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04 – 05 December 2014, Bangalore, India

TABLE OF CONTENTS

About STC 2014 3 – 3

INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION 4 – 7

Submitting Your Paper/ Practice/ Tutorial for the Technical Program 4

SUBMISSON, SEE!TION " E#$U$TION P%O!ESS& 4

IMPO%T$NT 'E$'INES (O% 'EI#E%$BES $N' %EMIN'E%S& )

$uthor Intent (orm Submi**ion +

Paper/Practice/Tutorial +

!op %ight %elea*e (orm -

%egional .ualifing %oun* -

APPENDIX I 8 – 10

APPENDIX II 11

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ABOUT STC 2014

The .$I !onference Program !ommittee i* plea*e that ou 1i*h to *ubmit aPaper/Practice/Tutorial at the 04th $nnual International Soft1are Te*ting !onference*cheule on 'ecember 24 3 2), 204 at, Bangalore, Inia5

$nnual International Soft1are Te*ting !onference 6ST!7 ha* been a highl popularo8ering that bring* together practitioner* an thought leaer* from the *oft1areinu*tr, acaemia an go9ernment for *haring an e:change of e:perience*, iea* anlearning5

In toa;* <no1lege age, the abilit to tran*form information into inno9ati9e in*ight* in

re*pon*e to mar<et mo9ement* i* core to *u*tainabilit5 One of the toughe*t challenge**een i* =>o1 o ou get our people to thin< creati9el?to challenge the *tatu* @uo?1hile *till <eeping our e9era operation* running *moothlA >o1 o ou re*pon@uic<l an nimbl to the changing en9ironment 1ithout getting caught in <not*A

ST! 204 e:plore* iea* for ne1 prouct*, ne1 1a* of 1or<ing, an for ne1 *trategie*,*till other* for entirel ne1 line* of bu*ine**, re*ulting in in*pire inno9ation anincrea*e agilit5 $* a platform, ST! 204 unra9el* e:ample*, be*t practice* fromorganiCation* an practitioner* acro** the 1orl5

The 04th $nnual International Soft1are Te*ting !onference 6ST! 2047 1ill ta<e place on2432) 'ecember, 204 in Bangalore, Inia5 Built on the theme of Re!"#e"t Te$t!"% –Inspiring Innovation & Increasing Agility , thi* ear the conference 1ill be a i*plaof iea*, e:periment* an e:perience* to e:plore challenge* an *ugge*t techni@ue* anBe*t Practice* to *ucce**full create a culture of in*pire inno9ation, an increa*eagilit5

Thi* ear at ST! 204 1e i*cu** iea*, e:periment* an e:perience* to e:plorechallenge* an *ugge*t techni@ue* an Be*t Practice* to *ucce**full create in*pireinno9ation an increa*e agilit5 The i*cu**ion* an pre*entation* focu* on ho1organiCation tran*form* it*elf on multiple a*pect* D People, Proce**, Tool* " Technolog5 The *ingle mo*t important challenge to be are**e 1oul be to change the min*etan perception that 1e nee to mo9e from Be*t to Ne:t in an $gile 1a an it i*important 1e i*cu**, ebate an agree on the re@uirement of the change5 It i* time that1e mo9e to re3in9e*ting our*el9e* for greater beneFt*5


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INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION

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!onference attenee* 1ill recei9e acce** to login protecte 1ebpage containing theauthorG* paper*/ be*t practice*/ tutorial* *ubmitte for ST! 204, therefore, it i* re@uirethat all paper* be *ubmitte a* computer Fle* i5e a *oftcop 65oc Fle75

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Plea*e Fll the online $uthor Intent (orm5 $uthor Intent (orm* 1ill not

be

accepte if the online form i* not *ubmitte5 Upon receipt of the

abo9e, allauthor* 1ill be contacte 1ith guieline*, format*, e9aluationcriteria another etail* of %eport/Paper *ubmi**ion 9ia e3mail from*tcH@aiglobal5com5Plea*e contact the !onference Manager at *tcH@aiglobal5com, if ouo not

recei9e an ac<no1legement5

Ste* To F!")- Sub&!$$!o"$ll *ubmi**ion *houl be *ubmitte in accorance 1ith the*ubmi**ionguieline*5 Submi**ion of paper*/tutorial*/practice oe* notguaranteepre*entation at the !onference, but, ma<e* the *ubmi**ion eligiblefor Step 5>o1e9er, in ca*e of Paper*/Practice, all *ubmi**ion* of acceptable@ualit 1ill

be inclue in the !onference Proceeing*5

Ste* T/(ee E#)-u)t!o" S,(ee"!"%$ll *ubmi**ion* 1ill be e9aluate u*ing etaile paper e9aluationcriteria inthe regional @ualifing roun*5 The regional @ualifing roun* areconucte

