ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level

4 sessions

Description

This course provides test engineers and test team leaders with the main ideas, processes, tools and skills they need in order to set themselves on a path for true testing professionalism. This hands-on course covers the major test design techniques with lecture and exercises. The course provides the methodology behind the testing and covers issues both individual testers related as well as the whole testing team related. The testing process is presented through theory and hands-on exercises that follow an example project (which was developed for the purpose of presenting this course, and is adjusted to current technology), including the challenging tasks of tracking, analyzing and presenting tests results. Test environment and test automation issues are also covered, along with system development relevant lifecycles and how they affect testing. Class solutions are presented for the exercises performed in the class. This course is aimed at test engineers and test team leaders preparing for ISTQB foundation level certification. It is based on the International Software Testing Qualifications Board Foundation Syllabus (www.istqb.org), and has been submitted for accreditation to ITCB (Israeli Testing Certification Board), am member of the International Software Testing Qualifications Board

Intended audience

This course is intended for Test engineers, Test Team Leaders, Quality Officers/Engineers

Topics

principles

Introduction

Why is testing necessary

What is testing

General testing principles

Fundamental test process

Psychology of testing

Testing throughout the life cycle

Software development models

Test levels

Test types: the targets of testing

Maintenance testing

Static techniques

Reviews and the test process

Review process

Static analysis by tools – go through the objectives of static analysis tools, recognize their benefits and be familiar with static analysis typical defects

Test Design Techniques

Identifying test conditions and designing test cases

Categories of test design techniques – explain the differences between white box, black box and experienced based techniques

Specification-based or black box techniques

Structure-based or white box techniques, including

Experience-based techniques

Choosing test techniques

System factors that influence on selecting test technique

Test management

Test organization

Test planning and estimation

Test progress monitoring and control