BWI: QAI’s Software Testing Leadership Awards 2010 Announced

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Source: QAI
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 04:05 PM IST (10:35 AM GMT)
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QAI's Software Testing Leadership Awards 2010 Announced
Syntel wins top honors, with MindTree and Aricent Technologies Grabbing the First and Second Runners Up Positions

Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Tuesday, November 30, 2010 -- (Business Wire India) -- QAI www.qaiglobal.com the world's leading workforce development and consulting firm addressing Operational Excellence in IT, BPO and knowledge intensive service organizations, announced the much awaited Software Testing Leadership Awards 2010 at the 10th Annual Software Testing Conference (STC) 2010, at a gala awards ceremony.

Mr. Kumar Raman from Syntel emerged as the winner for his paper titled "Healthcare Testing for the Compliance Era: The Road Less Traveled". Mr. Nikhil Chinchwade and Mr. Bidyuditya Das from MindTree were chosen as the first runners-up for their paper titled "DIY: Cloud Based Low Cost, Elastic Load Generation Using Open Source Tools". The second runner-up spot was awarded to Ms. Nanda MP from Aricent Technologies for her paper titled "Improving Test Effectiveness". The awards were given away on the first day of the conference at the Chancery Pavilion, Bangalore on November 22, 2010.

For the awards this year, a record breaking number of 461 author intent forms from over 134 organizations are received which is the all-time highest received for any conference conducted in the past 10 years in India. After preliminary screening, a total of 190 members have been invited to present. In all 54 organizations were represented for the regional rounds, hosted in six cities in India - Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, and New Delhi. The Jury panel consisted of 22 eminent leaders from Capgemini, Cognizant, HP, Infosys, Accenture, CSS Corp, HCL, ITC Infotech, Logica, Wipro, CGI, Mastek, Barclays, AppLabs, Maveric amongst others.

Mr. Kumar Raman from Syntel, on winning the award commented, "I am really delighted on winning this prestigious Testing Leadership Award, this year. I strongly believe the healthcare compliance space will be a hyperactivity zone over the next three to five years. Such recognition for these kind of papers will encourage more people to look at the domain aspect of Testing and hope that it helps in some way to bridge the skill gap in these areas, that is one of the biggest challenges facing the IT sector."

Mr. Nikhil Chinchwade from MindTree, on securing the second position for his paper said , "QAI is becoming a platform to nurture the future of Software Testing. It has encouraged us to put forth the innovation techniques that we are building in our industry. I am sure this will motivate people to share the knowledge and innovation
techniques to the industry."

Commenting on the overwhelming success of STC 2010, Mr. Navyug Mohnot, CEO, QAI said, "Software Testing has come a long way, from being a phase of the development life cycle to being a separate business. Today, Software Testing business is growing faster than the actual development business. However, the growth and demand for testing, fueled by the outsourcing phenomenon is a indication of the future for the business. The International Software Testing Conference was created as a unique forum for exchanging, learning and accelerating the implementation of best practices in the domain of Software Testing and with the amount of success STC has achieved this year, clearly demonstrates the growth and witnessed by the industry in the current phase."

STC 2010, was organized in association with the Edista Testing Institute (ETI). Tenth in the series, STC 2010 included four specific tracks focusing on Business Leadership, Test Program Management (Test Management, Team Management, Test Estimation etc.), Techniques and Tools and Emerging Areas.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Pradeep C, CEO, Edista Testing Institute said "STC 2010 this year showed an attendance of over 550+ delegates from over 59+ companies from across India. Thought leaders from Wipro, Infosys, Cognizant, IBM, Deloitte, Cap Gemini, Microsoft, Microfocus, HP, and QA Infotech provided an insight on how organizations focused on Testing Services need to focus on Transformation as a strategic goal. Transformation is the only constant goal for organizations to pursue going forward. The Independent Testing Services business has grown over the past five years with a CAGR of 47%, and continues to demonstrate a steep growth curve for the coming years. The demand for Independent Testing Services coupled with advancements in the field of Cloud Computing and Automation makes it a fascinating area to invest and grow in. Currently, Testing is undergoing a serious transformation and India - the current marked leader for Outsourced Testing services is equipping itself for the transformation and leadership through transformation. This year, STC clearly demonstrated the same."

For over 17 years, QAI has brought together international representatives and recognized thought-leaders to share information, learn new software quality processes, and discuss software practices through a number of prestigious events like Project Management Leadership Conference (PML), IT Service Management Conference (ITSM),High Maturity Best Practices Conference (HMBP) and the International Software Testing Conference (STC).

About QAI (www.qaiglobal.com, www.qaiglobalinstitute.com )

QAI is a leading global consulting and workforce development organization addressing 'Operational Excellence' in IT, BPO and knowledge intensive service organizations.

QAI Global Institute, the workforce development and competency building division of QAI, focuses on creating international education and training products and services to address assessments, career programs and certifications to cater to the large pool of manpower requiring skills for increased employability.

QAI is currently servicing over 300 clients in 30 countries and our regional bases are located in US, India, China, Singapore and Malaysia.

About Edista Testing Institute( www.edistatestinginstitute.com)

Edista Testing Institute [ETI] is a talent partner for leading IT organization globally providing Talent Acquisition, Management and Transformation solutions in Software Testing. Through the structured competency assessments based on proprietary competency framework UCFT [Universal Competency Framework for Testing] we aid organizations assess precisely the competencies of a potential hire to evaluate the job fitment or an employee to identify the his/her training needs, do project allocation, to conduct objective performance appraisals and evaluate training effectiveness through pre and post training assessments.

With a network of 27+ Authorized Education Partners and programs customized to suit the organizations context, we support organizations in meeting their annual demand for quality fresh hires in Software Testing. We support organizations in managing, transforming and retaining their talent by providing training programs, e-learning programs, supporting in-house drive to assist employees obtaining software testing certifications.

Through International Software Testing Conferences and Test Republic (www.testrepublic.com - an online community of Software Testing professionals) we strive towards advocating and furthering the profession of Software Testing.

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CONTACT DETAILS
Parul Singh , QAI, 919868729412 , parul.singh@qaiglobal.com
Mohan PSK, QAI, 91 9986800795, mohan.psk@edistatesting.com

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