QW2002 Tutorial G1 Mr. James Lyndsay (Workroom Productions Ltd.) Better Data: Better Testing

Key Points

• Data-driven functional test techniques
• The construction of "Good Data", and how it can help avoid comon problems
• Data and communication

Presentation Abstract

Data is a crucial part of most functional testing - but its importance can be missed in test planning, and is often only appreciated after things have started to go wrong. This course will help delegates improve their testing by improving their test data.

About the Author

James Lyndsay is an independent consultant with more than ten years experience. After working in analysis, coding and testing at IBM and in the City, he formed Workroom Productions in 1994 (http://www.workroomproductions. com/).
As a Test Strategist, he has spent the last seven years working with multinational corporations, long projects, and even the occasional web start-up. His business experience includes banking, telecoms, utility billing, logistics, electronic publishing and retail, and he pays keen attention to the way that his clients focus is shifting away from functional testing.