About our Presenter:

Most organizations equate Quality Assurance (QA) to software testing, or more specifically, test execution. There are incorrect beliefs that test execution is QA’s only (main) function in the software development process.

In reality, the purpose of QA is the mitigation of risk - risks to the team, to the department, to the organization, and most importantly, the risk to the users.  Mitigating risks is key to encouraging innovation and generating excellence in the products we deliver.  Effective test planning, perhaps at risk of becoming a lost art in the age of agile, is the foundation of risk mitigation within QA.

In this session, participants will learn how to develop a testing approach as a risk mitigation tool to expose and prevent risks and demonstrate the value of efficient and effective test planning to your company.

About our Presenter:

Rachelle Rood, MBA CSM® has been an instructor and frequent presenter to our TCQAA group and is now an author!  She has always been a passionate activist for quality who truly enjoys sharing her wealth of experience to help guide new and seasoned QA professionals alike - to ensure the highest quality products are produced efficiently!  

She prides herself on being a servant-leader whose goal is to help organizations and teams embrace agility in their culture and mindset.  With over 20 years of professional experience, across various organizations ranging from small start-ups to large, global organizations, she has built expertise in areas such as senior leadership, Agile leadership and coaching, product and project management, software quality assurance, and data modeling/analysis.  

Rachelle joined forces with Jessica Parker to write the newly published book, Software Quality Assurance 101: Best Practices Made Easy.

All in-person attendees will receive this excellent reference book as your gift from TCQAA!  

Meeting Schedule:

3:30 - Networking and Social time - NEW!  Come early for pizza, pop, beer and socializing!  

4:00 - Welcome and TCQAA Business

4:15 - Presentation begins

5:15 - Q&A

5:30 - End 

This is will be a hybrid event!

For those of you who want to join us in person - we will be hosting at "Improving", in Bloomington, MN. The address will be provided with your email registration confirmation.  

If you want to meet online - use the zoom registration link that will be sent with your confirmation email.