The primary goal of the meeting is to facilitate informal discussion relating to agile testing.

The group is facilitated by Colin Turner, Development Manager with Starview Solutions, and Ben Rogers, Quality Architect for Sendmail, Inc..

Pizza and drinks will be provided courtesy of Agile Austin.

Informal Directions and Parking Info

Hyperformix is on the south side of Lake Austin at the 360 Pennybacker bridge.

• Coming down 360 from the north, turn right into the first driveway (immediately) after the bridge.

• Coming up 360 from the south, exit right before the bridge, take the turnaround under the bridge and then turn right into first driveway.

You can park in the open lots or any of the garages that aren't indicated as reserved.  The meeting will be held on the first floor.

Seating is limited!

Please make sure you are able to attend this session.  Seating is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis.  We want to give everyone the opportunity to attend, so please only sign-up if you are committed to attending and have an interest in the topic.  Meetings are held on a monthly basis, and topics vary, so don't worry if the topic for this month does not interest you--there will be plenty of chances to attend future events.  If you have an idea for a future discussion, please tell us!  These sessions are valuable to both beginners and experienced alike, and folks from all disciplines are welcome.

About the Program

Myths of Quality Assurance

Description

In this month's SIG, we will begin a discussion that is likely larger than just one session.  There are a number of ideas  and myths that we will explore.  We will discuss some of them that have been put forth recently.  To quote Scott Bellware:

"- QA is often indistinguishable from 'testing' and 'tester'.

Speaker Bio

Scott Bellware is a tenacious pursuer of root causes, whether in organizational design, work design, or software and product design. He’s an indomitable challenger of status quo, entrenchment, and anything that gets in the way of breakthroughs and improvements. While a self-admitted “average programmer”, he is a teacher, student, organizer, and activist who strives to communicate simple and powerful software development topics that become calcified by esoteric ideas and language.

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