Austin QA

Software testing/QA Training

****Schedule is for Manual Testing only. If you have already received manual testing training and / or would like to take beginner / advanced QTP training , feel free to contact for details.****

SCHEDULE : Week Day Evening batches start Monday / Wednesday ( 6:30 PM CST to 8:30 PM CST) depending on the day the previous batch ends.Weekend Batches start Saturday /Sunday depending on the day the previous batch ends. If you have a specific need in timings please inform when you have the conversation so we will do the best we can to fit in appropriate batch, or if more than 3 participants have same need then a batch will be formed.

About Instructor & mode of Instruction: You will receive training from very well experienced professional with more than 8 years of exclusive QA process implementations and test automation. HP Certified. Classes will be delivered completely ONLINE via Gotomeeting with full capability to share , control, present, and save.

Benefits: Interview Prep from day 1, Resume Prep, Mock Interviews, Placement Assistance after successful completion of course & mock interviews, video recordings of all classes for the batch you are in available for good to download forever, You will be prepared to take foundation level certification exam from International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB)

Additions: You will receive complete support while you are on your first job , guidance applying for positions, dealing with interviewers, support any time.

1. Fundamentals of testing

What is a Software testing?
Why is testing necessary?
Testing objectives and purpose
What is Defect or bugs or faults?
What is a Failure?
From where do Defects and failures arise?
When do defects arise?
What is the cost of defects?
Defect or Bug Life Cycle
Key things in defects are priority & severity
Principles of testing
Fundamental test process
Psychology of testing
Independent testing- it’s benefits and risks
Software Quality

2. Testing throughout the testing lifecycle

What is Verification?
What is Validation?
Software Development Life Cycle:
Software Development Life Cycle phases
Software Development Models
Waterfall model
V-model
Incremental model
Agile model
Software Testing Levels:
Unit testing
Component testing
Integration testing
System testing
Acceptance testing
Alpha testing
Beta testing
Software Test Types
Functional testing
Non_functional testing
Functionality testing
Usability testing
Load testing
Performance testing
Compatibility testing
Security testing
Volume testing
Stress testing
Difference between Volume, Load and stress testing in software
Recovery testing
Internationalization testing and Localization testing
Regression testing

3.Static Techniques:

Test design techniques
Static test technique
What is static Testing?
Uses of Static Testing
Informal reviews
Formal reviews
The roles and responsibilities of the moderator,author,scribe,reviewers and managers involved during a review
Types of review
Walkthrough
Technical review
Inspection
What is static analysis?
What is a static analysis tools?

4. Test design techniques:

Test analysis
Traceability
Test design
Test implementation
Test design technique
Categories of test design techniques
Dynamic testing technique
i. Black box testing or Specification-based
Equivalence partitioning (EP)
Dynamic testing technique (BVA)
why it is important to do both EP and BVA
Decision tables
Use case testing
ii. White box testing or Structure-based
iii. Experience-based testing
Test coverage
Where to apply this test coverage?
Why to measure code coverage?
How we can measure the coverage?
Types of coverage
Statement coverage
Decision coverage
Condition coverage
How to choose that which technique is best?

5. Test management:

Roles and responsibilities of a Test Leader
Roles and responsibilities of a Tester
Purpose and importance of test plans
Things to keep in mind while planning tests
What testing will involve and what it will cost?
Estimation techniques
Factors affecting test effort
Test approaches or strategies
Test monitoring
Test control
Configuration management
Risks in software testing
Risk-based testing
Risk analysis
Incident management
Incident logging Or How to log an Incident
What are incident reports?
How to write a good incident report?
What is test status report?

6. Tool support for testing:

Types of test tools
Tool for management of testing and tests
Test management tools
Requirements management tools
Incident management tools
Configuration management tools
Performance testing, Load testing and stress-testing tools
Advantages and benefits of using testing tools
Disadvantages and risks of testing tools
Factors for software testing tool selection
Proof-of-concept or piloting phase for tool evaluation

7. Introduction to SQL and Test Automation

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