The Subjects

Each of the subjects below will be discussed and debated in one of the 10 syndicate rooms...

People Or Tools – Who Gets The Cash?
With increased pressure from all areas of the business the testing budget is stretched further than ever before and inevitably something must suffer. Should the business invest in testing tools or testing professionals?
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The Value Of Testing Requirements 
Getting the requirements right can be half the battle, but getting them wrong can be fatal to a testing project. What exactly is required?


Does The User Matter? 
The most code-perfect piece of software may be no good at all if it’s not fit for purpose. Sometimes it takes the users’ eyes to spot serious issues with the interface. How important is the end users’ input?

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Agile Testing 
What is Agile, how does it work and what are the alternatives? And is an Agile approach always the best way to test?



Crowd Testing
Microsoft favoured the crowd approach to testing Windows 7. What are the pros and cons, how can the crowd help you? 



Test Automation
This lively debate will look at the differences of automated and manual testing and establish when its most appropriate to use which.
 


Qualifications, Accreditations, And Exams 
While it is important to have standards and benchmarks, which qualifications are the most credible and useful to testers?

Event Sponsors Subject Choice
This session is to be decided by the event sponsor 



Identifying Testing Related Risks 
If testers are involved at an earlier stage of the project does this enable a better understanding of the project and if so can the related risks can be identified and resolved?