Rally Executives to Share Agile Development Expertise at STAREAST 2005

Who:

Richard Leavitt, Vice President
Jean McAuliffe, Product Manager
Rally Software Development
www.rallydev.com

What:

Rally Software Development is the leading provider of knowledge, coaching and tooling for managing the entire Agile software development lifecycle.

At STAREAST 2005 http://www.sqe.com/stareast/index.asp, two of the company's industry experts will deliver the following presentations focused on improving Agile-based processes:

Let's End the Defect Report-Fix-Check-Rework-Cycle
As one of the creators of PVCS Tracker, and early contributor to Rational RequisitePro, Leavitt will share his extensive defect tracking experiences with STAREAST attendees and describe the shift occurring in test early, test often development environments. Historically, defect reports are often the primary means by which testers and developers communicate, while defect metrics drive critical release decisions. But this defect-driven approach near the end of a "test-last" release cycle has little relevance in more modern iterative and incremental development practices. Leavitt's presentation will provide an overview of how software organizations are revamping their defect tracking work flows and project metrics in response to dramatically shortened development cycles.

Bringing Test Forward: Applying Use Case Driven Testing in Agile Development
Together with software development luminary and Agile consultant Dean Leffingwell, McAuliffe will present proven techniques for adopting successful Agile practices. This presentation will examine how use cases provide a user-focused sequence of events that also can serve as a template for functional testing activity. In an Agile environment, use case-based testing brings testing earlier into the process and also provides early peer review for the logic of the intended function. Involving testers in use case development and harvesting use case scenarios for test case development has shown great practical benefit in a number of application development environments. The presenters will provide a quick overview of the use-case based testing method and share practical tips for application of the technique.

Where:

The Rosen Centre Hotel
Orlando, Florida

When:

Bringing Test Forward: Appling Use Case Driven Testing in Agile Development
Wed., May 18, 2005 - 1:45 p.m.

Let's End the Defect Report-Fix-Check-Rework-Cycle
Thurs., May 19, 2005 - 9:45 a.m.