Wednesday, December 05, 2007

Meeting Announcement - December 20, 2007

Time and Location
The Red Earth QA's meeting will be held on the 3rd floor of 100 N. Broadway from 11:30am-1pm on Thursday, December 20th. Look for the signs to direct you to the correct room.

Topic
This month, Sonata Software will present their SonnetTEST functional testing framework.

Can't Attend in Person?
dial-in number: 877 869-2112
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 Santa Fe Parking. You will see 100 N Broadway on your left across Broadway. The building says 'Chase' at the top.

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Meeting Announcement - November 15th 2007

Time and Location
The Red Earth QA's meeting will be held on the 3rd floor of 100 N. Broadway from 11:30am-1pm on Thursday, November 15th. Look for the signs to direct you to the correct room.

Topic
This month's topic will be 'Quickstart to Pairwise Testing'

Can't Attend in Person?
dial-in number: 877 869-2112
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 Santa Fe Parking. You will see 100 N Broadway on your left across Broadway. The building says 'Chase' at the top.

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Meeting Announcement - October 18th, 2007

Time and Location
The Red Earth QA's meeting will be held on the 3rd floor of 100 N. Broadway from 11:30am-1pm on Thursday, October 18th. Look for the signs to direct you to the correct room.

Topic
Robert will discuss the article "Clearing the Testing Minefield" by Donna O’Neill.

Can't Attend in Person?
dial-in number: 877 869-2112
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 Santa Fe Parking. You will see 100 N Broadway on your left across Broadway. The building says 'Chase' at the top.

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Meeting Announcement - September 20th

Time and Location
The Red Earth QA's meeting will be held on the 3rd floor of 100 N. Broadway from 11:30am-1pm on Thursday, August 16th. Look for the signs to direct you to the right room.

Topic
We will be having CompuWare to discuss their products and services.

Can't Attend in Person?
dial-in number: 877 869-2112
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 Santa Fe Parking. You will see 100 N Broadway on your left across Broadway. The building says 'Chase' at the top.

Friday, August 10, 2007

Meeting Announcement - August 16, 2007

Time and Location
Red Earth QA's August meeting will be held on the 3rd floor of 100 N. Broadway from 11:30am-1pm on Thursday, August 16th. Look for the signs to direct you to the right room.

Topic
We will anounce the topic at the meeting. Sorry for not having those details for the meeting announcemnet.

Can't Attend in Person?
dial-in number: 877 869-2112passcode: 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 Santa Fe Parking. You will see 100 N Broadway on your left across Broadway. The building says 'Chase' at the top.

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Slides for July Meeting

The topic for July's meeting has changed. Robert will be providing a preview of his StarWest presentation "Top 10 signs you need to update your QA processes". If you will be joining by phone today, you can download the slides here.

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Meeting Announcement - August 19th

Time and Location
Red Earth QA's May meeting will be held on the 3rd floor of 100 N. Broadway from 11:30am-1pm on Thursday, July 19th. Look for the signs to direct you to the right room.

Topic
Bill Rice will discuss setting up a Quality Center of Excellence.

Can't Attend in Person?
dial-in number: 877 869-2112
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.

Monday, June 11, 2007

Meeting Announcement, June 21st noon.

Time and Location
Red Earth QA's May meeting will be held on the 3rd floor of 100 N. Broadway from noon-1pm on Thursday, June 21st. Look for the signs to direct you to the right room.

Lunch will likely start about noon so as not to interfere with the ISTQB Certification course. Please RSVP by Tuesday, June 19th.

Topic
Since this is during the ISTQB Certification at Devon, we will have a look at the lighter side of QA presented by Dwain Avance from Metavante.

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.

Monday, May 07, 2007

Meeting Announcement, Thursday, May 17th / funny stuff

Time and Location
Red Earth QA's May meeting will be held on the 3rd floor of 100 N. Broadway from 11:30-1pm on Thursday, May 17th. Look for the signs to direct you to the right room.

Lunch will be available starting at 11:30 for those that can come early. Lunch will still be available during the meeting. Please RSVP by Tuesday, May 15th.

This month, lunch will be provided by Metavante.

Topic
We will be continuing our professional development series.

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.

Funny Stuff
Robert has started a comic strip for anyone working with QA, "So Quiet, Actually", which will be updated weekly.

