We all joke and complain a lot about what's wrong with our SQA environments. But what if you could set up a SQA environment any way you liked? What if you could design your own management structure, procedures, standards, physical environment, equipment setup, etc. any way you wanted without regard to cost, office politics, or any other factor?

We have so little encouragement to dream in this culture that most of us have forgotten how. As you ponder that perfect SQA environment, notice how often the "committee in your head" uses barrier words like "not, but, kind of, sort of, more of, less of, better, etc.". How often do we speak of what we don't want rather than what we do want? Hey, this is a vision - spell it out exactly the way you want it. For instance, in the perfect vision, we don't just get "less obscure" or "better" feedback from testers, we always get "timely, crystal clear reports."

When you have a clear vision of where you want to go, it is much easier to get there. It's hard to believe until you've been there, but once we get a vision clear, it often seems to come true all by itself. We'll be taking a look at the mechanics behind that apparent magic.

This session will be highly interactive, so come prepared to participate in some fun and games with the serious goal of moving us all closer to that perfect SQA environment.