Software Testing and Quality Assurance: Hands-On

• Course Info

  You Will Learn How To

  • Implement and lead testing and Quality Assurance (QA)
  • Conduct static techniques using proper roles, responsibilities and tools
  • Perform specification- and structure-based test design techniques
  • Manage tests including planning, estimating, monitoring and controlling
  • Control critical components using Configuration Management (CM)

  Hands-On Exercises

  

  • Deciphering when to apply static and dynamic techniques
  • Performing boundary value analysis
  • Conducting walk-throughs and audits
  • Ensuring statement, decision and condition coverage
  • Organizing test development processes
  • Creating a quality assurance and test plan

  Your Choice

  

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  Course 316 Content

  Fundamentals of Software Testing and Quality Assurance

  • Identifying causes of software defects
  • Organizing testing processes
  • Implementing and executing
  • Evaluating exit criteria and reporting

  Ensuring Testing throughout the Software Life Cycle

  Detecting defects while applyinginspection techniques

  • Defining the inspection process
  • Planning and conducting an inspection
  • Communicating inspection results

  Recognizing key concepts in maintenance testing

  • Identifying reasons for maintenance testing
  • Performing maintenance testing

  Coping with the psychology of testing

  • Contrasting the mindset of developers and testers
  • Deciphering levels of independence

  Implementing a road map

  • IEEE
  • CMMI
  • ISO 9001
  • Selecting and documenting standards
  • Conducting training
  • Maintaining records
  • Participating in reviews and audits

  Leveraging Test-Design Techniques

  Applying specification-based techniques

  • Equivalence partitioning
  • State transition
  • Boundary value analysis

  Utilizing structure-based techniques

  • Statement
  • Decision
  • Condition

  Deploying experience-based knowledge

  • Intuition
  • Experience
  • Knowledge

  Quality Assurance Components

  Comparing industry standards

  • Complying with standards: ISO 9001 and CMMI
  • Comparing the work products against best practices

  Configuration and in-process audits

  • Demonstrating the product satisfies the requirements
  • Assessing internal processes for compliance

  Quality and Test Management

  The importance of a quality assurance and test policy

  • Assigning roles and responsibilities
  • Standardizing test documentation

  Structuring a software quality and test plan

  • Identifying objectives and assessing entry and exit criteria
  • Assigning appropriate resources

  Interpreting a test summary report

  • Evaluating summary report content
  • Applying common metrics

  Implementing Configuration Management (CM)

  Defining the components and functions of CM

  • Identifying the workflow and work products
  • Assessing components with release management

  Evaluating objectives of CM

  • Ensuring proper version control
  • Generating incident reports

  Ensuring quality by controlling CM components

  • Verifying software and hardware components
  • Tracking change requests

  Classifying different types of test tools

  • Test management
  • Static testing
  • Test specification
  • Executing and logging
  • Performance and monitoring

  Introducing a tool into an organization

  • Recognizing potential benefits and risks
  • Considering special circumstances

  Continuous Process Improvement

  • Designing a metric
  • Implementing corrective actions
  • Focusing on prevention techniques

  Who Should Attend

  Software testers, programmers, test leaders and quality specialists, involved with developing, testing or improving the development of systems and have a familiarity with software development concepts.

  Related Courses

  • User Requirements for Software Development - Course 218
  • Agile Project Management with Scrum - Course 918
  • Agile Testing Strategies - Course 1815
  • Project Management for Software Development - Course 340
  • Change, Configuration and Release Management - Course 342

  Additional Details

  Special Course Information:

  This course prepares you for the ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level Exam.

  Training Hours

  First Day Orientation:
  8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

  Standard Class Hours:
  9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

  Last Day Class Hours:
  9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

  Free Optional Course Exam Last Day:
  3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

  Each Class Day:
  Upon Request: Informal discussion with instructor about your work-specific projects or areas of special interest:
  4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

• More Course Info

  What is this course about?

  The proper testing of software can save an organization time, effort and money. In this course, software professionals and managers gain thorough knowledge of testing approaches that can be integrated into the software life cycle. Through hands-on exercises, you learn how to build testing methods into your work process to correctly design products that are functionable and maintainable.

  In this course, you apply software testing methods throughout the development life cycle, ensuring software functions properly and is more easily maintainable-thereby saving your organization time, effort and money.

  Specifically, you will learn how to:

  • Apply general software testing principles and fundamental test processes
  • Implement test levels and types to various software development models
  • Conduct static techniques using proper roles, responsibilities and tools
  • Perform specification- and structure-based test design techniques
  • Manage tests including planning, estimating, monitoring and controlling

  Who will benefit from the course?

  This course is designed for those involved in planning, developing, executing and analyzing software tests. This group includes software testers, programmers, test leaders and quality specialists. A familiarity with software development concepts is assumed.

  What background do I need?

  You should have a basic familiarity with the software development process. Some familiarity with programming languages and concepts is helpful but not required.

  The systems within my organization are especially small/large/complex. Will this course apply?

  This course covers universal concepts and describes how to tailor them to all types of systems.

  We're subcontracting our software development and/or maintenance-is this course still useful?

  Yes. It allows you to perform more effective evaluation of the subcontractor's testing efforts. This is especially important in the ISO 9001 market.

  Will this course help me establish my organization's testing policy and procedures?

  You learn to write and review testing procedures according to a consistent model based on accepted testing standards. You also learn how to prepare test plans and documentation.

  How much time is spent on each topic?

  Content	Hours
  Fundamentals of software testing	1.5
  Ensuring software success through testing	4.0
  Testing and the software life cycle	4.0
  Finding defects with static techniques	2.0
  Leveraging test design techniques	5.0
  Managing the testing process	5.0
  Adopting test support tools	2.5

  Times, including the workshops, are estimates; exact times may vary according to the needs of each class.

  What kinds of hands-on exercises are in the course?

  Approximately 55 percent of class time is spent in hands-on exercises and software-based exam simulations which reinforce the software testing methods taught in class. Exercises include:

  • Recognizing equivalence partitions
  • Performing boundary value analysis
  • Designing decision tables
  • Conducting state transition testing
  • Ensuring statement and decision coverage
  • Writing and assessing an incident report
  • Preparing test plans and documentation
  • Simulating an actual exam experience

  How does this course relate to other Learning Tree courses?

  Since the principles and methodologies discussed in this course are useful in any phase of software development or programming, it may be appropriately combined with many other Learning Tree courses and areas of study.

  This course is part of Learning Tree's software development curriculum. Related courses include:

  • 218, User and System Requirements for Successful Software Development gives you the skills to develop software requirements for software-intensive systems using proven methodologies
  • 424, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA): A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction offers a foundation in the concepts, modeling, design and implementation of SOA
  • 340, Project Management for Software Development provides the knowledge and skills required to successfully plan and manage software development and maintenance projects
  • 342, Software Change, Configuration and Release Management provides a thorough practical knowledge of techniques and tools you can use to establish and maintain the integrity of a software product

• Certification/Credits

  Many Learning Tree courses provide industry continuing education credits. You can also earn a Learning Tree Professional Certification in your area of expertise and prepare for popular industry certifications. See below for continuing professional development credits associated with this course.

  This course qualifies as a Core Course in our Job-Specific Professional Certification Program. Read More...

• Tuition

  4-Day Tuition	Per Attendee	Notes
  Commercial	$3,220	Click here for multi-course savings plans. Tuition payment is not required at time of enrolment.
  Government	$2,830