Austin
SPIN Joint Meeting with IEEE Computer Society
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Multi-dimensional
Testing with Business System Integration
Abstract:
With computer software
and hardware testing, often logic pass/fail failures occur because of
combinational issues. For example, one state of a factor may not work when
exercised in unison with particular state conditions of two other factors.
It
is typically impossible to test all possible combinations of input parameters
when trying to ensuring that no one combination can cause a failure.
Multi-dimensional testing is an approach for efficiently testing a logic
pass/fail response given multiple combinational input considerations. With
this strategy, a carefully selected small number of possible subset factor
combinations can yield a satisfactory test of combinational effects (not to
be confused with interaction effects). For this test methodology,
several quantifiable “test coverage” statements are available. A computer
program can be used to provide test designs for any number of factors and
levels considerations.
It will be also shown how this test methodology can be integrated within an
overall enhanced business management system, which, among other things,
provides predictive scorecards.
Speaker: Forrest Breyfogle III,
CEO and President, Smarter Solutions, Inc.
Forrest Breyfogle is a Professional Engineer and ASQ
Fellow who founded Smarter Solutions (www.SmarterSolutions.com)
in 1992. As a management thought leader and innovator, he has recently
completed a five-book set that provides radical management advancements in
the utilization and integration of scorecards, strategic planning, and
process improvement.
The first book, The Integrated Enterprise Excellence
System: An Enhanced, Unified Approach to Balanced Scorecards, Strategic
Planning, and Business Improvement,
introduces new perspectives on what to measure and report; when and how to
report it; how to interpret the results; and how to use the results to
establish goals, prioritize work efforts, and continuously enhance
organizational focus and success. The system helps
organizations improve their bottom-line and competitiveness through the
integration of analytics with innovation.
An additional three-volume series, Integrated Enterprise
Excellence: Going Beyond Lean Six Sigma and the Balanced Scorecard, provides
further elaboration on the shortcomings of traditional systems and the
details of an Integrated Enterprise Excellence (IEE) implementation. This
series of volumes describes IEE’s set of management techniques that enhance
an organization’s measurement and improvement system to increase predictable
and sustainable bottom-line results. The system embeds a set of best
practices derived from the strengths of past systems, applying structured
metrics and a no-nonsense roadmap to initiate process improvement and achieve
substantial benefits. IEE takes Lean Six Sigma and the balanced scorecard to
the next level in the pursuit of enterprise excellence. The final book in the
set, Lean Six Sigma Project Execution Guide, provides a detailed roadmap for
process improvement project execution, which truly integrates Lean and Six
Sigma tools.
Mr. Breyfogle was named Quality Professional of the Year
for 2011 by Quality Magazine. He also received the prestigious Crosby Medal
from the American Society for Quality (ASQ) in 2004 for an earlier book,
Implementing Six Sigma (second edition). He serves on the Board of Advisors
for the University of Texas Center for Performance Excellence.
Mr. Breyfogle began his career with IBM in development and
later transferred to the product test organization. Within these
organizations he became very interested in the benefits derived from the wise
use of statistical techniques. From 1980 to 1992 he served IBM in applying
Six Sigma methodology to testing, development, manufacturing, and service
organizations.
Mr. Breyfogle has conducted numerous Lean Six Sigma
workshop sessions as well as Master Black Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt,
Champion, and Executive training sessions throughout the world. He has
coached an array of individuals and organizations on the wise application of
Lean and Six Sigma techniques. Smarter Solutions, Inc. has had the honor of
serving a distinguished group of Fortune 100 clients and many others in a
wide variety of industries. Mr. Breyfogle has authored or co-authored
thirteen books, published over 150 technical articles for a wide range of
publications, and has been interviewed by television, radio, and publication
editors about managing the dynamics of organizations and the application of
all forms of enterprise improvement methodologies.
Mr. Breyfogle has an MSME degree from the University of
Texas and a BSME from the Missouri University of Science and Technology.
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