CSTB launched its new website

The CSTB (Canadian Software Testing Board) is the Canadian national branch of the ISTQB (International Software Testing Qualifications Board). As such, it advocates education and examination as a practical means to excel in the software testing field. The CSTB is one of many national boards participating in the ISTQB.

During the CSTB bi-monthly meeting  held at the CSTB office in Toronto on 19th March, 2012, the board of directors unanimously approved the new website and is released to the public. The new website address remains unchanged as www.cstb.ca.   The new website has been upgraded to include new functionalities and the ease of access for information's. 

The transition to the new website should be relatively transparent to the testing community . All the previously existing information is still available to the public.

Key features of the new website:

• More professional looking website and improved site organization to handle both current and future  information's.
• Improved user-friendly site design,  graphic  design and navigation to schedule and register for an exam.
• More information about the  CSTB and its ongoing social media activities in the software testing community.
• One stop shop for all the questions related  to scheduling and registering for an exams.
• Easy access to exam information's, ISTQB training providers, ISTQB syllabi, glossary and related links.

Official CSTB banner has been launched

The Canadian Software Testing Board unveiled the official CSTB banner during the board of directors meeting held in March 2012. 

About the CSTB: The CSTB (Canadian Software Testing Board) is the Canadian national branch of the ISTQB (International Software Testing Qualifications Board). As such, it advocates education and examination as a practical means to excel in the software testing field. The CSTB is one of many national boards participating in the ISTQB. www.cstb.ca.

Requirements-Based Testing including Cause-Effect Graphing

In many organizations, testing is viewed as slowing down the delivery of the system, partly because it is the last step in the development process. Ironically, when testing is properly deployed, with heavy emphasis on Requirements-Based Testing, it can have a major impact on overall project productivity as well as product quality.                                           

Many organizations also have discovered that capture/playback tools require a significant investment in building and maintaining test scripts. They also discover that the scripts cannot keep up with rapidly changing specifications.

This presentation will address how a Requirements-Based Testing (RBT) process provides major productivity gains. The RBT process stabilizes the completeness of the specifications early in the development process. RBT is made up of two components that support Verification and Validation.  RBT uses a verification technique called Ambiguity Reviews to drive out ambiguities from requirements.  It also uses a test case design technique called Cause-Effect Graphing that derives an optimized set of test cases that covers 100% of the problem description. The results are fewer tests with greater functional coverage, shortened time to delivery, reduced costs of development, and significantly improved quality.

This is an open event, however space is limited so register now

Register now to discover:

•  The 12 point Requirements-Based Testing (RBT) process
•  How the RBT process stabilizes the completeness of the specifications early in the development process
• The two components of RBT, Verification and Validation including a verification technique called Ambiguity Reviews to drive out ambiguities from requirements
• Tools to translate Cause-Effect Graphs into logical test cases and evaluate previously existing test libraries to cover the problem description
• Discussion with Expert Panel:
• Gary Mogyorodi, President of CSTB
• Sammy Kolluru, Executive CSTB Board Member 
• TFS Expert 

Gaining perspective of this calibre will help you be an indispensable resource in the software testing process.

Hosted by SELA Canada and Microsoft Canada

Where:

Microsoft Office
1950 Meadowvale Blvd., Mississauga,
ON, L5N 8L9
Thursday, Mar 29, 2012,
from 6:00PM to 8:30PM

Training by ISTQB Leaders

2012 Course Calendar Training by the President of the CSTB

Training by ISTQB Leaders SELA Canada is excited to have Mr. Gary Mogyorodi, the President of the CSTB teach the following classes: 1) ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level Dates: January 11-13, 2012 | 9am - 5pm Course Overview: This course provides test engineers and test team leaders with the main ideas, processes, tools and skills they need in order to set themselves on a path for true testing professionalism. This hands-on course covers the major test design techniques with lecture and exercises. 2) ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level Test Manager Dates: January 23 - 27, 2011 | 9am - 5pm Course Overview: Being a technical manager is hard enough, but managing the testing process is a unique challenge, requiring judgment, agility, and organization. The course covers the essential tools, critical processes, significant considerations, and fundamental management skills for people who lead or manage development and maintenance test efforts. 3) ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level Test Analyst Dates: February 27 - March 2, 2011 | 9am - 5pm Course Overview: This training course gives detailed information on the specifics of different testing techniques: specification based techniques; defect and experience based test techniques, their characteristics, their boundaries – all is done while extending the range of their usage.