Software Testing Certification Boot Camp

1. Introduction

• ISTQB and ASTQB overview
• Exam format
• Study and exam taking tips
• Course flow and agenda topics
• Outline of the daily schedule (varies on day 3)
• Explanation of supplementary material

2. Fundamentals of Testing

• Terminology
• Common Testing Principles
• Basic Test Process
• Psychology of Testing
• Code of Ethics
• Testing Missions and Test Objectives
• Seven Testing Principles
• Context Drivers for Testing

3. Testing Throughout the Software Life Cycle

• Software Development Models
• Test Levels and Test Types
• Maintenance Testing
• Test Impacts of Software Development Models
• Illustrating Verification and Validation for Better Understanding
• Linking Test Levels with Entry and Exit Criteria
• Compare and Contrast Black Box and White Box Testing
• Goals, Targets, and Issues within Test Levels
• Compare and Contrast Test Types Using Examples

4. Test Management

• Test Organization
• Planning and Estimation
• Progress Monitoring and Control
• Configuration Management
• Risk and Testing
• Incident Management
• Project Constraints
• Testing Team Organizational Structures
• Driving More Accurate Test Estimates
• Choosing a Test Approach
• Performing Risk Assessment
• Identifying Incidents
• Writing an Incident Report
• Performing a Review Session
• Developing Oracles

5. Test Design Techniques

• Testing Development Process
• Specification-Based Techniques
• Structure-Based Techniques
• Experience-Based Techniques
• Selecting Test Techniques
• Tests Designed with Equivalence Partitioning
• Using Equivalence Partitioning as a Test Design Method
• Using Boundary Value Analysis to Create Tests
• Analyzing and Mapping Out Complex Logic in Requirements
• Using a Decision Table to Develop Tests
• Walking through a State Model
• Using a State Model to Build Tests
• Using Case Basics
• Generating Tests from Use Cases
• Analyzing Code Flow with Control Flow Diagrams
• Developing Structural Tests for Code and Analyzing Coverage
• Differentiating Experience-Based Techniques
• Choosing a Test Technique

6. Static Techniques

• Static Testing Techniques
• Review Process
• Static Analysis by Tools

7. Tool Support for Testing

• Types of Tools
• Effective Use of Tools
• Introducing Tools into an Organization
• Test Frameworks
• Probe Effect
• Pros and Cons of Tools
• Piloting a Tool

8. Exam Tips, Procedures, and Guidelines

• Open Review Session
• Practice Exam