Wednesday, May 02, 2007

QA Training and Certification in OKC, June 20-22nd!

We're excited to announce an excellent training and certification opportunity to be held in Oklahoma City. Randy Rice is coordinating with Red Earth QA to offer a training/certification course in Oklahoma City. Please see the flyer and/or his website for complete information.

If you have any questions, you can reply to redearth@sbcglobal.net or ask Randy Rice directly at rrice@riceconsulting.com.

Also, send this to others you know that may be interested:
- Developers
- Project Managers
- Business Analysts
- Support Personnel

April Presentation Slides

During the April meeting, Jeff Stanley discussed how he has changed the format and content of the QA Staff meetings. He has provided the slides for you to download.

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Meeting Announcement, Thursday, April 19th

Time and Location
Red Earth QA's next meeting will be held on the 3rd floor of 100 N. Broadway in the 3rd floor from 11:30-1pm on Thursday, April 19th. Look for the signs outside the elevators to direct you to the right room.

Lunch will be available starting at 11:30 for those that can come early. Lunch will still be available during the meeting. Please RSVP by Tuesday, April 17th.

This month, lunch will be provided by Tek Systems.

Topic
We will be starting our QA Career Development series. The specific topics are still being finalized.

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.

Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Red Earth QA - Meeting Announcement, Thursday, March 15th (RSVP by Tuesday, 13th for lunch)

Time and Location
Red Earth QA's March meeting will be held on the 3rd floor of 100 N. Broadway in the 3rd floor from 11:30-1pm on Thursday, March 15th. Look for the signs to direct you to the right room.

Lunch will be available starting at 11:30 for those that can come early. Lunch will still be available during the meeting. Please RSVP by Tuesday, March 13th.

This month, lunch will be provided by Inceed.

Topic
Robert will be discussing 'Quality-Related Requirements'. This will cover not only how to evaluate the quality of requirements, but identify requirements that improve quality of the 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.

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Invitation to Red Earth QA

What is Red Earth QA?
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.

What topics are covered?
Our past meetings have covered topics on:

  • Methodology (Decision Trees, Effective Software Testing, etc.)
  • Technology Presentations from Microsoft, Compuware and from our members
  • Book Reviews, and much more

Our future meetings will be directed by member suggestions.

Who can participate?
Our meetings have been attended by Quality Assurance staff, Business Analysts, Consulting Company Representatives, Independent Contractors and IT managers. We are open to anyone interested in producing better software to attend our meetings.

When are meetings?
While we generally hold meetings on the 3rd Thursday of each month, it would be best to check our website at http://redearthqa.blogspot.com/ for current meeting announcements.

In the months we are fortunate to have a sponsor for lunch, we typically open the meeting at 11:30am with the meeting itself starting at noon.

Where are meetings?
We offer teleconferencing for our meetings, so you don't need to leave your office to participate! However, it's always best to come in person.

While each of our meetings have been at Devon Energy downtown, it's best to check our website, http://redearthqa.blogspot.com/ for specific information, including directions and parking availability.

How do I learn more?

How can I help?
We always appreciate any help you have to offer. Here are some things we can always get help with.

  • Organize a meeting or speaker
  • Contact peers at other companies and invite them
  • Prepare a presentation
  • Sponsor lunch

You can contact us by email http://redearthqa.blogspot.com/ if you would like to offer your time or have any questions.

Wednesday, February 07, 2007

Red Earth QA - Meeting Announcement, Thursday, February 15th (Lunch provided by GDH Consulting)

Time and Location
Red Earth QA's February meeting will be held on the 3rd floor of 100 N. Broadway in the 3rd floor from 11:30-1pm on Thursday, February 15th.

Lunch will be available starting at 11:30 for those that can come early. Lunch will still be available during the meeting. Please RSVP by Tuesday, February 13th.

TopicBill and Robert will be reviewing our first year and looking forward to the next year.

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.

Thursday, January 18, 2007

Monday, January 08, 2007

Meeting Announcement, Thursday, January 18th

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 11:30-1pm on Thursday, January 18th.

No Lunch will be provided this meeting. You are invited to come by at 11:30 for those that can come early.

Topic
Robert will be presenting "Self-Validating Test Data". We will discuss techniques and considerations for creating test data that is relatively easy to validate.

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.