moderated by Myron Kirk
9:30 – 10:30
Q&A panel on Key Technology Trends in Test & QAÂ
The panel will cover the below points
- What are the key technology trends impacting testing in your organisation right now?
- What is the impact of these technology trends, i.e. have they made testing more complex, easier, required greater device coverage etc?
- What is your current testing toolchain? How does this differ to 5 years back?
- How do you embrace todays tools to accommodate the technology changes happening around Test/QA?
- How has the use of test automation changed within your organisation over the past 2-3 years?
- To what extent are you leveraging DevOps and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery within your testing strategies?
- What are your predictions for the future in terms of general technology trends and the their impact on Test/QA?
12:00 – 13:00
moderated by Myron Kirk
Q&A panel on Enterprise Agile – Testing: Skills, Tools & Adoption
The panel will cover the below points
- To what extent is Agile being used within your organisations?
- Has Agile adoption changed over recent years in terms of scale and pace?
- How has Agile adoption impacted testing within your respective organisations?
- What new skills are required within the Testing team to make Agile a success?
- What are the key tools that are pivotal to the success of managing and executing agile testing within your organisation?
- Do you see DevOps CI/CD as a key enabler for Agile adoption?
- How do you apply test automation within your organisations Agile process?
- What are worst mistakes you have seen in terms of Agile Testing? What are the best examples you have witnessed?
- What is the future for Agile adoption within your organisations and will Waterfall still have a place?
15:30 – 16:30
moderated by Myron Kirk
Q&A panel on Test Team of the Future
The panel will cover the below points
- How are your teams organised now and how has this changed over recent years?
- Do you find your teams collaborating more closely with developers than previously?
- Do you have dedicated roles for manual and automation testers or have you moved to multi-skilled/T-shaped testers that cover both?
- Is manual testing still prevalent within your teams and do you predict that it will remain prevalent over the coming years?
- Are you seeing a Quality Engineering agenda influence your teams skills, training and overall direction?
- How do you predict test teams will organise themselves in the future, i.e. QA/QE practice model, embedded within platform teams, separate function etc?
- Where would you advise a graduate or trainee level tester to focus their career? What skills/areas would you recommend that they focus on?