Twin Cities Quality Assurance Association   (TCQAA)

Located in the metropolitan area of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota,
TCQAA has been supporting software organizations and information technology professionals since 1986.
TCQAA's vision is to disseminate and promote quality assurance concepts, principles and practices in information technology across all industries.

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Schedule of Events for 2008

January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December

Call for Program Speakers:

If you would like to participate or know some who should participate as a speaker or panelist in our meetings,
please contact the TCQAA Program Committee for more information.

January             Top of Page

Thursday, January 10

Create Test Cases with Ease Using Combination Tools
Speakers Susan Carlson, Mike Gibson

Location:  

 Double Tree  1500 Park Place Blvd, St Louis Park,

February             Top of Page

Thursday, February 14

Project Management
Speakers

Paul & Darcy Ellarby

Location:  

 Minneapolis Club, 729 Second Ave South, Minneapolis, MN 55402 map

March             Top of Page

Thursday, March 13

Do You Have the Right Stuff to Manage an SQA/Test Group?
Speaker

Steve Raitkin

Location:  

  Ramada, Bloomington

Thursday, March 14

Improving the Effectiveness of Testing

By Steve Rakitin   

 

Date:  Friday, March 14, 2008 8:30 AM to 4 PM

Location:  Ramada, Bloomington MN

Cost: $250 if TCQAA member, $300 if non-TCQAA member

 

Click here for Registration Form 


April             Top of Page

Thursday, April 10

Offshore and Outsourced: Making QA Work When The Odds Are Against You
Speaker:

Tom Brown

Benchmark QA will be holding a drawing for one person to attend our Structured Software Test Planning (SSTP) Training ($1295 value)

Location:  

 Roseville Radisson, 2540 North Cleveland Ave., Roseville, MN. Map and directions: http://www.radisson.com/rosevillemn

           
May             Top of Page

Thursday, May 8

How to succeed as a Test Lead  
Speaker Paul Selway

Location:  

 Hampton Inn of Minnetonka - www.hamptoninn.com 10420 Wayzata Blvd, Minnetonka - (952) 541-1094


June             Top of Page

Tuesday, June 10 - Thursday, June 12

TCQAA is hosting a preparatory class for Certified Software Test Engineer (CSTE) certification exam on June 10 – 12, 2008 at Calabrio (Plymouth, MN ). 

This three-day class is designed to help candidates prepare for the certification examination. Although the class is geared towards exam takers, it is open to non-exam takers as well and can provide an overview of quality control for beginning testers.  

Thursday, June 12 

Requirements Management – The Foundation for Quality
Speaker:

Betty Schaar

Location:

Hampton Inn of Minnetonka - www.hamptoninn.com 10420 Wayzata Blvd, Minnetonka - (952) 541-1094


July             Top of Page

Thursday, July 10

No speaker - Board Meeting Only - all members welcome


August             Top of Page

Thursday, August 14

No speaker - Board Meeting Only - all members welcome


September             Top of Page

Thursday, September 11

Certifications overview and Panel Discussion: IIST-Rick Olson, QAI-Nancy Kastl (Chicago Chapter), ISQTB-Jamie Mitchell  
   

Location: 

  Doubletree Hotel, St. Louis Park. 1500 Park Place Blvd, St Louis Park, MN 55416 952.542.8600

      
October             Top of Page

Thursday, October 9

Six Short Talks About Software Testing Software testing is questioning a product in order to evaluate it, but the process itself leads to big questions. How do you know what to test? What kinds of problems should you look for? How can you tell when you're seeing a problem? How do you know where to test? Why didn't you find that bug? Why does testing take so long? In this presentation, Michael Bolton gives six short talks on software testing, with plenty of time for questions, answers, and discussion in between each one. Michael will talk about

* requirements vs. requirements documents

* oracles--the principles by which we recognize problems;

* emotions that trigger our recognition of problems;

* ways to think about test coverage;

* why it's not enough to show that the product works;

* and one big reason why testing takes so long.

Michael Bolton has been teaching software testing on five continents for eight years. He is the co-author (with senior author James Bach) of Rapid Software Testing, a course that presents a methodology and mindset for testing software expertly in uncertain conditions and under extreme time pressure. He is also the Program Chair for TASSQ, and a co-founder of the Toronto Workshops on Software Testing. He has a regular column in Better Software Magazine, writes for Quality Software (the magazine published by TASSQ), and very sporadically produces his own newsletter. Michael lives in Toronto, Canada, with his wife and two children. He can be reached at mb@developsense.com, or through his Web site, http://www.developsense.com 
Speaker: Michael Bolton  

Location:  

  Sheraton - Bloomington


November             Top of Page

Thursday, November 13

 Using TPI® to Prioritize Test Process Improvements

 
Speaker  Denise Steinke-Tutty

Location:  

 Hampton Inn of Minnetonka - www.hamptoninn.com

10420 Wayzata Blvd, Minnetonka - (952) 541-1094

 
December             Top of Page

Thursday, December 11

The Zen of Test Metrics
Speaker  Betty Schaar

Location:  

 Sheraton - 7800 Normandale Road, Bloomington