Shorten Application Delivery Time with Requirements-Based Testing (RBT)

In many organizations, testing is viewed as slowing down the delivery of the system, partly because it is the last step in the development process.

In this presentation, Requirements-Based Testing (RBT) expert Gary Mogyorodi will contradict this notion and explain how when an RBT process is properly deployed, it can have a major improvement on overall project delivery timelines and software quality.

In this Webinar, he reviews and discusses:

• Problems encountered in software development, opportunities and objectives for improving the process.
• The importance of testable requirements.
• The 12 point Requirements-Based Testing process.
• The Ambiguity Review process.
• Cause-Effect Graphing, a rigorous approach to testing, contrasting and comparing it to other testing techniques used in industry.
• How to use quantitative completion criteria for organizing a testing effort.
• The important issues of implementing the quality program and the organization required to support it.

The presentation concludes with a look at how MKS Integrity supports and facilitates true Requirements-Based Testing by providing complete traceability between requirements, test cases, defects and related development activities and keeping all stakeholders, from QA managers to developers to business users, informed of changing requirements in real time.

About the Presenters:

Gary Mogyorodi (B.Math., M.B.A., CTFL, CTAL-FT, CTAL-TM) has over 30 years of experience in the computing industry. As the Principal Consultant with Software Testing Services he consults, trains and mentors in software testing, specializing in Requirements-Based Testing (i.e., Cause-Effect Graphing and Ambiguity Reviews). His customers include CGI, FiLogix, H&R Block, Home Hardware, IBM, Manulife Financial, RBC, RBC Dexia, Siemens and TELUS.

Mr. Mogyorodi began practicing RBT with Bender & Associates in 1998. His career began at Dofasco Inc. in 1973. From 1993, Mr. Mogyorodi was a Quality Assurance and Software Testing specialist, managing testing efforts, developing testing methodologies, and creating standards and procedures for quality assurance and software testing. Prior to that, he was as a Programmer, Systems Analyst and Manager of Software Development. Mr. Mogyorodi is the President of the Canadian Software Testing Board and he is an accredited ISTQB Instructor at the Foundation Level.

Sammy Wahab is an Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) consultant at MKS where he is responsible for assisting clients in evaluating, implementing and optimizing ALM solutions using MKS Integrity. He has spent over 20 years in a variety of technical, consulting and management roles – from software developer to Chief Technology Officer - from positions at companies such as Tenrox, Osellus, American Express, Parsons, Isopia (now Sun Microsystems), Compro and Iciniti. As a consultant, Mr. Wahab has helped organizations define, tailor and implement SDLC and ITSM processes and methodologies supporting quality frameworks such as CMMI and ITIL.

He has wide ranging interest and experience in application areas from e-commerce, ERP, CRM, eLearning to Project and Process Management supported by 'hands-on' technology experience using J2EE, .NET, SOA, Business Process Management (BPM), EAI, legacy systems and related middleware. In addition to his technical background, Mr. Wahab has a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario. He has made technical presentations at several industry events such as Microsoft Tech-Ed, Java One, PMI, CA-World, SPIN, CIPS, SSTC (DoD) including many regional conferences and webinars.