This course will teach you how to complete the overall strategy and planning your testing activities. You will explore the test planning process, identify the inputs you will need and things you should produce. It will also provide guidance on how to plan for test case creation, defect tracking, status monitoring and progress reporting.
Outcomes
On completion of this course you will be able to:
Produce better software products by truly understanding the entire test planning process and its critical effect on product success or failure
Testing fundamentals
Understand the basic principles of Test Strategy and Planning
Identify all the different types of tests required
Identify test cases and plan for their timely development and execution
Gather and document test requirements
Use a thorough and powerful traceability matrix to guarantee the comprehensiveness of your testing
Accomplish risk planning and management for fail-safe testing activities
Capture relevant stakeholder buy-in for your testing effort to eliminate delays, surprises, and unintended consequences
Integrate your test plans with other project plans to guarantee their relevance and effectiveness
Quickly obtain organizational commitment to your test plan
Track and manage the testing effort and take corrective action to avoid costly human or technical errors
Course Topics
Overview:
Understand how testing fits the software development lifecycle
Understand the role and use of a test strategy
Understand the role and use of a test plan
See how the test plan relates to other plans (Project plan, quality plan)
Identification of the inputs and outputs of test planning
Peer reviews of the test plan
Organizational commitment to the test plan
Tracking progress against the test plan, report status and re-plan
Prerequisites
You should have some understanding of the software development life-cycle and the role of testing is desirable
Who should attend
Test Managers, Test Team Leads, and Test Analysts needing to update or formalize their implicit understanding of their role, accountabilities and activities. Project and Business Managers who incorporate the Testing role within their functional activity sets.
Structure and Material
This is an instructor led course consisting of presentations and exercises. The material includes:
Student notes
Certificate of attendance
Course Duration and Price
2 Day Course
$1,400 Excl. GST
(
If not already discounted, a
discount of 10% for three or more from the same company or Government Department)