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Presentations of the
14th International Conference and Exposition on
TESTINGComputerSoftware
Test Automation
June 16-19, 1997Washington, D.C. * USA
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In Cooperation with
American Society for Quality Control (ASQC)Software Division
Software Technology Support Center (STSC)
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TUESDAY, JUNE 17,1997
8:30 a.m. OPENING REMARKS
9:00 a.m. KEYNOTE Page 1
Test Automation: Coming of Age
Dorothy Graham, CEO Grove Consulting
10:00 a.m. BREAK AND EXHIBIT VIEWING
10:30 a.m.
MANAGEMENT I TRACK Page 37
Automation Opportunities in the Test Processes- Encouraging Signs For the Near Future of Testing Automation- A Process Framework For Applying Automation to Testing- Current Tool Shortcomings and New Tool Opportunities
Dwayne L. Knirk, Sr. Member Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories
AUTOMATION I TRACK Page 153
Automated Testing Works in the Trenches- Data-Driven Automated Testing and How Would It Benefit You- All Programs Should Not Be Tested Equally- Automated Test Case Demonstration
Treasure Diehl, Director of Quality Assurance, J. D. Edwards & Company
ISSUES I TRACK (DOUBLE SESSION) Page 247
The Year 2000 and Testing- How Do You Manage Testing to Minimize Your Business Risk?- What Tests Must You Run to Confirm that all is Well?- Strategies, Techniques, and Suggestions to Deal with the Y2K Problem
Boris Beizer, Consultant and Author
TUESDAY, JUNE 17,1997 (Cont)
10:30 a.m. (ConU
ADVANCED TOPICS 1 TRACK Page 363
The Ability of Non-Representative Tests to Predict Software Quality- Statistical Measures of Quality are Desirable, but Often not Possible Given
Constraints- Few Observed Failures do not Guarantee Low Probability of Failure- Ways to Guantify the Accuracy of Probability-of-Failure Estimates
Jeff Voas, Vice President, Reliable Software Technologies Corp.
11:30 a.m.
MANAGEMENT I TRACK Page 57
Test it Again - How Long?-Why Have Automated Testing When it Takes so Much Time to Set Up - TheReal Cost
- Explore The Practicalities of Using a Testing Tool from a User- Getting the buy in from the sponsors- Why People Outside the Project are Getting Interested
Give Bates, Testing Manager, National Westminster Bank pic
AUTOMATION 1 TRACK Page 163
Test Automation: Sharing the Responsibility for Quality- Guidelines for Test Automation- Automated Processes that Check the Quality of Software Throughout Its
Development Cycle- Quality Engineering Tools that Allow Developers to Participate in the Test
Development ProcessRaymond Norris, Software Quality Engineer, The MathWorks, Inc.
TUESDAY, JUNE 17,1997 (Cont.)
11:30 a.m. (ConU
ISSUES I TRACK (DOUBLE SESSION CONT.) Page 247
The Year 2000 and Testing
Boris Beizer
ADVANCED TOPICS I TRACK Page 371
Estimating Reliability During Non-Representative Testing- Reliability Models Need to Allow both Representative and Non-Representative
Testing- The Order Statistic Model Is Based upon Failure Rates of Individual Faults,
Rather than the Failure Rate of the Entire Program- Improved Data Collection Is Possible by Shifting the Focus from Testing to
DebuggingSteven Zeil, Associate Professor, Old Dominion University
12:30 P.m. LUNCHEON LUNCHEON SPEAKER Page 11
THE PEPSI CHALLENGE: HOW THE SYSTEM TESTS SAVEDTHE DAY (AND THE CASE)by Warren Reid, Managing Director,WSR Consulting Group, LLC
2:00 p.m.
MANAGEMENT H TRACK Page 69
From Problem Child to Responsible Adult- How to Recognize a Problem Child- The Essential Ingredients for a Successful Transformation- Learn from Our Mistakes
Ann Young, Test Manager, Telecom Ireland Software
TUESDAY, JUNE 17,1997 (Cont)
2:00 p.m. (Cont)
AUTOMATION H TRACK Page 177
Test Automation Snake Oil- Debunking the Simplistic Arguments Favoring GUI Regression Test Automation- Why Good Test Automation Is as Difficult to Create as Good Software- Keys to Managing a Successful Test Automation Effort
James Bach, Chief Engineer, ST Labs, Inc.
ISSUES n TRACK Page 265
Practical Approaches for Testing Non-Visible Software- Which Was the Starting Scenery?- Which Methodology Did We Use?- What Were the Results We Got with this Approach?
