Time and Location
Red Earth QA's November meeting will be held on the 3rd floor of 100 N. Broadway in the 3rd floor from 11:30am-1pm on Thursday, December 21st. Feel free to bring a favorite holiday treat to share with the group.
Topic
We will have a presentation on the Start West conference.
Directions- You can park in Main Street Parking on Main or you can find street parking.
- From I-40, take the Robinson Exit. Go North on Robinson to Main. Right on Main. You can either go to Main Street Parking or continue to Broadway. You will see 100 N Broadway on your left across Broadway. The building says 'Chase' at the top.
Additional Info
The Red Earth QA SIG is an Information Technology organization that focuses on improving the quality of software implementation projects by sharing information on testing tools and techniques. This also includes networking with peers that may or may not be full-time Quality Assurance staff.
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Thursday, November 02, 2006
Meeting Announcement, Thursday, November 16th (Please RSVP for lunch provided by Metavante)
Time and Location
Red Earth QA's November meeting will be held on the 3rd floor of 100 N. Broadway in the 3rd floor from 11-1pm on Thursday, November 16th. Lunch will be provided by Metavante, so please RSVP by Tuesday November 14th.
Lunch will be available starting at 11:30 for those that can come early. Lunch will still be available during the meeting.
Topic
We have Microsoft on hand to discuss the Visual Studio for Testers product.
Can't Attend in Person?
We will have teleconferencing available in a separate email.
Directions
- You can park in Main Street Parking on Main or you can find street parking.
- From I-40, take the Robinson Exit. Go North on Robinson to Main. Right on Main. You can either go to Main Street Parking or continue to Broadway. You will see 100 N Broadway on your left across Broadway. The building says 'Chase' at the top.
Additional Info
The Red Earth QA SIG is an Information Technology organization that focuses on improving the quality of software implementation projects by sharing information on testing tools and techniques. This also includes networking with peers that may or may not be full-time Quality Assurance staff.
You can always see current information and links by going to our site http://redearthqa.blogspot.com/
Red Earth QA's November meeting will be held on the 3rd floor of 100 N. Broadway in the 3rd floor from 11-1pm on Thursday, November 16th. Lunch will be provided by Metavante, so please RSVP by Tuesday November 14th.
Lunch will be available starting at 11:30 for those that can come early. Lunch will still be available during the meeting.
Topic
We have Microsoft on hand to discuss the Visual Studio for Testers product.
Can't Attend in Person?
We will have teleconferencing available in a separate email.
Directions
- You can park in Main Street Parking on Main or you can find street parking.
- From I-40, take the Robinson Exit. Go North on Robinson to Main. Right on Main. You can either go to Main Street Parking or continue to Broadway. You will see 100 N Broadway on your left across Broadway. The building says 'Chase' at the top.
Additional Info
The Red Earth QA SIG is an Information Technology organization that focuses on improving the quality of software implementation projects by sharing information on testing tools and techniques. This also includes networking with peers that may or may not be full-time Quality Assurance staff.
You can always see current information and links by going to our site http://redearthqa.blogspot.com/
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Monday, October 09, 2006
Meeting Announcement, Thursday, October 19th (Please RSVP for the lunch provided by Devon)
Time and Location
Red Earth QA's October meeting will be held on the 3rd floor of 100 N. Broadway in the 3rd floor from 12-1pm on Thursday, October 19th. Lunch will be provided by Devon, so please RSVP by Tuesday October 17th.
Lunch will be available starting at 11:30 for those that can come early. Lunch will still be available during the meeting.
Topic
Carol Kates from Teleflora will present a couple of testing tips from the following book:
Effective Software Testing – 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your Testing by Elfriede Dustin. The book will be available if anyone would like to borrow it.
