NOSQAA - Northern Ohio Software Quality Assurance Association

Usability

Jeff Janis ( http://www.neoupa.org/ )

Thursday, 4/29/2010 6-9pm

Progressive Insurance

Jeff Janis worked as a Claims Rep, Financial Analyst, Assistant Product Manager, Data Analyst, and Architecture Analyst from 1982-1997 before starting the Usability Services group at Progressive Insurance in 1997. His current staff supports multiple projects across business and IT groups. The team has conducted numerous usability services including card sorting, whiteboard design facilitation, design reviews, usability tests and heuristic reviews. Progressive opened two usability labs in January 1999 and has since added remote testing of agents and employees in other states.

Mr. Janis is a founding member of NEOUPA, the Northeast Ohio Chapter of the Usability Professionals Association. He has presented at the international UPA Conference, Web Association of Cleveland, COSE/ NEOSA, and NEOPMI.

Our mission starts by promoting professionalism among software quality assurance practitioners.
Encouraging the exchange of information, ideas and techniques.
Encouraging commitment to and involvement.
Assisting in the administration of the QAI’s Certified Software Quality Analyst (“CSQA”).
Advancing the cause of software quality assurance.

Informative links

SQA Tester - Great site dedicated to methods and common practice

Quality Assurance Institute

Software QA Test

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