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.
 The TCQAA 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
Speaker Susan Carlson, Mike Gibson
Sponsors
 

 
Level:    
Track:    
Location:   Double Tree  1500 Park Place Blvd, St Louis Park,

February             Top of Page

Thursday, February 14

Project Management
Speakers

Paul/Darcy Ellarby
Sponsors
Twin Cities Solutions, Inc., Lighthouse1, LLC     Solutia Consulting, Inc.
 
Level:    
Track:    
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
Sponsors
Thomson West   Tech-Pro, Inc.       CGI-AMS, Inc.
 
Level:    
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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
Sponsors
BenchmarkQA    Data Recognition Corp     Keane, Inc.

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

 
Level:    
Track:    
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
Sponsors
Pearson Shared Services     Harbinger Partners     Oracle Corporation

 
Level:    
Track:    
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
Sponsors
Express Scripts    Spherion   Plato Learning, Inc.

 
Level:    
Track:    
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
Location:  TBD

 



August             Top of Page

Thursday, August 14

No speaker - Board Meeting Only - all members welcome
Location:  TBD


September             Top of Page


Thursday, September 11

 
Speaker  
Sponsors
LSS Data Systems, Quantum Consulting & Placement, Quality Force

 
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October             Top of Page

Thursday, October 9

 
Speaker  
Sponsors  CH Robinson, Unisys, SWAT Solutions, Inc.
Level:    
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November             Top of Page

Thursday November 13

 
Speaker  
Sponsors STAMP Technologies, LLC, Sogeti, Prudential Financial
Level:    
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December             Top of Page

Thursday December 11

 
Speaker  
Sponsors  Alianz Life
Level:    
Track:    
Location: