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Ross Collard

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Ross Collard is a consultant who currently is working on software testing and quality assurance projects for AT&T, Cisco, GE, Lucent, and the State of California. He teaches software testing for UC Berkeley. Ross has an MS in computer science from the California Institute of Technology and an MBA from Stanford.

Company
Collard & Company
Job Function
Consulting
Industry
Business Services - Consulting - Non-profit
Interests
Configuration Management
Process Improvement
Requirements
Software Testing
Country
United States

Ross Collard is a consultant who currently is working on software testing and quality assurance projects for AT&T, Cisco, GE, Lucent, and the State of California. He teaches software testing for UC Berkeley. Ross has an MS in computer science from the California Institute of Technology and an MBA from Stanford.

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Use Case Testing

Many people think they intuitively know what and how to test. The truth is that anybody can conduct disorganized testing. Effective test case design can be intellectually challenging and even intriguing. While test case design is complicated by deadlines, incomplete information, and shifting requirements, it is also an opportunity to excel. This workshop addresses the question, how do I utilize use cases to develop an effective set of test cases? This article details small group instruction and real-life testing scenarios to answer that question.

Calculating Your Test Overheads

In this presentation, Ross Collard provides an extensive project checklist and explains how using it can increase your team's efficiency.

Manage the Risks and the Process
Conduct Early and Streamlined Testing
Manage and Strengthen Testing
The Y2K Bust