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• CQAA June 2018 Speaker Program: Innovation: Start With Why, Spaghetti and a Marshmallow

  • When
    22 Jun 2018
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    2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Hosted by Alight 4 Overlook Point Lincolnshire, IL 60069

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  Innovation: Start With Why, Spaghetti and a Marshmallow

  Xan Daniels, Alight Solutions

  About the Topic

  Every single organization and team functions on three levels. What we do, How we do it and Why we do it. When all three pieces are aligned, it gives us a filter through which to make decisions and it provides a foundation for innovation. As technology takes the lead in testing, there is a tendency to assume that technology drives innovation. Is the fact that (What) we have automated x% of our testing automatically imply (How) innovation? How do we inspire our teams to think beyond What and How and to make the leap to where potentially true innovation remains untapped? Whether they realize it or not, those who inspire and innovate think, act and communicate similarly… and it’s the complete opposite from everyone else.

  Key Learning Objectives

  • Understand how great teams collaborate
  • Critically challenge why your team exists
  • Explore What and How you support the Why
  • Reflect on next steps to innovation and inspiration on your team

  About the Speaker

  As the Global Test Management and Technologies Solutions leader, Xan Daniels has over 12 years of experience in HR Systems and testing. She held a number of progressively senior roles, and is currently the Global Practice Leader with teams in North America, Europe and India. It is her responsibility to define and develop the role of the testing function within Alight’s HR and Financial Solutions practice. Her primary objective is to deploy a robust and cost-effective testing framework that builds on best practices and can be leveraged across client deployments. Xan also co-leads Alight’s Global Diversity Council.

  Location

  Hosted by Alight
  4 Overlook Point
  Lincolnshire, IL 60069
  

  Agenda

  1:30 - 2:00 Sign-in and Networking
  2:00 - 2:15 Announcements
  2:15 - 4:00 Presentation (15 minute break at 2:45)
  

  Registration

  REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND THIS PROGRAM.
  Please register by June 21, 2018, at www.cqaa.org. If you have any questions, please contact info@cqaa.org.

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• CQAA July 2018 Speaker Program: Industrialized Agile Quality: Leveraging ISO Standards to Deliver Business Agility with World Class Quality

  • When
    18 Jul 2018
  •  
    2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Hosted by SQS USA Chicago Board of Trade Building 141 West Jackson Blvd. Alpha Conference Room Chicago, IL 60604

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  Industrialized Agile Quality: Leveraging ISO Standards to Deliver Business Agility with World Class Quality

  Robert Gormley, SQS USA

  About the Topic

  As software systems get more complex and Agile methodologies continue to dominate the landscape of IT, maintaining an industrialized Quality approach is becoming a challenge. In this presentation, we define an industrialized Quality approach, explore how it can be shaped to fit within a two-week Agile sprint, understand what enablers are needed to ensure success, and finish with reviewing a new way of measuring success. The audience will walk away from this presentation with a understanding that, if done well, industrial quality processes can support a fast-paced, mature Agile methodology.

  Key Learning Objectives

  • Understand what an industrialized quality process is
  • Understand how ISO standards fit into the industrialized quality process
  • Understand how industrialized quality processes can fit within Agile
  • Understand how industrial quality helps enable business agility

  About the Speaker

  Robert Gormley is Chief Essential Continuous Q Trissential/SQS USA where he focuses on executive level total quality management strategy through efficient and effective testing leveraging technical quality engineering and global services capabilities. He has worked for over 15 years in Quality Assurance in areas such as finance, healthcare, retail, security, wearables, and IoT. Robert’s focus has always been on creating lean, agile processes that allow organizations to produce quality software that meets customers’ needs. Robert has focused on Agile testing for over 8 years and has become a certified scrum master. Robert has trained, mentored, and lead all types of resources in the ways of Total Quality from individual contributors all the way to C-suite executives.

  Location

  Hosted by SQS USA
  Chicago Board of Trade Building
  141 West Jackson Blvd.
  Alpha Conference Room
  Chicago, IL 60604
  

  Agenda

  1:30 - 2:00 Sign-in and Networking
  2:00 - 2:15 Announcements
  2:15 - 4:00 Presentation (15 minute break at 2:45)
  

  Registration

  REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND THIS PROGRAM.
  Please register by July 16, 2018, at www.cqaa.org. If you have any questions, please contact info@cqaa.org.

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