in + citie* acro** Inia5 Each cit ha* a panel of Jur member*, 1ho

Kuge the

*ubmi**ion* in their re*pecti9e cit *electe5

Plea*e note that a pre*entation 65ppt7 i* re@uire to be *ubmitte for

theregional @ualifing roun* po*t *ubmi**ion of the paper/ be*tpractice/



tutorial5 No author 1ill be allo1e to pre*ent hi* *ubmi**ion, if the

ppt i* not

*ubmitte5

$ *ub*et of *ubmi**ion*, *creene at the regional roun*, 1ill be

in9ite to

pre*ent at the !onference5 The be*t entr 1ill be a1are 1ith theGTe*ting



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eaer*hip $1arG *electe b an eminent panel of re9ie1er* at the

conference it*elf5

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Paper* 1oul be e9aluate on the *igniFcance of one or man of

the

follo1ing attribute*& content, criticalit of IT U*age, completene**,

pre*entabilit an the 1a the are** the <e i**ue* of rele9ance

to

inu*tr, applicabilit in i9er*e en9ironment*, *trategic a9antage

anmacro i**ue*5

Le 1elcome Be*t Practice*, 1hich, i* a metho, proce**, technolog,

culture,

or organiCational *tructure, 1hich ha* been u*e to achie9e *uperior

re*ult*

an 1hich can *et an inu*tr *tanar5

IMPORTANT DEADLINES FOR DELIERABLES AND REMINDERS

5u"e 13 2014Submi**ion of $uthor Intent (orm 1ith $uthor Biograph " Paper$b*tract

thorough the online $uthor Intent (orm5

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Submi**ion of (inal Paper/Practice/Tutorial " !opright %elea*e (orm

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all author*5 The *ubmi**ion* *houl be *ent to *tcH@aiglobal5com5

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Submi**ion of pre*entation* for the %egional .ualifing %oun* through

onlinePre*entation Submi**ion (orm 6lin< 1ill be e3maile po*t our*ubmi**ion of

the author intent form an copright relea*e form75

Au%u$t 23 2014

%egional .ualifing %oun in + citie* D Ne1 'elhi, Mumbai, Pune,

Bangalore,

>eraba " !hennai5

Se*te&be( 0 Selecte $uthor* 1ill be notiFe 9ia e3mail or phone call5

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$ complete cop of the $uthor Intent (orm mu*t be recei9e b the *ubmi**ion ealinefor our Paper/Practice/Tutorial to be con*iere for inclu*ion in the conference5 Thebiographie* that are inclue on thi* form 1ill be u*e to promote the conference5 Eachbiograph *houl be limite to 022 1or*5 $n e:ample of the tpe6*7 of information thatma be inclue in a biograph inclue*, but i* not limite to&

1• !urrent po*ition/core re*pon*ibilitie*

2• Pre9iou* po*ition*/core re*pon*ibilitie*

3• !ollege attene, egree

4• Place of grauate *tu, egree

5• Profe**ional a**ociation*

6• !ertiFcation*

7• Total ear* of e:perience

$uthor nee* to mention the title an the le9el of *ubmi**ion along 1ith an ab*tract of the paper5 Paper ab*tract* ha9e to be *ubmitte for comment* an *ugge*tion*5!omment* from the technical committee are for information purpo*e* onl an o noten*ure *election of the paper for pre*entation at the conference5

Note: It is mandatory for all authors to mention their contact numbers in the form for further communication apart from e-mails.

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(inal paper *ubmi**ion* 1ill be u*e for the *election of paper* for the regional roun*5 The pre*entation* 1ill be re@uire for the pre*entation of the iea at the regional roun*5If an ab*tract i* *ubmitte but the Fnal paper i* not *ubmitte, the paper 1ill not becon*iere for the regional roun*/ conference5 (inal paper *ubmi**ion* 1ill be u*e inthe proceeing* po*t conference5 !onference proceeing* are *hare 1ith all conferenceattenee*, *pea<er*, <enote*, author*, *pon*or* " *upporter*5 The*e proceeing* 1illbe mae a9ailable on a login protecte 1ebpage5 Thi* Lebpage 1ill inclue the Fnalpaper*5 $uthor* to be a1are that there 1oul be no IP a**ociate 1ith the information,unle** agree upon an can be *hare/ u*e/ referre b the *ociet5

The *ubmi**ion* 1ill be e9aluate u*ing a etaile e9aluation criterion5 $ *ub*et of *ubmi**ion* 1ill be in9ite to pre*ent at the conference5 The be*t entrie* 1ill be a1are1ith the GTe*ting eaer*hip $1ar*G *electe b an eminent panel of re9ie1er*5

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Please Note: The deadlines are subject to change. Please keep visiting the conferencewebsite for such changes. oncerned! may or may not be informed individually.