Hermann Kull, Professor, Hochschule fuer Technik Esslingen, Germany
ADVANCED TOPICS H TRACK Page 385
Model Based Testing: A Methodology for Improving Quality- Behavioral Models Are a Powerful Tool for Understanding a Systems Purpose- Models are Very Effective at Providing a Structured, Controlled Testing Strategy- The Model Based Testing Approach Saves Time and Lowers Costs
Larry Apfelbaum, General Manager, Teradyne Software & Systems Test
3:00 p.m.
MANAGEMENT H TRACK Page 79
Managing a Successful Transition from Manual to Automated Testing- Assembling an Effective Test Team- Leveraging Automation in Testing- Strategies for Success
Andrew L. Pollner, President, ALP International Corporation
TUESDAY, JUNE 17,1997 (Cont)
3:00 p.m. (Cont
AUTOMATION H TRACK Page 185
Is Test Automation Really Straightforward and Inexpensive?- Why Only a Small Percentage of Companies are Using
Automation- Use of Automated Test Case Generators- Experience Gained in Two Projects Using Automated Testing
Armin Beer, Siemens PSE, Test Support Center, Austria
ISSUES n TRACK Page 281
Testing with Action Words; Abandoning Record and Playback- Creating Comprehensive and Manageable Testware- Using Maintainable Navigation- A Single Approach for Automation of Many Types of Tests
Hans Buwalda, Senior Management Consultant, CMG Finance BV, The Netherlands
ADVANCED TOPICS H TRACK Page 395
A Programmable Architecture for Scalable Test Automation (PASTA)- An Introduction to the PASTA Model- How the PASTA Model Facilitates Scalability and Programmability- Preliminary Results of an Implementation of PASTA
John Buchenberger, Software Engineer, Broadband Technologies
4:30 - 6:00 p.m. EXHIBIT VTEWTNG AND RECEPTION
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18,1997
9:00 a.m. GENERAL SESSION Page 19
The Year 200 Crisis
Peter de Jager, Speaker/Consultant, de jager & Co.
10:00 a.m. EXHIBIT VTEWING
10:30 A.M. GENERAL SESSION Page 23
2001: A Legal Odyssey
Warren Reid, managing Director, WSR Consulting Group
11:30 a.m. PANEL SESSION: Testing Issues Surrounding the Year 200
Peter de Jager, Warren Reid, Boris Beizer and Nicholas Zvegintzov
12:30 p.m. LUNCHEON
2:00 p.m.
MANAGEMENT HI TRACK Page 87
Helpful Techniques When Testing Extremely Large Systems- How to Create Documentation of Current Practices and to Plan for
Improvements with a Master Testing Strategy- Disseminate Improved Practices with Training and the Creation of an All
Volunteer Testing Improvement Networking Group- Develop Many Levels of Test Drivers to Allow Enough Isolation of the
Platforms as They Are Being Integrated TogetherClaire L. Lohr, President, Lohr Systems
WEDNESDAY, JUNE18,1997 (Cont)
2:00 p.m. (Cont)
AUTOMATION m TRACK Page 189
Test Automation at AIU: How We Did More with Less- What Is Automation All About?- Why Do Most Efforts Fail?- How to Overcome the Obstacles to Automation, and Lessons Learned
Mary Ann Dolan, Director, Quality Assurance, American International Underwriters
ISSUES DI TRACK Page 295
Testing a Five Terabyte Database Application to Determine Performance,Availability, and Reliability
- How to Approach the Task of Testing a Five Terabyte Database- Selection of Benchmarks and Realistic Scenarios Needed to Characterize
a Large Scale Database System- Designing a Database for Optimum Performance, Availability, and Reliability
Brian Hannon, Principal Systems Engineer, Enterprise Systems Engineering, DigitalEquipment Corporation
ADVANCED TOPICS HI TRACK Page 399
The Use of Run-Time Profiling for Year 2000 Testing- How Path Profiling Can Be Used to Determine Whether a Program Has a "Year
2000 Problem"- How Path Profiling Can Be Used to Identify Certain Kinds of "Date Seeds"- How to Apply These Techniques to Other Program-Testing Problems
Thomas Reps, Professor, Computer Sciences Department,University of Wisconsin
WEDNESDAY, JUNE18,1997 (CONT)
2:00 P.m. (Cont)
AUTOMATION m TRACK Page 189
Test Automation at AIU: How We Did More with Less- What Is Automation All About?- Why Do Most Efforts Fail?- How to Overcome the Obstacles to Automation, and Lessons Learned
Mary Ann Dolan, Director, Quality Assurance, American International Underwriters
ISSUES m TRACK Page 295
Testing a Five Terabyte Database Application to Determine Performance,Availability, and Reliability
- How to Approach the Task of Testing a Five Terabyte Database- Selection of Benchmarks and Realistic Scenarios Needed to Characterize
a Large Scale Database System- Designing a Database for Optimum Performance, Availability, and Reliability
Brian Hannon, Principal Systems Engineer, Enterprise Systems Engineering, DigitalEquipment Corporation
ADVANCED TOPICS HI TRACK Page 399
The Use of Run-Time Profiling for Year 2000 Testing- How Path Profiling Can Be Used to Determine Whether a Program Has a "Year
2000 Problem"- How Path Profiling Can Be Used to Identify Certain Kinds of "Date Seeds"- How to Apply These Techniques to Other Program-Testing Problems
Thomas Reps, Professor, Computer Sciences Department,University of Wisconsin
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18,1997 (CONT.)
