BenchmarkQA Training Seminars

Training Seminars

We combine our twenty years of experience with industry best practices to bring quality assurance and testing training to our clients and the industry we serve. To date, hundreds of software professionals have honed their quality assurance and testing skills through our training seminars.

We offer training either in a classroom setting at our corporate headquarters in Edina, or at your location. Public seminars are scheduled based on demand - typically quarterly.

Public Seminars

Structured Software Test Planning
December 2 & 3, 2010

Now open for registration!

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Audience: Those responsible for software testing processes and procedures.
Attendees will explore key topics including test planning, test coverage, developing structured procedures and test data considerations, among other topics.

Private Training

Enlightening. Thorough. Innovative. Entertaining. All words used to describe seminars hosted by BenchmarkQA. Now available to your organization as private seminars, these presentations promise to enlighten and motivate your management and project teams. Seminars can be customized and new topics developed to meet your unique interests and needs.

The Software Quality Ecosystem

This intensive training will enlighten your project team members on the impact they have on quality - whatever their role, from development and business analysis to project management and testing. Learning the basic principles of software quality assurance and testing will help them take a proactive role in promoting high-quality development processes and activities.

Building Internal Support for Software Testing

Give your managers and decision-makers the informational and statistical data they need to build or improve internal support for effective software testing to ensure the quality of your software.

Requirements Management

Requirements Management is a complex process often filled with assumptions, gaps, and little ownership or accountability. But when managed appropriately with a clear vision of the project scope, project teams can avoid significant cost overages and release delays that changes to the software project often cause.

Agile 101

Agile continues to grow in popularity as an alternative to traditional development. Learn how agile evolved and the strong advantages it has over other methodologies: team collaboration, verbal communications, flexibility, and fixed length iterations. Explore ways to overcome many QA and testing related challenges inherent with agile.

Ten Ways to Ensure Automation Failure

By hearing what NOT to do when attempting an automation project, you'll be well on your way to knowing what to do to make your project successful. This tongue-in-cheek presentation will entertain as well as educate your team on how to approach software testing automation.

True Quality Begins Long Before Testing

80% of all software "bugs" are introduced before the coding stage. The cost to find and fix bugs during or after the testing phase is alarming. Learn how integrating quality into earlier stages of the lifecycle will reduce errors and result in less rework, a faster release and lower project costs.

Writing Testable Requirements

Writing requirements takes thought, good communication and an established process. Gather insights, tips and strategies for writing testable requirements that will enable every team member to fully understand what is requested, how it should be tested, and the expected outcome.

The Zen of Test Metrics

Testing managers often feel unsure how to answer when asked, "Is it ready to ship?" or "When will we be done testing?" Tracking test completion is a challenging task, and turning data into meaningful information can be even more difficult. Learn how to effectively use seven basic test metrics.