand and conduct risk analysis
  • Organize the test environment
  • Learn the documentation structure of the test effort
  • Measure the test effort
  • Organize the project team: roles and responsibilities of members, staff selection and training
  • Realize the methods and activities that will contribute to continuous learning

Need to train multiple people on this topic? Try Private in-house training.
For more information contact Tim Pelland or Bill Marinara at info@qaicampus.org or 1-866-724-6013


Course Outline

Process Overview

  • Review SDLC and role of testing within
  • Scope of work of Test Lead, QA Manager

Leadership and Management Concepts

  • Leadership vs. management in SDLC
  • Influential management styles
  • Building effective relationships
  • Maintaining effective communications
  • Justifying resources (ROI)
  • Maintaining high performance teams

Risk Analysis

  • Estimating contributing risk factors in testing
  • Scope of risk: project-wide & component basis

Test Environment

  • Definition and organization
  • Technical requirements
  • Configuration management
  • Change management
  • Test tools
  • Technical problem management

Testing Strategy and Documentation Structure

  • Documentation structure of the test effort
  • Addresses document points to be met
  • Stakeholder identification
  • Communication
  • Management

Metrics and Measurement

  • What and why are we measuring?
  • Relation to testing, development and management

Test Team Organization

  • Roles and responsibilities of team members
  • Staff selection & training
  • Team organization as it relates to test strategy, risk assessment and leadership concepts

Continuous Learning: Building on Your Successes

  • Methods and activities that contribute to continuous learning
  • Building influence as leader and improvement of test process
  • Lessons learned from evaluation of project plan, test report, staff performance and customer surveys
  • Guidelines for professional and process improvement reviewed


Who Should Attend

Individuals with responsibilities such as:
  • Test/Quality Leads
  • Test/Quality Managers
  • Quality Executives

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Public Seminars
Date
City, State
Hotel Information
March 27 - 28, 2008
Houston, TX
- Registration CLOSED -
May 13 - 14, 2008
St. Louis, MO
- Registration CLOSED -
June 12 - 13, 2008
Los Angeles, CA
- Registration CLOSED -
August 19 - 20, 2008
Salt Lake City, UT
To Be Announced
Oct. 2 - 3, 2008
Memphis, TN
To Be Announced
March 25 - 26, 2009
Houston, TX
To Be Announced



Public Seminar Pricing ~ 2-day



General Seminar Information
$895 per attendee
(QAI Members receive a 10% Discount)		 Start Time (first day) ~ 9:00 am
End Time (last day) ~ 4:30 pm
The price includes the course material, lunch & breaks each day, and a certificate of completion. Hotel and travel arrangements are the responsibility of the attendee.



QAI Cancellation Policy

  • All cancellations must be made in writing - either by mail, e-mail, or fax.
  • All payments must be received by QAI prior to the start of the conference/seminar.
  • If cancelled 5 calendar days, or later, prior to the start date or for no-shows - NO REFUND
  • If cancelled 6-30 calendar days prior to the start date - 50 % of the conference/seminar fee will be non-refundable.
  • If cancelled prior to 30 calendar days to the start date - A full refund will be issued.
  • You are welcome to substitute if you cannot attend, but please notify in advance.
  • You may reschedule with at least four weeks notice prior to the conference/seminar for which you are currently registered.
  • Please send all cancellations and substitutions to register@qaiworldwide.org, or fax to 407-363-1112, Attn: Registrar