Module 1: Software Testing Introduction

●​ Introduction to Software Testing

●​ Objectives of Testing
●​ Project vs. Product
●​ Error / Fault / Failure
●​ Why Software has defects?
●​ Importance of testing
●​ Roles and Responsibilities
●​ What is Quality?
●​ How much testing is enough?
●​ Differences between Manual and Automation Testing.
●​ Most common defects
●​ Cost of fixing defects
●​ Testing then … and Testing now…
Module 2: Software Development Life Cycle
●​ SDLC Phases
○​ Requirements Phase
○​ Analysis Phase
○​ Design phase
○​ Coding Phase
○​ Testing phase
○​ Delivery and Maintenance Phase
●​ What is Verification & Validation
●​ Difference between QA & QC
●​ Role of a Tester
Module 3: Software Development life Cycle Models
●​ Waterfall Model
●​ V Model
●​ Rad model
●​ Prototype Model
●​ Spiral Model
●​ Agile Model
Module 4: Software Testing Methodologies
●​ Static Testing
●​ Dynamic Testing
●​ White Box Testing
●​ Black Box Testing
●​ Gray Box Testing
●​ Static Testing Techniques
○​ Reviews
○​ Types of Reviews
 ○​ Inspections & Audits
○​ Walkthroughs
●​ White Box Testing
○​ What is White Box Testing?
●​ Unit Testing
●​ Integration Testing
○​ Top-down Approach
○​ Bottom-up Approach
○​ Hybrid Approach
○​ Big bang Approach
●​ Black Box Testing
○​ What is Black box testing?
○​ Why Black Box testing necessary?
○​ System Testing
○​ User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
○​ Alpha Testing
○​ Beta Testing
○​ System Testing and Types of System Testing
○​ Smoke / Sanity Testing
○​ Positive and Negative Testing
○​ Formal Testing
○​ Database Testing
○​ Ad-hoc Testing
○​ Re-Testing and Regression Testing
○​ Exhaustive Testing
○​ End-to-End Testing
○​ Exploratory Testing
○​ Buddy Testing
○​ Pair Testing
○​ Monkey Testing
○​ GUI Testing
○​ Usability Testing
○​ Intersystem Testing
○​ Port Testing
○​ Security Testing
○​ Performance
○​ Load Testing
○​ Stress Testing
○​ Compatibility Testing
○​ Installation Testing
○​ Globalization Testing
○​ Localization Testing
○​ Recovery Testing
Module 5: Software Testing Principles
●​ Testing Shows the Presence of Defects.
●​ Early Testing.
●​ Test execution levels
●​ Exhaustive Testing is Not Possible.
●​ Testing is Context-Dependent.
●​ Defect Clustering.
●​ Pesticide Paradox.
●​ Absence of Error.
Module 6: Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)
●​ Test Planning
○​ Test Strategy
○​ Test Plan
●​ Test Plan Document
○​ Object
○​ Scope of Testing
○​ Schedule
○​ Approach
○​ Roles & Responsibilities
○​ Assumptions
○​ Risks & Mitigations
○​ Entry & Exit Criteria
○​ Test Automation
●​ Test Analysis
○​ Analyzing Functional Requirements
○​ Preparing Requirement Clarification

Module 7: Test Cases Design

●​ Test Cases Template
●​ Types of Test Cases
●​ Difference between Test Scenarios and Test Cases
●​ Write Test cases
●​ Review Test cases
●​ Preparing Test Data
●​ Preparing RTM Test Case Design Techniques
○​ BVA (Boundary Value Analysis)
○​ ECP (Equivalence Class Partition)
○​ Decision Table Testing
○​ State Transition Testing
○​ Use case Testing
●​ Test Environment setup
○​ Understand the SRS
 ○​ Hardware and software requirements
○​ Test Data

Module 8: Test Cases Execution

●​ Execute test cases
●​ Formal Meeting
●​ Configuration Management Repository
●​ Creating Test Batches
●​ Defining Test Sets
●​ Adding Tests to a Test Set
●​ Scheduling Test Runs
●​ Running Tests Manually
○​ Viewing and Analyzing Test Results

Module 9: Defect Reporting

●​ What is defect?
●​ Types of Bugs
●​ Bug/Defect Lifecycle
●​ Defect Classification
●​ Defect Severity & Defect Priority
●​ Defect Report Template
●​ Defect Reporting & Defect Tracking
Module 10: Test Closure
●​ Criteria for Test Closure
●​ Status Reports (Daily and Weekly)
●​ Test Summary Reports
Module 11: Software Testing Standards
●​ ISO Software Testing Standards
●​ IEEE Standard for Software Test Documentation
●​ ANSI Standards for Software Testing
Module 12: Database Testing
●​ Introduction to Database Testing
●​ Layers of application
●​ Why testing at data layers is important?
●​ Primary functions of a database layer
●​ Why to test and what to test in a database?
●​ Differences between UI Testing and Database testing
●​ Skills needed to perform database testing
●​ How to test a database
Module 13: SQL Concepts
●​ Types of SQL Statements:
○​ DQL – Data Query Language
○​ DML – Data Manipulation Language
○​ DDL – Data Definition Language
○​ DCL – Data Control Language
○​ TCL – Transaction Control Language
○​ DRL – Data Retrieval Language

Module 14: Agile & Scrum

Module 14: Agile & Scrum

●​ Agile & Scrum

○​ What is Agile Testing
○​ Getting Agile with Scrum
○​ Characteristics of Scrum
○​ Scrum Approach
○​ Agile testing quadrants
○​ Agile Testing Principles
○​ Exploratory Testing
○​ User Stories
○​ Story points
○​ Designing test scenarios and test cases based on user stories
●​ Agile Methodology
○​ Why Agile is so popular?
○​ When to go for Agile?
○​ For what kind of projects Agile is suitable?
○​ For what kind of projects Agile is not suitable?
○​ Comparison of traditional models with Agile
○​ Compare Agile with waterfall model
○​ Compare Agile with V Model
○​ Benefits of Agile Methodology
○​ Drawbacks of Agile Methodology
○​ Agile Methodology Frameworks
○​ Introduction to Scrum
○​ What is Scrum?
○​ What kind of projects scrum is suitable?
○​ For what kind of projects scrum is not suitable?
○​ A Discussion on Sprint Planning
○​ Discussion on Story Cards
○​ Scrum Roles
 ○​ Scrum Artifacts
○​ Scrum Events

Module 15: Test Management & Defect Management Tool JIRA

●​ JIRA Introduction
○​ How to install JIRA
○​ JIRA Features
○​ Creating a scrum project in JIRA
○​ Adding users to our JIRA Account
○​ JIRA Issue types
○​ Workflow for a project
○​ Creating product backlog in JIRA
○​ Creating Epics in JIRA
○​ Creating user Stories in JIRA
○​ Writing Test cases in JIRA
○​ Executing Test cases from JIRA
○​ Adding Bugs to the JIRA project
○​ Attaching screenshots of defects in JIRA
○​ Adding Users to our JIRA Account
○​ Importance of Defect Life Cycle and understanding the various
stages/states of a defect.
○​ Converting a Defect Life Cycle into JIRA workflow for a project
○​ Assigning, Closing, Adding comments, etc… to the JIRA bugs.
○​ Creating and Customizing JIRA Dashboard.

Module 16: Test Management Tool (Test Link)

●​ Introduction to Test Link
●​ Benefits of Test Link
●​ Test Link Installation
●​ Creating Test Project
●​ Creating Test Plan
●​ Build Creation
●​ Creating Test Suite
●​ Creating a Test Case
●​ Assigning Test Cases to Test Plan