Requirements Based Testing: Testing What Matters

Dave Barstow

SEPTEMBER MEETING
Tuesday, September 25, 2007

"Achieve Quality from Day One"

Too often project teams miss requirements, are focused on the wrong requirements or fail to prioritize features causing re-work missed customer expectations or failure to deliver on time. Borland's approach to Requirements Based Testing (RBT) targets the root causes of quality problems by promoting a requirements and testing process which is integrated throughout the entire software development lifecycle. RBT helps organizations deliver measurably high, systematic and cost-effective test coverage, and ensures that teams are focused on what truly matters to the customer.

In this session, attendees will learn how to ensure that their business critical systems are really ready to release through leveraging sound practices and technology infrastructure. They will also learn how to quickly and accurately diagnose where performance problems are within the system by using real metrics and unique, robust technologies.

Mr. Dave Barstowhas more than 20 years of experience in software and systems development, as an individual contributor, manager, trainer, and consultant. He is an SEI-authorized Lead Assessor for the SW-CMM®, a SEI-authorized SCAMPISM Lead Appraiser for CMMI (Class A, B and C) and a highly experienced process improvement consultant. Dave has is a recognized authority on quality management and software measurement. His consulting experience spans more than a decade and encompasses a wide range of commercial IT, government, aerospace, and product software organizations.