Recent Trends in Software Testing: Industry Expectations and Requirements

Dr. Mark Pedersen

Senior Consultant and Regional Manager, KJ Ross and Associates

Date and time: 11.30am - 12.30pm, Friday 16th May, 2008

Venue: 10.08.04 (Building 10, Level 8, Room 4)

Abstract:

Software testing is maturing as a discipline and gaining a higher profile within the Software Development Lifecycle. The development of greater Software Testing capability and capacity is becoming a priority, particularly as many Australian organisations explore outsourced or off-shore software development models. This presentation examines a number of emerging trends within Software Testing in the light of local industry expectations and requirements, and looks at the implications for I.T. training in the Australian context.

About the speaker:

Dr. Mark Pedersen is a Senior Consultant and the Regional Manager for Victoria and South Australia with KJ Ross and Associates, an Australian consulting firm specialising in software testing services and competancy development through their nationally accredited Certified Software Test Professional (CSTP) program. Mark started his IT career in the Software Verification Research Centre at the University of Queensland in 1994, and later went on to complete a PhD in Usability Evaluation of Natural Language Processing Development Environments.

Mark currently advises on the company’s national consulting practice, and is actively engaged in usability testing, test process improvement, test automation and developing agile approaches to software testing.

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