BWI: QAI to Organize the 10th Annual STC, to Focus on Testing 3.0 – From Transaction to Transformation

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Source: QAI
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 11:14 AM IST (05:44 AM GMT)
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QAI to Organize the 10th Annual STC, to Focus on Testing 3.0 - From Transaction to Transformation
STC 2010 to be held in Bangalore on Nov 22-23, 2010

New Delhi, Delhi, India, Wednesday, November 10, 2010 -- (Business Wire India) -- QAI (www.qaiglobal.com), the world's leading workforce development and consulting firm addressing Operational Excellence in IT, BPO and knowledge intensive service organizations, announced its 10th Annual Software Testing Conference (STC) 2010 to be held in Bangalore on November 22nd and 23rd, 2010 at The Chancery Pavilion. STC 2010 is built on the theme of "Testing 3.0 - from Transaction to Transformation". STC 2010 will focus on building a leadership narrative to piece together the three cornerstones of future business growth and continuity - Agility, Adaptation, Achievement and focuses on the ability of the organizations, practitioners and leaders to adopt, learn and lead in the wake of the new paradigms.

With more than 600+ delegates expected, the conference, in its 10th year, celebrates India's global leadership in Software Testing. The conference is a key player in bringing together practitioners and thought leaders from the Industry, Academia and Government, for sharing and exchanging ideas and learning in the area of Software Testing and Process Improvement. The two day conference will be followed by post-conference tutorials across various cities.

STC 2010, organized in association with the Edista Testing Institute (ETI), is a platform where practitioners from various organizations share and learn the current best practices, and the future possibilities on how to manage not only change and continuity, but perhaps paradox more generally. Tenth in the series, STC 2010 will include four specific tracks focusing on Business Leadership, Test Program Management (Test Management, Team Management, Test Estimation etc.), Techniques and Tools and Emerging Areas.

STC 2010 is being sponsored by leading organizations in the industry like Microsoft, Accenture, HP, Cap Gemini, Microfocus, CGI Global Information Systems, Confirmiq and Infostretch In addition it is being supported by various Software Process Improvement Networks (SPINs), Test Republic and Software Certifications and PCQuest, the media partner and CIOL, the online media partner. The conference is also supported by Applabs, Cognizant, Deloitte, QA Infotech and Wipro Technologies as the regional hosts for the evaluation.

The two day conference will also see illustrious speakers including - Mr. Manish Tandon, VP & BU Head - Testing, Infosys, Mr. Gangadharaiah C P, Senior Vice President and Global Head - Testing Services, Wipro Technologies, Mr. Anand Vaishampayan, Director - Testing Practice, GBS Global Delivery, IBM India, Mr.Amit Chatterjee, MD and GM - Visual Studio Test and Lab Management Business, Microsoft India Development Center, Mr. Andrew Bearsley, Lead - APJ Technical Community, HP, Ms. Minal Deshpande, Vice President and Lead - Testing CoE, Deloitte Consulting, Mr. Joachim Herschmann, Product Director - Test Automation, Micro Focus, Mr. Anup Patnaik, Director Engineering, QA InfoTech, Mr. Suresh Ramakrishnan, Delivery Partner, Capgemini, Ms. Ranjana Narawane, Lead - Advanced Systems and Technology, Delivery Center for Technology in India, Accenture, Mr. Sripryia Kalyanasundaram, AVP - Testing Services, Cognizant, Mr. Pradeep C, CEO, Edista Testing Institute among others.

Recognizing the leadership position, practitioners from various Testing organizations contest for The Best of the Best Leadership Awards at the conference. There are regional qualification rounds being conducted and the finalists from various cities will converge at Bangalore for Best of Best Awards on Nov 22nd, 2010.

Exclusive CXO Breakfast sessions are also being planned which will be only by invitation to be attended by CXOs and the leaders from the Software Testing industry.

Delegates attending will be the representatives from the leading software companies in the Asia Pacific region including CTOs, CXOs, Testing Experts, Consultants and Trainers, Offshore Testing Center Heads, Testing Managers, Test Center Heads and Practitioners, Software Engineers and Developers, Project Managers, Team leaders, and others. There has also been widespread interest from various international delegations like Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, Sri Lanka and Australia, to participate in the conference as it offers one of the rare opportunities to meet the industry experts and gurus.

For over 15 years, QAI has brought together international representatives and recognized thought-leaders to share information, learn new software quality processes, and discuss software practices through a number of prestigious events like Asia SEPG Conference, Project Management Leadership Conference (PML), Software Estimation Colloquium (SEC), IT Service Management Conference (ITSM), High Maturity Best Practices Conference (HMBP) and the International Software Testing Conference (STC).

About QAI:

QAI is a leading global consulting and workforce development organization addressing 'Operational Excellence' in IT, BPO and knowledge intensive service organizations.

QAI Global Services, the consulting division of QAI, addresses the space of Operational Excellence which includes the areas of Process Management, Quality Management, Innovation Management, Project Management, IT Service Management and others.

QAI Global Institute, the competency development and skill building division of QAI, focuses on creating international education and training products and services to address the competence development, assessments and certifications to cater to the large pool of manpower requiring skills for increased employability.

QAI is currently servicing over 300 clients in 30 countries and our regional bases are located in US, India, China, Singapore and Malaysia.

About Edista Testing Institute

Edista Testing Institute - A Venture of QAI Global is an independent industry - academia collaborative venture, with focus on Workforce Development and is designed to facilitate the same through Assessments, Consulting, Certifications, Learning, Community Development, and Finishing School for Software Testing Excellence in the Ecosystem.

ETI also aim to build, promote and enable thought leadership by creating products, channels and platform for corporate and individuals for sharing software testing knowledge. The current portfolio of our services includes Consulting, Assessments & Certifications, Learning,



CONTACT DETAILS
Parul Singh, QAI, +91 9868729412 , parul.singh@qaiglobal.com
Mohan PSK, Edista Testing Institute, +91 9986800795, mohan.psk@edistatesting.com

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