NEW DATE: Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 1st at 6:00PM. Please RSVP to news@ssq.org.

Warm-Up Topic

Our 15 minute warm-up presentation is An Overview of HP Quality Center, by Gregorio Cruz of SAIC.

Main Topic

Managing a Successful User Acceptance Test

Sara Jones, SAIC

It’s just days before you plan to go live with the new system. The User Acceptance Test (UAT) is the only thing that stands in the way. Will it be successful? Will the users devote the time they committed to so long ago to perform the tests? Will there be agreement among the users about whether the system is “acceptable” to them?—“It doesn’t do what I want” vs. “It meets the specifications.” Sara Jones describes strategies that empower test teams and users to plan and execute an efficient UAT. She describes techniques she uses to secure and maintain a time commitment from users, ensure the users are ready for UAT, manage scope creep during UAT planning, and process feedback from the users. Learn how to present the UAT results in a complete and understandable format to quickly enable the correct “Go” or “No Go” decision.

About Our Speaker

Sara Jones has more than fourteen years of professional experience in the software development industry including independent verification and validation of application software for commercial and government use. Sara currently is a test manager at SAIC in San Diego. As test manager, she is responsible for the software testing of the enterprise-wide applications which include the Financial ERP applications, Human Resource ERP applications, data storage and retrieval, and security applications. This support includes providing test resources, test planning, test execution, user acceptance test strategies, and test metrics and reports. Sara specializes in test planning and test management strategies.

Cost:

Members and first-time guests: $8.00, non-members: $15.00.

Location:

CareFusion (formerly Cardinal Health)
(C1-A306)
6055 Lusk Blvd
San Diego CA 92121

From Lusk Blvd turn right at first driveway. Turn left at the roundabout. Drive around to the back of the building and park. The conference room is located at the rear of the bldg. and is accessible from the parking lot.

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