BANGALORE, November 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
QAI, the world's leading consulting and workforce development firm, recently announced its 13th Annual Software Testing Conference (STC 2013) to be held in Bangalore on December 4th and 5th, 2013 at Le Meridian. The theme of the conference this year is Crossing the Chasm: From Assurance to Confirmation. Building on the theme, STC 2013 this year will be a display of ideas, experiments and experiences to explore challenges and suggest techniques and Best Practices to successfully cross the chasm.
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With more than 800 practitioners, 131 participating organizations, 55 leaders, 581 best paper submissions, 10 awards and 50 presenters sharing their experiences, the conference, in its 13th year, celebrates India's global leadership in software testing and promises to be the largest and best ever. The conference will focus on burning trends in the industry via four specialized tracks, viz., business leadership, tools and techniques, program management and emerging areas in the field of software testing.
STC 2013, 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 but its continuity. STC 2013 will focus on how organizations transform themselves on multiple aspects - people, process, and tools and technology. The single most important challenge to be addressed would be to change the mindset and perceptions and move from assurance to confirmation; and it is important we discuss, debate and agree on the requirement of the change. It is time that we moved to providing confirmation more predictably.
STC over the years has been 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.
Leading organizations in the industry like Hexaware Technologies, Borland (Micro Focus), HP, Neotys, SmartBear Software and Accenture are sponsoring the event. QA InfoTech, Capgemini, CSC, Cognizant, Deloitte and CGI were the regional hosts for the event. Media and community partners include 99tests, TechGig.com, Teatime with Testers, Mobile QA Zone, Testing Circus and TestRepublic. The Networking Partner is MoozUp. Various SPIN (Software Process Improvement Network) chapters along with QAI Global Community and QUEST 2014 are supporters for the conference. Apart from these, CresTech Software Systems, Telerik India and Smarttesting Software are exhibiting at the conference.
Commenting on this announcement, Mr. Navyug Mohnot, CEO, QAI India Ltd., said, "Software Testing has come a long way, from being a phase of the development life cycle to being a separate business. Today, the Software Testing business is growing faster than the actual development business. The International Software Testing Conference was created as a unique forum for exchanging, learning and accelerating the implementation of best practices in the domain of Software Testing and the industry response that STC has received this year, clearly demonstrates the growth witnessed by the industry in the current phase."
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 Project Management Leadership Conference (PML), Program and Portfolio Management Conference (PPM), 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 knowledge intensive service organizations.
QAI Global Services (QGS) provides advisory and consulting services, leading to operational excellence in organizations. QGS engages with client organizations for deployment of best practices and process improvement engagements in areas including Quality, Innovation, Project and Programme Management, IT Service Management, Testing and Service Excellence to name a few.
QAI Global Institute (QGI) is the workforce development division of QAI and engages with individuals inside organizations and with professional communities. The Institute, through learning design, training delivery, competency assessments, development and certifications enables career growth and equips individuals to help realize organizational goals.
QAI has trained over 160,000 professionals and certified over 40,000 professionals across the globe and is currently servicing over 300 clients in over 35 countries. Our offices are located in USA, India, China, and Singapore.
To know more, please visit http://www.qaiglobal.com
About Edista Testing Institute:
Derived from the Finnish word meaning to enable and to enhance, Edista Testing Institute (ETI) is a workforce development partner for leading IT organization globally enabling acquisition, transformation, recognition and engagement solutions for Workforce Development in IT and IT enabled services.
Setup in 2008, as a subsidiary of QAI, the focus of the organization has been to enable IT organizations create a sustainable competitive advantage through talent acquisition, management and transformation solutions in Software Testing. ETI provides this support through various trainings, e-learning programs and in-house drives to assist employees in obtaining software testing certifications.
Over the years, we have helped over 100+ clients, in over 12+ countries, trained over 5,000+ professionals, certified over 2,000+ professionals, and build a community of over 10,000+ professionals in the field of Software Testing alone.
To know more, please visit http://www.edistatesting.com
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