June 8, 2007
Abstract
Southern California SPIN will be featuring a panel discussion on the topic of "Tales from the Test Trenches". The panel will be led by Dr. Emmanuel Baker, Software Engineering Consultants and Yolanda de Oro, Boeing. Panelists will discuss the trials and tribulations of test programs and "Tales from the Trenches". The audience will be solicited to ask the panelists for their experience on "real world" test problems and solutions.
For the first half of the meeting the Panelists will discuss their "Best Test Experiences"; "Worst Test Experiences" and "Lessons Learned".
The second half of the presentation will be audience questions.
Additionally, as time allows, we will address the following topics of interest that were raised at last month's meeting:
- How do you develop SW testing to actually verify the System requirements?
- How do you create an environment which increases stakeholder and customer involvement in front end planning?
- What needs to be addressed in Verification and Validation planning, to include data recording and documentation plans so that a viable test program is created?
- When you recognize that customer plan and agreements are insufficient to produce the product properly, how do you get the situation rectified?
- Does Agile testing work?
- Does Test Driven Development Work?
- Can you size testing by # of lines of code?
- Are there any COTS products on the market that actually improve the test effort?
- What is the best strategy for software safety testing?
Your Presenter: Emanuel R. Baker , Ph.D., is president of Software Engineering Consultants, Inc., and a Principal and co-founder of Process Strategies, Inc. He has thirty years of software development, management, and consulting experience. His areas of expertise include software process appraisals, software systems engineering, software configuration management, software quality assurance, software test, software standards development, requirements management, as well as training in these disciplines.
Yolanda de Oro, Leader of the Southern CA SPIN has over twenty five years experience in Systems Engineering and System Test. She has been employed with Boeing on the C-17 Program for the last fifteen years and was employed by TRW for the previous ten years in a variety of Ground Based and Space Based Programs.
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Logistics
Location:Northrop Grumman E2 Presentation Center (in tall building off of Entrance 2), Redondo Beach, CA (formerly TRW) - 2299 Marine Ave., Redondo Beach, CA 90278
Directions: Take the 405 Inglewood exit (southbound it's the exit after Rosecrans East, northbound it's the exit just after Hawthorne) and go north on Inglewood Avenue (southbound, turn left at the end of the ramp, northbound, turn right). Turn left at Marine. Continue West under the freeway past the railroad tracks three lights to Simon Ramo Drive. E2 is on the tall white building to the LEFT, past the shorter presentation building. (See page 733 A5 of the Thomas Brothers Guide.)
Time: 9 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Admission: Free
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