After the presentation please be ready to actively participate with testing tips/improvements of your own! You know what they are – let’s share! What’s been the biggest improvement YOU’VE applied recently? How do YOU handle planning test cases using high level requirements or (heaven forbid!) no requirements? Where in your applications do YOU find the most defects when you test – do you find them due to prior planning or do you use the ‘ad hoc’ method? How do you identify test cases? Do you create a test case matrix to trace back to requirements? What do YOU do if the requirements team can’t update use cases/requirement documentation due to a lack of planning in the project plan or a lack of resources? How do YOU find out about changes to the software? What tips do YOU have when working with automated testing tools? How do You determine the functionality you’ll regression test? Are you smoke testing too long with every build? If YOU don’t receive any communication about the project status, what do you do to stay abreast of what’s going on?
Look at the whole project lifecycle process and share YOUR suggestions for improving the final outcome. Don’t worry if you think ‘Oh everyone does this anyway!” You’d be surprised to find that not everybody does it! Let’s talk about what YOU are doing! I’m positive everyone will leave the meeting with a tip or two that just might work out for YOU!
Can't Attend in Person?
We will have teleconferencing available:
Call 1-877-869-2112
Use passcode 6595084
Directions
- You can park in Main Street Parking on Main or you can find street parking.
- From I-40, take the Robinson Exit. Go North on Robinson to Main. Right on Main. You can either go to Main Street Parking or continue to Broadway. You will see 100 N Broadway on your left across Broadway. The building says 'Chase' at the top.
Additional Info
The Red Earth QA SIG is an Information Technology organization that focuses on improving the quality of software implementation projects by sharing information on testing tools and techniques. This also includes networking with peers that may or may not be full-time Quality Assurance staff.
Red Earth QA's October meeting will be held on the 3rd floor of 100 N. Broadway in the 3rd floor from 12-1pm on Thursday, October 19th. Lunch will be provided by Devon, so please RSVP by Tuesday October 17th.
Lunch will be available starting at 11:30 for those that can come early. Lunch will still be available during the meeting.
Topic
Carol Kates from Teleflora will present a couple of testing tips from the following book:
Effective Software Testing – 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your Testing by Elfriede Dustin. The book will be available if anyone would like to borrow it.
After the presentation please be ready to actively participate with testing tips/improvements of your own! You know what they are – let’s share! What’s been the biggest improvement YOU’VE applied recently? How do YOU handle planning test cases using high level requirements or (heaven forbid!) no requirements? Where in your applications do YOU find the most defects when you test – do you find them due to prior planning or do you use the ‘ad hoc’ method? How do you identify test cases? Do you create a test case matrix to trace back to requirements? What do YOU do if the requirements team can’t update use cases/requirement documentation due to a lack of planning in the project plan or a lack of resources? How do YOU find out about changes to the software? What tips do YOU have when working with automated testing tools? How do You determine the functionality you’ll regression test? Are you smoke testing too long with every build? If YOU don’t receive any communication about the project status, what do you do to stay abreast of what’s going on?
Look at the whole project lifecycle process and share YOUR suggestions for improving the final outcome. Don’t worry if you think ‘Oh everyone does this anyway!” You’d be surprised to find that not everybody does it! Let’s talk about what YOU are doing! I’m positive everyone will leave the meeting with a tip or two that just might work out for YOU!
Can't Attend in Person?
We will have teleconferencing available:
Call 1-877-869-2112
Use passcode 6595084
Directions
- You can park in Main Street Parking on Main or you can find street parking.
- From I-40, take the Robinson Exit. Go North on Robinson to Main. Right on Main. You can either go to Main Street Parking or continue to Broadway. You will see 100 N Broadway on your left across Broadway. The building says 'Chase' at the top.
Additional Info
The Red Earth QA SIG is an Information Technology organization that focuses on improving the quality of software implementation projects by sharing information on testing tools and techniques. This also includes networking with peers that may or may not be full-time Quality Assurance staff.
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Red Earth QA - Meeting Announcement, Thursday, Sept. 21st (Please RSVP for the lunch provided by GDH Consulting)
Red Earth QA's September meeting will be held on the 3rd floor of 100 N. Broadway in the 3rd floor training room behind the elevators from 12-1pm on Thursday, September 21st.
We will be going over the Microsoft Visual Studio Testers Edition with a representative from Microsoft.
This month, GDH Consultants will sponsor the lunch again. Please RSVP no later than 5pm on Tuesday the 19th.
