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Government Forum:
When: 3rd Thursday of the month 
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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Presentation:

When applying Agile techniques to software configuration and development projects, testing cannot be overlooked, as it is a critical part of the development process. With Agile techniques, it becomes easier to detect bugs earlier in the development lifecycle, which allows developers to fix bugs quickly, which effectively lowers the cost of each bug. The iterative nature of Agile techniques increases the testing scope with each iteration without increasing the time allowed to complete testing. Traditionally this constraint has limited the scope of testing done in later iterations.

To save schedule, automated testing tools have become an essential component for the adoption of Agile processes. Automation not only shortens the timeline for the testing cycle in later iterations but also allows that testing to be done off hours. Using shift workload distribution can even reduce overhead cost and increase staff productivity.

Presenter:

Carter Cross has twenty years of combined experience in IT. His special expertise is in the areas of data analysis, system integration, and data migration. He has a broad IT background having held positions in development and operations management. His experience includes system selection, implementation, compliance reporting, and operational oversight. He is also an experienced development lead with experience in SaaS application implementations and integrations, data warehousing, application development and operations management, fourteen years of database development experience, and eight years of web development experience.

The PMI-SVC Government Forum provides information sharing opportunities on relevant project management topics for anyone involved with federal, state, or local government.