Net Perceptions' Approach to Common Testing Issues

This panel presentation will help you discover how one Twin Cities company approaches common E-com / Web issues such as Test Planning, Test Automation, Results Reporting, Resource Management, and Recruitment Efforts.

• Rachel Gronholz, Mark Luttinen, Dean Woodhouse, Vicki Kaping, and Vijay Ramanathan
       Net Peceptions

About the Presentation:

Several test personnel from Net Perceptions will present the individual topics:

• Rachel Gronholz will present Test Planning, including an example of a common test plan template and will discuss planning from design documents, planning without design documents, and planning throughout the software development life cycle.
• Mark Luttinen will present Test Automation, including examples of automation currently in place at Net Perceptions, planned automation efforts, and problems encountered during automation efforts.
• Dean Woodhouse will present Results Reporting, including Net Perceptions' current method, the process and problems, and planned improvements.
• Vicki Kaping will present Resource Management, including a description of resources that need tracking at Net Perceptions, tool description, a description of tool development, how the tool development provided team members with valuable experience.
• Vijay Ramanathan will present Recruitment Efforts, including recruitment channels, setting requirements, and using interns effectively

About the Presenters:

Rachel Gronholz is currently a Software Test Engineer at Net Perceptions. She has a B.S. in Computer Science and a B.A. in Italian, both from the University of Minnesota.

Mark Luttinen is currently a Software Test Engineer at Net Perceptions focused on organizing and continuing the test automation process. He has a Computer Science background, focused in operating systems. For four years, he was the System Administrator at a biomedical start-up company involved in the implementing an automated test suite and code coverage for testing the software side of a real-time heart monitoring system.

Dean Woodhouse is currently an acting lead Software Test Engineer at Net Perceptions. He has been testing the E-Commerce, Decision Support (OLAP reporting) and Recommendation Engine products and related components. Prior to joining Net Perceptions he was testing OLAP software at Platinum Technology. He recently attained CQA certification.

Vicky Kaping joined Net Perceptions in January of this year and has since spent most of her time writing test plans, executing manual test cases, and filing defects. Currently, Vicki is familiarizing herself with WinRunner in hopes of automating GUI test cases. Previously, she worked as a Business Analyst, Developer, and Test Lead while consulting for Keane, Inc. She holds a BS in Business Administration.

Vijay Ramanathan is currently a Lead Software Test Engineer at Net Perceptions. His experience includes being a Software Test Engineer at Net Perceptions, a Web programmer at the University of Minnesota, and a Systems Administrator at the University. He has a B.S. in Computer Science.

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