A training workshop on a software awareness is scheduled to take place on 4th July in Uganda’s Capital Kampala.
The worshop is organised by Software testing firm, Tezza Solutions, and Information Technology services vendor, HP. It follows a related seminar held in Nairobi in February this year.
During the workshop particpants will discuss insights on emerging trends, including the importance of training IT staff on software quality assurance and testing.
It looks at how organisations can successfully implement their software projects as well as what project managers need to know before they embark on them.
Themed Successful Systems implementation through Test Automation and Performance Testing the half-day seminar shall be held at Kampala-based Sheraton hotel.
“Particcipants will learn how to leverage the power in HP’s application life management tools such as Quality Center, Quick Test Professional, Load Runner and WebInspect for their organisation’s security, performance, test automation and test management needs,” said Roland Omoresemi, chief executive of Tezza Solutions.
Prevalence of software bugs
According to industry statistics, software bugs or errors are prevalent and detrimental. A 2002 study commissioned by US Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) indicated that software errors cost the US economy an estimated $ 59.5 billion annually, or about 0.6% of the gross domestic product.
The study stated that although all errors cannot be removed, more than a third of these costs, or an estimated $ 22.2 billion, could be eliminated by an improved testing infrastructure that enables earlier and more effective identification and removal of software defects.
In most countries, over half of the costs associated with software errors are borne by software users and the remainder by software developers or vendors.
The conference comes at a time when there is an ever increasing need for companies to increase efficiency, profitability and market share.
Most firms have also recognised that use of software is inevitable should companies want to attain their performance goals but reliance on software means having to accept that humans make mistakes, and that bugs of varying magnitude will make their way into environments where our customers will find them.
“Dealing with bugs found by customers can be costly, difficult to rectify and can even result in the death of a company.
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