Meeting Announcement - December 18th

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 18th. Look for the signs to direct you to the correct room.

Topic
This is our annual Christmas (or Holiday) Meeting. Please bring your favorite seasonal snack or non-alcoholic beverage to share.

During the meeting, we will review the past year and plan for the coming year.

Can't attend in Person?
dial-in number: 877 848- 7030
passcode: 8218181

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.

Meeting Announcement - November 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, November 20th. Look for the signs to direct you to the correct room.

Topic
Chris Busby from Devon will be showing us Silk Performer.

Can't attend in Person?
dial-in number: 877 848- 7030
passcode: 8218181

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.

Meeting Announcement - October 16th

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 16th. Look for the signs to direct you to the correct room.

Topic
Frank Rowland will finish his discussion of Dr. Edward Deming's 14 principles of quality. Dr. Deming is considered one of the pioneers in establishing quality-based practices in many disciplines, including software quality assurance.

Can't attend in Person?
dial-in number: 877 848- 7030
passcode: 8218181

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.

Meeting Announcement - September 18th

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, September 18th. Look for the signs to direct you to the correct room.

Topic
Frank Rowland will discuss Dr. Edward Deming's 14 principles of quality. Dr. Deming is considered one of the pioneers in establishing quality-based practices in many disciplines, including software quality assurance.

Can't attend in Person?
dial-in number: 877 848- 7030
passcode: 8218181

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.

Training Course in OKC by Rice Consulting, November 4-5 2008!

Innovative Techniques for Software Testing
This workshop is designed for software and testers, test team leaders, and software developers who want to learn new and innovative ways to perform software testing. The topics covered in this workshop are appropriate for any level of testing knowledge and experience, from foundation to advanced levels. You will learn new and innovative techniques for software testing. This is also a great course to bring developers to!

This workshop is 50% lecture and 50% interactive labs where you will be able to practice with others the techniques covered in the lectures.

Your instructor will be Randy Rice, a recognized trainer and consultant in the field of software testing and a member of the Board of Directors of the American Software Testing Qualifications Board (ASTQB).

Course Location

Downtown Oklahoma City
Devon Energy Corporation
20 North Broadway
Oklahoma City, OK 73102-8260

Detailed directions will be e-mailed to registered attendees.

How to Register

You can register at http://www.mysoftwaretesting.com.

Space is limited to 20 people and the availability is first-come, first-served.

Course Details

You can see a complete outline at:

http://www.riceconsulting.com/training/innovative-software-testing-approaches.htm

Questions?

You can e-mail any questions to webrequest@riceconsulting.com.

Meeting Announcement - August 21st

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 21st. Look for the signs to direct you to the correct room.

Topic
We will have a Business Analyst discuss Quality from a BA perspective.

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.

Meeting Announcement - July 17th, 2008

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, July 17th. Look for the signs to direct you to the correct room.

Topic
We will have a presentation by VMWare on Lab Manager via WebEx.

They are providing lunch, so contact us at redearthqa@sbcglobal.net if you'd like to attend and meet other QA professionals!

Can't attend in Person?

Please click the following link to see more information about the meeting, including its agenda, or to join the meeting.
https://vmware.webex.com/vmware/j.php?J=924025108

Teleconference: 1-877-647-3411

Participant # 411667


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.

Meeting Announcement - June 19, 2008

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, June 19th. Look for the signs to direct you to the correct room.

Topic
We're still finalizing the speaker for this meeting. We hope you will join us!

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.

Meeting Announcement - May 15th, 2008

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, May 15th. Look for the signs to direct you to the correct room.

Topic
Microsoft will be presenting Visual Studio Team Test Edition, the load test agent as well as cover where the product is going in future versions.

Can't Attend in Person? (Note: this is changed for this month)
Toll-free: +1 (866) 500-6738
Toll: +1 (203) 480-8000
Participant code: 2333987

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.

Meeting Announement - April, 17th

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, April, 17th. Look for the signs to direct you to the correct room.

Topic
Testing Nightmares and Turnarounds
Randy Rice, CSTE, CSQA, CTFL
Rice Consulting Services, Inc.

It’s good to learn from your own mistakes, but even better to learn from the mistakes of others. Randy Rice presents case studies of testing projects that have gone horribly wrong and the one characteristic they all have in common. Although many of these projects ultimately ended in failure, Randy will present examples where corrective actions were very successful.

You will learn lessons that address test team organization, test environment design, working with software developers, test outsourcing, test tool integration, team building and the importance of strong management leadership in the success of your testing. You will also learn what is needed to turn around testing projects that are headed toward failure and how to become an agent for change. Test team leaders and managers will learn mistakes to avoid and where to focus your efforts in leading test teams to get the best results.

• Learn how to avoid mistakes in testing projects that can place the entire project at risk
• Learn how to take corrective actions that have a positive effect on the success of your test team
• Learn the most critical areas in which to focus your testing efforts to avoid a testing nightmare

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.

Meeting Announcement - February 21st 2008

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, February 21st. Look for the signs to direct you to the correct room.

Topic
This month we will be discussing Difficult Discussions.

QA is often in a position of asking hard questions and delivering unpleasant news. This topic will go over some of the pitfalls to avoid as well as tips on how to approach these discussions.

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.

Meeting CANCELLED - January 17, 2008

Sorry for the late notice. There will be no January Meeting.

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, January 17th.
Look for the signs to direct you to the correct room.

Topic
This month we will be discussing Difficult
Discussions.

QA is often in a position of asking hard questions and
delivering unpleasant news. This topic will go over some of the pitfalls to
avoid as well as tips on how to approach these discussions.

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.