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Introduction To Software Testing, Basics, Definition - Its Nuances &

Requirements

Definition Of Testing, What Is Software Testing & Why

Is It Required;

Test Phases;

What should be Tested;

What could be Tested;

Software Development Life Cycle;

Software Testing Life Cycle;

Software Quality;

Dimensions Of Quality;

Software Quality Assurance;

What Is Software Quality & Quality Assurance;

Software Quality Control;

Verification Vs Validation;

Testing Policies & Standards;

Software Testing Myths;

Requirements of a Schedule.

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Phases, Foundation Of Test Process, Role Of Tester, Concept Of

Test Projects & Its Scope

Base / Foundation of Test Process & Its Requirements;

Design Review;

Test Planning;

Test Design;

Test Environment Setup;

Need of Test Process & Its Advantages;

Testers Roles & Responsibilities;

Testers & Test System;

Concept of Test Project;

Scope of Test Project & Its Importance;

Test Schedule Fitment Into the Project;

Assessing Capabilities, Organizing Logistics;

Test Configuration, Test Development & Monitoring Test Execution &

Test Reporting.

3 Definition, Design Of A Test Plan, Scope Of A Test Plan, Test Plan Focus Area

Definition of a Test Plan;

Need of a Test Plan;

Design of a Test plan;

Mode of Writing a Test Plan;

Scope of a Test Plan & Key Focus Areas of a Test Plan;

Entry & Exit Criteria;

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Types of Test Plan;

Key Test Planning Components;

Test Strategy &

High Level Test Planning &

Importance of Selling a Test Plan Need to have more Clarity,

Pertinence & Action.

4 System Architecture, Test Cases, Coverage

System Architecture & Its Nuances;

Principles of System Architecture & Its Importance;

Creation of Test Conditions;

Test Cases Need of a Test Case, Way of Writing a Test Case;

General Guidelines & Structure Of Test Case;

Test Case Design Techniques, Types Of Black Box & White Box Testing &

Areas of Coverage for a Test Case - Importance Of Coverage &

Areas of Coverage such as Configuration, Bug Coverage.

5 Good Test Programs - Construction, Development & Its Importance

Need to have a Good Test Program;

Importance of Test Programs &

Construction & Development Of A Test Program.

6 Levels Of Testing

Unit Testing;

Integration Testing;

System Testing &

Acceptance Testing.

7 Methods Of Testing

Black Box Testing;

White Box Testing;

Gray Box Testing;

Manual Testing;

Automation Testing &

Agile Testing.

8 Types Of Testing

Smoke Testing;

Installation Tesing;

Functional Testing;

Look & Feel Testing;

Usability Testing;

Accessibility Testing;

Browser / Device Compatibility Testing;

Performance Testing (Load / Stress);

Security Testing;

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Content Testing;

Conformance Testing &

Regression Testing.

9 Definition Of Bug & Ways, Means Of Tracking The Bugs

Definition of Bug;

What Is Bug & Reason For The Bug;

Mode of Capturing Bug Root Cause Analysis of the Bug &

Effective Resolution &

Tracking of Bugs - Ways & Means to have a Bug Tracking System.

10 Defect Management

What Is A Defect;

What Are Defect Categories;

Process Of Defect Life Cycle ;

Defect Severity;

Defect Probability;

Defect Priority;

Defect Report;

Defect Tracking &

Importance Of Defect Management Tools.

11 Use Cases,Test Cases - Tracking & Reuse Of Test Cases- When & where

What Is A Use Case;

Creation Of Use Case Scenarios;

Generation Of Test Case Using Use Cases;

Concept of Test Cases & Need to Write a Test Case;

Tracking of Test Cases;

Managing the Test Cases towards the Requirement Fitment &

Modus to Find Out the Reusability of Test Cases as to When &

Where they can be used.

12 Software Errors

What Is A Software Error, How They Are Detected &

What Are Common Software Errors.

13 Risk Analysis

What Is A Software Risk &

What Are Risk Analysis Process.

14 Artifacts

Test Plan;

Test Case;

Test Script;

Test Data;

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Test Suite;

Test Harness &

Test Report.

15 Test Execution

Overview Of Test Execution Process;

Challenges In Test Execution;

Test Entry & Exit Criteria;

Methods Of Test Execution;

Test Coverage & Test Environment &

Analysis & Use Of Test Results.

16 Testing Tools, Software Test Automation & Its Importance

Requirements For A Test Tool;

Defect Tracking Tools;

Functional Testing Tools;

Performance Testing Tools;

Unit Testing Tools;

Test Automation Tools;

Scope Of Automation;

Need For Automation;

Design & Architecture Framework For Automation;

Manual Vs Automation Testing;

Factors Determining Test Automation;

Approaches To Automation;

Challenges In Software Test Automation;

Different Test Automation Tools - QC, QTP, Load Runner, Selenium,Its

Importance &

Skills Needed For Automation.

17 Metrics

Defect Age;

Defect Density;

Defect Detection Efficiency;

Defect Removal Efficiency;

Test Coverage;

Test Effort Variance;

Test Schedule Variance &

Cost Of Quality.

18 Testing - Completion & Continuous Improvement

Road towards Continuous Improvement.

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