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June 2012 Business Meeting and Presentation
Performance Testing
by Jeremy Harkins
Thursday, June 14, 2012
11:15 AM - 1:00 PM
 
For more details, please go to the Meetings page, found under Events.
 
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RSVP by: Monday, June 11, 2012 to treasurer@kcqaa.org
 
  
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KCQAA recently held a two part business meeting and presentation at Pierponts in Union Station.  In the first part held in March, August Johnson and Bridget Kieras offered two different viewpoints based on their experiences with the Agile methodology.  In the second part held in April, August Johnson, Brad Flood, and Keith Shakib held an open discussion of the Agile methodology from the point of the view of the Quality department

 

The first part gave us insight into:

  • What the Agile methodology is
  • Different flavors of Agile (Scrum, XP, others)
  • Agile concepts (Kanban, Sprint, Backlog, Burndown, Scrum Master, etc.)
  • How it affects the department as a whole
  • How business interaction is affected
  • Where the Quality team fits in
For the second part of the presentation, the session was focused on the practical application of Agile, including tips for implementing, how to interact in certain situations, what has worked and what has not worked in their experience.  Attendees brought forth several questions for our panel.

Thank you August Johnson, Brad Flood, Keith Shakib, and Bridget Kieras for your time!

    
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KCQAA was founded in 1987 as a nonprofit organization and a chapter of the Quality Assurance Institute. KCQAA is proud to be one of the first professional organizations to recognize the need for quality assurance in the Information Technology industry.
KCQAA is supported by over 30 local companies and has over 150 area members. KCQAA promotes and supports software certifications such as the “Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA)” and the “Certified Software Tester (CST)”. 
KCQAA provides monthly business meetings where members and visitors can network and exchange information on the latest technology and quality techniques.  Our monthly business meeting and informational presentations on quality attract a diversified field of IT professionals located in the Kansas City area.  The meetings are usually held on the 2nd Thursday of every month.
 
We provide our members with a bimonthly newsletter, discounts on area meetings, seminars and conferences.
  
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1.     Encourage and foster the exchange of Information Technology quality practices and promote quality improvement by:
o    Hosting local and national speakers.
o    Networking with other IT professionals.
o    Communicating quality-related activities and events.
o    Encouraging quality commitment and involvement in all levels of the IT profession.
2.     Promote quality professionalism by educating members in current and emerging quality concepts and methods through local and national opportunities.
3.     Increase quality professional awareness by:
o    Promoting and assisting in the professional certification processes.
o    Publicly recognizing individuals and corporations for contributing to quality improvement in their companies and communities.
  
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Individual and Corporate memberships are available. Corporate memberships with three or more members qualify for a discount on annual membership dues according to the following schedule:

  • Individual member -- $ 36/year
  • 1-2 members -- $ 36/year (each)
  • 3-4 members -- $ 30/year (each)
  • 5-9 members -- $ 24/year (each)
  • 10+ members -- $18/year (each)

Click here to go to the membership application.

  

The Greater Kansas City Quality Assurance Association is a non-profit organization that provides a forum for Information Technology Professionals to promote Quality Assurance concepts, principles, and practices.

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