Program Schedule for 1997

For more information about each meeting: abstract, speaker, location and/or time, follow the link from the monthly topic.

Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

Jan 9, 1997

A panel discussion on: "Year 2000 Strategies"

• Panelists:
  • Bruce Erickson - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
  • Shelley Johnson - American Express Financial Advisors
  • Pat McKliget - 3M

Note: This meeting will be held in downtown Minneapolis, at the University of St. Thomas.

Client / Server Testing User Group

Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

Feb 13, 1997

Fully Automated Testing: A Difficult Journey

• Jamie Mitchell - ShowCase Corporation

Download zip files:

• Fully Automated Testing: A Difficult Journey
  • PowerPoint 4.0
  • Power Point 7.0
• Infrastructure for testing ShowCase Modeler / Query under:
  • QA Automator 3.3
  • Visual Test 3.0

Client / Server Testing User Group

Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

Mar 13, 1997

Implementing the Software Engineering Institute's Personal Software Process (PSP)

• Perry Bowman, Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.

Client / Server Testing User Group

Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

Apr 10, 1997

Evolutionary ("Evo") Project Management Approach

• Tom Gilb, International Consultant, Speaker, Author

Tom is also a featured speaker at the PSQT '97 Conference in October where he will be presenting on Inspections.

This is a special EVENING meeting held in downtown Minneapolis, at the University of St. Thomas

Client / Server Testing User Group

Internet Testing - Wendy Harrison will be presenting Test Planning on an Internet project.

Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

May 15, 1997

TCQAA's 10 Year Anniversary
Dinner Celebration

Special Date, Special Time (evening)
Special Place - Radison South, Bloomington
Dinner, Door Prizes

Reservations Required

Special QAI Speaker

Dr. Rebecca Staton-Reinstein, CQA
President of Advantage Leadership
QAI consultant, instructor, Conference chair
"What's Happening in the World of Quality - Internationally"

Client / Server Testing User Group

Metrics...what should be collected and presented to management and development team.

Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

Jun 12, 1997

No Program - TCQAA Board Meeting only

Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

Jul 10, 1997

5 Key Measures for Managing and Improving Software Projects

• Gordon Lundquist - Aid Association for Lutherans (AAL)

Client / Server Testing User Group

Discussion of Object Oriented testing techniques.

Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

Aug 14, 1997

No Program - TCQAA Board Meeting only

Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

Sep 11, 1997

Panel Discussion - Coping with Inadequate Requirements

• Panelists:
  • John Pritchard, ShowCase Corporation
  • Dave Levitt, Piper Jaffray Companies
  • Rick Chapman, MultiLogic, Inc
  • Claire Wnuk, American Express Financial Advisors

Note: This meeting will be held at the Radisson Hotel South & Plaza Tower
        Bloomington, MN -- At the northwest corner of Hwy's 494 and 100 .

Client / Server Testing User Group

Discussion on effective techniques and tools to manage defects.

Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

Oct 7 & 8, 1997

Sunday Oct 5th -- CQA Exam

Monday Oct 6th -- Pre-Conference Tutorials

Our second annual conference.

Visit the Practical Software Quality Techniques site for more information.

PSQT '97 The Second Upper Midwest Conference on Practical Software Quality Techniques

Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

Nov 13, 1997

Configuration Management

• Dave Levitt , - Piper Jaffray Companies (PJC)
• James Butenhoff , - Advanced Technologies Integration, Inc. (ATI)
• Jackie Tenney , - Advanced Technologies Integration, Inc. (ATI)

Note: This meeting will be held at the
        Southdale Hennepin Library
        7001 York Ave S.
        Edina, MN
-- Just south and east of the Southdale Shopping Center.

Client / Server Testing User Group

Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

Dec 11, 1997

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Note: This meeting will be held at the
        Southdale Hennepin Library
        7001 York Ave S.
        Edina, MN
-- Just south and east of the Southdale Shopping Center.

Client / Server Testing User Group

Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

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