Murali Chemuturi, Chemuturi Consultants

Location:
Raytheon Expressway Site
North Building, Mini Auditorium
US 75 (Central Expressway) and I-635 (LBJ Freeway)
Dallas, Texas

Software testing is slowly but surely evolving into an independent activity separate from software development. Software testing is also forming a significant portion of outsourced activity. Software testing is unique in the sense that the number of tests that need to be carried out differ from project to project. In this scenario, estimating the effort required to execute a testing project has assumed importance. This lecture is intended to introduce the various techniques available for software test effort estimation. It is proposed to cover the following topics -

1.     Introduction to Testing basics
2.     Techniques of Test Effort Estimation
3.     Introduction to Software Test Units
4.     Introduction to Task Based Estimation
5.     Introduction to Delphi Technique
6.     Introduction to Analogy Based Estimation

There will be questions and answers at the end.

Murali Chemuturi is an information technology and software development subject matter expert, hands-on programmer, author, consultant and trainer. In 2001, he formed his own IT consulting and software development firm known as Chemuturi Consultants. Chemuturi Consultants help software development organizations achieve their quality and value objectives. The firm provides training in several software engineering and project management topics such as Software Estimation, Test Effort Estimation, Function Point Analysis, and Software Project Management, to name a few. His firm also offers a number of products to aid project managers and software development professionals such as PMPal, a software project management tool; and EstimatorPal, FPAPal & UCPPal, a set of software estimation tools.

He authored two books on Software Estimation, Software Quality Assurance and co-authored (with Thomas M. Cagley Jr.) one book on Software Project Management. All three are published in print form by J. Ross Publishing of USA. He contributed chapters in tow further books.

Prior to starting his own firm, Murali gained over 15 years of industrial experience in various engineering and manufacturing management positions. He then gained more than 23 years of information technology and software development experience. His most recent position prior to forming his firm was Vice President of Software Development at Vistaar e-Business Pvt., Ltd.

Mr. Chemuturi’s undergraduate degrees and diplomas are in Electrical and Industrial Engineering and he holds a MBA and a Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Methods & Programming.  He has several years of academic experience teaching a variety of computer & IT courses such as COBOL, Fortran, BASIC, Computer Architecture, and Database Management Systems.

Murali is a Senior Member of IEEE, a Senior Member of the Computer Society of India and a Fellow of the Indian Institute of Industrial Engineering and he is a well published author in professional journals.  

Murali Chemuturi, Chemuturi Consultants