For those not able to attend in person, we will be sending out teleconferencing information just prior to the meeting.
Directions
- You can park in Main Street Parking on Main or you can find street parking.
- From I-40, take the Robinson Exit. Go North on Robinson to Main. Right on Main. You can either go to Main Street Parking or continue to Broadway. You will see 100 N Broadway on your left across Broadway. The building says 'Chase' at the top.
The Red Earth QA SIG is an Information Technology organization that focuses on improving the quality of software implementation projects by sharing information on testing tools and techniques. This also includes networking with peers that may or may not be full-time Quality Assurance staff.
We will be going over the Microsoft Visual Studio Testers Edition with a representative from Microsoft.
This month, GDH Consultants will sponsor the lunch again. Please RSVP no later than 5pm on Tuesday the 19th.
For those not able to attend in person, we will be sending out teleconferencing information just prior to the meeting.
Directions
- You can park in Main Street Parking on Main or you can find street parking.
- From I-40, take the Robinson Exit. Go North on Robinson to Main. Right on Main. You can either go to Main Street Parking or continue to Broadway. You will see 100 N Broadway on your left across Broadway. The building says 'Chase' at the top.
The Red Earth QA SIG is an Information Technology organization that focuses on improving the quality of software implementation projects by sharing information on testing tools and techniques. This also includes networking with peers that may or may not be full-time Quality Assurance staff.
Monday, August 21, 2006
Friday, August 11, 2006
Meeting Announcement, Thursday, August 17th. (Please RSVP for the lunch provided by Tek Systems)
Red Earth QA's August meeting will be held on the 3rd floor of 100 N. Broadway in the 3rd floor training room just behind the elevators from 12-1pm on Thursday, August 17th.
This month, Tek Systems will sponsor the lunch again. Please RSVP to redearthqa@sbcglobal.net no later than 5pm on Tuesday the 15th.
Directions
- You can park in Main Street Parking on Main or you can find street parking.
- From I-40, take the Robinson Exit. Go North on Robinson to Main. Right on Main. You can either go to Main Street Parking or continue to Broadway. You will see 100 N Broadway on your left across Broadway. The building says 'Chase' at the top.
Thursday, July 20, 2006
List of Books Presented from the June 20th meeting
- Lateral Thinking - Presented by Jeff Stanley after he was inspired by James Bach http://www.satisfice.com/
- Usability Engineering - Presented by Robert Watkins
- Type Talk at Work - Presented by Robert Watkins
Meeting Announcement - July 20, 2006 12-1pm
Red Earth QA's June meeting will be held on the 3rd floor of 100 N. Broadway in room 3.016 from 12-1pm on Thursday, July 20th.
This month's meeting will feature Software Quality Assurance consultant Randy Rice.
This month's meeting will feature Software Quality Assurance consultant Randy Rice.
Directions
- You can park in Main Street Parking on Main or you can find street parking.
- From I-40, take the Robinson Exit. Go North on Robinson to Main. Right on Main. You can either go to Main Street Parking or continue to Broadway. You will see 100 N Broadway on your left across Broadway. The building says 'Chase' at the top.
The Red Earth QA SIG is an Information Technology organization that focuses on improving the quality of software implementation projects by sharing information on testing tools and techniques. This also includes networking with peers that may or may not be full-time Quality Assurance staff.
Monday, June 05, 2006
Meeting Announcement - June 22, 2006 12-1pm
Red Earth QA's June meeting will be held on the 3rd floor of 100 N. Broadway in room 3.016 from 12-1pm on Thursday, June 22nd.
We are thankful that GDH Consulting has agreed to provide lunch for the group this month. Please RSVP by Tuesday, May 20th so we can get an estimate of the number of people that will be attending. This would be a good time to bring a friend!
This month's meeting will be several presentations on books of interest to testers. We still have openings if you would like to present.
This month's meeting will be several presentations on books of interest to testers. We still have openings if you would like to present.
Directions
- You can park in Main Street Parking on Main or you can find street parking.
