The Southern Idaho Society for Software Quality Assurance
The Southern Idaho Society for Software Quality Assurance
Welcome to the SISQA Download Page!
Check back every now and then, as we'll add files from monthly presentations, our CSTE Study Group Sessions, and other appropriate downloadable files as they are provided to us.
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Download a copy of the SISQA Brochure
SISQA Brochure (doc) Revised for 2006
Word format ~ 494KB
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Folding the resulting page in thirds will present the brochure in its intended format.
SISQA Meeting Presentations
(Listed in order from most recent to oldest)
2007 Presentations
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Presentation (9/18/07) Presented by Len Schroath
PowerPoint file (.ppt) ~ 445 KB
Presentation (08/21/07) Presented by Steven Schofield
Tester/Developer Relations: A Baseball Analogy
PowerPoint file (.ppt) ~ 1.05 MB
Presentation (07/17/07) Presented by Jon Sonmez
PowerPoint file (.ppt) ~ 472 KB
Presentation (06/19/07) Presented by Scott Schimanski
Watir (Web Application Testing in Ruby)
PowerPoint File (.ppt) ~ 173 KB
Presentation (05/15/07) Presented by David Thompson
PowerPoint file (.ppt) ~ 1.8 MB
Presentation (03/20/07) Presented by Mike Webb
PowerPoint file (.ppt) ~ 204 KB
Presentation (02/20/07) Presented by Neil Whited
The Importance of Integration Testing
PowerPoint file (.ppt) ~ 1.25 MB
Presentation (01/16/06) Presented by Bridy Frett
Infrastructure Support - Imaging Solutions
PowerPoint file (.ppt) ~ 66 KB
2006 Presentations
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Presentation (10/17/06) Presented by Nancy Phelps
PowerPoint file (.ppt) ~ 78 KB
Presentation (09/19/06) Presented by Brian Bulow
Adobe document file (.pdf) ~ 1.5 MB
The document links are disabled in the above .pdf file; below are downloadable versions of those documents:
Presentation (06/20/06) Presented by Doug Howell
Adobe document file (.pdf) ~ 328 KB
Presentation (05/16/06) Presented by Joel Robinson
PowerPoint file (.ppt) ~ 78 KB
Presentation (04/18/06) Presented by Trevor Atkins, VP of Operations, QA Labs, Inc.
Optimize Your Defect Life Cycle
PowerPoint file (.ppt) ~ 274 KB
Presentation (03/21/06) Presented by Tracy Balkovic
PowerPoint file (.ppt) ~ 342 KB
Presentation (02/21/06) Podcast with Ciprian Ticea, Director of Projects and Technology, QA Labs, Inc.
Industry Testing Practices - Podcast
PowerPoint file (.ppt) ~ 55 KB
Presentation (01/19/06) Presented by Mike Webb
PowerPoint file (.ppt) ~ 119 KB
Word Document (.doc) ~ 43 KB
HTML file (.htm) ~ 25 KB
2005 / 2004 Presentations
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Presentation (06/21/05) Presented by Ryan Hunt
Adobe Acrobat file (.pdf) ~ 230 KB
Presentation (05/17/05) Presented by Bridy Frett
PowerPoint file (.ppt) ~ 592 KB
Excel Spreadsheet (.xls) ~ 288 KB
Presentation (03/15/05) Presented by Tracy Balkovic
PowerPoint file (.ppt) ~ 95 KB
Excel Spreadsheet (.xls) ~ 202 KB
Presentation (02/15/05) Presented by Don Moreaux
PowerPoint file (.ppt) ~ 1.05 MB
Presentation (09/21/04) Presented by Mike Webb
The Developer Is Not the Enemy
PowerPoint file (.ppt) ~ 768 KB
Presentation (04/20/04) Pesented by Don Moreaux
Quantifying the Return on Investment of Testing
PowerPoint file (.ppt) ~ 473 KB
Excel Spreadsheet (.xls) ~ 55 KB
Presentation (03/16/04) Presented by Roy Derrick
PowerPoint file (.ppt) ~ 335 KB
Certified Software Test Engineer (CSTE) Study group presentations...
2007 CSTE Study Group C Presentations
2007 CSTE Study Group B Presentations
2007 CSTE Study Group A Presentations
2006 CSTE Study Group B Presentations
(Listed in the order they were presented - oldest
first)
August 31,2006
2006 CSTE Study Group A Presentations
(CSTE=Certified Software Test Engineer)
(Listed in the order they were presented - oldest
first)
