Planning Effective Software Testing
Where
Virtual Meeting Room
When
Wednesday April 4 12:00PM - Friday April 6 4:30PM EST
Cost
$1095 - STP Pro Members
$1195 - Non-Members
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Proven techniques for planning, estimating and managing your software test plans to ensure your testing is done more effectively and within available time, budget and resources.
Test planning is not just creating test cases. A complete test plan has the same sorts of information as any other good plan. It defines what will be done and what will not. It also estimates resources that will be required, as well as a schedule of activities. It establishes a basis for managing the testing activities, reporting status and mitigating testing risks. If your test plans are incomplete, then you have likely experienced the pain that comes from poorly planned testing:
- Not enough time to generate all the test cases and test data
- Resources that are needed but not available
- A constant flow of surprises and unexpected events
- Disagreement over what is to be done and what is to be left undone
- Little basis for understanding or reporting status.
This course will teach you how to do a complete job of planning your test activities. It will walk you through the test planning process, identify all of the inputs you will need and the things you should produce. It will give you guidance on how to plan for test case creation, defect tracking, status monitoring and progress reporting. This course will equip you with all the tools you need to create a test plan that will serve all your needs.
In-class exercises help you identify and examine firsthand problems you may be experiencing. Through group effort, you and your peers will examine ways your department or company should be handling problems up front and how you can improve on your current procedures.
Learn how to:
- Produce better software products by truly understanding the entire test planning process and its critical effect on product success or failure
- Identify all the different types of tests required to produce a marketworthy "Gold" release
- Identify test cases and plan for their timely development and execution
- Quickly obtain organizational commitment to your test plan
- Use a thorough and powerful traceability matrix to guarantee the comprehensiveness of your testing
- Accomplish risk planning and management for fail-safe testing activities
- Track and manage the testing effort and take corrective action to avoid costly human or technical errors
- 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
Who Should Attend:
- Software Test and QA Professionals
- Software Test and QA Managers
- Quality Analysts and Engineers
Delivery Method
Virtual Classroom
Virtual Classroom training courses are led online by live expert instructors. This method of training delivery requires a virtual classroom platform and a phone conference bridge line. The required platform and bridge are easy to use allowing students to focus on the high-quality instruction. Instructors provide courseware as well as tools and techniques that you can immediately use on-the-job. Participating in a virtual classroom experience is valuable to those with limited time for commuting but who desire the instructor and two-way peer communication. All virtual classroom session times are listed in ET. All virtual classroom sessions run from 12:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET (9:00 a.m. PT, 10:00 a.m. MT, 11:00 a.m. CT)
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