Who Should Attend?
- Test Analysts
- User Acceptance Testers
- Test Managers
- Quality Managers
- Project Managers
- Those getting started in Software Testing
Exam Details
A remotely proctored exam is now available for £199. This allows you to take the exam from the comfort of your own home, using your own device. All you need is a webcam, microphone and stable internet connection.
Objectives
- Be aware of techniques and standards for software testing
- Understand the basic steps of the testing process and understand where testing fits in to each stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC)
- Perform effective testing of software based on established methods and techniques
- Gain a detailed understanding of both functional and non-functional test levels
- Be able to develop a test plan and other documentation, based on International standards
- Have an awareness of testing tools and what they can achieve
Course Content and Agenda
The course consists of six modules, spread over three days.
What is Testing
- Identify typical objectives of testing
- Differentiate testing from debugging
Why is Testing Necessary?
- Examples of why testing is necessary
- The relationship between testing and quality assurance explained, with examples of how testing contributes to higher quality
- Distinguishing between error, defect, and failure
- Distinguishing between the root cause of a defect and its effects
Seven Testing Principles
- The seven testing principles explained
Test Process
- The impact of context on the test process
- Test activities and respective tasks within the test process
- Differentiation of the work products that support the test process
- The value of maintaining traceability between the test basis and test work products
The Psychology of Testing
- Identify the psychological factors that influence the success of testing
- Explain the difference between the mindset required for test activities and the mindset required for development activities
Software Development Lifecycle Models
- The relationships between software development activities and test activities in the software development lifecycle
- Reasons why software development lifecycle models must be adapted to the context of project and product characteristics
Test Levels
- A comparison of the different test levels from the perspective of objectives, test basis, test objects, typical defects and failures, and approaches and responsibilities
Test Types
- A comparison of functional, non-functional, and white-box testing
- An explanation that functional, non-functional, and white-box tests occur at any test level
- A comparison of the purposes of confirmation testing and regression testing
Maintenance Testing
- A summary of the triggers for maintenance testing
- A description of the role of impact analysis in maintenance testing
Static Testing Basics
- The types of software work product that can be examined by the different static testing techniques
- Examples to describe the value of static testing
- An explanation of the difference between static and dynamic techniques, considering objectives, types of defects to be identified, and the role of these techniques within the software lifecycle
Review Process
- A summary the activities of the work product review process
- The different roles and responsibilities in a formal review
- The differences between different review types: informal review, walkthrough, technical review, and inspection
- Applying a review technique to a work product to find defects
- Factors that contribute to a successful review
Categories of Test Techniques
- The characteristics, commonalities, and differences between black-box test techniques, white-box test techniques, and experience-based test techniques
Black-box Test Techniques
- Apply equivalence partitioning to derive test cases from given requirements
- Apply boundary value analysis to derive test cases from given requirements
- Apply decision table testing to derive test cases from given requirements
- Apply state transition testing to derive test cases from given requirements
- How to derive test cases from a use case
White-box Test Techniques
- Statement coverage
- Decision coverage
- The value of statement and decision coverage
Experience-based Test Techniques
- Explain error guessing
- Explain exploratory testing
- Explain checklist-based testing
Test Organisation
- Explain the benefits and drawbacks of independent testing
- Identify the tasks of a test manager and tester
Test Planning and Estimation
- The purpose and content of a test plan
- Explanation of the various test strategies
- Examples of potential entry and exit criteria
- Applying knowledge of prioritisation, and technical and logical dependencies, to schedule test execution for a given set of test cases
- Factors that influence the effort related to testing
- The difference between two estimation techniques: the metrics-based technique and the expert-based technique
Test Monitoring and Control
- Recall metrics used for testing
- A summary of the purposes, contents, and audiences for test reports
Configuration Management
- A summary of how configuration management supports testing
Risks and Testing
- Define risk level by using likelihood and impact
- Distinguish between project and product risks
- Describe, by using examples, how product risk analysis may influence the thoroughness and scope of testing
Defect Management
- Write a defect report, covering defects found during testing
Test Tool Considerations
- Classify test tools according to their purpose and the test activities they support
- Identify benefits and risks of test automation
- Remember special considerations for test execution and test management tools
Effective Use of Tools
- Identify the main principles for selecting a tool
- Recall the objectives for using pilot projects to introduce tools
- Identify the success factors for evaluation, implementation, deployment, and on-going support of test tools in an organisation
I did the ISTQB Software Testing Foundation Course last year – achieving an 86% pass mark. This was in no small way attributable to the teaching received during the course – highly recommended.
