Agile Software Testing Training Course
This course is designed for test managers, quality assurance professionals, testers, software developers, project managers, and management teams. It explains how Agile project management frameworks, particularly SCRUM, approach testing.
By the end of the course, each participant will design and execute a test plan for a sample application (which can be an actual client application if available).
This course is available as onsite live training in Bulgaria or online live training.Course Outline
Where Requirements Originate
- Traditional Business Analysis
- Use Cases, Scenarios, and Tests
- Non-functional Requirements
- Performance
- Conformance
- UML in Business Analysis
Introduction to Testing
- Functional Tests
- Regression Tests
- User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- Unit Tests
- Usability Tests
- Non-functional Tests
- Performance Testing
- Load Testing
- Stress Testing
- Soak Testing
To Test or Not to Test
- Who Decides What to Test?
- The Cost of Testing Irrelevant Aspects
- Calculating ROI (What If Analysis Fails?)
- The Role of the Test Manager
The Testing Process
- Testing as a Process and Strategy
- Identifying Testing Needs
- Gathering Requirements (Use Cases, User Stories)
- Scoping (Selecting and Prioritizing Scenarios)
- Designing Tests
- Preparing Data
- Setting Up the Environment
- Creating or Recording Tests
- Executing the Test
- Analysis and Reporting
- Conclusions and Improvements
- Knowing When to "Stop"
The Product Owner and Tests
- The Customer Representative and Test Prioritization
- Prioritizing Tests
- Writing Effective Stories for UAT
- Acceptance Criteria
- Group Exercise: Producing Customer Requirements, Writing Stories Based on Requirements, and Creating Tests
The Sprint
- Sprint Backlog and Test User Stories
- Group Exercise: Planning a Sprint
Concluding a Sprint
- The Scrum Review Meeting as a Test
Is Agile and Scrum Right for You?
- Review of the Scrum Process
- Comparison with Other Methodologies
- Benefits of Pair Programming
- Question and Answer Session
Requirements
None.
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