"Surviving in an Agile Environment" - Markus Clermont, Google Switzerland

Abstract: "How we try to ensure the quality of our software in the presence of short release-cycles, iterative development, prototyping and the absence of formal processes and documentation."

"Business Process Testing" - Johan Adriaansen, Citco Global Securities Services Ltd

Abstract: "Why does test automation fail so often? With great enthusiasm testing teams embrace automation tools and initial results look very promising. But 12 months later, the expensive software is back in the box catching dust. Is successful test automation just wishful thinking?

This presentation lists the top reasons for failure. It shows why implementing a traditional automation approach is a recipe for disaster in a time where requirements change fast and timelines are short. It describes an alternative, business process testing, and goes through a few real life implementations describing why this specific approach is the only scalable, maintainable way to automate testing of large applications."