Quality Links

TCQAA is affiliated with both the Software Engineering Institute¹ (SEI) as a SPIN and with the Quality Assurance Institute (QAI). Quality links to these organizations can be found by going to the affiliations page.

Associations & User Groups - Local:
Associations - National:
Government/Military:
Other:

Local Software Quality Educational Opportunities Page  

¹ The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) is a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense and operated by Carnegie Mellon University.

Associations - Local:

  Local chapter of ASQ. Minnesota Section 1203 ASQ

 

Automated Testing Tools User Group

The Automated Testing Tools User Group (ATTUG) is an independent, user-run organization that provides an open forum to promote information exchange between automated testing tool users (HP Mercury, Rational, Borland, Compuware, Open Source, etc.) The Automated Testing Tools User Group meetings provide a forum where you can share knowledge, experiences and advice with fellow automated testers, as well as join technical discussions with guest speakers. They bring together bright minds and bright ideas. Designed as live meetings where you can share experiences and advice with fellow automated testers. 

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Minnesota Information Professional Society
(formerly the ASM-ACM)

 The Twin Cities Rational User Group

The Twin Cities Rational User Group provides a forum for the exchange of knowledge, experiences, resources, and questions among those organizations and individuals involved in the design and development of software applications using Rational tools and related software or disciplines

   TwinSPIN    Twin Cities Software Process Improvement Network

Meeting the first Thursday of the month, TwinSPIN is another local SEI affiliate.

    

PMI-MN   Project Management Institute of Minnesota

Quality processes in project management.

Associations - National:

  ACM Association for Computing Machinery

  American Society for Quality

  IEEE Computer Society
                           (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.)

  International Function Point Users Group
                          

The TCQAA has been a member of the Software Engineering Institute¹ (SEI) Software Process Improvement Network since February 1996. To learn about SPINs, peruse the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), or browse through SEI's listing of SPINs to find the Home Pages or e-mail links of other SPINs.

Would you like to receive regular information about the upcoming SPIN activities around the world? This will help you stay close to the current topics being discussed at other SPINS.  You may be able to get presentation materials from topics that interest you.   You also might be able to gain valuable insights pertaining to your current needs while on a business trip or vacation.  Just email your request to our SEI Coordinator, who will be happy to forward the SPIN information we received from SEI.

Government/Military:

  
STSC Software Technology Support Center

Government agency established to assist U.S. Air Force. Many FREE materials available including testing tools guides and Crosstalk, The Journal of Defense Software Engineering.

Other:

   SR/Institute's Software Quality Hot List - 625+ links to major quality sites.

  Tom Gilb  Noted author and speaker

  Kerry Zallar's Software Testing Stuff

  John Pustaver's Software Quality Page

  The Process Group Post Newsletter

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