March 2, 2006
Presenter: Nancy Phelps
Introduction to the CSTE Program
CSTE 2006
Skill Assessment Worksheet
March 9, 2006
Presenter: Donovan Bean
Skill
Category 1: Software Testing Principles & Concepts Part
1
1. Vocabulary
2. Why do we test software?
3. The
Multiple Roles of the Software Tester
March 16, 2006
Presenter: Donovan Bean
Skill
Category 1: Software Testing Principles & Concepts Part
2
4. Test Matrices
5. Independent Testing
6. Tester’s
Workbench
7. Levels of Testing
8. Testing Techniques
March 23, 2006 – Spring Break
March 30, 2006
Presenter: Micah Marshall
Skill Category
2: Building the Test Environment
1. Management Support
2. Test Work
Processes
3. Test Tools
4. Testers
Competency
April 6, 2006
Presenter: Joel Robinson
Skill Category 3: Managing the Test Project
1. Test Administration
2. Test Supervision
3. Test
Leadership
4. Managing Change
April 13, 2006
Presenter: David
Thompson
Skill Category 4: Test Planning
1. Risk Concepts and Vocabulary
2. Risks Associated with
Software Development
3. Risks Associated with Software
Testing
4. Risk Analysis
5. Risk Management
6. Prerequisites to Test Planning
7. Create the Test
Plan
April 20, 2006
Presenter: Steven Schofield
Skill Category
5: Executing the Test Plan
1. Test Case Design
2. Building Test Cases
3. Test
Coverage
4. Performing Tests
5. Recording Test
Results
6. Defect Management
April 27, 2006
Presenter: Steven Schofield
Skill Category
6: Test Reporting Process
1. Prerequisites to Test Reporting
2. Test Tools used
to Build Test Reports
3. Test Tools used to Enhance Test
Reporting
4. Reporting Test Results
May 4, 2006
Presenter: Deanna Benton
Skill Category
7: User Acceptance Testing
1. Acceptance Testing Concepts
2. Roles and
Responsibilities
3. Acceptance Test Planning
4. Acceptance Test
Execution
May 11, 2006
Presenter: Micah
Marshall
Skill Category 8: Testing Software Developed by
Contractors
1. Challenges in Testing Acquired
Software
2. COTS Software Test Process
3. Contracted Software
Test Process
May 18, 2006
Presenter: Joel
Robinson
Skill Category 9: Testing Internal
Control
1. Principles and Concepts of Internal
Control
2. Internal Control Models
3. Testing Internal Controls
4. Testing Security Controls
May 25, 2006
Presenter: Steven Schofield
Skill Category 10: Testing New
Technologies
1. Risks
Associated with New Technology
2. Newer IT Technology that Impact
Software Testing
3. Testing the Effectiveness of Integrating New
Technologies
June 1, 2006
Presenter: Nancy Phelps
June 8, 2006
Presenter: Mike Webb
2005 CSTE Study Group Presentations
(CSTE=Certified Software Test Engineer)
(Listed in the order they were presented - oldest first)
CSTE Training - Domain 1 (09/01/05 and 09/08/05)
Presented by Nancy Phelps
PowerPoint file ~53 KB
CSTE Training - Domain 2 (09/15/05)
Presented by Kris Provant
The Development and Acquisition Process
PowerPoint file ~125 KB
CSTE Training - Domain 3 (09/22/05)
Presented by Donovan Bean
PowerPoint file ~144KB
CSTE Training - Domain 4 (09/29/05)
Presented by Donovan Bean
PowerPoint file ~123 KB
CSTE Training - Domain 5 (10/06/05)
Presented by Donovan Bean
PowerPoint file ~140 KB
CSTE Training - Domain 6 (10/13/05)
Presented by Mike Webb
PowerPoint file ~78 KB
2004 CSTE Study Group Presentations
(CSTE=Certified Software Test Engineer)
(Listed in the order they were presented - oldest first)
CSTE Training - Domain 1 (02/17/04) Presented by Mark Curtiss
Testing Principles and Concepts - Overview
PowerPoint file ~1.4 MB
CSTE Training - Domain 1 (04/20/04) Presented by Mark Curtiss
Testing Principles and Concepts - The Testing Life Cycle
PowerPoint file ~388 KB
CSTE Training - Domain 3 (06/15/04) Presented by Nancy Phelps
Test Management - Communication
PowerPoint file ~66 KB
CSTE Training - Domain 2 (07/15/04) Presented by Bridy Frett
The Tester’s Role in Software Development and Acquisition
PowerPoint file ~228 KB
CSTE Training - Domain 4 (07/29/04) Presented by Kris Provant
PowerPoint file ~105 KB
CSTE Training - Domain 5 (08/26/04) Presented by Heather Sonmez
PowerPoint file ~42 KB
Word document ~60 KB
CSTE Training - Domain 6 (08/26/04) Presented by Heather Sonmez
PowerPoint file ~47 KB
Word document ~ 40 KB
CSTE Training - Domains 7 and 8 (09/09/04) Presented by Bridy Frett
Test Design and Performing Tests
PowerPoint file ~422 KB
CSTE Training - Domain 9 (09/23/04) Presented by Mike Webb
Defect Tracking and Correction
PowerPoint file ~190 KB
CSTE Training - Domain 10 (09/23/04) Presented by Mike Webb
PowerPoint file ~55 KB