To a**ure uniformit an that the proceeing* reect the profe**ional image an @ualitthat .$I Inia 1i*he* to proKect, plea*e u*e the in*truction* 3 the Stle uieline*template, 1hen preparing our Fnal paper/practice/tutorial5 In orer for a paper to beeligible for the Be*t Paper $1ar, it mu*t be *ubmitte in compliance 1ith the *ubmi**ionguieline*5 Your paper *houl be in the range of 02304 page* 6incluing illu*tration*75.ue*tion* concerning *tle guieline* or length *houl be are**e to the !onferenceManager5

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$ *eparate !opright %elea*e (orm in $ppeni: II mu*t be complete an *igne b eachauthor of an accepte paper5 The agreement oe* not limit our u*e of the material inan 1a5 Thi* form *houl be *ubmitte to *tcH@aiglobal5com along 1ith the Fnal paper5Each ini9iual 1ho*e name appear* on the 1ritten material mu*t *ign a *eparate!opright %elea*e (orm5 If ou ha9e other author*, a cop of the form i* re@uire to be*igne b the co3author6*7 al*o5 Print their name clearl at the top5 En*ure that the 1or*of the form o not get altere in an 1a5

Please note: No paper will be accepted without Copy Right Release Form.

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$ll *ubmi**ion* 1ill be e9aluate u*ing etaile paper e9aluation criteria5 $ll *electeauthor* po*t the initial *creening 1oul @ualif for the regional @ualifing roun* acro** +maKor citie* Bangalore, !hennai, >eraba, Ne1 'elhi, Pune an Mumbai on $ugu*t ,2045 $uthor* *houl mention their choice of cit for the regional @ualifing roun* 1hile*ubmitting their online author intent form5 No change* are accepte in the *election of preferre cit of regional roun*5

Plea*e Note& Pre*entation* are nece**ar for the regional @ualifing roun*5 (ailure to*ubmit the *ame 1ill lea to i*@ualiFcation an non3participation in the regional roun*5

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APPENDIX I

PAPER+PRACTICE+TUTORIAL SUBMISSION UIDELINES

P-e)$e "ote

The Be*t Paper !hair ma pro9ie irection for impro9ement* or a*< author* to enhancea %eport for Fnal publication5

CONTENT

Be*t Paper 1oul be e9aluate on the follo1ing criteria&

TE BI PICTURE 89e!%/t)%e 30<

1- %ele9ance an importance to Inu*tr

2- !riticalit of IT U*age an *trategic a9antage

3- Ea*e of uner*taning

4- Ea*e an li<elihoo of u*e an applicabilit in i9er*e en9ironment*

5- Impact on macro le9el policie* an practice*

@UALIT' OF CONTENT 89e!%/t)%e 30<

1- !o9erage of OrganiCation Nee, OrganiCation Solution, OrganiCation %e*ult* anOrganiCation earning

2- !ompletene**

3- Inno9ation an creati9it

4- Pre*entation

5- >o1 it are**e* technical i**ue* li<e, tran*ition from olpractice/concept/technolog/moel to ne1 ho1 it integrate* 1ith othertechnologie*, i*cipline* etc egree to 1hich current Information S*tem*techni@ue* are ta<en a9antage of

6- >o1 it are**e* people i**ue* an change management i**ue* etc

7- >o1 it incorporate* .ualit Principle*

FUNCTIONALIT' USAE RESULTS 89e!%/t)%e 30<

1- Lhether obKecti9e 1ell eFne an egree to 1hich it i* met

2- .uantitati9e $nal*i*& !larit, rigor, @ualit an thoroughne** of the ata anal*e*proKecting the impact on each of the <e @ualit attribute*

3- Practical Tool* li<e form*, chec<li*t*, proceure* etc

4- %e*ult*& @uantitati9e an @ualitati9e impact of the practice/concept/technolog/moel etc

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1- Supporting e9ience 9ia benchmar<ing, inu*tr *ur9e*, SEI a**e**ment*, ISOa**e**ment* or competiti9e anal*i*

2- %eference*& .ualit of @uote*, reference* an *ucce** *torie* from <e cu*tomer*,manager* an engineer* about the practical e:perience* u*ing thepractice/concept/technolog/moel etc5 an it* po*iti9e impact on theirorganiCation*

3- 'egree to 1hich it i* continuou*3impro9ement an *elf3chec< oriente 6P'!$7

ENERAL 89e!%/t)%e 10<

1- O9erall Merit

2- !ommunication, clarit, conci*ene** an reaabilit of the Be*t Practice%eport/Paper