- From I-40, take the Robinson Exit. Go North on Robinson to Main. Right on Main. You can either go to Main Street Parking or continue to Broadway. You will see 100 N Broadway on your left across Broadway. The building says 'Chase' at the top.
Monday, April 24, 2006
Call for Presentations for May and June
Do you have a process you would like to see presented or present yourself? Is there a book that all testers should use or read? If so, please contact us at redearthqa@sbcglobal.net and let us know!
The May meeting will focus on processes.
The June meeting will focus on books.
The May meeting will focus on processes.
The June meeting will focus on books.
April Meeting - Utilities
We had several people present their favorite tools. Here is a compilation of them all:
Sites with lots of tools
Individual tools
Sites with lots of tools
Individual tools
- Beyond Compare - compare files and directories (and more)
- Maro Recorder - cheap record / playback tool
- Top tools - useful for web testing and gui testing
- ExamDiff - visual file comparison
- Camtasia - create videos of screenshots
- HyperCam - inexpensive alternative to Camtasia
- Windows Media Encoder - free alternative to Camtasia and Hypercam
- Fiddler - analyze http traffic to / from your browser
- MSSoapT3 - analyze traffic between web services
- Unix ps command for looking at processor information
- Unix top command for looking at ongoing cpu utilization
I've added the lists to the navigation for the blog. If you have other utilities, please send us an email.
Sunday, April 09, 2006
Meeting Announcement - April 20, 2006 12-1pm
We will again be meeting at Devon Energy room 3.001 on the 3rd floor of 100 N Broadway. Please bring a lunch.
The agenda for this meeting will be focused on utilities used during the QA process. There are still slots open, so don't hesitate to offer your presentation.
Look forward to seeing you there!
The agenda for this meeting will be focused on utilities used during the QA process. There are still slots open, so don't hesitate to offer your presentation.
Look forward to seeing you there!
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Meeting Announcement - March 23rd, 2006 12-1pm
We will again be meeting at Devon Energy room 3.001 on the 3rd floor of 100 N Broadway. Please bring a lunch.
The agenda for this meeting is
The agenda for this meeting is
- Presentation by CompuWare regarding some of their testing tools
- Presentation of Test Plan documents by those in the group that have developed and used their own.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Call for Presenations (April Meeting)
Our April meeting will focus on tools and utilities. If you would like to give a 5-20 minute presentation on a tool you find invaluable, please email us at redearthqa@sbcglobal.net
Remember, the more you put in to this organization, the more you will get out of it!
Remember, the more you put in to this organization, the more you will get out of it!
February Meeting
We had a very good turnout, ten people representing four different companies attended. Robert Watkins presented the concept of a decision tree and how it could be used in QA.
Click to download the presentation
We also discussed how we can have this organization continue to grow. Keep visiting our site for updates!
Click to download the presentation
We also discussed how we can have this organization continue to grow. Keep visiting our site for updates!
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
First Meeting!
Bill Rice from Devon Energy and Robert Watkins of Advanced Financial Solutions have set up the beginnings of a QA professional's organization and we would like to invite you and your staff the first meeting of the Red Earth QA SIG (Special Interest Group) of central Oklahoma. We will be meeting on Thursday, February 23nd from 12noon to 1pm at Devon Energy room 3.001 on the 3rd floor of 100 N Broadway.
The Red Earth QA SIG is an Information Technology organization that focuses on improving the quality of software implementation projects by sharing information on testing tools and techniques. This also includes networking with peers that may or may not be full-time Quality Assurance staff.
The agenda for the meeting will be:
- 20 minute presentation on a QA topic
- Presentation of a draft organizational charter
- Discussion of your interest level and preferences concerning this organization.
- Time to network with other IT professionals.
Please bring a lunch. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
The Red Earth QA SIG is an Information Technology organization that focuses on improving the quality of software implementation projects by sharing information on testing tools and techniques. This also includes networking with peers that may or may not be full-time Quality Assurance staff.
The agenda for the meeting will be:
- 20 minute presentation on a QA topic
- Presentation of a draft organizational charter
- Discussion of your interest level and preferences concerning this organization.
- Time to network with other IT professionals.
Please bring a lunch. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
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