Professional Testing Processes [PTP]

The Essential Set of Techniques for Testers

	Practical, flexible approach to risk based testing techniques

	Define and implement a professional approach to testing for small and large projects

	Reduce software defects by integrating testing into the development process

	Design Testware that finds errors faster and with less effort

	Improve your software testing practices and the quality of your organisations software

Course Content

Testing Fundamentals

Testing definitions & standards, objectives and stages of testing;

System Documentation & Reviews

Types of reviews and benefits;

Test Analysis

Definition of scope, function catalogues, test criteria, traceability & impact analysis;

Test Design

Test specification, test data, test scripting techniques, achieving test coverage;

Test Scheduling

Test execution schedule, test script inter–dependencies;

Test Execution & Evaluation

Test script execution, recording & reporting results, managing and analysing results, quality control;

Incident Management

Identification and grading of incidents, the cause & impact of failure, the incident lifecycle;

Test Metrics

Metrics and management;

Tool Support

Tool usage in the SDLC.

Overview

Professional Testing Processes teaches practical methods, techniques and processes for efficient and effective testing of software applications.

It is based on good practices that utilise a structured approach to test analysis and design and is applicable to all levels of testing. Providing a solid foundation in quality risk based testing processes this course is highly practical and ideal preparation for the ISTQB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing.

Focusing on the decomposition of the testing process into key components and activities; the course teaches participants the fundamentals of risk based testing and includes a comprehensive Testing Lifecycle Case Study from review of requirements through Test Preparation, Test Execution and Test Management & Reporting.

Who Should Attend

This course is for those who create and execute test scripts, and team leaders and test managers who have responsibility for managing the test process.

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