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Introduction to Testing Principles
Introduction to Testing Principles
Duration
2 days
Course Cost: $1,895.00
Prerequisite
No.
Overview
Quality assurance teams, I.T. professionals and end users are all challenged with the need to effectively test information systems. When developing and producing commercial or internal software applications, the need for quality and accuracy is an organizational imperative.
Project success is often determined by how well a system meets requirements and customer expectations. Yet, few project teams know exactly how to verify and assure the quality and completeness of their work. This inexperience often translates to expensive system failures and delays.
This course teaches fundamental testing principles and techniques which, anyone involved with the application test process, needs to conduct effective, complete and timely testing of systems. Techniques such as String Testing, Structured Walkthroughs, Coverage Analysis, Black & White Box Tests, Boundary Value and Path Analysis can dramatically improve the overall quality of systems.
When this course is completed, the participant should feel confident to approach testing assignments with the fundamental knowledge required to test and assure quality application systems.
Objective
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to define:
Topics
Quality Driven Systems Testing
Quality defined- Organizational quality defined
- Quality vs. Testing
- Risk-based Testing
- Value-added Testing
Overview of the Testing Life Cycle
Aligning testing in the project life cycle- Review of deliverables
- The V-model of Testing
- Roles and responsibilities of business and systems analysts
- Roles and responsibilities of developers
- Roles and responsibilities of end users, stakeholders and SMEs
- Roles and responsibilities of testers
- Entry and Exit Criteria
Testing Techniques
Black Box Testing- White Box Testing
- Glass Box Testing
- Coverage Testing
- Condition Testing
- Equivalence Partitioning
- Boundary Analysis
- Forced Error Handling
- Worst Case Analysis
Developing Test Cases
Format of a test case- Predicting outcomes
- Measurements
- Coverage analysis
- Test data development
Unit, Integration and System Testing
Entry/Exist criteria for Unit Testing- Entry/Exist criteria for Integration Testing
- Entry/Exist criteria for System Testing
- String Testing Objectives
- Regression Testing
- Parallel Testing
Acceptance Testing
Requirements traceability- Business functionality testing
- Model office testing
- Obtaining Sign-offs
Environmental Testing
Configuration testing- Ergonomic testing
- Compatibility testing
- Implementation testing
Organizing the Testing Function
Establishing the test team- Roles and responsibilities
- Creating a work plan
- Defect tracking
- Reporting progress and status reporting
- Challenges with tight schedules
- Assessing testing risk
Optimizing Technical Walkthroughs
Planning and conducting testing-based structured walkthroughs- Roles and responsibilities of attendees
- Walkthrough rules of engagement
- Working with developers and other technical professionals
- Accepting/Rejecting work products
Audience
Software testers, quality assurance staff, business analysts, systems analysts, end users, subject matter experts (SMEs), project stakeholders, project managers, and those persons desiring to understand the testing life cycle and key testing practices and terminology.
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