Who owns it?

For a software development team, ownership is the responsibility each person takes to achieve the overall project objectives and its success. Culturally, teams in Japan and the West, particularly in the US, approach ownership quite differently. For the latter, it can amount to making sure we have someone to blame when things go badly, and for the former it can be so that no one can be blamed.

There are things to learn from both cultures, and a way we have seen successful teams deliver high-value outcomes for the stakeholders can be seen as a blend of both. Taking some ideas from the book “Extreme Ownership” we will review a way of thinking about ownership on software development project teams.

Japanese interpretation provided.

Who owns it?

For a software development team, ownership is the responsibility each person takes to achieve the overall project objectives and its success. Culturally, teams in Japan and the West, particularly in the US, approach ownership quite differently. For the latter, it can amount to making sure we have someone to blame when things go badly, and for the former it can be so that no one can be blamed.

There are things to learn from both cultures, and a way we have seen successful teams deliver high-value outcomes for the stakeholders can be seen as a blend of both. Taking some ideas from the book “Extreme Ownership” we will review a way of thinking about ownership on software development project teams.

Japanese interpretation provided.

In the era of modern software development, test automation has gone from a ‘nice to have’, to a critical component of delivering quality software at velocity.

Business decision makers generally agree that test automation is a good idea, but may hesitate to commit appropriate resources, especially when budgets or deadlines are tight.

We will interactively walk through scenarios that highlight the key factors that deliver test automation value. You will learn how to quantify the ROI of test automation and influence fiscally-minded decision makers with confidence!

Note：Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in English and Japanese for this session, so please feel free to attend even if you are not comfortable with English!

現代のソフトウェア開発において、テストの自動化は「あったらいいな」程度のものから、高品質なソフトウェアを迅速に提供するための重要な要素となっています。

ビジネスの意思決定者は、テスト自動化が良いアイデアであることには同意しつつも、特に予算や納期が厳しい場合には、適切なリソースの投入決定にはためらうかもしれません。

本セッションでは、テスト自動化の価値を高めるために、重要な鍵となる要素をシナリオを用いながら対話形式で紹介します。また、以下について学ぶことができます。

・テスト自動化のROIを定量化方法

・財政観点を重要視する意思決定者に対して自信を持って切り込む方法

※なお、本セッションは英語・日本語の同時通訳がつきますので、英語が苦手な方もお気軽にご参加ください！

Quality Engineering (QE) provides a competitive advantage for modern software organizations.

In a race to release features on schedule and under budget, many companies optimize on cost and schedule, not realizing that they lack a critical element that yields both.

What is QE?

We will debunk common misconceptions and discuss how an organization can build a Quality Engineering capability, including team roles, must-have QE skills, and career development.

Why not consider it now, in order to take away new actions that can be implemented tomorrow?

Note：Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in English and Japanese for this session, so please feel free to attend even if you are not good at English!

Quality Engineering（QE)は、現代のソフトウェア企業に競争上の優位性をもたらします。予算内でスケジュール通りに機能をリリースするという競争の中で、多くの企業はコストとスケジュールを最適化していますが、その両方を実現する重要な要素が欠けていることに気づいていません。

QEとは何でしょうか？

本セッションでは、従来の品質保証におけるよくある誤解について解き明かします。そしてどのように組織としてQEの能力を構築していくか、Quality Engineerのチームでの役割、持つべきQEスキル、また、私たちが実際に自社で行っているキャリア開発方法についても共有します。

明日から実行可能な、新たなアクションを起こすために、今ここで考えてみませんか？

※なお、本セッションは英語・日本語の同時通訳がつきますので、英語が苦手な方もお気軽にご参加ください！

In the era of modern software development, test automation has gone from a ‘nice to have’, to a critical component of delivering quality software at velocity.

Business decision makers generally agree that test automation is a good idea, but may hesitate to commit appropriate resources, especially when budgets or deadlines are tight.

We will interactively walk through scenarios that highlight the key factors that deliver test automation value. You will learn how to quantify the ROI of test automation and influence fiscally-minded decision makers with confidence!

Note：Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in English and Japanese for this session, so please feel free to attend even if you are not comfortable with English!

現代のソフトウェア開発において、テストの自動化は「あったらいいな」程度のものから、高品質なソフトウェアを迅速に提供するための重要な要素となっています。

ビジネスの意思決定者は、テスト自動化が良いアイデアであることには同意しつつも、特に予算や納期が厳しい場合には、適切なリソースの投入決定にはためらうかもしれません。

本セッションでは、テスト自動化の価値を高めるために、重要な鍵となる要素をシナリオを用いながら対話形式で紹介します。また、以下について学ぶことができます。

・テスト自動化のROIを定量化方法

・財政観点を重要視する意思決定者に対して自信を持って切り込む方法

※なお、本セッションは英語・日本語の同時通訳がつきますので、英語が苦手な方もお気軽にご参加ください！