3- Other*

P(o*o$e: $t(u,tu(e o. t/e P)*e(

$ll the paper* *ubmitte for the conference mu*t follo1 the follo1ing guieline* 15r5t thecontent

1• F!($t P)%e + Co#e( *)%e *houl contain the name of the paper, the name of theconference li<e =ST! 204 an *o on5 The name of the author6*7 an their mail

i*, the name an are** of the organiCation to 1hich the author* belong to5

2• T/e Se,o": *)%e *houl contain the paper =$b*tract 1hich pro9ie* ane**ence of 1hat i* containe in the paper, in 022302 1or*5

3• T/e bo:6 of the paper *houl *tart immeiatel after the =$b*tract 6no pagebrea<7 an ma contain the heaing*, *ub3hea*, paragraph*, a* e*ire b theauthor5 $ll Fgure*/picture* *houl be numbere belo1 the Fgure/picture an acaption/title gi9en to e:plain the *ame5 In ca*e the content of the paper i* u*ingan @uote* from another author or publication, *uch e:cerpt* *houl be in line1ith the copright rule* of the rele9ant publication from 1hich the content ha*been ta<en or 1ith 1ritten permi**ion of the author6*75

4• L)$t P)%e mu*t contain the li*t of =%eference material* ba*e on 1hich thepaper ha* been 1ritten5 The la*t *ection after the %eference* *houl be =$uthor;*biograph in brief5

5• A**e":! inclue the li*t of $cronm* an their e:pan*ion*, an the eFnition*for the comple: or uni@ue 1or*, 1ith the *ource of eFnition if an, or *elf e:planation, a* applicable in thi* appeni:5

Fe .o(&)tt!"% (u-e$(ollo1 the *ame font acro** the paper D Time* Ne1 %oman or #erana

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1• U*e Briti*h Engli*h onl 6chec< *pelling* etc5 accoringl7

2• 'o pagination at top right corner3• U*e page brea<* to gi9e a logical en to a page

4• 'o *pell chec< before *ubmi**ion, 1ithout failCo".e(e",e M)te(!)-$

$ll attenee* 1ill recei9e a <it con*i*ting of Fnal program, a pre*enter ab*tract anbiograph boo<, logi*tic* an irection* *heet an other element*5 The !onferenceProceeing* 1ill be maile po*t3conference5

OTER IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Co".e(e",e P(e$e"te( Te(&$

1- The fee for e:actl one pre*enter 1ill be 1ai9e for each conference pre*entation5!o3pre*enter6*7 mu*t ecie 1hich per*on i* to recei9e the 1ai9e fee5 $ll otherco3pre*enter* 1ill pa the author *pecial regi*tration fee5

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APPENDIX II

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9er*ion* thereof, to .$I a* a *ole an e:clu*i9e propert of .$I 1ithout limitation orre*triction*, incluing but not limite to, the right to print, publi*h an *ell the Lor<throughout the Lorl in all language* an meia either ini9iuall or a* part of the!onference Proceeing* or other publication, *ubKect onl to the limitation* *tateherein5 The partie* ac<no1lege that there 1ill be no ba*i* for an claim of coprightabout thi* Lor<5

2. The $uthor repre*ent* an 1arrant* that he/*he i* the *ole o1ner an proprietor of the Lor<, that he/*he ha* not grante or a**igne an right* in the Lor< to an otherper*on, publi*her or entit, that the Lor< i* copright table, that it oe* not infringeupon an copright, traemar< or patent, that it oe* not in9ae the right of pri9acor publicit of an per*on or entit, that it oe* not contain an libelou* or unla1ful

matter an that all *tatement* a**erte a* fact* are true or are ba*e uponrea*onable re*earch for accurac5 The $uthor repre*ent* an 1arrant* that he ha* thecon*ent an appro9al of the organiCation he i* emploe 1ith for all action* anrepre*entation* mae herein an that he/*he 1ill efen, inemnif an holharmle** .$I again*t all claim*, lo**e*, co*t* 6incluing attorne;* fee*7 an amage*1hich .$I ma incur in connection or ari*ing out of an breach or allege breach of the*e 1arrantie*5 .$I ma e:ten the*e repre*entation* an 1arrantie* to thirpartie*5

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that u*e for proFt i* not allo1e an that the copright belong* to .$I52- To reprouce the article for non3commercial per*onal u*e or internal u*e 1ithin

the organiCation of emploment pro9ie that

(1) reference i* mae to the *ource of publication an .$I copright an

(2)the copie* are not u*e in a 1a that implie* .$I enor*ement of an prouctor *er9ice5

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V(or Kointl authore Lor<, all the Koint author* along 1ith the main author ha* to *ignthi* form 1ith complete etail*5

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