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Fundamentals of Software Testing (30000)

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$1,345 USD

Course Code 2515

Duration 3 days

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Testing is a critical role in software development that requires special skills and knowledge that are not commonly taught to software developers, business analysts and project managers. This often results in insufficient time and resources being allocated for this important function, and quality suffersas do the users of the software. Equally important is the need to measure quality quickly and efficiently because limitations in resources and schedules are realities that arent going away. Enhancing the professionalism of everyone involved in software testing will make them effective contributors to teams that deliver high, proven-quality software.

Fundamentals of Software Testing provides an eye-opening view into this challenging task based on several sources of industry best practice. It provides a complete picture of the testing process, how it fits into the development life cycle, how to properly scope and prioritize testing activities, and what techniques to use for optimal results. Students come away with many ideas that they can apply in their own projects to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of testing efforts.

Skills Gained

Develop a model of the application
Use their model to determine test coverage
Identify test oracles for the application
Create test cases based on the oracles
Run their tests against the live application
A deep-dive into the Universal Testing Method
Look at testing phases, testing approaches, non-functional testing, and testing for different platforms
An introduction to automation testing and behavior-driven development

Who Can Benefit

Testers of all types and levels
Other disciplines who perform their own testing or are involved in testing
Quality Assurance Professionals
Test Management
QA Managers
QA Directors
Software Engineers
Business Analysts
Project Managers
IT Specialists (Security, Capacity Management, Networking)
Business Stakeholders
Outsourcer Staff (Buyers and Suppliers)
Application Development Managers

Course Details

1. Introduction and Overview

2. What to Test and How to Test It-The Universal Testing Method

Modeling the testing space
Determining test coverage
Determining test oracles
Determining test procedures
Configuring the test system
Operating the test system
Observing the test system
Evaluating testing results
Reporting test results

3. Common Phases of Testing

Characteristics of the six common phases of software testing
- Who typically performs the tests
- The scope of the tests
- Common tools used to perform the tests
- Useful techniques and practices
- What the phase addresses well
- What the phase often misses
Test phases and contexts
- Unit testing
- Integration testing
- System testing
- Regression testing
- Acceptance testing
- Alpha/Beta testing
- The V-Model for software testing
- Testing phases in an agile project

4. Approaches to Testing

The testing approach continuum
Scripted testing
Exploratory testing
Scenarios, checklists, and charters
Structuring tester interaction

5. Non-Functional Testing

Usability
Accessibility
Performance, scalability, and capacity
Security testing
Internationalization and localization
Compatibility and portability
Maintainability and supportability
Testability
Disaster recovery / business continuity

6. Platform Specialization

Mobile
Web
Cloud
Package implementations (COTS)
SOA
Data warehouse and business intelligence
Telephony and voice

7. Test Automation (Bonus Section)

Automation types
Web automation demonstration
Challenges of automation
Optimizing automation efforts
Tool selection process

8. Behavior Driven Development (BDD) and Test Driven Development (TDD) (Bonus Section)

BDD and TDD defined
Feature files and the Gherkin language
Gherkin tools for different languages

9. Special Niche Testing Areas

Sequencing
Beyond Functional Validation Confirmation
Testing Targets

10. Supporting World-Class Test Success

Exercise 10: As a capstone wrap-up exercise, an example test scenario will bepresented. You will formulate a complete plan of attack including budget,resource requirements, approach, task and deliverable execution, and analternative (Plan B) to deal with potential adverse situations.

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