1

Testing Process

• General introduction of testing process.
• Testing in the software development lifecycle.
• Test Planning, Monitoring and Control.
• Test Analysis. Test Design.
• Test Implementation. Test Execution.
• Evaluating Exit Criteria and Reporting.
• Test Closure Activities.

2

Test Management: Responsibilities for the Test Analyst

• General introduction.
• Test Progress Monitoring and Control.
• Distributed, Outsourced and Insourced Testing.
• The Test Analyst's Tasks in Risk-Based Testing.

3

Test Techniques

• General introduction of test techniques.
• Specification-Based approach. Equivalence Partitioning approach.
• Boundary Value Analysis. Decision Tables.
• Cause-Effect Graphing. State Transition Testing.
• Combinatorial Testing Techniques.
• Use Case Testing. User Story Testing.
• Domain Analysis. Combining Techniques. Defect-Based Techniques.
• Using Defect-Based Techniques. Defect Taxonomies. Experience-Based Techniques.

4

Testing Software Quality Characteristics

• General introduction of testing software quality characteristics.
• Quality Characteristics for Business Domain.
• Accuracy Testing.
• Suitability Testing.
• Interoperability Testing.
• Usability Testing.
• Accessibility Testing.

5

Reviews

• General introduction of reviews.
• Using Checklists.

6

Defect Management

• General introduction of defect management.
• When Can a Defect be Detected?
• Defect Report Fields.
• Defect Classification.
• Root Cause Analysis.

7

Test Tools

• General introduction of test tools.
• Test Tools and Automation.
• Test Design Tools.
• Test Data Preparation Tools.
• Automated Test Execution Tools.

8

Certification

• Revision on the main themes approached in formation.
• Practice test to involve itself.
• Installation of the examination: 2 hours, the last day on 3PM, by the GASQ selected by the ISTQB.