Practical Software Test Management

Duration

3 Days

Course Objectives

Following the completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Deal with people issues in testing
• Develop the skills and core competencies of the test team
• Understand how configuration management supports software test management
• Assess what to measure in testing
• Manage the effective use of test tools
• How to keep the test on track

Audience

Course Syllabus

Addressing the People Issues in Testing

• Assessing the People Issues
• Understanding the Two Conflicting Roles of a Tester

The Basic Testing Process and Terminology

• The Software Life Cycle
• Test Terminology and When Testing Occurs

The Economics of Software Testing

• Where Defects Originate
• Where Testing Resources are Used
• The Relative Cost of Fixing Defects

Building and Motivating Your Testing Dream Team

• Recruiting and Keeping the Best People
• Building and Training the Test Team

Basic Test Planning

• Basic Testing Principles
• The Basic Testing Process
• Test Strategy, Objectives, and Plans

Writing the Master Test Plan

• Key Test Planning Components and Tasks
• IEEE Standard 829-1998 Test Plan Standard Outline

Testware Design Approaches

• Risk-based
• Requirements-based
• Scenario-based
• Model-based

Principles of Leadership

• Principles Of Effective Leadership
• Leadership vs. Management
• Getting Stakeholder Involvement and Management Support

Building Your Team’s Skills

• Identifying and Assessing Core Testing Competencies
• Building Your Teams Core Competencies
• Mentoring, Coaching, Training

Marketing Testing to Management

• Why Management Doesn’t Understand Testing
• Finding the Hot Buttons
• Identifying the Stakeholders

Leading by Process

• The Role of Process in Effective Testing
• Assessing Test Process Maturity
• Software and Testing Maturity Models – ISO, CMM^® , CMMi^®, TMM, TPI^®

Measuring Your Progress

• Valuable Test Measurements and Metrics
• Tools and Techniques for Measuring Testing Activities

Keeping it Between the Ditches – A Dashboard to Guide Your Testing

• How to Build a Testing Dashboard
• Avoiding the Potholes and Dealing with Change
• Looking Down the Road to Anticipate Problems

Knowing What’s Important: Risk Assessment

• Risk Assessment
• Assessing Technical Risks and Business Risk
• When is Testing Complete?

The Role of Test Automation

• Manual Testing vs Automated Testing
• Categories of automated testing tools
• Tool selection

Making the Transition from Manual to Automated Testing

• The Top Ten Challenges of Test Automation
• How to Organize the Team for Automated Testing
• Managing the Automated Testware

Software Configuration Management

• Characteristics and Perspectives SCM
• IEEE Standard 828-1990 for SCM Plans
• The SCM Plan, Tools, Roles, and Activities
• Version Control and Releases

Project Management Considerations

• Keeping the Test on Track
• How to Estimate Test Time and Release Dates
• The Role of a Defect Administrator

Test Evaluation and Reporting

• Types of Test Reporting
• The Defect Life Cycle
• Defect Tracking and Reporting
• Status and Final Reporting

Working and Playing Well With Others

• The Role of Testing in a Project
• Working with Developers and Users
• Managing Expectations

Creating Your Action Plan

• Defining Your Goals, Priorities, and  Timelines

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Prerequisites

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