5:00 P.m. BIRDS-OF-A-FEATHER MEETINGS
THURSDAY, JUNE 19,1997
9:00 a.m. GENERAL SESSION: Page 31
Testing on the Web
Mamie Hutcheson, President, ProSys
10:30 a.m.
MANAGEMENT IV TRACK Page 107
Suitability Testing - Lessons Learned from Navy Operational Testing- Testing for Both Effectiveness and Suitability- Standard Measures Used to Pass Systems into the Field- Lessons Learned
Joe Saur, Software Engineer, PRC
AUTOMATION TV TRACK Page 233
How One Company Recognized and Implemented Automated Testing- How One Company Went from Manual Testing to Automation and Why- Criteria for Selection of Tool and the Process of Implementation- How to Determine Whether the Tool Was a Success and Lessons Learned
Jean L. Bums, Software Quality Analyst, Universal Instruments Corporation
THURSDAY, JUNE 19,1997 (CONT.)
10:30 A.M. (CONT.)
ISSUES IV TRACK Page 331
Lessons Learned: Making the Transition to Client/Server- A Testing Methodology and Effective Techniques for Client/Server Testing- The Differences Between Client/Server Testing and Other Testing- Experiences with Two Different Projects
Mary McDrath, CQA, CSTE, Partner, Upstream, Inc
ADVANCED TOPICS TV TRACK Page 429
The Challenges in Automated Testing of Multithreaded Programs- The Issues in Providing Automated Testing of Parallel Programs- How to Reduce the Number of Timing-Related Test Cases for Parallel Programs- How to Automate DU-Pair Testing of Multithreaded Programs
Cheer-Sun Yang, Graduate Student, University of Delaware
11:30 a.m.
MANAGEMENT IV TRACK Page 125
Testing Capability Maturity Model- The Makeup of the Testing Capability Maturity Model, It's Basis in the SEI
CMM, and It's Key Process Areas- Support Tools to Facilitate Use of the Model- How the Assessment was Performed, and the Results Obtained. How Your
Organization Can Use the TCMM to Survey Your Testing MaturityRodger Drabick, Director, ITI Inc.
THURSDAY, JUNE 19,1997 (CONT.)
11:30 a.m. fCONT.l
AUTOMATION IV TRACK Page 241
Test Automation in the Advanced Applications Group at Cabletron Systems- Dimesions of Test Automation Tools- Discussion of Four Test Automation Tools- Case Studies at Cabletron Systems
Todd Littlefield, Software Engineer, Cabletron Systems, Inc
ISSUES IV TRACK Page 351
Replacing Bruce Devisser
Component Testing for H.323 Applications- Test Harness/Automation Designs- Test Development Strategy for Rapid Internet Time Cycles- Results of Using the Design/Strategy on a Real Product
Patrick Mead, Test Manager, Intel Corporation
ADVANCED TOPICS TV TRACK Page 443
Automated Testing of Computed Tomography Scanners- Developing an Automated Testing Tool- Writing Test Plans as Automated Test Scripts- Limitations of Automation in Testing Complex Systems
Joe Glaeser, Sr. Engineer, Picker International
THURSDAY, JUNE 19,1997 (CONT.)
12:30 p.m.
LUNCHEON and WRAP-UP SESSION:Conference Reflections - And A Few Surprises Thrown In!
-What We Did-Where We've Been-Where We're Going
Boris Beizer, Consultant, Analysis, Inc.
BIOGRAPHIES Page 457
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