ADAM SANDMAN – CEO, Inflectra

MANAGING RISK-BASED TESTING IN THE AGE OF AI

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing how software testing is performed, allowing for faster and more accurate detection of defects. However, with this new technology comes new risks that must be managed to ensure the quality and reliability of the software being developed. In this talk, Adam Sandman will explore the concept of Risk-Based Testing (RBT) and how it can be applied in the age of AI. He will discuss the challenges that arise when implementing RBT, including the need to balance the benefits of AI with the risks of false positives and false negatives. Adam will also examine the various techniques and tools that can be used to manage these risks, such as model-based testing, exploratory testing, and risk analysis.

LESLIE BROOKS – Consultant, The BDD Coach

HAVE YOU SHIFTED ONLY HALFWAY LEFT?

While many companies are adopting the concept of shifting QA left, only a few are truly embracing the full extent of this approach. Some organizations believe they have successfully “shifted left” but fail to recognize the potential for even greater speed and efficiency in delivering value to customers.

ROSS RADFORD – Director of Software Engineering, BarSign

TEST FROM THE TOP

Leaders who understand software testing make the largest impact on quality assurance, regression prevention, standards compliance, and security. Leading a test-aware team is critical for all modern software development. We all know it, yet getting started can seem difficult, expensive and the benefits unclear. Let’s take a look at the *why* and *how* of testing from a leadership perspective.

Leaders are in a unique position to leverage test automation assets far beyond their teams or even business units.

In this talk, he will cover the benefits of building a testing culture from the top down, including hiring, and also explore two specific strategies for maximizing the return on your testing effort: Test code reuse and visual comparison testing.

SUPRIYA MASANI – QA Manager, OMP

INTEGRATING AUTOMATED TESTING INTO DEVOPS AND AGILE FOR A SECURED GOLDEN QUALITY PIPELINE

The quest for customer-centric software development and accelerated time-to-market often leads to a misconception: the faster code is shipped to production, the better. This haste, however, is counterproductive if it results in frequent rollbacks or, worse, security breaches. Today’s software development landscape has evolved past the times when testing was an afterthought in traditional SDLCs and the shift from manual to automated testing was a breakthrough.

In this talk, we will explore the pivotal transformation from simply automating tests to integrating them comprehensively within DevOps and Agile methodologies. This integration isn’t just about speed; it’s about quality and security too. We’ll delve into the concept of Continuous Testing, extending beyond the traditional scope to include Functional, Integration, Performance, and Security testing.

Our focus will be on crafting a holistic approach where Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, and Continuous Deployment are seamlessly combined. This approach is not just about executing tests but embedding them strategically within the development cycle to ensure testing early, often, and everywhere – a practice vital for modern agile environments.

TERRY BRENNAN – Managing Director, Orasi Software

CONTINUOUS TESTING: HELPING QA SUCCEED IN A DEVOPS WORLD

The world that IT and QA live in is changing rapidly. Business pressures are accelerating expectations for how fast new features are released into production. Agile cycles are increasing our release frequency for delivering those features. DevOps is disrupting the entire pipeline and enabling organizations to truly differentiate themselves from the competition.

Often our testing practices are stuck at the end of the development cycle and short-changed due to time overruns earlier in the lifecycle. QA is getting stuck to the right rather than shifting left. However, DevOps and continuous flow concepts are changing when, how, and how often testing can be done.

Continuous Testing enables a true “shift left” for testing elements and provides agility for how those testing elements are accomplished. Continuous Testing helps you succeed in this new high-speed reality.

Ensuring quality is not a simple task. It has become more complex with the new pressures, directions, and requirements that today’s QA organizations face such as many different types of testing, “stuck right, and left behind by DevOps. Continuous Testing can help address these QA challenges.

In this talk, Terry will address the technology, process, people, and cultural changes Continuous Testing requires. He will also explore how Continuous Testing helps QA keep pace and why QA must move towards a continuous testing footing to achieve fast, predictable, quality DevOps and delivery.

PRIYANKA CHAUHAN – Engineering Manager, GlobalPayments

DEMYSTIFYING PERFORMANCE TESTING FOR MICROSERVICES ARCHITECTURE

The adoption of microservices architecture has become increasingly prevalent, offering benefits such as agility, scalability, and resilience. However, ensuring the performance and reliability of microservices presents unique challenges for testers and developers alike.

As an engineer, it’s crucial to identify tuning and optimization issues early in the development cycle. Delaying the resolution of these defects can significantly increase the cost of addressing them as your code progresses through the development process. In this session, we will dive into a journey to demystify performance testing for microservices architecture and explore strategies for early detection of optimization issues to minimize the impact on project timelines and resources. Drawing upon real-world experiences and best practices, we will explore the intricacies of testing the performance of distributed systems composed of loosely coupled microservices.

Attendees will gain insights into the key principles and strategies for effectively testing the performance of microservices, including identifying performance bottlenecks, designing realistic test scenarios, and leveraging appropriate tools and techniques.

ARTEM GOLUBEV – CEO & Co-Founder, testRigor

REVOLUTIONIZING TEST AUTOMATION: HARNESSING GENERATIVE AI TO EMPOWER PRODUCT MANAGEMENT AND ACCELERATE SDLC

In this session, you’ll learn how to save 95% of your time on test automation by leveraging Generative AI breakthroughs and moving 90%-100% of the work to the product management organization. We’ll cover how to improve SDLC to allow you to move up to 30% faster with up to 90% fewer bugs in production, and how Generative AI can be helpful to eliminate 98% of the effort on maintaining end-to-end tests.