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EOY, 2003

The Seattle Area Software Quality Assurance Group. EOY, 2003. Tom Gilchrist, SASQAG Chair. 2003 Sponsors. Attachmate Corporation SAFECO. SASQAG’s Charter. Purpose: To Promote Professional Software Quality Practices Objectives:

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EOY, 2003

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  1. The Seattle Area Software Quality Assurance Group EOY, 2003 Tom Gilchrist, SASQAG Chair

  2. 2003 Sponsors • Attachmate Corporation • SAFECO

  3. SASQAG’s Charter • Purpose: • To Promote Professional Software Quality Practices • Objectives: • To provide educational and certification opportunities in a non-commercial atmosphere within an organization of software quality professionals.

  4. SASQAG’s Objectives Include: • Promote sharing of knowledge & experience among members • Build awareness of software quality assurance • Support & promote certifications (QAI & ASQ) • Share knowledge of software standards and processes • Offer SQA education through classes and lectures

  5. Our Membership • Nearly 700 members • Representing over 220 area companies • Free Membership • Both Testers and SQA professionals

  6. Public Meetings • Held at Attachmate in Bellevue, WA in Factoria • Third Thursday of each month (except Dec) • 11 monthly meetings Birds-of-a-Feather Networking Sessions • Average Attendance 55 per meeting

  7. SASQAG Steering Committee • Cathy Perry, Education Chair • Berit Benson, Membership Chairperson

  8. SASQAG Steering Committee • Tom Gilchrist, CSQA, CSQE, Steering Committee Chair • Jeff Finn, CQA , SASQAG Treasurer

  9. New Steering Members for 2003 • Michelle Pleas, $99 Training Day Chair • Tracy Monteith, Program Chair

  10. 2003 Events • PNSQC/SASQAG Co-Sponsorships • QAI CSTE & CSQA Certification Study Groups and Exams in April and October • ASQ CSQE Study Group Support • UW SW Testing Certificate Course • $99 Training Days

  11. PNSQC Spring Tutorials • Thursday, May 8, 2003 Bellevue, WA • Reduce Rework and Project Delays by Implementing Peer Reviews (Neil Potter) • Architectures for Automating Testing (Doug Hoffman) • Test-Driven Development: A Hands-On Introduction (Ward Cunningham)

  12. PNSQC October Conference • Oct 13-15, 2003 Portland, OR. • Keynotes by Cem Kaner, “How many lightbulbs does it take to change a tester?” • Brian Marick, “Agile Testing, a year in review” • 230+ Attendees • See www.pnsqc.org for more information.

  13. SASQAG $99 Training Days • QA as a Change Agent • April 18, 2003 • Dave Capocci, Safeco • 32 Attendees

  14. SASQAG $99 Training Days • Use Cases for Maximizing Project Success • June 13, 2003 • Carol Dekkers, President, Quality Plus Technologies, Inc. • 61 Attendees

  15. UW SW Testing Certificate • 290 graduates to date • 14 section since Fall, 1999 • 2003 January and October classes • Text: Software Testing by Ron Patton

  16. The Seattle Area Software Quality Assurance Group 2004 Events and Programs Tom Gilchrist, SASQAG Chair

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